Functional element having electrically controllable optical properties

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11433649-B2
Application number	US-201917251081-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 6, 2019
Priority date	Jun 11, 2018
Publication date	Sep 6, 2022
Grant date	Sep 6, 2022

Abstract

A functional element having electrically controllable optical properties, includes a stack sequence formed of a first carrier film, a first surface electrode, an active layer, a second surface electrode, and a second carrier film, wherein the second carrier film has an overhanging region beyond the first carrier film and at least one barrier film is arranged on at least one edge region of the first carrier film and the overhanging region of the second carrier film.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A composite pane having a functional element having electrically controllable optical properties, comprising:
a stack sequence formed of an outer pane, a first intermediate layer, a second intermediate layer, and an inner pane, wherein the first and second intermediate layers contain at least one thermoplastic polymer film with at least one plasticizer, and
a functional element having electrically controllable optical properties that is arranged between the first intermediate layer and the second intermediate layer at least in sections,
the functional element, comprising a stack sequence formed of a first carrier film, a first surface electrode, an active layer, a second surface electrode, and a second carrier film, wherein the first and second surface electrodes are transparent, electrically conductive layers, and wherein the functional element is a multilayer film, wherein the first carrier film and the second carrier film contain at least one thermoplastic polymer,
wherein the second carrier film has an overhanging region beyond the first carrier film and a barrier film is arranged on at least one edge region of the first carrier film and the overhanging region of the second carrier film, wherein an exit surface of the active layer between the first carrier film and the second carrier film is sealed by the barrier film and wherein the barrier film is implemented such that the barrier film prevents the diffusion of plasticizer through the barrier film.

2. The composite pane according to claim 1 , wherein the overhanging region defines an overhang u that is arranged at least at one side edge of the second carrier film.

3. The composite pane according to claim 1 , wherein the overhanging region defines an overhang u that is at least 4 mm.

4. The composite pane according to claim 1 , wherein the active layer contains or is made of liquid crystals.

5. The composite pane according to claim 1 , wherein, in the region of the overhang, the barrier film and the second carrier film are joined to one another at least in sections or over their entire surface.

6. The composite pane according to claim 1 , wherein, in the edge region, the barrier film and the first carrier film are joined to one another in sections or over their entire surface.

7. The composite pane according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second intermediate layers contain at least 3 wt.-% of a plasticizer and the plasticizer contains or is made of aliphatic diesters of tri- or tetraethylene glycol.

8. The composite pane according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second intermediate layers contain at least 60 wt.-% polyvinyl butyral (PVB).

9. The composite pane according to claim 1 , wherein the barrier film is low in plasticizer or free of plasticizer.

10. The composite pane according to claim 1 , wherein the functional element is circumferentially surrounded by a third intermediate layer.

11. A method comprising utilizing a composite pane according to claim 1 as interior glazing or exterior glazing in a vehicle or a building and the functional element having electrically controllable optical properties as a sun screen or as a privacy screen.

12. The composite pane according to claim 2 , wherein the overhang u is arranged at least at three side edges of the second carrier film.

13. The composite pane according to claim 3 , wherein the overhang u is from 6 mm to 20 mm.

14. The composite pane according to claim 4 , wherein the active layer contains or is made of polymer dispersed liquid crystals (PDLC).

15. The composite pane according to claim 5 , wherein, in the region of the overhang, the barrier film and the second carrier film are glued to one another, or welded to one another.

Assignees

• Saint Gobain

Inventors

• Manz Florian
• Do Rosario Jefferson
• Klein Marcel
• Labrot Michael
• Sznerski Andreas
• Schurse Sebastian
• Schulz Valentin

Classifications

• B32B17/1055

  characterized by the resin layer, i.e. interlayer · CPC title

• G02F1/134309

  characterised by their geometrical arrangement · CPC title

• B32B17/10036

  comprising two outer glass sheets · CPC title

• E06B2009/2464

  featuring transparency control by applying voltage, e.g. LCD, electrochromic panels · CPC title

• B32B17/10495 Primary

  optoelectronic, i.e. optical valve · CPC title