Low emissivity, low shading coefficient low reflectance window

• US 4,902,081 A
• Filed: 05/22/1987
• Issued: 02/20/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: W.S.A., Inc.
• Original Assignee: Viracon Incorporated (Apogee Enterprises Incorporated)
• Inventors: Huffer, Russell
• Primary Examiner(s): Bovernick, Rodney B.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US07/053,033
• Time in Patent Office: 1,005 Days
• Field of Search: 350/1.7, 350/166, 350/1.6, 350/164
• US Class Current: 359/360
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/36 at least one coating being a metal
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/3618 Coatings of type glass/inorganic compound/other inorganic layers, at least one layer being metallic
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/3626 one layer at least containing a nitride, oxynitride, boronitride or carbonitride
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/3644 the metal being silver
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/3652 the coating stack containing at least one sacrificial layer to protect the metal from oxidation
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/366 Low-emissivity or solar control coatings
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/3681 the multilayer coating being used in glazing, e.g. windows or windscreens
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 3/6715 specially adapted for increased thermal insulation or for controlled passage of light E06B3/66323 takes precedence; coating of glass pains C03C17/00; devices or arrangements for controlling the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light G02F1/00
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/0858 the reflecting layers comprising a single metallic layer with one or more dielectric layers
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/208 for use with infrared or ultraviolet radiation, e.g. for separating visible light from infrared and/or ultraviolet radiation

Abstract

A low emissivity, low shading coefficient, low reflectance window consisting of two panes of glass. The first pane having a low wave infrared reflecting and a visible light and short wave infrared absorbing section of coatings on its inside surface. A second pane spaced about one half inch from the inside surface of the first pane to protect the coatings on the first pane and to insulate the room form the heat generated on the light and heat absorbing coating of the first pane. The infrared reflecting section consisting of four layers of metals and metal oxides. The first layer of metal oxides selected from the group consisting of tin oxide, zinc oxide and a combination of zinc and tin oxide. The second layer is silver. The third layer consisting of a metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, titanium, zinc and tin. The fourth layer selected from the same group as the first layer. The visible light and short wave infrared absorbing section consists of a coating of titanium nitride.

Claims

1. A low emissivity, low shading coefficient, low reflectance window consisting of an outside pane of glass having an inside surface and an outside surface, and an inside pane of glass having an inside surface and an outside surface, the outside pane of glass having a space between it and the inside pane of glass,

the inside surface of the outside pane of glass having an infrared reflecting coating having a plurality of layers of metal and metal oxides forming a low emissivity coating on the glass, to reflect long wave infrared radiation and transmit visible radiation and short wave infrared radiation,

a visible light absorbing coating on the infrared reflecting coating having a metal nitride layer to absorb the visible light energy and short wave infrared energy and convert it to heat energy which is conducted through the low emissivity coating to the outside pane, where said heat energy can be conducted and radiated away.

2. A low emissivity, low shading coefficient, low reflectance window as in claim 1 where the low emissivity coating consists of a first layer of metal oxides selected from the group consisting of tin oxide, zinc oxide and a combination of zinc and tin oxide, applied to the glass,

a second layer of silver,

a third layer of consisting of a metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, titanium, zinc and tin,

a fourth layer of metal oxides selected from the group consisting of tin oxide, zinc oxide and a combination of zinc and tin oxide.

3. A low emissivity, low shading coefficient, low reflectance window as in claim 2 where the visible light absorbing coating is a layer of titanium nitride.

4. A low emissivity, low shading coefficient, low reflectance window as in claim 3 where the inside and outside panes of glass are annealed or heat treated glass and spaced approximately one half inch apart.