Illuminated automotive glazings

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9994144-B2
Application number	US-201615162155-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 23, 2016
Priority date	May 23, 2016
Publication date	Jun 12, 2018
Grant date	Jun 12, 2018

Abstract

A vehicle is provided that includes a glazing that has a first glass substrate and a second glass substrate. A polymeric interlayer is positioned between the first and second glass substrates and a phosphorescent layer is positioned on the polymeric interlayer. A light source is optically coupled with polymeric interlayer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle comprising:
a body defining a cabin; and
a glazing coupled to the body comprising:
a polymeric interlayer positioned between an exterior and an interior glass substrate;
a phosphorescent layer positioned between the polymeric interlayer and the interior substrate; and
a printed light assembly positioned between the phosphorescent layer and the interior glass substrate, wherein the printed light assembly is configured to emit light toward both the phosphorescent layer and the interior glass substrate.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the light assembly is configured to emit light into the polymeric interlayer.

3. The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the polymeric interlayer is configured to guide the light emitted by the light assembly.

4. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the phosphorescent layer is configured to emit light toward an exterior of the vehicle.

5. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the glazing is a vehicle windscreen.

6. An automotive glazing, comprising:
an exterior substantially transparent substrate;
an interior substantially transparent substrate;
an interlayer positioned between the exterior and interior substrates;
a printed light assembly positioned between the interlayer and the interior substrate;
a first concealment layer positioned between the light assembly and the interior substrate; and
a phosphorescent layer positioned between the printed light assembly and the interlayer, wherein the phosphorescent layer and the first concealment layer cooperate to define an indicium.

7. The automotive glazing of claim 6 , wherein the printed light assembly is a layer extending across a portion of the interlayer.

8. The automotive glazing of claim 6 , wherein the printed light assembly extends to an end of the automotive glazing.

9. A vehicle, comprising:
a body defining a cabin; and
a windscreen coupled with the body comprising:
an interlayer extending between an exterior and an interior substantially transparent substrate;
a phosphorescent layer positioned between the interlayer and the interior substantially transparent layer; and
a printed light assembly positioned between the interior substantially transparent substrate and the phosphorescent layer, the light assembly configured to emit light into the cabin and exterior to the vehicle.

10. The vehicle of claim 9 , wherein the light assembly is configured to pulse light toward the exterior of the vehicle.

11. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the light assembly is disposed along a top of the windscreen.

12. The vehicle of claim 11 , further comprising:
a concealment layer positioned between the light assembly and the exterior substantially transparent substrate.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Dellock Paul Kenneth
• Salter Stuart C
• Boettger Tom
• Pizzimenti Jim

Classifications

• B32B17/10669

  Luminescent agents · CPC title

• F21Y2105/10

  comprising a two-dimensional [2D] array of point-like light-generating elements · CPC title

• F21V13/08

  the elements being filters or photoluminescent elements and reflectors · CPC title

• F21V7/24

  characterised by the material · CPC title

• B32B17/10541

  comprising a light source or a light guide · CPC title