Double sided heat barrier glass with clear CVD coating and method of making the same

• US 6,024,084 A
• Filed: 02/22/1999
• Issued: 02/15/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Engineered Glass Products LLC
• Original Assignee: Engineered Glass Products LLC
• Inventors: Gerhardinger, Peter F.
• Primary Examiner(s): DORITY, CARROLL B
• Application Number:
  US09/255,561
• Time in Patent Office: 358 Days
• Field of Search: 126/200
• US Class Current: 126/200
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/3417 all coatings being oxide coatings
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 2218/152 by cvd
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 2218/365 Coating different sides of a glass substrate
• CPC Class Codes: F23M 11/042 Viewing ports of windows
• CPC Class Codes: F23M 7/00 Doors
• CPC Class Codes: F24C 15/04 with transparent panels

Abstract

A coated glass article is comprised of a transparent infrared reflective coating disposed on each major surface of a glass substrate. The glass article has a particular application as part of the window assembly for an oven door of a self cleaning oven. The window assembly includes a first glass substrate and a second glass substrate and a frame which supports the first and second glass substrates in a spaced apart and mutually parallel relationship. An infrared reflective coating is disposed preferably on both major surfaces of the first and second glass substrates. The invention also includes the method of making the coated glass article.

Claims

1. A coated glass article, comprising:

a glass substrate having first and second major surfaces in an opposed relationship to each other; and

a transparent infrared reflective coating disposed on each major surface of said glass substrate.

2. A coated glass article as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one of said major surfaces of said coated glass substrate has an emissivity of no more than 0.3.

3. A coated glass article as defined in claim 1, wherein said infrared reflective coating disposed on at least one major surface of said glass substrate is comprised of a two layer coating.

4. A coated glass article as defined in claim 3, wherein said two layer coating configuration is a silica layer deposited on said glass substrate, and a fluorine-doped tin oxide layer deposited on said silica layer.

5. A coated glass article as defined in claim 1, wherein said infrared reflective coating disposed on at least one major surface of said glass substrate includes a halogen-doped metal oxide.

6. A coated glass article as defined in claim 1, wherein said infrared reflective coating disposed on at least one major surface of said glass substrate has a thickness of from about 2500 Å

to about 5000 Å

.

7. A coated glass article as defined in claim 1, wherein said coated glass article exhibits a neutral color in reflectance on the CIELAB scale.

8. A coated glass article as defined in claim 1, wherein one major surface of the glass substrate has a muted green color in reflectance, however, said article exhibits a neutral color in at least reflectance.

9. A window assembly for an oven door comprising:

a first glass substrate having first and second major surfaces in an opposed relationship;

a second glass substrate having first and second major surfaces in an opposed relationship;

a frame which supports said first and second glass substrates in a spaced apart and mutually parallel relationship; and

an infrared reflective coating disposed on both major surfaces of said first and second glass substrates.

10. A window assembly for an oven door as defined in claim 9, further including a chamber defined by said first and second glass substrates and said frame and a plurality of apertures disposed on said frame in communication with said chamber.

11. A window assembly for an oven door as defined in claim 9, wherein said infrared coating disposed on at least one major surface of said first and second glass substrates comprises a silica layer deposited on said at least one major surface of said first and second glass substrates and a fluorine-doped tin oxide layer deposited on said silica layer.

12. A window assembly for an oven door as defined in claim 9, wherein at least one major surface of said first and second glass substrates has an emissivity of no more than 0.3.

13. A window assembly for an oven door as defined in claim 9, wherein said infrared coating disposed on at least one major surface of said first and second glass substrates has a thickness of about 2500 Å

to about 5000 Å

.

14. A window assembly for an oven door as defined in claim 9, wherein said first and second glass substrates exhibit a neutral color in reflectance on the CIELAB scale.

15. A window assembly for an oven door as defined in claim 14, wherein at least one of said glass substrates has a visible light transmission of at least 80% Ill. A.

16. A method of making a double sided coated heat barrier glass article, comprising:

a) providing a glass substrate with first and second major surfaces, the first major surface being coated with a transparent infrared reflective coating;

b) heating the substrate to an elevated temperature;

c) applying a pyrolytic infrared reflective coating to the second major surface of the glass substrate; and

d) cooling the coated glass substrate to ambient temperature.

17. A method of making a glass article as defined in claim 16, further comprising tempering the glass substrate.

18. A method of making a glass article as defined in claim 17, wherein said tempering of the glass substrate includes optionally heating the glass substrate such that the temperature of the glass substrate is at least 1000°

F. and then quenching the glass substrate to lower the temperature of the glass substrate to less than 600°

F.

19. A method of making a glass article as defined in claim 16, further comprising before b) cutting the glass substrate to a predetermined finished dimension and preparing the edgework of the glass substrate.

20. A method of making a glass article as defined in claim 16 wherein air is forced against the glass substrate to cool it.