Glazed unit with two glass panes and a seal for assembling said glass panes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12466243-B2
Application number	US-202218552035-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 23, 2022
Priority date	Mar 25, 2021
Publication date	Nov 11, 2025
Grant date	Nov 11, 2025

Abstract

A glazed unit in particular for a vehicle of transport, includes a first glass pane and a second glass pane that are contiguous, the second glass pane being laminated and includes an exterior glass sheet, an interior glass sheet and a plastic material interlayer arranged between the exterior glass sheet and the interior glass sheet, the glazed unit having an exterior face and an interior face, wherein the glazed unit includes a seal arranged between the first glass pane and the second glass pane, having an exterior face and an interior face, the exterior face of the glazed unit and the exterior face of the seal being flush with one another and the seal being in contact with an interior face of the exterior glass sheet of the second glass pane.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A glazed unit for means of transport, the glazed unit comprising a first glass pane and a second glass pane that are contiguous, the second glass pane being laminated and includes an exterior glass sheet, an interior glass sheet and a plastic material interlayer arranged between said exterior glass sheet and said interior glass sheet, said glazed unit having an exterior face and an interior face, wherein an edge surface of the plastic material interlayer of said second glass pane is set back relative to an edge surface of the exterior glass sheet of said second glass pane and said glazed unit includes a seal that is arranged between said first glass pane and said second glass pane, said seal having an exterior face and an interior face, the exterior face of said glazed unit and the exterior face of said seal being flush and said seal being in contact with an interior face of the exterior glass sheet of said second glass pane.

2 . The glazed unit according to claim 1 , wherein the interior face of said glazed unit and the interior face of said seal are flush.

3 . The glazed unit according to claim 1 , wherein said seal includes an insert.

4 . The glazed unit according to claim 3 , wherein said insert is made of a metallic or plastic material.

5 . The glazed unit according to claim 3 , wherein said insert is T-shaped.

6 . The glazed unit according to claim 1 , wherein said first glass pane is laminated and includes an exterior glass sheet, an interior glass sheet and a plastic material interlayer arranged between said exterior glass sheet and said interior glass sheet, said seal being in contact with an interior face of the exterior glass sheet of said first glass pane.

7 . The glazed unit according to claim 1 , further comprising a single bead of adhesive under the interior face of said seal.

8 . The glazed unit according to claim 3 , wherein said insert having a face arranged facing an interlayer face of the exterior glass sheet of said laminated second glass pane.

9 . The glazed unit according to claim 8 , wherein said glazed unit includes at least one adhesion means arranged between said face of said insert and said interlayer faces.

10 . The glazed unit according to claim 9 , wherein said adhesion means includes a double-sided adhesive or a polymer.

11 . The glazed unit according to claim 3 , wherein said first glass pane is monolithic and has an interior face and said exterior glass sheet of said second glass pane has an interlayer face, said insert having a face arranged facing said interior face of the first glass pane and said interlayer face of said second glass pane.

12 . The glazed unit according to claim 3 , wherein said first glass pane is monolithic and includes a seal comprising said insert.

13 . The glazed unit according to claim 1 , wherein the means of transport is a vehicle.

14 . The glazed unit according to claim 4 , wherein the plastic material is reinforced by fibers.

15 . The glazed unit according to claim 14 , wherein the fibers are glass or carbon fibers.

16 . The glazed unit according to claim 8 , wherein said insert has a face arranged facing an interlayer face of the exterior glass sheet of said laminated first glass pane.

17 . The glazed unit according to claim 10 , wherein the polymer is a polyurethane.

Assignees

• Saint Gobain
• Saint Gobain Sekurit France

Inventors

• Lamoureux Laurent
• Berthe Frédéric

Classifications

• B32B17/10293

  Edge features, e.g. inserts or holes · CPC title

• B60J1/06

  comprising more than one pane · CPC title

• B32B17/10302

  Edge sealing · CPC title

• B32B17/10036 Primary

  comprising two outer glass sheets · CPC title

• B60J1/008 Primary

  of special shape, e.g. beveled edges, holes for attachment, bent windows, peculiar curvatures such as when being integrally formed with roof, door, etc. · CPC title