Light-control panels including layered optical components are described in this application. An example of a light-control panel includes first and second glazing layers and first and second switchable components extending between the first and second glazing layers. The light-control panel also includes a thermal coating extending between the first switchable component and the first glazing layer and a filter extending between the first and second switchable components.

An interlayer film for laminated glass is disclosed which contains a thermoplastic resin and has a portion where the amount of increase in the thickness is increased in a direction from one end to the other end in the region where the thickness is increased, or has a portion where the amount of increase in the thickness is decreased in a direction from one end to the other end in the region where the thickness is increased, and the ten-point average roughness Rz of the surface at a center position of the portion where the amount of increase in the thickness is increased, or the portion where the amount of increase in the thickness is decreased is 20 μm or more.

A disclosed laminated automotive glazing for displaying an image comprises a first glass sheet; a first interlayer; a luminescent film having luminescent capabilities; a second interlayer; and a second glass sheet, wherein the luminescent film is reactive to an activating light wavelength, and wherein the second interlayer is transparent to the activating light wavelength and the first interlayer has a transparency at the activating light wavelength of equal to or less than 1.0%.

A laminated structure assembly includes, between an upper transparent substrate and a lower transparent substrate, different combinations of a photovoltaic layer, a light-adjusting layer and a light-emitting layer that are stacked in sequence from top to bottom, and bonding layers are provided to bond adjacent layers. There is also provided a window assembly that includes the laminated structure assembly and a controller electrically connected to the laminated structure assembly. There is also provided a method for adjusting a window assembly, a computer device for control and a computer-readable medium. The laminated structure assembly provides a combination of a plurality of functions, thereby meets requirements of users.

A glazed panel includes a glass panel, two longitudinal reinforcement armatures in order to reinforce the glass panel against deformations by flexure, and two longitudinal securing armatures in order to secure the glazed panel in an outer structure provided for this purpose. The armatures can be overmolded in a polymer material which is arranged on the periphery of the glass panel. The two reinforcement armatures and the two securing armatures are joined in pairs by their longitudinal ends in order to form a frame by means of an assembly by nesting, optionally using an intermediate part. This measure makes it possible to reduce the concentrations of stresses in the corners of the glass panel, and simplifies the molding operation during the production of the glazed panel.

Vehicle glazing, which once served just to provide for vision and protect from the elements, has been taking on new functions as the complexity and functionality of modern automobiles has evolved. Performance films and interlayers are often used to add to and enhance the functionality of laminates. These functions include solar control, sound dampening, head up display and variable light transmittance. Recent advances have made it possible to produce electronic circuits on thin transparent substrates that are essentially invisible under normal lighting conditions. While these circuits can be inserted into the laminate and successfully laminated, the edges of the circuit insert are prone to objectionable aesthetics due to mismatch between the substrate and the interlayer index of refraction, thickness and color. The present invention compensates the edge of the solid insert by providing a sheet of a compatible compensation material that the substrate of the insert and which extends to at least the black band or the edge of glass of the laminate making the insert edge essentially invisible.

A method of making an electrical device is described. The method comprises the steps: (i) providing a layer of interlayer material having a first major surface and a second opposing major surface; (ii) positioning at least a first electrically operable component on the first major surface of the first layer of interlayer material, the first electrically operable component being mounted on a first circuit board; and (iii) providing a layer of adhesive material, preferably as a liquid, to cover at least a portion of the first major surface of the layer of interlayer material and at least a portion of the first electrically operable component and/or at least a portion of the first circuit board such that following step (iii) the first electrically operable component is fixed on the layer of interlayer material by at least a portion of the layer of adhesive material.

A pre-laminated opacifying assembly configured to cooperate with at least one transparent protection element, the pre-laminated opacifying assembly including a functional layer having a degree of opacity adapted to be modified, a bonding material attached on at least one face of the functional layer, the bonding material being configured to cooperate with the at least one transparent protection element so as to secure the at least one transparent protection element to the functional layer, the bonding material being configured to maintain adhesive properties for at least two firings such that a first firing secures the bonding material and the functional layer and a second firing secures the bonding material and the at least one transparent protection element.

An apparatus and method, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a transparent lighting source, a switchable opaque film bonded to the transparent lighting source to provide a vehicle component, and an electrical connection that connects to the transparent lighting source and the switchable opaque film such that the switchable opaque film is electrically controlled to switch between an opaque state and a transparent state. A control unit independently controls the switchable opaque film and the transparent lighting source based on a predetermined application for the vehicle component.

A thermoplastic film 10 is a thermoplastic film comprising a light-emitting layer 11, wherein the light-emitting layer 11 comprises a thermoplastic resin and a light-emitting material that emits light by being irradiated with excitation light, and when laminated glass obtained by bonding two sheets of clear glass in accordance with JIS R 3211(1998) having a thickness of 2.5 mm with the thermoplastic film interposed therebetween is irradiated, from one surface, with excitation light, which the light-emitting material is capable of absorbing, in a quantity of light of 7 mW/cm.sup.2, a difference between luminance A observed on a side of the one surface and luminance B observed on a side of the other surface, (A−B), is 5 cd/m.sup.2 or more. According to the present invention, a thermoplastic film such that when laminated glass is made using the thermoplastic film, information is displayed relatively strongly on one surface, and the information is displayed relatively weakly on the other surface, and a laminated glass comprising this thermoplastic film can be provided.