US4278875A
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Electrically heated window
Assignee: Boeing Co
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Filing: 1979-12-19
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Granted: 1981-07-14
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Expires: 1999-12-19
Abstract
Abstract An electrically heatable window pane suitable for use in an anti-icing capacity in an aircraft windshield includes a substantially transparent layer of an electroconductive material, preferably tin oxide, sandwiched between fused sheets of glass. The sheets of glass and the layer of electroconductive material are fused together to form a structurally unitary window pane which is heatable by applying an electric potential to the electroconductive layer. Such a heatable window pane may be laminated to a structural fail-safe glass ply in a conventional manner to form a preferred embodiment of an aircraft windshield. In an alternative embodiment, an airplane windshield is formed with two independent electroconductive layers adjacent the inner and outer surfaces of the windshield to provide anti-icing capability on the outside surface and defogging capability on the inside surface.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter H. Bain
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 14:22
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B17/00; B32B17/06; B32B17/10; B32B17/10005; B32B17/10165; B32B17/10174; B32B17/10009; B32B17/10036; B64; B64C; B64C1/00; B64C1/14; B64C1/1476; B64C1/1492; H; H05; H05B; H05B3/00; H05B3/84; H05B3/86; H05B2203/00; H05B2203/013; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
58 words
A transparent window comprising a structurally unitary, electrically heatable window pane, said window pane having a substantially transparent layer of an electroconductive material sandwiched between and fused directly to first and second sheets of glass fused directly together, and means forming an electrical contact with said layer of electroconductive material for applying an electrical potential to said layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
58 words
A transparent window comprising a structurally unitary, electrically heatable window pane, said window pane having a substantially transparent layer of an electroconductive material sandwiched between and fused directly to first and second sheets of glass fused directly together, and means forming an electrical contact with said layer of electroconductive material for applying an electrical potential to said layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The window defined in claim 1 wherein said electroconductive material consists essentially of tin oxide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
The window defined in claim 2 wherein said first sheet of glass is of a greater thickness than said second sheet of glass to thereby cause heat generated at said layer of tin oxide to be selectively conducted to the outer surface of said second sheet of glass.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
91 words
A laminated, electrically heatable windshield comprising a fail-safe glss ply bonded to a structurally unitary, heatable glass face ply by a polymeric interlayer, said heatable glass face ply including exterior and interior sheets of glass and a substantially transparent layer of an electroconductive material sandwiched therebetween, said exterior and interior sheets of glass being fused directly together to integrally enclose said layer of electroconductive material, said exterior sheet of glass forming the outer surface of said windshield, and means for application of an electric potential to said layer of electroconductive material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
91 words
A laminated, electrically heatable windshield comprising a fail-safe glss ply bonded to a structurally unitary, heatable glass face ply by a polymeric interlayer, said heatable glass face ply including exterior and interior sheets of glass and a substantially transparent layer of an electroconductive material sandwiched therebetween, said exterior and interior sheets of glass being fused directly together to integrally enclose said layer of electroconductive material, said exterior sheet of glass forming the outer surface of said windshield, and means for application of an electric potential to said layer of electroconductive material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The windshield defined in claim 4 wherein said electroconductive material consists essentially of tin oxide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
60 words
The windshield defined in claim 5 wherein said interior sheet of glass of said heatable face ply is of a greater thickness than said exterior sheet of glass to thereby cause heat generated in said layer of tin oxide to be selectively conducted through said exterior sheet of glass to provide anti-icing capability over said outer surface of said windshield.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
98 words
A laminated, electrically heatable windshield comprising inner and outer heatable glass plies bonded together by an intermediate polymeric interlayer, said inner and outer heatable glass plies each including first and second sheets of glass and a substantially transparent layer of an electroconductive material sandwiched therebetween, said first and second sheets of glass of each heatable ply being fused directly together to integrally enclose therebetween said layer of electroconductive material and thereby form a structurally unitary heatable ply, and means for selectively applying an electric potential across said layers of electroconductive material of said inner and outer heatable plies.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
98 words
A laminated, electrically heatable windshield comprising inner and outer heatable glass plies bonded together by an intermediate polymeric interlayer, said inner and outer heatable glass plies each including first and second sheets of glass and a substantially transparent layer of an electroconductive material sandwiched therebetween, said first and second sheets of glass of each heatable ply being fused directly together to integrally enclose therebetween said layer of electroconductive material and thereby form a structurally unitary heatable ply, and means for selectively applying an electric potential across said layers of electroconductive material of said inner and outer heatable plies.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
The windshield defined in claim 7 wherein said electroconductive material consists essentially of tin oxide.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
70 words
The windshield defined in claim 8 wherein said first sheets of glass of said inner and outer heatable plies are bonded together by said polymeric interlayer and wherein said first sheets are of a thickness greater than said second sheets such that heat generated at said layers of tin oxide of said inner and outer heatable plies is selectively conducted to the inner and outer surfaces of said windshield, respectively.
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