US4725452A
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Production of infrared reflecting coatings on glass
Assignee: Pilkington Group Ltd
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Filing: 1986-03-14
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Granted: 1988-02-16
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Expires: 2006-03-14
Abstract
Abstract Infra red reflecting fluorine-containing tin oxide coatings are applied to glass using a solid chlorine-containing volatile inorganic tin (IV) compound optionally containing fluorine. The inorganic tin (IV) compound is suspended in carrier gas. When that compound is fluorine free, the suspension is directed on to the hot glass surface in the presence of a separate source of fluorine which may be an organic tin compound. When the inorganic tin (IV) compound contains fluorine, the suspension is directed on to the hot glass surface in the presence of an organic tin compound which may contain fluorine. Examples of the inorganic tin (IV) compounds which may be used are ammonium hexahalostannates of the formula (NH 4 ) 2 SnHal 6 wherein Hal represents halogen, being either chlorine, or a minor atomic proportion of fluorine and the balance chlorine.
Inventors
- 👤 Edward Hargreaves
- 👤 Joseph E. Lewis
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-09 02:44
CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03C; C03C17/00; C03C17/22; C03C17/23; C03C2217/00; C03C2217/20; C03C2217/21; C03C2217/211; C03C2218/00; C03C2218/10; C03C2218/17
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A process for applying an infra-red reflecting fluorine-containing tin oxide coating to glass comprising directing on to a hot glass surface at a temperature of 400° to 750° C., in suspension in carrier gas, a finely divided inorganic solid tin (IV) compound free from carbon-tin bonds which contains chlorine and optionally fluorine and evolves a tin-containing vapor at or below the glass temperature and wherein: (a) when said inorganic solid tin (IV) compound is fluorine free, the suspension is directed on to the hot glass surface in the presence of a separate source of fluorine which may be an organic tin compound; and (b) when said inorganic solid tin (IV) compound contains fluorine, the suspension is directed on to the hot glass surface in the presence of an organic tin compound which may contain fluorine.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
A process for applying an infra-red reflecting fluorine-containing tin oxide coating to glass comprising directing on to a hot glass surface at a temperature of 400° to 750° C., in suspension in carrier gas, a finely divided inorganic solid tin (IV) compound free from carbon-tin bonds which contains chlorine and optionally fluorine and evolves a tin-containing vapor at or below the glass temperature and wherein: (a) when said inorganic solid tin (IV) compound is fluorine free, the suspension is directed on to the hot glass surface in the presence of a separate source of fluorine which may be an organic tin compound; and (b) when said inorganic solid tin (IV) compound contains fluorine, the suspension is directed on to the hot glass surface in the presence of an organic tin compound which may contain fluorine.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
72 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the said tin (IV) compound used is a hexahalostannate of formula Y 2 (SnHal 6 ) n wherein Y is a cation which does not leave a solid residue when the hexahalostannate decomposes on the hot glass, n is the valency of the cation, and Hal represents halogen, the halogen present being either chlorine, or a minor atomic proportion of fluorine and the balance chlorine.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
A process according to claim 2 wherein Y is an ammonium ion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process according to claim 2 wherein Y is an ammonium ion substituted with at least one organic group.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process according to claim 3 characterised in that the said tin (IV) compound used is an ammonium hexahalostannate of the formula wherein x has an average value of 0.1 to 2.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
50 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the said tin (IV) compound used is an adduct of the formula L 2 SnHal 4 wherein Hal represents halogen, the halogen present being either chlorine, or a minor atomic proportion of fluorine and the balance chlorine, and L is a monodentate ligand.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said organic tin compound used in case (a) or (b) is a compound of the general formula R.sub.x Sn F.sub.y wherein each R independently represents an alkyl group, x is 1, 2 or 3, and x+y=4.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process according to claim 7 wherein said organic tin compound used in case (a) or (b) is dibutyltin difluoride.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the said tin (IV) compound contains fluorine and the organic tin compound which may contain fluorine is a fluorine free compound of the general formula R 2 SnO wherein each R independently represents an alkyl group.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
A process according to claim 9 wherein said organic tin compound is dibutyltin oxide.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the said tin (IV) compound contains fluorine and the organic tin compound which may contain fluorine is a monoalkyl tin oxide.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process according to claim 11 wherein the monoalkyl tin oxide is monobutyl tin oxide.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the said tin (IV) compound contains fluorine and the organic tin compound which may contain fluorine is an alkylstannoic acid.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
13 words
A process according to claim 13 wherein the alkylstannoic acid is butylstannoic acid.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the said tin (IV) compound is fluorine-free and ammonium flouride or ammonium bifluoride is used as the source of fluorine.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process according claim 1 wherein the carrier gas for the said tin (IV) compound contains water vapour.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the said tin (IV) compound used is in finely divided form with a maximum particle size below 100 microns.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
120 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the said tin (IV) compound used is a hexahalostannate of formula Y 2 (SnHal 6 ) n wherein Y is a cation which does not leave a solid reside when the hexahalostannate decomposes on the hot glass, n is the valency of the cation, and Hal represents halogen, the halogen present being either chlorine, or a minor atomic proportion of fluorine and the balance chlorine, and wherein said (tin (IV) compound is used in conjunction with an organotin) organic tin compound used in case (a) or (b) is a compound of the general formula R.sub.x Sn F.sub.y wherein each R independently represents an alkyl group, x is 1, 2 or 3, and x+y=4.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
33 words
A process according to claim 18 wherein the said tin (IV) compound used in an ammonium hexahalstannate of the formula (NH.sub.4).sub.2 SnCl.sub.6.sup.- xF.sub.x wherein x has an average value of 0.1 to 2.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process according to claim 19 wherein said organic tin compound used in case (a) or (b) is dibutyltin difluoride.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
98 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the said tin (IV) compound used contains fluorine and is a hexahalostannate of formula Y 2 (SnHal 6 ) n wherein Y is a cation which does not leave a solid residue when the hexahalostannate decomposes on the hot glass, n is the valency of the cation, and Hal represent halogen, a minor atomic proportion of the halogen present being fluorine and the balance chlorine, and wherein said organic tin compound is an organic tin compound of the general formula R 2 SnO wherein each R independently represents an alkyl group.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
33 words
A process according to claim 21 wherein the said tin (IV) compound used is an ammonium hexahalstannate of the formula (NH.sub.4).sub.2 SnCl.sub.6 -xF.sub.x wherein x has an average value of 0.1 to 2.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process according to claim 22 wherein the organic tin compound is dibutyl tin oxide.
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