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US 8,263,228 B2Granted
Vehicle glazing
AssigneePilkington Automotive Limited
InventorAshley Carl Torr
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Abstract
A vehicle glazing comprising two panes of glazing material spaced apart from one another, a self-cleaning coating extending over the outermost surface of the glazing, and having a solar control function. The solar control function may result from the presence of a solar control coating or at least one pane of glazing material being body-tinted. The glazing may be a laminate or a double glazing unit and it may also include a functional layer, such as a liquid crystal film or a layer of light emitting diodes.
Claims18
A vehicle glazing comprising:
- two panes of glazing material spaced apart from one another;
- a hydrophilic, photoactive, self-cleaning coating, comprising crystalline titania, extending over the outermost surface of the glazing;
- a functional layer extending between the two panes of glazing material;
- wherein the self-cleaning coating is deposited in a thickness of between 10 nm and 40 nm, and exhibits between 5% and 20% reflection (when measured normal to the coating), and the functional layer comprises a ply of polymeric material that is provided on one of its surfaces with a silver-based solar control coating;
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- wherein the functional layer further comprises one or more light emitting diodes.
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