Glazing element and laminate for use in the same
First Claim
1. A laminate attached to window glass suitable for use in a vehicular or architectural glazing element which has reduced spall and lacerative consequences on impact fracture of the window glass;
- said laminate comprising;
(a) a first lamina comprised of visible light transmissive flexible nonadhesive polymeric material having a first major surface and an opposite second major surface;
(b) a scratch-resistant layer over said first major surface to provide an exposed surface to the laminate;
(c) at least one additional lamina comprised of visible light transmissive flexible nonadhesive polymeric material;
(d) a sufficient number of layers of in situ visible light transmissive pressure sensitive adhesive layers to bond said laminae together with the scratch-resistant layer exposed; and
(e) a layer of in situ visible light transmissive ambient temperature attachable pressure sensitive adhesive to bond said laminate to window glass, wherein the total thickness of the laminate exceeds about 5 mils and the laminate exhibits a light transmittance,wherein said laminate exhibits a light transmittance of at least about 75%.
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Abstract
A multi-layer optically clear laminate suited for attachment to window glass to provide a glazing element which has reduced spall and lacerative consequences on fracture impact of the window glass is provided by the invention. The laminate is comprised of at least two films of nonadhesive polymeric material directly adhered together by pressure sensitive adhesive and includes an exposed surface covered with a hard coat composition and an opposite surface covered with an ambient temperature attachable pressure sensitive adhesive. A glazing element comprised of the laminate attached to glass is also provided.
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1. A laminate attached to window glass suitable for use in a vehicular or architectural glazing element which has reduced spall and lacerative consequences on impact fracture of the window glass;
- said laminate comprising;
(a) a first lamina comprised of visible light transmissive flexible nonadhesive polymeric material having a first major surface and an opposite second major surface; (b) a scratch-resistant layer over said first major surface to provide an exposed surface to the laminate; (c) at least one additional lamina comprised of visible light transmissive flexible nonadhesive polymeric material; (d) a sufficient number of layers of in situ visible light transmissive pressure sensitive adhesive layers to bond said laminae together with the scratch-resistant layer exposed; and (e) a layer of in situ visible light transmissive ambient temperature attachable pressure sensitive adhesive to bond said laminate to window glass, wherein the total thickness of the laminate exceeds about 5 mils and the laminate exhibits a light transmittance, wherein said laminate exhibits a light transmittance of at least about 75%. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- said laminate comprising;
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19. A vehicular or architectural glazing element which has reduced spall and lacerative consequences on impact fracture, said glazing element comprising:
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(a) a laminate comprising a first laminae comprised of visible light transmissive flexible polymeric material having a first major surface and an opposite second major surface;
a scratch-resistant layer over said first major surface;
at least one additional lamina comprised of visible light transmissive flexible nonadhesive polymeric material;
a sufficient number of layers of in situ visible light transmissive pressure sensitive adhesive layers to bond said laminae together with the scratch-resistant layer exposed;
a layer of in situ visible light transmissive ambient temperature attachable pressure sensitive adhesive to bond said laminate to window glass;
wherein the total thickness of the laminate exceeds about 5 mils and the laminate exhibits a light transmittance; and(b) window glass; wherein said laminate exhibits a light transmittance of at least about 75%. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A laminate attached to window glass suitable for use in a vehicular or architectural glazing element comprising the following components adhered together in the following order:
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(a) a scratch-resistant layer comprised of cured ceramer; (b) a first biaxially oriented polyester film having a thickness of not more than 5 mils (0.13 mm); (c) a first pressure sensitive adhesive layer; (d) a second biaxially oriented polyester film having a thickness of not more than 5 mils (0.13 mm); (e) a second pressure sensitive adhesive layer; (f) a third biaxially oriented polyester film having a thickness of not more than 5 mils (0.13 mm); and (g) a third ambient-temperature-attachable pressure sensitive adhesive layer; wherein said pressure sensitive adhesive layers are comprised of pressure sensitive adhesive having a shear storage modulus measured at 22°
C. in the range of about 0.20 MPa to 0.50 MPa,wherein said laminate comprises an optically clear laminate. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. A light transmissive laminate suited for attachment to window glass to provide a glazing element which has reduced spall and lacerative consequences on impact fracture of the window glass;
- said laminate comprising;
(a) a first lamina comprised of visible light transmissive flexible nonadhesive polymeric material having a first major surface and an opposite second major surface; (b) a scratch-resistant layer over said first major surface to provide an exposed surface to the laminate; (c) at least one additional lamina comprised of visible light transmissive flexible nonadhesive polymeric material; (d) a sufficient number of layers of in situ visible light transmissive pressure sensitive adhesive layers to bond said laminae together with the scratch-resistant layer exposed; (e) a layer of in situ visible light transmissive ambient temperature attachable pressure sensitive adhesive to bond said laminate to window glass; and wherein the total thickness of the laminate exceeds about 5 mils, the laminate exhibits a light transmittance of at least about 75% and said pressure sensitive adhesive layers are comprised of pressure sensitive adhesive having a shear storage modulus measured at 22°
C. in the range of about 0.20 Mpa to about 0.50 MPa. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
- said laminate comprising;
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