Glass article for automotive interior having improved head form impact testing performance

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12545111-B2
Application number	US-202118022920-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 16, 2021
Priority date	Sep 1, 2020
Publication date	Feb 10, 2026
Grant date	Feb 10, 2026

Abstract

Disclosed is a glass article for a vehicle interior system. The glass article includes a glass sheet, a support member, and a mounting element. The glass sheet and the mounting element are disposed on opposite sides of the support member. The support member has a first Young's modulus (E 1 ) in GPa and a first yield strength (Y 1 ) in MPa in which E 1 ≥471.288*exp(−0.0294*Y 1 )+10 for a first yield strength (Y 1 ) from 39 MPa to 520 MPa and in which E 1 ≤1.941e5*exp(−0.0336*Y 1 )+48 for a first yield strength (Y 1 ) from 223 MPa to 520. Further, the mounting element has a second Young's modulus (E 2 ) in GPa and a second yield strength (Y 2 ) in MPa in which E 2 ≥605.1203*exp(−0.0303*Y 2 )+3.9 for a second yield strength (Y 2 ) from 10 MPa to 950 MPa and in which E 2 ≤765.0928*exp(−0.0094*Y 2 )+85 for a second yield strength (Y 2 ) from 78 MPa to 950 MPa.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A glass article for a vehicle interior system, comprising:
a glass sheet comprising a first major surface and a second major surface, the second major surface being opposite to the first major surface; a support member comprising a first support surface and a second support surface, the second support surface being opposite to the first support surface, wherein the glass sheet is disposed on the first support surface; and a mounting element disposed on the second support surface of the support member; wherein the support member comprises a first Young's modulus (E 1 ) in GPa and a first yield strength (Y 1 ) in MPa, wherein E 1 ≥471.288*exp(−0.0294*Y 1 )+10 for a first yield strength (Y 1 ) from 39 MPa to 520 MPa and wherein E 1 ≤1.941e5*exp(−0.0336*Y 1 )+48 for a first yield strength (Y 1 ) from 223 MPa to 520 MPa; wherein the mounting element comprises a second Young's modulus (E 2 ) in GPa and a second yield strength (Y 2 ) in MPa, wherein E 2 ≥605.1203*exp(−0.0303*Y 2 )+3.9 for a second yield strength (Y 2 ) from 10 MPa to 950 MPa and wherein E 2 ≤765.0928*exp(−0.0094*Y 2 )+85 for a second yield strength (Y 2 ) from 78 MPa to 950 MPa.

2 . The glass article of claim 1 , wherein the support member comprises a first stiffness of at least 100 N/mm.

3 . The glass article according to claim 1 , wherein, when the glass article is subjected to headform impact testing according to FMVSS 201, the headform does not exceed 80 g deceleration continuously for more than 3 ms.

4 . The glass article according to claim 3 , wherein the glass sheet deflects less than 50 mm when subjected to headform impact testing.

5 . The glass article according to claim 3 , wherein the glass sheet does not break after headform impact testing.

6 . The glass article according to claim 3 , wherein the glass sheet does not experience a maximum principal stress of more than 800 MPa on the first major surface or on the second major surface during headform impact testing.

7 . The glass article according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting element comprises a plurality of mounting brackets configured for attachment to the vehicle interior system.

8 . The glass article of claim 7 , wherein each mounting bracket of the plurality of mounting brackets comprises a first arm, a second arm, and a cross-member joining the first arm and the second arm and wherein the second arm is connected to the second support surface of the support member and the first arm is configured for attachment to the vehicle interior system.

9 . The glass article according to claim 1 , wherein the glass sheet comprises a glass thickness between the first major surface and the second major surface of 0.3 mm to 2.0 mm.

10 . The glass article according to claim 1 , further comprising a display unit disposed on the second major surface of the glass sheet, wherein the display unit comprises at least one of a light-emitting diode (LED) display, an organic LED (OLED) display, a micro LED display, a plasma display, a liquid crystal display (LCD), or an organic LCD.

11 . The glass article according to claim 1 , wherein the first support surface of the support member comprises a curvature and wherein the glass sheet is cold-formed into conformity with the curvature of the support member.

