B60J1/00

WINDOW FILM FOR VEHICLES INCLUDING GRAPHENE
20230108836 · 2023-04-06 ·

The present invention relates to a graphene-containing window film for a vehicle, and more particularly, to a graphene-containing vehicle window film attached to a car glass to block heat from entering an interior, and dissipate the heat quickly through graphene, thereby increasing thermal insulation efficiency.

Glass laminate with inlay obscuration having superior strength and optical quality

The use of camera-based safety systems is growing at a rapid rate in modern automobiles. At the same time, windshields, where many of the cameras are mounted, are becoming larger and more complex in shape. As the industry moves towards vehicles with full autonomous capability, the number of cameras required and the resolution of the cameras are both increasing. However, the optical quality of the windshield is less than optimal. One of the problems is caused by the typical black enamel frit that is printed on the glass, prior to heating and bending, to hide or obscure the camera hardware. The abrupt thermal gradients during bending, caused by the heat absorbing black frit, result in a high level of distortion in the camera field of view. The object of this invention is to provide laminated automotive glazing having an obscuration area produced by creating an obscuration after heating and bending the glass by removing a portion of the plastic interlayer glass in or near the camera field of view (camera obscuration) or/and in the edges of the windshield (black band) and replacing it with an inlay made of a substantially opaque plastic or other suitable material in or near the camera field of view (camera obscuration) or/and in the edges of the windshield (black band) rather than printing and firing an enamel frit on the glass. This results in a laminate having superior optical quality, higher strength and a lower probability of breakage as compared to a laminate with a black enamel frit obscuration.

Entertainment system for a vehicle including a sound emitting module
11622191 · 2023-04-04 · ·

An entertainment system for a vehicle, the system including: a sound emitting module including multiple sound emitting units, wherein the sound emitting module is adapted to be arranged such that the multiple sound emitting units are distributed along the transverse extension of a windshield of the vehicle and to emit sound towards the windshield, and a display device arranged between the sound emitting module and an occupant seating position, wherein the display device is arranged to cover the sound emitting module as seen from the occupant seating position. The disclosed entertainment system provides the advantage of integrating a more advanced sound system in the form of a sound emitting module including multiple sound emitting units.

PIVOTING CURSOR FOR FRAMELESS GLASS IN A VEHICLE
20220314762 · 2022-10-06 ·

A pivoting cursor for a frameless window of a vehicle door, including: a main body portion; a pivoting plate pivotally secured to the main body portion for pivotal movement about an axis; a glass clamping plate; a seal; an adjusting screw for pivoting the pivoting plate with respect to the main body portion, the adjusting screw having a first threaded portion for threadingly engaging an opening in the main body portion; and a locking nut for threadingly engaging a second threaded portion of the adjusting screw, wherein the locking nut is located on an inboard side of the pivoting cursor.

DEFOGGING SYSTEM
20220314935 · 2022-10-06 ·

A defogging system includes: a vehicle speed sensor configured to detect a vehicle speed; a first heater arranged outside a field of view of an imaging device and configured to heat a window; a second heater arranged inside the field of view of the imaging device, arranged to be in contact with the window, and configured to heat the window; and a controller configured to control the first heater and the second heater. The controller is configured to determine whether the vehicle is stopped based on a detection result of the vehicle speed sensor, activate the first heater and the second heater in a case where a first condition is satisfied, the first condition including a condition that the vehicle is stopped, and activate only the first heater in a case where a second condition is satisfied, the second condition including a condition that the vehicle is traveling.

Cold formed laminates

The principles and embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to complexly curved laminates made from a complexly curved substrate and a flat substrate, such as automotive window glazings, and methods of cold forming complexly-curved glass products from a curved substrate and a flat substrate. In one or more embodiments, the laminate includes first complexly-curved glass substrate with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a second complexly-curved glass substrate with a third surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface with a thickness therebetween; and a polymer interlayer affixed to the second convex surface and third surface, wherein the third surface and fourth surface have compressive stress values respectively that differ such that the fourth surface has as compressive stress value that is greater than the compressive stress value of the third surface.

Anti-fogging film, anti-fogging component, adjustment method therefor, and vehicle-mounted device

An anti-fogging film, an anti-fogging component, an adjustment method therefor and a vehicle-mounted device, the anti-fogging film including: a conversion film layer and an excitation film layer, which is located on the conversion film layer; the conversion film layer carries out reversible conversion between a hydrophilic state and a hydrophobic state according to characteristic parameters of the excitation film layer.

Glass plate

The present invention relates to a glass plate which is provided with a first main surface, and a second main surface which faces the first main surface. An antiglare portion and a non-antiglare portion are provided to the first main surface. The average lengths (RSm) of elements of roughness curves of the antiglare portion and the non-antiglare portion are respectively 1 μm or higher. The difference between the RSm of the antiglare portion and the RSm of the non-antiglare portion is 100 μm or lower.

Rear defrost for a soft top
11642944 · 2023-05-09 · ·

A rear window construction for a Jeep type vehicle having a foldable soft top with a window connected with the top is provided. The window is not connected to any frame member of the vehicle. The rear window construction includes a flexible foldable top having means of releasable connection with the frame structure of the vehicle. Additionally a rear window structure is provided. The rear window structure has a heating element for defrosting the rear window structure.

Vehicle door

A vehicle door includes a window and further includes window glass, an outer panel made of resin, and a belt molding. The outer panel is placed outwardly in the vehicle width direction from the window glass and faces the window glass in at least part of the peripheral edge of the opening. The belt molding is fixed to the inner surface of the outer panel facing the window glass and seals a gap between the window glass and the outer panel. The belt molding includes a base member and a belt molding body. The base member is bonded to the inner surface of the outer panel and has an attachment surface facing the window glass. The belt molding body is supported on the attachment surface of the base member via a plurality of fixed points provided such that the fixed points are distanced from each other.