Embodiments of a vehicle interior system and methods for forming the same are disclosed. A glass substrate is bent to a curved shape within a mold cavity, and a liquid polymer material is delivered to the mold and is in contact with the curved glass substrate. The liquid polymer is solidified to form a polymer frame that engages the bent glass substrate, and the engagement between the frame and the glass substrate holds the glass substrate in the bent shape. The temperature of the glass substrate during the bending process and formation of the frame are maintained below the glass transition temperature of the glass substrate.

A vehicle pane with a temperature sensor, includes a substrate and a transparent, electrically conductive coating on a surface of the substrate, wherein a temperature measuring field that is electrically isolated from the surrounding electrically conductive coating by a separating line is formed in the electrically conductive coating, a measurement current path running between two electrical contact points is formed from a region of the electrically conductive coating in the temperature measuring field, the electrical contact points can be connected to a voltage source such that an electric current flows through the measurement current path, and the electrical contact points can be connected to an analysis unit that is suitable for measuring the current strength of the electric current, determining the electrical resistance of the measurement current path therefrom, and determining the temperature from the electrical resistance using calibration data.

The present invention relates to a polyvinyl acetal resin film, comprising a polyvinyl acetal resin material, wherein the polyvinyl acetal resin film has a thickness of 5 to 350 μm, and satisfies the following Formulae (1) and (2) where, comparing one surface and the other surface, a mean value of the 10-point average roughness of a rougher surface A and a mean value of the 10-point average roughness of a smoother surface B are defined as Rz1(a) μm and Rz2(a) μm, respectively:
Rz1(a)>1.1×Rz2(a)  (1)
3>Rz2(a)  (2), a value obtained by dividing the standard deviation of the 10-point average roughness of the surface A by Rz1(a) and a value obtained by dividing the standard deviation of the 10-point average roughness of the surface B by Rz2(a) are each 0 to 0.30, a viscosity of a toluene/ethanol (1:1, mass ratio) solution containing 10%-by-mass of a polyvinyl acetal resin contained in the polyvinyl acetal resin material, which is measured at 20° C. and 30 rpm using a Brookfield-type (B-type) viscometer, is 100 to 1,000 mPa.Math.s, and the amount of a plasticizer in the polyvinyl acetal resin film is 0 to 20% by mass based on a total mass of the polyvinyl acetal resin film.

A protective barrier affixable to a curved substrate comprises a stack of two or more lenses, each of the two or more lenses including a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, a hard coat on a first side of the PET film, and an adhesive layer on a second side of the PET film opposite the first side. The stack of two or more lenses may have a modulation transfer function that exhibits a contrast value greater than 75% for a spatial resolution of one line-pair per 0.0003 radians at 65 degrees angle of incidence. Heat and pressure may be applied to conform the stack of two or more lenses to the shape of the curved substrate.

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.

A device for enhanced electromagnetic communication through a coated transparent substrate is provided. The device includes a first transparent conductive (TC) layer having a first surface and a second TC layer having a second surface. The first surface is parallel to the second surface. The device also includes a first section extending through the first TC layer from the first surface and aligned with an axis that extends from the first surface to the second surface. The first section is configured to enhance electromagnetic communication through the coated transparent substrate. The device further includes a second section extending through the second TC layer from the second surface and offset from the axis that extends from the first surface to the second surface. The second section is configured to enhance electromagnetic communication through the coated transparent substrate.

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.

Disclosed is an antibacterial and anti-shielding composition for a window film. The composition contains: 17.0 to 19.0 parts by weight of a monomer component composed of dipentaerythritol hexaacrylate and N,N-dimethylacrylamide; 0.85 to 0.95 parts by weight of any one or more liquid compounds selected from the group consisting of diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl) phosphine oxide, oligo[2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-[4-(1-methylvinyl)phenyl]propanone], 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone, and 2,4,6-trimethylbenzophenone; 0.35 to 0.40 parts by weight of 1-hydroxycyclohexylphenylketone; 0.15 to 0.20 parts by weight of phenylbis(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide; 0.04 to 0.06 parts by weight of 2-propenoic acid, butyl ester; 50.0 to 78.0 parts by weight of a liquid heat-shielding agent; and 2.0 to 2.5 parts by weight of an antibacterial agent. Also disclosed are a method of producing a window film using the composition, and a window film produced thereby.

A film for laminating glass including: a first surface layer; a second surface layer disposed opposite to the first surface layer; and at least one sound insulating layer disposed between the first surface layer and the second surface layer, wherein the film for laminating glass has a L/F value reduction rate [G_L/F(A,B)] of 0.07/° C. or less at a temperature range of 20 to 35° C.

This disclosure relates to an automotive glass display. An example vehicle includes a projector configured to project light, and a glass panel including a first layer of glass, a second layer of glass, a first layer of polyvinyl butyral (PVB), and a second layer of material. The first layer of PVB is configured to diffuse light from the projector, and the second layer of material is configured to reduce glare. Other example glass panel arrangements are also disclosed.