Insulating glazing

US9416582B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9416582-B2
Application numberUS-201113805542-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 23, 2011
Priority dateJun 24, 2010
Publication dateAug 16, 2016
Grant dateAug 16, 2016

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The invention relates to double glazing comprising at least one glass sheet that has a set of low-emission layers on each side, one side being coated with layers which are produced using sputtering and which include at least one metal layer that reflects infrared radiation. The other side of said at least one glass sheet comprises one or more metal oxide layers that are deposited using gas phase pyrolysis. The disclosed glazing has a minimum light transmittance of 60 percent (with 4 mm thick clear glass sheets).

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The invention claimed is: 1. A double glazing, comprising: a first glass sheet having a first face 1 facing an outside of the double glazing and a second face 2 facing an interior of the double glazing; and a second glass sheet comprising a first low-emissivity layer on a first face 3 facing the interior of the double glazing and a second low-emissivity layer on a second face 4 opposite the first face 3 , wherein the first low-emissivity layer comprises a sputtering layer comprising an infrared-reflecting metal layer produced by sputtering, wherein the second low-emissivity layer comprises a pyrolytic layer of tin oxide doped with antimony or fluorine deposited by gas pyrolysis, wherein the double glazing has a light transmission of not less than 60% for thicknesses of the clear glass sheets of 4 mm, wherein at least one of the group consisting of a layer of SiOxCy, a set of layers of TiO 2 .SiO 2 , and a set of layers of SnO 2 .SiO 2 , is interposed between the second face 4 and the pyrolitic layer, wherein at least one protection layer is interposed between the sputtering layer and the first face 3 , wherein the pyrolytic layer has a thickness of not less than 200 nm and a surface roughness Ra of less than 10 nm, and wherein the double glazing has a haze of less than 0.3%. 2. The glazing of claim 1 , having a solar factor of at least 45% for a thicknesses of the clear glass sheets of 4 mm. 3. The glazing of claim 1 , wherein the pyrolytic layer is such that the 4 mm second clear glass sheet, coated with the pyrolitic layer, has an emissivity of at most 0.20. 4. The glazing of claim 1 , wherein the sputtering layer is such that the 4 mm second clear glass sheet, coated with the sputtering layer, has an emissivity of at most 0.01. 5. The glazing of claim 4 , wherein the sputtering layer comprises a silver-based layer having a thickness of between 10 and 15 nm. 6. The glazing of claim 1 , wherein a space between the first and the second glass sheets is filled with a gas having a low thermal conductivity. 7. The glazing of claim 1 , wherein the glazing has a U coefficient of at most 0.9. 8. The glazing of claim 1 , wherein the glazing has, in a CIELAB system under an illuminant D65 and under 2°, reflection colorimetric coordinates such that: −6≦ a*≦ 3 −6≦ b*≦ 3. 9. The glazing of claim 1 , wherein the protection layer comprises a material selected from the group consisting of SiO 2 , Si 3 N 4 , tin oxide, and an oxide of a zinc/tin alloy. 10. The glazing of claim 1 , wherein the pyrolytic layer is an outermost layer of the second face 4 . 11. The glazing of claim 1 , wherein a layer of SiOxCy is interposed between the second face 4 and the pyrolytic layer. 12. The glazing of claim 1 , wherein a set of layers of TiO 2 .SiO 2 is interposed between the second face 4 and the pyrolytic layer. 13. A double glazing, comprising: a first glass sheet having a first face 1 facing an outside of the double glazing and a second face 2 facing an interior of the double glazing; and a second glass sheet comprising a first low-emissivity layer on a first face 3 facing the interior of the double glazing and a second low-emissivity layer on a second face 4 opposite the first face 3 , wherein the first low-emissivity layer comprises a sputtering layer comprising an infrared-reflecting metal layer produced by sputtering, wherein the second low-emissivity layer comprises a pyrolytic layer of tin oxide doped with antimony or fluorine deposited by gas pyrolysis, wherein the double glazing has a light transmission of not less than 60% for thicknesses of the clear glass sheets of 4 mm, wherein the pyrolytic layer has a thickness of not less than 200 nm and a surface roughness Ra of less than 10 nm, and wherein the double glazing has a haze of less than 0.3%. 14. The glazing of claim 13 , having a solar factor of at least 45% for a thicknesses of the clear glass sheets of 4 mm. 15. The glazing of claim 13 , wherein the pyrolytic layer is such that the 4 mm second clear glass sheet, coated with the pyrolitic layer, has an emissivity of at most 0.20. 16. The glazing of claim 13 , wherein the sputtering layer is such that the 4 mm second clear glass sheet, coated with the sputtering layer, has an emissivity of at most 0.01. 17. The glazing of claim 16 , wherein the sputtering layer comprises a silver-based layer having a thickness of between 10 and 15 nm. 18. The glazing of claim 13 , wherein a space between the first and the second glass sheets is filled with a gas having a low thermal conductivity. 19. The glazing of claim 13 , wherein the glazing has a U coefficient of at most 0.9. 20. The glazing of claim 13 , wherein the glazing has, in a CIELAB system under an illuminant D65 and under 2°, reflection colorimetric coordinates such that: −6≦ a*≦ 3 −6≦ b*≦ 3.

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  • the multilayer coating being used in glazing, e.g. windows or windscreens · CPC title

  • specially adapted for increased thermal insulation or for controlled passage of light (E06B3/66323 takes precedence; coating of glass pains C03C17/00; devices or arrangements for controlling the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light G02F1/00) · CPC title

  • Coating containing SnO2 · CPC title

  • including components having same physical characteristic in differing degree · CPC title

  • at least one coating being a metal · CPC title

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What does patent US9416582B2 cover?
The invention relates to double glazing comprising at least one glass sheet that has a set of low-emission layers on each side, one side being coated with layers which are produced using sputtering and which include at least one metal layer that reflects infrared radiation. The other side of said at least one glass sheet comprises one or more metal oxide layers that are deposited using gas phas…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Pesce Lorenzo, Tixhon Eric, Agc Glass Europe
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C03C17/366. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 16 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).