US4066815A
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Glazing for transmitting solar radiation
Assignee: BFG Glassgroup GIE
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Filing: 1976-07-07
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Granted: 1978-01-03
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Expires: 1996-07-07
Abstract
Abstract A glazing unit permitting collection of an increased amount of incident solar energy and composed of a substrate of a composition such that its total solar radiation energy transmittance is greater than that of a similarly dimensioned substrate of ordinary soda-lime glass, and a coating at least partially covering at least one face of the substrate and being at least partially reflective of infrared radiation having a wavelength greater than 3μ.
Inventors
- 👤 Jan Olink
- 👤 Jacques Dela Ruye
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 11:01
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24S; F24S10/00; F24S10/70; F24S10/75; F24S80/00; F24S80/50; F24S80/52; F24S80/56; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/40; Y02E10/44; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/26; Y10T428/263; Y10T428/264; Y10T428/265
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
A glazing unit comprising, in combination: a soda-lime glass substrate having a composition such that its total energy transmittance for solar radiation is greater than that of a similarly dimensioned substrate of ordinary soda-lime glass which contains ferrous oxide, said substrate having a composition which contains iron oxide with substantially all of said iron oxide being ferric oxide, and a metal oxide coating of a composition which transmits solar radiation and at least partially reflects infrared radiation having wavelengths greater than 3μ at least partially covering at least one face of said substrate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
93 words
A glazing unit comprising, in combination: a soda-lime glass substrate having a composition such that its total energy transmittance for solar radiation is greater than that of a similarly dimensioned substrate of ordinary soda-lime glass which contains ferrous oxide, said substrate having a composition which contains iron oxide with substantially all of said iron oxide being ferric oxide, and a metal oxide coating of a composition which transmits solar radiation and at least partially reflects infrared radiation having wavelengths greater than 3μ at least partially covering at least one face of said substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A glazing unit as defined in claim 1 wherein said coating has a reflectivity of at least 0.5 for infrared radiation having wavelengths greater than 3μ.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A glazing unit as defined in claim 2 wherein said substrate and coating have a total energy transmittance for solar radiation which is at least 80% of that of such a substrate of ordinary soda-lime glass.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A glazing unit as defined in claim 3 wherein said substrate and coating have a total energy transmittance for solar radiation which is at least as great as that of such a substrate of ordinary soda-lime glass.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A glazing unit as defined in claim 1 wherein the soda-lime glass in said substrate contains at least one of manganese oxide and cerium oxide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A glazing unit as defined in claim 5 wherein the total weight of manganese oxide and cerium oxide is between 0.01 and 1.0% of the weight of said glass substrate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
A glazing unit as defined in claim 6 wherein said glass substrate contains between 0.01 and 0.5% of manganese oxide calculated in the form MnO 2 .
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A glazing unit as defined in claim 1 wherein said soda-lime glass substrate includes less than 0.12% by weight of ferric oxide.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A glazing unit as defined in claim 8 wherein said soda-lime glass substrate contains, by weight, 0.27% MnO 2 ; 0.1% Fe 2 O 3 ; 0.06% CeO 2 .
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
A glazing unit as defined in claim 1 wherein said substrate is a chemically tempered sheet.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
A glazing unit as defined in claim 1 wherein said coating is transparent to visible light.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
A glazing unit as defined in claim 11 wherein said coating is transparent to substantially all wavelengths within the solar radiation spectrum.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
A glazing unit as defined in claim 1 wherein said coating contains tin oxide.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
A glazing unit as defined in claim 1 wherein said metal oxide is a coating of lead oxide or indium oxide.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
36 words
A glazing unit as defined in claim 1 wherein said coating contains small quantities of an ingredient selected from the group consisting of antimony oxide, arsenic oxide, cadmium oxide, tellurium oxide, fluorine ions and chlorine ions.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
A glazing unit as defined in claim 1 wherein said coating has a thickness of between 500 A and 5,500 A.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
A solar energy accumulator comprising at least one wall at least partly constituted by said glazing unit as defined in claim 1.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
30 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 17 wherein said accumulator comprises a solar energy convertor, and said face of said substrate covered by said coating is directed toward said converter.
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