A plastic glazing of a tailgate of a vehicle is provided, the plastic glazing comprising a translucent component, wherein a portion of the translucent component forms a rear window of the vehicle, a colored component molded onto the translucent component in a second shot, wherein the colored component comprises a lens of a light unit, a non-transparent component molded onto the translucent component, wherein an overlapping portion of the translucent component and the non-transparent component forms a blackout region proximate to the rear window, wherein the plastic glazing is of one-piece molded plastic construction, wherein the translucent component comprises a first textured surface in a region adjacent to the blackout region, where the first textured surface is configured to conceal a component of the vehicle.

The invention relates to transparent multilayer structures and glazings or glazing elements comprising said multilayer structures, which are suitable for screening an indoor space from a radiation source, comprising, in this order a) optionally a protective layer a, b) a substrate layer based on a thermoplastic polymer, especially an aromatic polycarbonate, having a luminous transmittance in the range of 380 to 780 nm of at least 0.3%, determined at a layer thickness of 4 mm according to DIN ISO 13468-2:2006 (D65, 10°), and a TDS value of less than 40%, determined according to ISO 13837:2008 at a layer thickness of 4 mm, the substrate layer containing at least 0.001 wt. % of an IR absorber different from carbon black, c) if necessary, another layer c based on a thermoplastic polymer with a maximum thickness of 600 μm, d) at least one metal layer d, containing at least one element selected from the group including Ag, Al, Au, Pt, Fe, Cr, Sn, In, Ti, Pd, Nb, Cu, V or their alloys, the sum of thicknesses of all metal layers being 1 nm to not more than 30 nm, and e) optionally a protective layer e, at least 60% of the substrate layer b being covered by metal layer d, the layers following layer d, including the protective layer e, when added up, having a thickness of not more than 100 nm and the metal layer being applied to the side of the substrate layer b designed to be on the face of the multilayer structure facing away from the radiation source.

A window assembly includes a first pane of glass. The first pane of glass is chemically strengthened and exhibits a surface compressive stress of 400 MPa or more. A second pane of glass has a first major surface and a second major surface. The second major surface of the second pane of glass and a first major surface of the first pane of glass face each other. The second pane of glass includes 68-74 weight % SiO.sub.2, 2-6 weight % MgO, 1-10 weight % CaO, 12-16 weight % Na.sub.2O, 0-1 weight % K.sub.2O, 0.8-2.0 weight % Fe.sub.2O.sub.3 (total iron), 0-1.25 weight % TiO.sub.2, and 0-1.25 weight % CeO.sub.2. A polymeric interlayer is provided between the first pane of glass and the second pane of glass. The window assembly exhibits a direct solar transmittance of 55% or less and a total solar transmittance of 65% or less.

The invention concerns an automotive glazing comprising (i) at least one glass sheet having an absorption coefficient lower than 5 m.sup.−1 in the wavelength range from 1051 nm to 1650 nm and having an external face and an internal face, and (ii) an infrared filter. According to the present invention, an infrared-based remote sensing device in the wavelength range from 1051 nm to 1650 nm, is placed on the internal face of the glass sheet in a zone free of the infrared filter layer.

The present invention provides a glass sheet with a low-emissivity multilayer film having improved properties required for glass products. A glass sheet (10) with a low-emissivity multilayer film according to the present invention includes a glass sheet (1) and a low-emissivity multilayer film (2) supported by the glass sheet (1). The low-emissivity multilayer film (2) has a ZrO.sub.2-containing layer (3) disposed on an outermost side of the low-emissivity multilayer film (2) and a transparent conductive layer (4) disposed between the glass sheet (1) and the ZrO.sub.2-containing layer (3). A content of ZrO.sub.2 in the ZrO.sub.2-containing layer (3) is 8 mol % or more and 100 mol % or less. A content of SiO.sub.2 in the ZrO.sub.2-containing layer (3) is 0 mol % or more and 92 mol % or less. An arithmetic average roughness Ra of a surface (3a) of the ZrO.sub.2-containing layer (3) is 12 nm or less, and is smaller than an arithmetic average roughness Ra of a surface (4a) of the transparent conductive layer (4).

A window and a transparent display device are provided. The window includes a transparent display panel, a transparent substrate, and an ultraviolet light shielding layer. The transparent substrate is disposed on the transparent display panel. The ultraviolet light shielding layer is disposed on the transparent display panel.

In a vehicle, a flow adjusting plate is placed along an upper edge part of a front windshield, so that the flow of wind flowing along an inner surface of the front windshield is adjustable by the flow adjusting plate. Further, the angle of the flow adjusting plate from the inner surface is adjustable, so that the flow adjusting plate allows the direction of the wind flowing along the inner surface to be directed toward a seat placed behind an instrument panel in the vehicle front-rear direction.

A dimming glass control device includes a voltage applying section for changing the transmittance by application and non-application of the AC voltage to the dimming film of a dimming glass as a rear glass for a vehicle; a status detecting section for detecting a brightness/darkness status outside the vehicle, a weather status, a status of switching-on instruction for a headlight, a status of operation instruction for a rear wiper, and a movement status of the vehicle; and a control section for causing the voltage applying section to reduce the transmittance of the dimming film and to prohibit reduction of the transmittance, upon a detection result of the status detecting section indicating a dark state outside the vehicle; a rain state; a light on-state of the headlight; a wiper on-state of the rear wiper; and a backward moving state of the vehicle.

The invention concerns a trim element for a motor vehicle comprising at least one glass sheet having an absorption coefficient comprised between 5 m.sup.−1 and 15 m.sup.−1 in the wavelength range from 750 to 1650 nm and having an external and an internal faces. According to the present invention, an infrared-based remote sensing device in the wavelength range from 750 to 1650 nm, is placed behind the internal face of the glass sheet.

A window assembly includes a first pane of glass. The first pane of glass is chemically strengthened and exhibits a surface compressive stress of 400 MPa or more. A second pane of glass has a first major surface and a second major surface. The second major surface of the second pane of glass and a first major surface of the first pane of glass face each other. The second pane of glass includes 68-74 weight % SiO.sub.2, 2-6 weight % MgO, 1-10 weight % CaO, 12-16 weight % Na.sub.2O, 0-1 weight % K.sub.2O, 0.8-2.0 weight % Fe.sub.2O.sub.3 (total iron), 0-1.25 weight % TiO.sub.2, and 0-1.25 weight % CeO.sub.2. A polymeric interlayer is provided between the first pane of glass and the second pane of glass. The window assembly exhibits a direct solar transmittance of 55% or less and a total solar transmittance of 65% or less.