Rigid elements embedded in a motor vehicle windshield
First Claim
1. A method of embedding rigid elements in a windshield, comprising:
- cutting two sheets of glass in a desired shape to serve as an upper layer and lower layer of the windshield;
inserting a layer of interlayer material for each of the two layers of glass, facing each other, between the two layers of glass;
placing the rigid elements between the two layers of interlayer material;
wherein the rigid elements have a footprint that is smaller than the size of the sheets of glass;
pushing the two layers of glass together to form to glass sandwich with the rigid elements and two layers of interlayer material between the upper and lower glass layers;
heating the glass sandwich while applying pressure to form a unified sheet of glass, so that the rigid elements settle into the interlayer material displacing some of the interlayer material; and
wherein the combined thickness of the layers of interlayer material is at least as thick as the rigid elements, so that when the rigid elements settle into the interlayer material the surrounding interlayer material protects the glass from being damaged by the rigid elements.
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Abstract
A method of embedding rigid elements in a windshield, including, cutting two sheets of glass in a desired shape to serve as an upper layer and lower layer of the windshield, inserting a layer of interlayer material for each of the two layers of glass, facing each other, between the two layers of glass, placing the rigid elements between the two layers of interlayer material, pushing the two layers of glass together to form a glass sandwich with the rigid elements and two layers of interlayer material between the upper and lower glass layers, heating the glass sandwich while applying pressure to form a unified sheet of glass; and wherein the combined thickness of the layers of interlayer material is at least as thick as the rigid elements.
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11 Claims
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1. A method of embedding rigid elements in a windshield, comprising:
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cutting two sheets of glass in a desired shape to serve as an upper layer and lower layer of the windshield; inserting a layer of interlayer material for each of the two layers of glass, facing each other, between the two layers of glass; placing the rigid elements between the two layers of interlayer material;
wherein the rigid elements have a footprint that is smaller than the size of the sheets of glass;pushing the two layers of glass together to form to glass sandwich with the rigid elements and two layers of interlayer material between the upper and lower glass layers; heating the glass sandwich while applying pressure to form a unified sheet of glass, so that the rigid elements settle into the interlayer material displacing some of the interlayer material; and wherein the combined thickness of the layers of interlayer material is at least as thick as the rigid elements, so that when the rigid elements settle into the interlayer material the surrounding interlayer material protects the glass from being damaged by the rigid elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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Current AssigneeOrigin Gps, Origin GPS Ltd.
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Original AssigneeOrigin GPS Ltd.
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InventorsGoldberger, Haim
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Primary Examiner(s)Wimer, Michael C
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Application NumberUS12/686,391Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,679 DaysField of Search343/700.MS, 343/711, 343/713, 340/572.7, 428/432, 156/102US Class Current343/713CPC Class CodesB32B 17/10036 comprising two outer glass ...B32B 17/10165 Functional features of the ...B32B 17/10293 Edge features, e.g. inserts...B32B 17/10871 in combination with particu...H01Q 1/1271 for mounting on windscreensH01Q 1/3233 particular used as part of ...H01Q 1/325 characterised by the locati...Y10T 428/249921 Web or sheet containing str...
