Electrical connector for a window pane of a vehicle
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1. A window pane comprising:
- a substrate formed from glass;
an electrical conductor applied across a region of said substrate;
an electrical connector operatively connected to and in electrical communication with said conductor for transferring electrical energy to said conductor; and
said connector comprising titanium for minimizing mechanical stress between said connector and said substrate due to thermal expansion of said connector and said substrate resulting from changes in temperature.
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Abstract
A window pane has a substrate formed from glass and includes an electrical device. The electrical device includes an electrical conductor. An electrical connector is operatively connected to and in electrical communication with the conductor for transferring electrical energy to the conductor. The substrate has a first coefficient of expansion and the connector has a second coefficient of thermal expansion. A difference between the first and second coefficients of thermal expansion is equal to or less than 5×10−6/° C. for minimizing mechanical stress between the connector and the substrate due to thermal expansion of the connector and the substrate resulting from changes in temperature.
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22 Claims
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1. A window pane comprising:
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a substrate formed from glass; an electrical conductor applied across a region of said substrate; an electrical connector operatively connected to and in electrical communication with said conductor for transferring electrical energy to said conductor; and said connector comprising titanium for minimizing mechanical stress between said connector and said substrate due to thermal expansion of said connector and said substrate resulting from changes in temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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