GLASS COMPOSITE WITH FUNCTIONAL ELEMENT

• US 20160363836A1
• Filed: 08/26/2016
• Published: 12/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Linda Czapka
• Original Assignee: Linda Czapka
• Inventors: CZAPKA, Linda
• Application Number:
  US15/248,137
• Publication Number:
  US 20160363836A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 17/06 comprising glass as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific material
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2457/00 Electrical equipment
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2457/12 Photovoltaic modules
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/50 Cooling arrangements air-treatment systems dissipating or using the heat of lighting fixtures F24F3/056
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/508 of electrical circuits
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/006 General building constructions or finishing work for buildings, e.g. roofs, gutters, stairs or floors; Garden equipment; Sunshades or parasols
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2105/10 comprising a two-dimensional array of point-like light-generating elements
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0076 Stacked arrangements of multiple light guides of the same or different cross-sectional area
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 15/03 Combinations of cameras with lighting apparatus; Flash units
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/02 Bodies
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/55 with provision for heating or cooling, e.g. in aircraft
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/0274 Optical details, e.g. printed circuits comprising integral optical means H05K1/0269 takes precedence; coupling light guides with opto-electronic components G02B6/42
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/0306 Inorganic insulating substrates, e.g. ceramic, glass

Abstract

A glass composite has at least one first main glass panel (2), at least one second main glass panel (3) arranged at a distance from the first main glass panel, and at least one plate element (5) arranged between the main glass panels (2, 3), wherein at least one technical module (4) is arranged between the two main glass panels (2, 3) and the plate element (5) borders a recess (6) that is adapted to the shape of the technical module (4), in which recess the technical module (4) is accommodated.

Claims

1. A glass composite comprising:

at least one first main glass panel (2),

at least one second main glass panel (3) that is spaced apart from the first,

at least one plate element (5) that is located between the main glass panels (2, 3) and bordering a recess (6), and

at least one technical module (4) located between the first and second main glass panels (2, 3) and accommodated within the recess (6),

wherein a shape of the recess (6) matches a shape of the at least one technical module (4).

2. A glass composite according to claim 1, wherein the at least one plate element (5) is made at least in two parts and wherein the at least two parts in the plane between the first and second main glass panels (2, 3) adjoin the edges of the technical module (4).

3. A glass composite according to claim 1, wherein the at least one technical module (4) has one of the group consisting of a display unit, an input unit, a sensor unit, a photovoltaic panel, a current-carrying apparatus, a data-carrying apparatus and a data-recording apparatus.

4. A glass composite according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second main glass panels (2, 3) and the at least one technical module (4) are arranged at a distance to one another using a spacer (9) such that cooling of the at least one technical module (4) is ensured.

5. A glass composite according to claim 1, wherein adjacent to one of the first and second main glass panels (2, 3), there is an illumination system that runs in a plane parallel to these main glass panels (2, 3) and between these main glass panels (2, 3), and a third main glass panel (22) has an embedded light-conducting illumination panel (21).

6. A glass composite according to claim 1, wherein adjacent to one of the main glass panels (2, 3, 22), especially the main glass panel (3, 22) that is facing a back of the technical module (4), there is a color layer that runs in a plane that is parallel to these main glass panels (2, 3, 22) and between these main glass panels (2, 3, 22), and another main glass panel (33) has a color panel (34) that is embedded.

7. A glass composite according to claim 1, wherein there are conducting means (11) that are intended for electrically-conductive connection of the electrical terminals (12) of the technical module (4) to the vicinity of the glass composite (1),

the conducting means (11) in the plate element (5) having a hole or notch or groove (13) and an electrical line (14) that is accommodated there, and/or

the conducting means (11) having first printed conductors (15) that run on the edges of the plate element (5) and that are line-like or surface-like there, and/or

between the main glass panels (2, 3), spacers (9) being inserted on the edge side that define the distance of the main glass panels (2, 3) to one another, the spacer (9) being a component of the conducting means (11) and having electrically-conductive structures in regions, especially in the form of cable-like, line-like or surface-like second printed conductors (16), and/or corner elements (17) between the spacers (9) forming a component of the conducting means (11) and having an electrically-conductive penetration (18) in order to electrically connect the technical module (4) to the vicinity of the glass composite (1).

8. A glass composite according to claim 1, wherein illumination means (19) are integrated between two main glass panels (2, 3, 22, 33) and are designed for lateral feed of light between the main glass panels (2, 3, 22, 33) and wherein the illumination means (19) are thermally coupled to a spacer (9).

9. A glass composite according to claim 8, wherein the illumination means (19) have a light-emitting diode strip (24) having a board (32) with light-emitting diodes (23) attached to it and wherein the board (32) is used as a cooling body.

10. A glass composite according to claim 1, wherein the at least one plate element (5) is located between the two main glass panels (2, 3) in one function plane and acts as a frame in this function plane for at least one technical module (4) by its bordering a recess (6) that is matched to the shape of the technical module (4) and in which the technical module (4) is accommodated.

11. A glass composite according to claim 1, wherein the at least one technical module (4) is a camera.

12. A glass composite according to claim 1, wherein adjacent to one of the second main glass panel (3) faces a back of the technical module (4), there is an illumination system that runs in a plane parallel to the first and second main glass panels (2, 3) and between the first and second main glass panels (2, 3), and a third main glass panel (22) has an embedded light-conducting illumination panel (21).

13. A method for producing a glass composite (1) with at least one first main glass panel (2), at least one second main glass panel (3) that is spaced apart from the first, and at least one plate element (5) that is located between the main glass panels (2, 3), wherein at least one technical module (4) is located in a recess (6) of at least one plate element (5), which recess is matched to the shape of the technical module (4), and wherein the at least one plate element (5) and the at least one technical module (4) are located between the two main glass panels.

16. A method according to claim 16, wherein adjacent to one of the main glass panels (2, 3), especially the main glass panel (3) that is facing a back of the technical module (4), there is an illumination system that runs in a plane that is parallel to these main glass panels (2, 3) and between these main glass panels (2, 3), and a third main glass panel (22) has an embedded light-conducting illumination panel (21).

14. A method according to claim 16, wherein the plate element (5) is made at least in two parts and the parts of the plate element (5) during arrangement are aligned such that in the plane between the main glass panels (2, 3), edges of the technical module (4) adjoin the plate edges of the parts of the plate element (5).

15. A method according to claim 16, wherein between the main glass panels (2, 3) on the edge side, spacers (9) are inserted so that at least one of the main glass panels (2, 3) and the technical module (4) are arranged at a distance to one another using the spacers (9) such that cooling of the technical module (4) is ensured.

17. A method according to claim 16, wherein adjacent to one of the main glass panels (2, 3, 22), especially the main glass panel (3, 22) that is facing a back of the technical module (4), there is a color layer that runs in a plane that is parallel to these main glass panels (2, 3, 22) and between these main glass panels (2, 3, 22), and another main glass panel (33) has a color panel (34) that is embedded.