Glazing having a coated print portion, method of manufacturing the same and use of the same
AssigneePilkington Group Limited
InventorJoseph Jeremy Boote
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Abstract
The invention concerns a glazing comprising a first glass sheet having a surface; a printed layer on a part of the surface of the first glass sheet; a conductive coating on a part of the printed layer forming a coated print portion and on a part of the surface of the first glass sheet forming a coated glass portion; first and second busbars in electrical contact with the conductive coating and comprising a first or second busbar portion arranged on a different axis therefrom; a first printed layer portion adjacent the first or second busbar portion forming an adjustable coated print portion between the first and second busbars.
Claims16
A glazing comprising:
- a first glass sheet having a surface;
- a printed layer directly on a part of the surface of the first glass sheet;
- a conductive coating directly on a part of the printed layer forming a coated print portion and directly on a part of the surface of the first glass sheet forming a coated glass portion;
- first and second busbars in electrical contact with the conductive coating and comprising a first or second busbar portion arranged on a different axis therefrom;
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- a first printed layer portion adjacent the first or second busbar portion forming an adjustable resistance coated print portion between the first and second busbars, wherein said adjustable resistance coated print portion is configured to reduce temperature variations in predetermined regions of the glazing.
A method of manufacturing a glazing, comprising:
- providing a first glass sheet having a surface;
- printing an insulating layer directly on a part of the surface of the first glass sheet to produce a printed layer;
- depositing a conductive coating directly on a part of the printed layer to form a coated print portion and directly on a part of the surface of the first glass sheet to form a coated glass portion;
- providing first and second busbars in electrical contact with the conductive coating and comprising a first or second busbar portion arranged on a different axis therefrom;
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- arranging a first printed layer portion adjacent the first or second busbar portion forming a first adjustable resistance coated print portion between the first and second busbars, wherein said first adjustable resistance coated print portion is configured to reduce temperature variations in predetermined regions of the glazing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.