Coated articles having non-planar substrates and methods for the production thereof

A coated article comprising:

• a substrate having a major surface, the major surface comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein a first direction that is normal to the first portion of the major surface is not equal to a second direction that is normal to the second portion of the major surface, and the angle between the first direction and the second direction is at least 15 degrees;
• and
• an optical coating disposed on at least the first portion and the second portion of the major surface, the optical coating forming an anti-reflective surface, wherein:
• a thickness of the optical coating on the second portion as measured normal to the major surface at the second portion is 70% or less than a thickness of the optical coating on the first portion as measured normal to the major surface at the first portion;
• a first surface reflected color of the coated article at the first portion is defined by b*<2.5 for all angles of incidence from 0 degrees to 90 degrees as measured normal to the first portion of the major surface, as measured by the reflectance color coordinates in the (L*, a*, b*) colorimetry system under an International Commission on Illumination D65 illuminant;
• and
• a first surface reflected color of the coated article at the second portion is defined by b*<2.5 for all angles of incidence from 0 degrees to 90 degrees as measured normal to the second portion of the major surface, as measured by the reflectance color coordinates in the (L*, a*, b*) colorimetry system under an International Commission on Illumination D65 illuminant.

A coated article comprising:

• a substrate having a major surface, the major surface comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein a first direction that is normal to the first portion of the major surface is not equal to a second direction that is normal to the second portion of the major surface, and the angle between the first direction and the second direction is at least 30 degrees;
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• an optical coating disposed on at least the first portion and the second portion of the major surface, the optical coating forming an anti-reflective surface, wherein:
• a first surface reflected color of the coated article at the first portion is defined by b*<4. for all angles of incidence from 0 degrees to 90 degrees as measured normal to the first portion of the major surface, as measured by the reflectance color coordinates in the (L*, a*, b*) colorimetry system under an International Commission on Illumination D65 illuminant;
• and
• a first surface reflected color of the coated article at the second portion is defined by b*<4. for all angles of incidence from 0 degrees to 90 degrees as measured normal to the second portion of the major surface, as measured by the reflectance color coordinates in the (L*, a*, b*) colorimetry system under an International Commission on Illumination D65 illuminant.

A coated article comprising:

• a substrate having a major surface, the major surface comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein a first direction that is normal to the first portion of the major surface is not equal to a second direction that is normal to the second portion of the major surface, and the angle between the first direction and the second direction is at least 15 degrees;
• and
• an optical coating disposed on at least the first portion and the second portion of the major surface, the optical coating forming an anti-reflective surface, wherein:
• a thickness of the optical coating on the second portion as measured normal to the major surface at the second portion is 50% or less than a thickness of the optical coating on the first portion as measured normal to the major surface at the first portion;
• a first surface reflected color of the coated article at the first portion is defined by −10<a*<10 and −10<b*<10 for all angles of incidence from 0 degrees to 90 degrees as measured normal to the first portion of the major surface, as measured by the reflectance color coordinates in the (L*, a*, b*) colorimetry system under an International Commission on Illumination D65 illuminant;
• and
• a first surface reflected color of the coated article at the second portion is defined by −10<a*<10 and −10<b*<10 for all angles of incidence from 0 degrees to 90 degrees as measured normal to the second portion of the major surface, as measured by the reflectance color coordinates in the (L*, a*, b*) colorimetry system under an International Commission on Illumination D65 illuminant.

A coated article, comprising:

• a substrate having a major surface, the major surface comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein a first direction that is normal to the first portion of the major surface is not equal to a second direction that is normal to the second portion of the major surface, and the angle between the first direction and the second direction is at least 30 degrees;
• and
• an optical film structure defining an outer surface, the optical film structure disposed on the major surface,
• wherein the optical film structure comprises a scratch-resistant layer and a plurality of alternating high refractive index (RI) and low RI layers,
• wherein the optical film structure further comprises an outer structure and an inner structure, the scratch-resistant layer disposed between the outer and inner structures,
• wherein the outer structure comprises at least one medium RI layer in contact with one of the high RI layers or the scratch-resistant layer, and
• further wherein the medium RI layer comprises a refractive index from 1.55 to 1.80, each of the high RI layers comprises a refractive index of greater than 1.80, and each of the low RI layers comprises a refractive index of less than 1.55.