HIGH INFRARED REFLECTION COATINGS, THIN FILM COATING DEPOSITION METHODS AND ASSOCIATED TECHNOLOGIES
First Claim
1. A substrate having a major surface that bears a low-emissivity coating, the coating comprising a first infrared-reflection film region having a thickness, a second infrared-reflection film region having a thickness, and a third infrared-reflection film region having a thickness, where the thickness of the third infrared-reflection film region is greater than the thickness of the second infrared-reflection film region, and the thickness of the second infrared-reflection film region is greater than the thickness of the first infrared-reflection film region, the coating comprising, from said major surface outwardly:
- a) a first transparent dielectric film region;
b) the first infrared-reflection film region;
c) a second transparent dielectric film region;
d) the second infrared-reflection film region;
e) a third transparent dielectric film region;
f) the third infrared-reflection film region;
g) a fourth transparent dielectric film region;
wherein the first, second, and third infrared-reflection film regions each comprise silver, wherein the coating has a first reflection-region ratio equal to the thickness of the first infrared-reflection film region over the thickness of the second infrared-reflection film region, the coating has a second reflection-region ratio equal to the thickness of the second infrared-reflection film region over the thickness of the third infrared-reflection film region, and wherein at least one of said first and second reflection-region ratios is less than 0.85.
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Abstract
The invention provides low-emissivity coatings that are highly reflective of infrared radiation. The coating includes three infrared-reflection film regions, which may each comprise silver.
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1. A substrate having a major surface that bears a low-emissivity coating, the coating comprising a first infrared-reflection film region having a thickness, a second infrared-reflection film region having a thickness, and a third infrared-reflection film region having a thickness, where the thickness of the third infrared-reflection film region is greater than the thickness of the second infrared-reflection film region, and the thickness of the second infrared-reflection film region is greater than the thickness of the first infrared-reflection film region, the coating comprising, from said major surface outwardly:
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a) a first transparent dielectric film region; b) the first infrared-reflection film region; c) a second transparent dielectric film region; d) the second infrared-reflection film region; e) a third transparent dielectric film region; f) the third infrared-reflection film region; g) a fourth transparent dielectric film region; wherein the first, second, and third infrared-reflection film regions each comprise silver, wherein the coating has a first reflection-region ratio equal to the thickness of the first infrared-reflection film region over the thickness of the second infrared-reflection film region, the coating has a second reflection-region ratio equal to the thickness of the second infrared-reflection film region over the thickness of the third infrared-reflection film region, and wherein at least one of said first and second reflection-region ratios is less than 0.85. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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