Bird protection glazing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9713915-B2
Application number	US-201414761379-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 16, 2014
Priority date	Jan 18, 2013
Publication date	Jul 25, 2017
Grant date	Jul 25, 2017

Abstract

The invention relates to at least partly transparent or translucent molded plastic parts for producing noise protection walls, facade components, and glazings which ensure effective bird protection. In particular, the invention relates to molded plastic parts comprising g) at least one substrate layer (matrix/base layer) containing at least one thermoplastic polymer, wherein the substrate layer comprises a base layer and a coextrusion layer adjoining said base layer, said coextrusion layer comprising at least one IR absorber; a) optionally at least one cover layer on at least one face of the substrate layer; and b) optionally a primer or an intermediate layer between the layers a) and b). The invention is characterized in that the molded plastic part has markings in the substrate layer, said markings reducing the transparency of the molded part in the wavelength range of 380 to 780 nm in the marked regions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A plastics molding comprising
a) at least one substrate layer comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer, where the substrate layer comprises a base layer and, adjacent thereto, a coextruded layer, and where the coextruded layer comprises at least one IR absorber,
b) optionally at least one outer layer on at least one side of the substrate layer,
c) optionally a primer or intermediate layer between the layers a) and b),

wherein the plastics molding comprises, in the substrate layer, markings which reduce the transparency of the molding in the wavelength range from 380 to 780 nm in the marked region.

2. The plastics molding as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the coextruded layer comprises at least one UV absorber.

3. The plastics molding as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an arrangement of the markings is uniform/homogeneous on the area of the plastics molding.

4. The plastics molding as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the markings are in the coextruded layer.

5. The plastics molding as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the markings do not leave any uncovered transparent areas of average diameter greater than 250 mm.

6. The plastics molding as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the average diameter of the markings, irrespective of the shape thereof, is at least 5 mm and less than 300 mm.

7. The plastics molding as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the markings are linear and horizontally oriented with a line width of from 1.5 mm to 15 mm, with regular separation of from 1.5 cm to 10.0 cm, where the extent of coverage of the surface of the molding is from 4% to 25%.

8. The plastics molding as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the markings are linear and vertically oriented with a line width of from 3 mm to 20 mm, with regular separation of from 4 cm to 20 cm, where the extent of coverage of the surface of the molding is from 2% to 25%.

9. The plastics molding as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the markings are not linear, and the extent of coverage of the surface of the molding is from 5% to 40%.

10. The plastics molding as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the transparency (light transmittance) of the markings is less than 5.0%.

11. The plastics molding as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the contrast, between a marked and an unmarked location defined as quotient calculated from the difference between the light transmittance of the unmarked and the marked location as dividend and from the sum of light transmittance of the marked and the unmarked location as divisor, is at least 90%.

12. The plastics molding as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the IR absorber in the coextruded layer is selected from the group consisting of lanthanum borides and carbon black.

13. The plastics molding as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the thermoplastic polymer of the substrate layer is polycarbonate.

14. The plastics molding as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the markings are introduced by an Nd:YAG laser with 1064 nm wavelength, or by a UV (ultraviolet) laser (Nd:YVO 4 laser) with 355 nm wavelength.

15. A method for the production of bird-protected glazing comprising utilizing the plastics moldings as claimed in claim 1 .

16. The plastics molding as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the light transmittance of the unmarked regions is 15%-95% in the wavelength range from 380 nm to 780 nm.

Assignees

• Covestro Deutschland Ag

Inventors

• Kuhlmann Timo
• Erkelenz Michael
• Bral Emmanuel

Classifications

• B32B2307/412

  Transparent · CPC title

• B23K2203/172

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B32B27/18 Primary

  characterised by the use of special additives · CPC title

• A01M29/08 Primary

  using reflection, colours or films with specific transparency or reflectivity · CPC title

• B32B5/142

  Variation across the area of the layer · CPC title