# US 11,440,295 B2 · Laminated glass > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,440,295 B2 - Document ID: US11440295B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/651,081 - Filed: 2018-09-27 - Published: 2020-07-16 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2017-09-27 - Assignees: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Shougo Yoshida; Moyuru Okano; Yoshikazu Masuyama - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11440295B2 ## CPC - B32B 17/10091: {thermally hardened} - B32B 17/10559: {Shape of the cross-section} - B32B 17/10: of synthetic resin - B32B 17/10036: {comprising two outer glass sheets} - B32B 17/10045: {with at least one intermediate layer consisting of a glass sheet} - B32B 17/1011: {having predetermined tint or excitation purity} - B32B 17/10165: {Functional features of the laminated safety glass or glazing} - B32B 17/10293: {Edge features, e.g. inserts or holes} - B32B 17/10302: {Edge sealing} - B32B 17/10743: {containing acrylate (co)polymers or salts thereof} - B32B 17/10761: {containing vinyl acetal} - B32B 17/10788: {containing ethylene vinylacetate} - B60J 1/00: Windows; Windscreens; Accessories therefor (B60J10/00 takes precedence; air curtains instead of windows B60J9/04 {; sealing strips for windshields B60J10/70; sealing sash guides for sliding window panes B60J10/74; glass partitions inside vehicles to protect occupants against personal attack B60R21/12}) - B32B 2250/03: 3 layers - B32B 2274/00: Thermoplastic elastomer material - B32B 2309/105: Thickness - B32B 2605/006: Transparent parts other than made from inorganic glass, e.g. polycarbonate glazings - B60J 1/02: arranged at the vehicle front {, e.g. structure of the glazing, mounting of the glazing (on windscreen mounted antenna wire H01Q1/1271)} - B32B: LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM - B60J: WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES (fastening, suspending, closing, or opening of such devices E05) ## Abstract Provided is a laminated glass capable of preventing breakage in an end part of the laminated glass under external impact. A laminated glass according to the present invention is a laminated glass including a first glass plate, a second glass plate, and an interlayer film, the interlayer film being arranged between the first glass plate and the second glass plate, the laminated glass having a portion where a lateral surface of the interlayer film is exposed, and a ratio of a weight of broken glass pieces determined by a ball drop test in a laminated glass after a dipping-light irradiation test, to a weight of broken glass pieces determined by the ball drop test in a laminated glass not having undergone the dipping-light irradiation test being 2.5 or less. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A laminated glass comprising a first glass plate, a second glass plate, and an interlayer film, the interlayer film being arranged between the first glass plate and the second glass plate, the first glass plate having a thickness that is equal to a thickness of the second glass plate, or smaller than the thickness of the second glass plate, the laminated glass having a portion where a lateral surface of the interlayer film is exposed, an end part of the interlayer film containing (1a cured thermosetting agent, (2) a cured UV curing agent, or (3) a micro capsule, the end part of the interlayer film containing a thermoplastic resin which is a polyvinyl acetal resin, an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin, an ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer resin, a polyurethane resin, an ionomer resin or a polyvinyl alcohol resin, or the end part of the interlayer film containing a thermoplastic resin which is a thermoplastic elastomer, a ratio of a weight of broken glass pieces determined by a ball drop test in a laminated glass after a dipping-light irradiation test, to a weight of broken glass pieces determined by the ball drop test in a laminated glass not having undergone the dipping-light irradiation test being 2.5 or less, the dipping-light irradiation test including conducting a process of: dipping a laminated glass before the dipping-light irradiation test in pure water at 80° C. for 24 hours; removing the laminated glass from the pure water; wiping off water of the laminated glass; leaving the laminated glass to stand at 23° C. for 4 hours; and subjecting the laminated glass to irradiation with xenon light for 144 hours at a black panel temperature of 83° C., a temperature inside a vessel of 53° C. and a humidity of 50% RH, the laminated glass after the dipping-light irradiation test being obtained by conducting 15 cycles of the process, the irradiation with xenon light being conducted with an irradiance of 180 W/m2, a wavelength for measuring the irradiance of 300 to 400 nm, an inner filter of quartz, and an outer filter of quartz: #275 (cutoff 275), the ball drop test including: storing each of a laminated glass not having undergone the dipping-light irradiation test and a laminated glass after the dipping-light irradiation test at 23±2° C. and at a humidity of 50% RH for 4 hours; and dropping a ball for each of the laminated glasses after the storing, the ball being an iron ball having a diameter of 1.5 inches and a weight of 229 g from a height of 30 cm on a side of the first glass plate at a position of 0.5 mm inwardly from a lateral surface of the laminated glass in the portion where the lateral surface of the interlayer film is exposed, the dropping of the ball being conducted under an atmosphere at 23±2° C. and a humidity of 50% RH, the weight of broken glass pieces determined by the ball drop test being obtained by measuring a weight of broken glass pieces released from the interlayer film. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The laminated glass according to claim 1, wherein the interlayer film has a one-layer structure or a two or more-layer structure, and the interlayer film includes a first layer containing a thermoplastic resin. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The laminated glass according to claim 2, wherein the interlayer film has a two or more-layer structure, the interlayer film includes a second layer containing a thermoplastic resin, and the second layer is arranged on a first surface side of the first layer. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The laminated glass according to claim 3, wherein the interlayer film has a three or more-layer structure, the interlayer film includes a third layer containing a thermoplastic resin, and the third layer is arranged on a second surface side opposite to the first surface of the first layer. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The laminated glass according to claim 2, wherein the thermoplastic resin in the first layer is a polyvinyl acetal resin, an ionomer resin or an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin, or the thermoplastic resin in the first layer is a thermoplastic elastomer. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The laminated glass according to claim 1, wherein the first glass plate has a thickness of 1.9 mm or less. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The laminated glass according to claim 1, wherein the first glass plate is a tempered glass plate. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The laminated glass according to claim 1, wherein black coating is not applied on an adhesion surface between an end part of the interlayer film and an end part of the first glass plate in the portion where the lateral surface of the interlayer film is exposed in the laminated glass, and black coating is not applied on an adhesion surface between an end part of the interlayer film and an end part of the second glass plate in the portion where the lateral surface of the interlayer film is exposed in the laminated glass. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The laminated glass according to claim 1, to be used as glass for windshield in an automobile. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The laminated glass according to claim 1, to be used as side glass, roof glass or glass for backlight in an automobile. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The laminated glass according to claim 1, wherein the end part of the interlayer film contains (1) the cured thermosetting agent, or (3) the micro capsule. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The laminated glass according to claim 1, wherein the end part of the interlayer film contains the thermoplastic resin Which is the polyvinyl acetal resin, the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin or the ionomer resin, or the end part of the interlayer film contains the thermoplastic resin which is the thermoplastic elastomer. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The laminated glass according to claim 1, wherein the end part of the interlayer film contains the thermoplastic resin which is the polyvinyl acetal resin, the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin or the ionomer resin. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The laminated glass according to claim 1, wherein the interlayer film contains a first region where the cured thermosetting agent is not contained and a second region where the cured thermosetting agent is contained on the periphery of the first region, the interlayer film contains a first region where the cured UV curing agent is not contained and a second region where the cured UV curing agent is contained on the periphery of the first region, or the interlayer film contains a first region where the micro capsule is not contained and a second region where the micro capsule is contained on the periphery of the first region.