Pilkington Group Limited

Agp America S.a.

Massimo Michetti

Joachim Pilz

Alexey Krasnov

Mario Arturo Mannheim Astete

Andres Fernando Sarmiento Santos

Gonzalo Rafael Vizcarra Mendoza

Ivan Arturo Cornejo

José Nuñez-Regueiro

Jorge Ramos

Raghu K Pendyala

Neil John Durbin

Marco Ronci

Neil Winstanley

Gustavo Benedetto

A laminated glazing comprising first and second sheets of glass joined together by an interlayer structure comprising at least a first layer of adhesive interlayer material is disclosed. The surface compressive stress in a central region of a first major surface of the first sheet of glass is dependent upon the thickness of the first sheet of glass. For a thickness t of the first sheet of glass between 1.4 mm and 2.6 mm the minimum surface compressive stress CS(in MPa) in the central region of the first major surface of the first sheet of glass is given by CS(MPa)=21.0×t−118.6×t+236.9×t−a, wherein ais between 135 MPa and 140 MPa. The second sheet of glass may be a sheet of chemically strengthened glass having a thickness between 0.3 mm and 1.0 mm. The laminated glazing may be fixed or movable in an aperture in a vehicle.

Laminated glazing

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

A laminated glazing comprising first and second sheets of glass joined together by an interlayer structure comprising at least first and second layers of adhesive interlayer material with a support sheet therebetween is disclosed. The laminated glazing is arranged such that the first layer of adhesive interlayer material is between the first sheet of glass and the support sheet, the second layer of adhesive interlayer material is between the second sheet of glass and the support sheet support material and at least a portion of the second major surface of the first sheet of glazing material faces the first major surface of the second sheet of glazing material. In the event of breakage of the first sheet of glass, the second layer of adhesive interlayer material remains attached to the support sheet thereby keeping the second glass sheet from becoming detached from the laminated glazing.

A laminated glazing comprising a first ply of glazing material and a second ply of glazing material joined by at least one ply of adhesive interlayer material is disclosed. The first ply of glazing material comprises a sheet of glass having a first composition and the second ply of glazing material comprises a sheet of glass having a second composition different to the first composition. The laminated glazing has (i) a peripheral region extending around the periphery of the laminated glazing, the laminated glazing having a surface compression stress in the peripheral region and (ii) an edge compression, wherein the magnitude of edge compression is greater than the magnitude of the surface compression stress in the peripheral region. A method of making such a laminated is provided. A glass sheet suitable for being incorporated in such a laminated glazing is also disclosed.

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Massimo Michetti