12 . The glass article according to claim 1 , wherein an effective stiffness of the mounting element and the support member is greater than 270 N/mm.

13 . A glass article for a vehicle interior system, comprising:
a glass sheet comprising a first major surface and a second major surface, the second major surface being opposite to the first major surface; a support member comprising a first support surface and a second support surface, the second support surface being opposite to the first support surface, wherein the glass sheet is disposed on the first support surface; and a mounting element disposed on the second support surface of the support member, wherein the mounting element comprises a plurality of mounting brackets configured for attachment to the vehicle interior system; wherein, when the glass article is subjected to headform impact testing according to FMVSS 201, the headform does not exceed 80 g deceleration continuously for more than 3 ms; and wherein the glass sheet deflects less than 50 mm when subjected to the headform impact testing.

14 . The glass article according to claim 13 , wherein the support member comprises a first Young's modulus (E 1 ) in GPa and a first yield strength (Y 1 ) in MPa, wherein E 1 ≥471.288*exp(−0.0294*Y 1 )+10 for a first yield strength (Y 1 ) from 39 MPa to 520 MPa and wherein E 1 ≤1.941e5*exp(−0.0336*Y 1 )+48 for a first yield strength (Y 1 ) from 223 MPa to 520 MPa.

15 . The glass article according to claim 13 , wherein the mounting element comprises a second Young's modulus (E 2 ) in GPa and a second yield strength (Y 2 ) in MPa, wherein E 2 ≥605.1203*exp(−0.0303*Y 2 )+3.9 for a second yield strength (Y 2 ) from 10 MPa to 950 MPa and wherein E 2 ≤765.0928*exp(−0.0094*Y 2 )+85 for a second yield strength (Y 2 ) from 78 MPa to 950 MPa.

16 . The glass article according to claim 13 , wherein the glass sheet does not experience a maximum principal stress of more than 800 MPa on the first major surface or on the second major surface during headform impact testing.

17 . The glass article according to claim 13 , wherein each mounting bracket comprises a first arm, a second arm, and a cross-member joining the first arm and the second arm and wherein the second arm is connected to the support member and the first arm is configured for attachment to the vehicle interior system.

18 . The glass article according to claim 13 , wherein the support member and the mounting element comprise an effective stiffness of greater than 270 N/mm.

19 . A method of manufacturing a glass article, the glass article comprising a glass sheet having a first major surface and a second major surface, a support member having a first support surface and a second support surface, and a mounting element, the method comprising the steps of:
adhering the second major surface of the glass sheet to first support surface of the support member; wherein the mounting element is attached to the second support surface of the support member; wherein the support member comprises a first Young's modulus (E 1 ) in GPa and a first yield strength (Y 1 ) in MPa, wherein E 1 ≥471.288*exp(−0.0294*Y 1 )+10 for a first yield strength (Y 1 ) from 39 MPa to 520 MPa and wherein E 1 ≤1.941e5*exp(−0.0336*Y 1 )+48 for a first yield strength (Y 1 ) from 223 MPa to 520 MPa; and wherein the mounting element comprises a second Young's modulus (E 2 ) in GPa and a second yield strength (Y 2 ) in MPa, wherein E 2 ≥605.1203*exp(−0.0303*Y 2 )+3.9 for a second yield strength (Y 2 ) from 10 MPa to 950 MPa and wherein E 2 ≤765.0928*exp(−0.0094*Y 2 )+85 for a second yield strength (Y 2 ) from 78 MPa to 950 MPa.

20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein, when the glass article is subjected to headform impact testing according to at least one of FMVSS 201, the headform does not exceed 80 g deceleration continuously for more than 3 ms.

Assignees

• Corning Inc

Inventors

• Che Kaikai
• Layouni Khaled
• Qaroush Yousef Kayed

Classifications

• B60K35/22

  Display screens · CPC title

• B60K2360/816

  Fastening of displays or touch screens · CPC title

• B60K35/60 Primary

  Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10) · CPC title

• B32B2605/08

  Cars · CPC title

• B60K35/70

  Instrument provisions for avoiding injuries to vehicle occupants in case of accidents · CPC title