Heated glass panels and methods for making electrical contact with electro-conductive films
First Claim
1. A heated glass panel, comprising:
- a first glass sheet having an electro-conductive film provided thereon;
a first conductor positioned at a first location on the electro-conductive film;
a second conductor positioned at a second location on the electro-conductive film;
a resilient material positioned on at least said first and second conductors so that said first and second conductors are located between said resilient material and said electro-conductive film;
a second glass sheet positioned on said resilient material so that said first and second glass sheets are in generally parallel, spaced-apart relation; and
means for holding said first and second glass sheets together so that said first-and second glass sheets exert a compressive pressure on said resilient material and said first and second conductors, said compressive pressure holding said first and second conductors in contact with said electro-conductive film.
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Abstract
A heated glass panel assembly according to one embodiment of the invention may include a substrate having an electro-conductive film provided thereon. A conductor is positioned in contact with the electro-conductive film. A resilient material is positioned in contact with the conductor so that at least a portion of the conductor is located between the resilient material and the electro-conductive film. A retainer is positioned in contact with the resilient material so that at least a portion of the resilient material and at least a portion of the conductor are located between the retainer and the electro-conductive film. The retainer applies a compressive pressure to the resilient material which transfers at least a portion of the compressive pressure to the conductor to hold the conductor in contact with the electro-conductive film.
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36 Claims
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1. A heated glass panel, comprising:
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a first glass sheet having an electro-conductive film provided thereon;
a first conductor positioned at a first location on the electro-conductive film;
a second conductor positioned at a second location on the electro-conductive film;
a resilient material positioned on at least said first and second conductors so that said first and second conductors are located between said resilient material and said electro-conductive film;
a second glass sheet positioned on said resilient material so that said first and second glass sheets are in generally parallel, spaced-apart relation; and
means for holding said first and second glass sheets together so that said first-and second glass sheets exert a compressive pressure on said resilient material and said first and second conductors, said compressive pressure holding said first and second conductors in contact with said electro-conductive film. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for making a heated glass panel, comprising:
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providing a first glass sheet having an electro-conductive film provided thereon;
positioning a first conductor at a first location on the electro-conductive film;
positioning a second conductor a second location on the electro-conductive film;
positioning a resilient material on at least portions of said first and second conductors so that said first and second conductors are located between said resilient material and said electro-conductive film;
positioning a second glass sheet on said resilient material so that said first and second glass sheets are in generally parallel, spaced-apart relation; and
securing said first and second glass sheets together so that said first and second glass sheets exert a compressive pressure on said resilient material and said first and second conductors, said compressive pressure holding said first and second conductors in contact with said electro-conductive film. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An assembly, comprising:
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a substrate having an electro-conductive film provided on at least one side of said substrate;
a conductor positioned in contact with the electro-conductive film;
a resilient material positioned in contact with said conductor so that at least a portion of said conductor is located between said resilient material and the electro-conductive film; and
a retainer positioned in contact with said resilient material so that at least a portion of said resilient material and at least a portion of said conductor are located between said retainer and the electro-conductive film, said retainer applying a compressive pressure to said resilient material, said resilient material transferring at least a portion of the compressive pressure to said conductor to hold said conductor in contact with the electro-conductive film. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for making electrical contact with an electro-conductive film provided on a substrate, comprising:
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providing a length of conductor;
positioning the length of conductor on the electro-conductive film;
positioning a resilient material over at least a portion of the conductor so that the at least a portion of the conductor is located between the resilient material and the electro-conductive film; and
positioning a retainer over at least a portion of the resilient material so that the at least a portion of the resilient material and the at least a portion of the conductor are located between the retainer and the electro-conductive film, the retainer applying a compressive pressure to the resilient material, the resilient material transferring at least a portion of the compressive pressure to the conductor to hold the conductor in contact with the electro-conductive film. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An assembly, comprising:
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a substrate having an electro-conductive film provided on at least one side of said substrate;
a conductor having a thickness of at least about 0.15 mm; and
an electrically conductive adhesive positioned between said conductor and said electro-conductive film.
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