Light weight hurricane window and laminate with high strength sheet
AssigneeCorning Incorporated
InventorsAnthony Robert Board, James Gregory Couillard, Michael Aaron McDonald
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Abstract
A hurricane-resistant laminated pane comprises a first sheet of thermally strengthened glass having a thickness in the range of from 2 to 24 mm, a second sheet of chemically tempered glass having a thickness in the range of from 0.3 to 1 mm and a surface compression of at least 100 MPa, and a polymer interlayer adhered between the first sheet and the second sheet. A process for making such a pane and a window comprising such a pane are also disclosed.
Claims12
A light weight hurricane-resistant laminated pane comprising:
- a first sheet of thermally strengthened glass having a thickness in the range of from 2 to 24 mm;
- a second sheet of chemically strengthened glass having a thickness in the range of from 0.3 to 1 mm and a surface compression of at least 100 MPa;
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- a polymer interlayer between the first sheet and the second sheet and adhered to the first sheet and the second sheet.
A process for forming a hurricane resistant laminated pane, the process comprising:
- thermally strengthening a first sheet of glass having a thickness in the range of from 2 to 24 mm;
- using a polymer interlayer, laminating the first sheet of glass with a second sheet of chemically tempered glass having a thickness in the range of from 0.3 to 1 mm and a surface compression of at least 100 MPa.
A hurricane resistant window comprising:
- an outer pane having a thickness in the range of from 2 to 24 mm;
- an inner laminated pane comprising
- a first sheet of thermally strengthened glass having a thickness in the range of from 2 to 24 mm and
- a second sheet of chemically tempered glass having a thickness in the range of from 0.3 to 1 mm and a surface compression of at least 100 MPa and
- a polymer interlayer between the first sheet and the second sheet and adhered to the first sheet and the second sheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.