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US 7,622,161 B2Granted
Method of making window unit including diamond-like carbon (DLC) coating
AssigneeGuardian Industries Corp.
InventorVijayen S. Veerasamy
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Abstract
A method of making a coated article (e.g., window unit), and corresponding coated article are provided. A layer of or including diamond-like carbon (DLC) is formed on a glass substrate. Then, a protective layer is formed on the substrate over the DLC inclusive layer. During heat treatment (HT), the protective layer prevents the DLC inclusive layer from significantly burning off. Thereafter, the resulting coated glass substrate may be used as desired, it having been HT and including the protective DLC inclusive layer.
Claims26
A method of making a coated article, the method comprising:
- providing a glass substrate,
- forming a layer comprising diamond-like carbon (DLC) on the glass substrate,
- forming a layer comprising zirconium on the glass substrate over the layer comprising DLC,
- forming a solar control multi-layer coating including at least one layer comprising silver (Ag) and/or nickel chrome (NiCr) and at least one dielectric layer onto a surface of the glass substrate, the layer comprising Ag and/or NiCr being located between at least the glass substrate and the dielectric layer, so that the solar control multi-layer coating and the layer comprising DLC are formed on opposite sides of the glass substrate,
- heat treating the glass substrate with each of the solar control multi-layer coating, the layer comprising DLC and the layer comprising zirconium thereon at least at a time when the heat treating begins, and
- wherein the heat treating comprises heating the glass substrate using at least temperature(s) of at least 580 degrees C., in an atmosphere including oxygen, for a time period sufficient for bending and/or thermally tempering the glass substrate.
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A method of making a coated article, the method comprising:
- providing a glass substrate,
- forming each of a layer comprising diamond-like carbon (DLC) and a layer comprising zirconium on one side of the glass substrate,
- forming a solar control multi-layer coating including at least one layer comprising silver (Ag) and/or nickel chrome (NiCr), and at least one dielectric layer, onto another side of the glass substrate, the layer comprising Ag and/or NiCr being located between at least the glass substrate and the dielectric layer, so that the solar control multi-layer coating and the layer comprising DLC are formed on opposite sides of the glass substrate,
- heat treating the glass substrate with each of the solar control multi-layer coating, the layer comprising DLC and the layer comprising zirconium thereon at least at a time when the heat treating begins, and
- wherein the heat treating comprises heating the glass substrate using at least temperature(s) of at least 580 degrees C., in an atmosphere including oxygen, for a time period sufficient for bending and/or thermally tempering the glass substrate.
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A method of making a coated article, the method comprising:
- heat treating a glass substrate having (i) a layer comprising diamond-like carbon (DLC) on a first side thereof and a layer comprising zirconium on the glass substrate over the layer comprising DLC, and (ii) a solar control multi-layer coating including at least one layer comprising silver (Ag) and/or nickel chrome (NiCr) and at least one dielectric layer on a second side of the glass substrate, the layer comprising Ag and/or NiCr being located between at least the glass substrate and the dielectric layer, so that the solar control multi-layer coating and the layer comprising DLC are on opposite sides of the glass substrate, wherein said heat treating of the glass substrate is performed with each of the solar control multi-layer coating, the layer comprising DLC and the layer comprising zirconium on the glass substrate at least at a time when the heat treating begins, and
- wherein the heat treating comprises heating the glass substrate using at least temperature(s) of at least 580 degrees C., in an atmosphere including oxygen, for a time period sufficient for bending and/or thermally tempering the glass substrate.
A method of making a coated article, the method comprising:
- heat treating a glass substrate having (i) a layer comprising diamond-like carbon (DLC) and a layer comprising zirconium on one side of the glass substrate, the layer comprising DLC being located between at least the glass substrate and the layer comprising zirconium, and (ii) a solar control multi-layer coating including at least one layer comprising silver (Ag) and/or nickel chrome (NiCr), and at least one dielectric layer, on another side of the glass substrate, the layer comprising Ag and/or NiCr being located between at least the glass substrate and the dielectric layer, so that the solar control multi-layer coating and the layer comprising DLC are on opposite sides of the glass substrate, wherein said heat treating of the glass substrate is performed with each of the solar control multi-layer coating, the layer comprising DLC and the layer comprising zirconium on the glass substrate at least at a time when the heat treating begins, and
- wherein the heat treating comprises heating the glass substrate using at least temperature(s) of at least 580 degrees C., in an atmosphere including oxygen, for a time period sufficient for bending and/or thermally tempering the glass substrate.
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