# US 5,702,520 A · Method of making water based paint and formed glazing with paint thereon

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- Number: US 5,702,520 A
- Document ID: US5702520A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/771,626
- Filed: 1996-12-20
- Granted: 1997-12-30
- Earliest claimed: 1996-12-20
- Assignees: Ford Motor Company
- Inventors: Premakaran Tucker Boaz
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5702520A

## CPC

- C09D 1/02: alkali metal silicates
- C03C 8/14: Glass frit mixtures having non-frit additions, e.g. opacifiers, colorants, mill-additions
- C03C 17/007: {containing a dispersed phase, e.g. particles, fibres or flakes, in a continuous phase}
- C03C 17/02: with glass (C03C17/34, C03C17/44 take precedence)
- C04B 28/26: Silicates of the alkali metals
- C03C 2217/45: Inorganic continuous phases
- C03C 2217/475: Inorganic materials
- C03C 2217/485: Pigments
- C04B 2111/00482: {Coating or impregnation materials}
- Y10T 428/29: Coated or structually defined flake, particle, cell, strand, strand portion, rod, filament, macroscopic fiber or mass thereof
- C09D: COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR (cosmetics A61K; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces, in general, B05D; staining wood B27K5/02; glazes or vitreous enamels C03C; natural resins, French polish, drying-oils, driers, turpentine, per se, C09F; polishing compositions other than French polish, ski waxes C09G; adhesives or use of materials as adhesives C09J; materials for sealing or packing joints or covers C09K3/10; materials for stopping leaks C09K3/12; processes for the electrolytic or electrophoretic production of coatings C25D)
- C03C: CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS
- C04B: LIME, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDING MATERIALS; ARTIFICIAL STONE {(roofing granules E04D7/005)}; CERAMICS (devitrified glass-ceramics C03C10/00); REFRACTORIES; TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

The invention is directed to a method of making a water-based paint composition comprising sodium silicate, water, water-soluble base, metal oxide pigment, soda-lime-silica glass particles and at least one of a low-melting glass frit or zinc oxide. Preferably, it comprises only the low-melting glass frit and further preferably comprises surfactants and aluminum hydroxide. In another aspect, it is also directed to a method of making a formed glazing having a cured coating of the paint composition thereon.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of preparing a water-based paint composition, which has excellent adhesion to glass, which method comprises the steps of:
(a) adding together components comprising:
(i) water-soluble sodium silicate forming 20 to 45 weight percent of said composition,
(ii) water forming 5 to 20 weight percent of said composition;
(iii) water-soluble base in an amount sufficient to provide said composition with a pH of at least 10.5; and
(iv) finely divided metal oxide powder selected from the group consisting of oxides of copper, iron, nickel, cobalt and mixtures thereof forming 20 to 45 weight percent of said composition and having in the prepared paint composition a particle size less than 7 microns; thus forming a first part of the paint composition;
(b) adding into said first part of the paint composition, prior to using the paint composition:
(v) particles of soda-lime-silica glass forming 10 to 55 weight percent of the composition and having a diameter in the prepared paint composition, on average, less than 20 microns and having a melting point of at least about 1700.degree. F.; and at least one material selected from the group consisting of:
(vi) low-melting glass frit powder melting below 1300.degree. F. forming 0 to 10 weight percent of said composition and having a particle size in the prepared paint composition, on average, less than 10 microns; and
(vii) zinc oxide forming 0 to 10 weight percent of said composition; and
(c) ball milling all of said components together to form said paint composition.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1 which further comprises admixing into said first part about 2 to 10 percent by weight zinc oxide based on the total weight of said composition.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1 wherein said soda-lime-silica particles are composed of, by weight percent, silicon dioxide 68-75; aluminum oxide 0-5; calcium oxide 5-15; magnesium oxide 0-10; sodium oxide 10-18; and potassium oxide 0-5, wherein the calcium oxide+magnesium oxide is 6-15% and sodium oxide+potassium oxide is 10-20% by weight.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1 which further comprises adding potassium silicate in said first part.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1 wherein said low-melting glass frit powder forms 2 to 10 weight percent of said composition.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1 which further comprises admixing into said first part 0.1 to 1.0 weight percent of a surfactant.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1 which further comprises adding up to about 5 weight percent of aluminum hydroxide in said composition.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1 wherein said low-melting glass frit is a metal silicate wherein said metal is selected from the group consisting of zinc, boron, bismuth, titanium, zirconium, and aluminum and mixtures thereof.

### Claim 9

A method for preparing a formed glass sheet for automotive or architectural use having a cured water-based paint thereon, which method comprises the steps of:
applying to at least a portion of a surface of a glass sheet a water-based paint composition comprising:
(i) water-soluble sodium silicate forming 20 to 45 weight percent of said composition,
(ii) water forming 5 to 25 weight percent water;
(iii) water-soluble base in an amount sufficient to provide said composition with a pH of at least 10.5;
(iv) finely divided metal oxide powder selected from the group consisting of oxides of copper, iron, nickel, cobalt and mixtures thereof forming 20 to 45 weight percent of said composition and having a particle diameter less than 7 microns;
(v) particles of soda-lime-silica glass forming 10 to 55 weight percent of the composition and having a diameter, on average, less than 20 microns and having a melting point of at least about 1700.degree. F.; and at least one material selected from the group consisting of:
(vi) low-melting glass frit powder, having a melting point below 1300.degree. F., forming 0 to 10 weight percent of said composition and having a particle size, on average, less than 10 microns; and
(vii) zinc oxide forming 0 to 10 weight percent of said composition, thus forming a painted glass sheet;
heating the painted glass sheet by means of microwave or Infra Red radiation to a temperature below the softening point of said glass sheet, said temperature being sufficient to drive off the water present in said paint composition and cure said paint composition, thus providing an adherent coating on said glass sheet;
cooling said painted glass sheet; and
heating said painted glass sheet to a temperature sufficient to form the glass sheet into a desired shape.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method according to claim 9 wherein said glass sheet is an automotive or architectural glazing.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The method according to claim 9 wherein said soda-lime-silica particles are composed of, by weight percent, silicon dioxide 68-75; aluminum oxide 0-5; calcium oxide 5-15; magnesium oxide 0-10; sodium oxide 10-18; and potassium oxide 0-5, wherein the calcium oxide+magnesium oxide is 6-15% and sodium oxide+potassium oxide is 10-20% by weight.

### Claim 12 (depends on 9)

The method according to claim 9 wherein said composition further comprises potassium silicate.

### Claim 13 (depends on 9)

The method according to claim 9 wherein said low-melting glass frit powder forms 2 to 10 weight percent of said composition.

### Claim 14 (depends on 9)

The method according to claim 9 wherein said composition further comprises 0.1 to 1.0 weight percent of a surfactant.

### Claim 15 (depends on 9)

The method according to claim 9 wherein said composition which further comprises up to about 5 weight percent of aluminum hydroxide.

### Claim 16 (depends on 9)

The method according to claim 9 wherein said low-melting glass frit is a metal silicate wherein said metal is selected from the group consisting of zinc, boron, bismuth, titanium, zirconium, and aluminum and mixtures thereof.