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Glass pane with reflectance reducing coating

US5733660A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 19, 1995
Grant dateMar 31, 1998
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Expiry dateMay 19, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/24975
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a reflectance-reducing glass pane which may be a laminated glass pane such as an automobile front windshield. The invention provides a reflectance-reducing glass pane including: a transparent glass substrate having first and second major surfaces opposed to each other; a first reflectance-reducing coating formed on the first major surface of the glass substrate; and a second reflectance-reducing coating formed on the second major surface of the glass substrate. The first coating has at least two metal-oxide layers which are different in refractive index. The second coating has a refractive index of up to 1.50 and is made of one selected from the group consisting of SiO.sub.2 and a mixture of SiO.sub.2 and another metal oxide. The reflectance-reducing glass pane optionally further includes a third water-repellent coating which is formed on the second coating. The third coating comprises a silane compound containing a polyfluoroalkyl group. The reflectance of the glass pane is substantially low, with respect to a visible light incident on the glass pane from a side of the first coating at an incidence angle within a range from 40 to 80 degrees.

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