Agp America S.a.

José Nuñez-Regueiro

Mario Arturo Mannheim Astete

Alexey Krasnov

Andres Fernando Sarmiento Santos

Massimo Michetti

Gonzalo Rafael Vizcarra Mendoza

Ivan Arturo Cornejo

Jorge Ramos

Raghu K Pendyala

Zhaoyu Wang

Allan De Oliveira

Eduardo D Temoche

Due to the increased glazed area of modern vehicles, especially the large panoramic glass roofs, we have seen a substantial growth in the use of anti-reflective coatings. Unfortunately, these types of coatings accentuate fingerprints and smudges. The invention provides an automotive glazing which is substantially resistant to fingerprints, and a method of manufacture thereof through the application of an anti-fingerprint coating based on low surface energy silanes.

Automotive glazing with anti-fingerprint coating

The trend towards increasing the glazed area in automobiles has reduced the potential locations for mounting cabin lighting. This is especially true for vehicles having large panoramic glazing. Attempts to utilize integrated light sources within the glazing have had mixed results. Embedded LEDs in the laminate tend to be too bright for night driving. Edge feed illumination with light dispersing elements on the glass to date have only been able to provide low intensity levels. Both approaches tend to reduce visibility and aesthetics in the off state. The current invention provides a means and a method to produce a laminate which provides bright cabin lighting without compromising the function of the glazing to serve as a window, by creating a light dispersing layer that is substantially invisible when in the off state and very bright in the on state.

Illuminated laminate with superior aesthetics and brightness

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Lima, Peru

José Nuñez-Regueiro