Glazing panel having solar screening properties

• US 7,803,463 B2
• Filed: 10/25/2007
• Issued: 09/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AGC Flat Glass (AGC, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AGC Flat Glass (AGC, Inc.)
• Inventors: Schutz, Alain, Legrand, Philippe, Hannotiau, Michel, Terneu, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Turner; Archene
• Application Number:
  US11/923,823
• Publication Number:
  US 20080044665A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,069 Days
• Field of Search: 359/580, 359/589, 428/336, 428/697, 428/699, 428/701, 428/702, 428/432, 428/428
• US Class Current: 428/432
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/2453 Coating containing SnO2
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/253 Coating containing SnO2
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/3417 all coatings being oxide coatings
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/3423 at least one of the coatings comprising a suboxide
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 2217/211 SnO2
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 2217/23 Mixtures
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 2217/244 with Sb
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 2218/112 by spraying
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 2218/15 from the vapour phase
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 2218/152 by cvd
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/265 1 mil or less

Abstract

A glazing panel having beneficial anti-solar properties comprises a vitreous substrate carrying a tin/antimony oxide coating layer containing tin and antimony in a Sb/Sn molar ratio of from 0.01 to 0.14. In one application the coated substrate has a solar factor FS of less than 70% and the panel is formed by chemical vapor deposition from a reactant mixture comprising a source of tin and a source of antimony. In another application it is particularly suitable for use in vehicle glazing, in particular in vehicle roof windows, and the coated substrate has a spray-formed pyrolytic tin/antimony oxide coating having a thickness of at least 400 nm and, whereby the coated substrate has a luminous transmittance (TL) of less than 35% and a selectivity (TL/TE) of at least 1.3.

Claims

1. A solar control glazing panel, having a solar factor (FS) of less than 70% and an emissivity of less than 0.4, comprising a soda-lime float glass substrate carrying a coating which comprises a plurality of coating layers:

a first coating layer formed pyrolytically by chemical vapor deposition or by spray on the substrate, comprising tin and antimony oxides and having a Sb/Sn molar ratio ranging from 0.03 to 0.15, and

a second coating layer positioned over the first coating layer and comprising tin oxide doped with fluorine,

wherein the coating excluding the second coating layer is such as to confer on a 4 mm thick sheet of clear soda-lime glass a solar energy transmission (TE) measured according to the CIE standard ranging from 27 to 54.3%.

2. The glazing panel according to claim 1, wherein the glass substrate is clear glass.

3. The glazing panel according to claim 1, wherein the coating excluding the second coating layer is such as to confer on a 4 mm thick sheet of clear soda-lime glass a solar factor (FS) according to the CIE standard (coated side) ranging from 43 to 63%.

4. The glazing panel according to claim 1, wherein the glazing panel has a luminous transmittance (TL) measured under CIE standard Illuminant C of from 40 to 65%.

5. The glazing panel according to claim 1, wherein the first coating layer has a thickness ranging from 100 to 500 nm.

6. The glazing panel according to claim 1, further including at least one intermediate coating layer on the soda-lime glass substrate, the at least one intermediate coating layer being positioned on a side of the glass substrate in between the side of the glass substrate and the first coating layer.

7. The glazing panel according to claim 6, wherein the at least one intermediate coating layer is selected from the group consisting of a haze reducing coating layer, an anti-reflection undercoat and a silicon oxide undercoat.

8. The glazing panel according to claim 1, wherein the glazing panel has a luminous transmittance (TL) measured under CIE standard Illuminant C of from 40 to 65%, and further includes at least one intermediate coating layer on the soda-lime glass substrate, the at least one intermediate coating layer being positioned on a side of the glass substrate in between the side of the glass substrate and the first coating layer, and the second coating layer being positioned over the first coating layer, wherein the combination of the at least one intermediate coating layer and the first coating layer comprising tin and antimony oxides is such as to confer on a 4 mm thick sheet of clear soda-lime glass a solar factor (FS) according to the CIE standard (coated side) ranging from 43 to 63%, and wherein the first coating layer has a thickness ranging from 100 to 500 nm.

9. The glazing panel according to claim 8, wherein the glass substrate is clear glass.

10. The glazing panel according to claim 8, wherein the at least one intermediate coating layer is selected from the group consisting of a haze reducing coating layer, an anti-reflection undercoat and a silicon oxide undercoat.

