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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2022
Pilkington Group Limited, Nr. Ormskirk, GB;
Peter Paulus, Muenster, DE;
Joachim Pilz, Oer-Erkenschwick, DE;
Pilkington Group Limited, Nr. Ormskirk Lancashire, GB;
Abstract
Methods of making a laminated glazing having reduced optical distortion when installed in a vehicle are described. The laminated glazing has first and second sheets of glazing material each separately shaped between a pair of shaping members that are then laminated together. The position for bending the first sheet of glazing material may be deliberately offset from the position for bending the second sheet of glazing material. During the lamination step, the first sheet of glazing material may be displaced relative to the second sheet of glazing material by a lateral and/or longitudinal positional displacement. The first and/or second sheet of glazing material may have been cut such that after lamination at least a portion of the peripheral edges thereof are aligned. Apparatus for shaping a sheet of glazing material for carrying out the aforementioned methods is also described, as is a resulting laminated glazing.