Glass plate structure, diaphragm, and opening member

US12427749B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-12427749-B2
Application numberUS-202318108540-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 10, 2023
Priority dateAug 26, 2020
Publication dateSep 30, 2025
Grant dateSep 30, 2025

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A glass sheet composite includes: two or more sheets; and an intermediate layer between at least a pair of the sheets. At least one of the pair of sheets is a glass sheet. The intermediate layer satisfies all of the following properties: (1) the intermediate layer has a thickness of 20 μm or less, (2) a compressive shear storage modulus at a temperature of 25° C. is 1.0×10 4 Pa or less, and (3) at the temperature of 25° C. and 1 Hz, the compressive shear storage modulus is higher than a compressive shear loss modulus. The glass sheet composite has a loss coefficient at 25° C. of 0.01 or more, and a sheet-thickness-direction longitudinal wave acoustic velocity of 4.0×10 3 m/s or more.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A glass sheet composite comprising: two or more sheets; and an intermediate layer between at least a pair of the sheets, wherein at least one of the pair of sheets is a glass sheet, the intermediate layer satisfies all of the following properties (1) to (3), and the glass sheet composite has a loss coefficient at 25° C. of 0.01 or more, and a sheet-thickness-direction longitudinal wave acoustic velocity of 4.0×10 3 m/s or more, (1) the intermediate layer has a thickness of 20 μm or less, (2) a compressive shear storage modulus at a temperature of 25° C. is 1.0×10 4 Pa or less, and (3) at the temperature of 25° C. and 1 Hz, the compressive shear storage modulus is higher than a compressive shear loss modulus. 2. The glass sheet composite according to claim 1 , wherein all of the pair of sheets are glass sheets, and the glass sheet composite has the loss coefficient at 25° C. of 0.01 or more, and the sheet-thickness-direction longitudinal wave acoustic velocity of 5.0×10 3 m/s or more. 3. The glass sheet composite according to claim 1 , wherein a total thickness of the pair of sheets is 1.0 mm or more, and the intermediate layer and the sheets satisfy the following Formula A: 0<(thickness of intermediate layer [mm]/total thickness of the pair of sheets [mm])×(compressive shear storage modulus of intermediate layer material [Pa]/mean Young's modulus of the pair of sheets [Pa])≤1.0×10 −10   (A). 4. The glass sheet composite according to claim 1 , wherein the pair of sheets have a mean Young's modulus of 20 GPa or more at 25° C. 5. The glass sheet composite according to claim 1 , wherein a product of a total thickness of the pair of sheets and a mean Young's modulus of the pair of sheets is 2.0×10 7 Pa·m or more. 6. The glass sheet composite according to claim 1 , wherein a value obtained by dividing the thickness of the intermediate layer by a total thickness of the pair of sheets is 0.02 or less. 7. The glass sheet composite according to claim 1 , wherein a value obtained by dividing the compressive shear storage modulus of an intermediate layer material by a mean Young's modulus of the pair of sheets is 1×10 4 or less. 8. The glass sheet composite according to claim 1 , wherein a value obtained by dividing a mass of one sheet A of the pair of sheets by a mass of the other sheet B of the pair of sheets is 0.8 to 1.25. 9. The glass sheet composite according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the pair of sheets has a loss coefficient at 25° C. of 1×10 −4 or more. 10. The glass sheet composite according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the pair of sheets has a sheet-thickness-direction longitudinal wave acoustic velocity of 4.0×10 3 m/s or more. 11. The glass sheet composite according to claim 1 , comprising a sliding layer provided on a surface of the pair of sheets that is in contact with the intermediate layer. 12. The glass sheet composite according to claim 1 , wherein the glass sheet has a specific gravity of 2.8 or less. 13. The glass sheet composite according to claim 1 , wherein the glass sheet has a specific elastic modulus of 2.5×10 7 m 2 /s 2 or more. 14. The glass sheet composite according to claim 1 , wherein a difference between a refractive index of the intermediate layer and a refractive index of the pair of sheets in contact with the intermediate layer is 0.3 or less. 15. The glass sheet composite according to claim 1 , which has a curved surface shape. 16. A diaphragm comprising: the glass sheet composite according to claim 1 ; and at least one vibrator disposed on one surface or both surfaces of the glass sheet composite. 17. An opening member using the glass sheet composite according to claim 1 . 18. An opening member using the diaphragm according to claim 16 .

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  • Diaphragms comprising ceramic-like materials, e.g. pure ceramic, glass, boride, nitride, carbide, mica and carbon materials · CPC title

  • comprising superposed layers in contact · CPC title

  • Polysiloxanes · CPC title

  • Glass · CPC title

  • Dimensional properties · CPC title

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What does patent US12427749B2 cover?
A glass sheet composite includes: two or more sheets; and an intermediate layer between at least a pair of the sheets. At least one of the pair of sheets is a glass sheet. The intermediate layer satisfies all of the following properties: (1) the intermediate layer has a thickness of 20 μm or less, (2) a compressive shear storage modulus at a temperature of 25° C. is 1.0×10 4 Pa or less, and (3…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Agc Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B32B7/022. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Sep 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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