11. A solar control glazing panel, having a solar factor (FS) of less than 70% and an emissivity of less than 0.4, comprising:

a soda-lime glass substrate;

a first coating layer formed pyrolytically by chemical vapor deposition or by spray on the soda-lime glass substrate, comprising tin and antimony oxides and having a Sb/Sn molar ratio ranging from 0.03 to 0.15, and

a second coating layer, on the soda-lime glass substrate, comprising tin oxide doped with fluorine;

wherein the solar control glazing panel without the second coating layer has a solar energy transmission (TE) measured according to the CIE standard ranging from 15.8 to 54.3%.

12. The glazing panel according to claim 11, wherein the glazing panel without the second coating layer has a solar energy transmission (TE) measured according to the CIE standard ranging from 34.7 to 50.8%.

13. The glazing panel according to claim 11, wherein the glazing panel without the second coating layer has a solar factor (FS) ranging from 34.4 to 63.0%.

14. The glazing panel according to claim 11, wherein the glazing panel has a luminous transmittance (TL) measured under CIE standard Illuminant C of from 40 to 65%.

15. The glazing panel according to claim 11, wherein the first coating layer has a thickness ranging from 100 to 500 nm.

16. The glazing panel according to claim 11, further including at least one intermediate coating layer on the soda-lime glass substrate, the at least one intermediate coating layer being positioned on a side of the glass substrate in between the side of the glass substrate and the first coating layer.

17. The glazing panel according to claim 16, wherein the at least one intermediate coating layer is selected from the group consisting of a haze reducing coating layer, an anti-reflection undercoat, and a silicon oxide undercoat.

18. The glazing panel according to claim 11, wherein the glass substrate has a thickness of 4 mm.

19. The glazing panel according to claim 11, wherein the glass substrate is selected from the group consisting of clear glass substrates and coloured glass substrates.

20. The glazing panel according to claim 11, wherein the glazing panel has a luminous transmittance (TL) measured under CIE standard Illuminant C of from 65%, and further includes at least one intermediate coating layer on the soda-lime glass substrate,

the at least one intermediate coating layer being positioned on a side of the glass substrate in between the side of the glass substrate and the first coating layer, and

the second coating layer being positioned over the first coating layer,

wherein the combination of the glass substrate, the at least one intermediate layer and the first coating layer comprising tin and antimony oxides has a solar factor (FS) according to the CIE standard (coated side) ranging from 34.4 to 63.0%, and wherein the first coating layer has a thickness ranging from 100 to 500 nm.

21. The glazing panel according to claim 20, wherein the at least one intermediate coating layer is selected from the group consisting of a haze reducing coating layer, an anti-reflection undercoat, and a silicon oxide undercoat.

22. The glazing panel according to claim 20, wherein the glass substrate has a thickness of 4 nm.

23. The glazing panel according to claim 20, wherein the glass substrate is selected from the group consisting of clear glass substrates and coloured glass substrates.

24. A solar control glazing panel for the exterior facade of a building, the glazing panel transmitting visible light in order to allow natural illumination of the interior of the building and in order to allow occupants of the building to see out, the glazing panel comprising:

a first coating layer formed pyrolytically by chemical vapor deposition or by spray on a soda-lime float glass substrate,

said first coating layer comprising tin and antimony oxides and having a Sb/Sn molar ratio ranging from 0.03 to 0.15;

a second coating layer on the soda-lime float glass substrate, said second coating layer comprising tin oxide doped with fluorine; and

at least one intermediate coating layer on the soda-lime float glass substrate, said intermediate layer being positioned on a side of the glass substrate in between the side of the glass substrate and the first coating layer, and wherein the second coating layer is positioned over the first coating layer, the glazing panel having;

transmission of visible light characterized by a luminous transmittance (TL) measured under CIE standard Illuminant C of from 40 to 65%, and a combination of a low solar factor and low emissivity characterized by a solar factor (FS) of less than 70% and an emissivity of less than 0.4.

25. The glazing panel according to claim 24, wherein the at least one intermediate coating layer is selected from the group consisting of a haze reducing coating layer, an anti-reflection undercoat, and a silicon oxide undercoat.

26. The glazing panel according to claim 24, wherein the glass substrate is selected from the group consisting of glass substrates having a thickness of 4 mm, glass substrates having a thickness of 5 mm and glass substrates having a thickness of 6 mm.

27. The glazing panel according to claim 24, wherein the glass substrate is selected from the group consisting of clear glass substrates and coloured glass substrates.

28. The glazing panel according to claim 24, wherein the first coating layer has a thickness ranging from 100 to 500 μ

m.

29. The glazing panel according to claim 24, wherein the combination of the glass substrate, the at least one intermediate layer and the first coating layer comprising tin and antimony oxides has a solar energy transmission (TE) according to the CIE standard ranging from 15.8 to 54.3%.