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Laminated heat-reflecting windshield with detecting device

US7034326B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 23, 2002
Grant dateApr 25, 2006
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Expiry dateOct 21, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60S1/0874
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides a heat-reflecting windshield that includes a laminated glass sheet and a detecting device for optically detecting a target object such as water droplets. The laminated glass sheet includes a first glass sheet, a heat-reflecting film formed on the first glass sheet, an intermediate film and a second glass sheet. The detecting device is disposed on a main surface of the laminated glass such that a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element in the device are arranged in a predetermined region of the main surface, and the predetermined region is rubbed by a windshield wiper. The heat-reflecting film includes at least three dielectric layers and at least two metal layers, and the heat-reflecting film is not formed in said predetermined region.

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