The present disclosure relates to a laminated glazing having an information acquisition system viewing area formed to have a pattern in optical power.

A method for manufacturing a multi-layer stack includes bonding a transparent plate to an outer surface of at least one of a first glass panel or a second glass panel of a glass panel unit with an intermediate film interposed therebetween. The glass panel unit includes: the first glass panel; the second glass panel; and an evacuated space provided between the first glass panel and the second glass panel. A plurality of spacers are provided in the evacuated space between the first glass panel and the second glass panel. A pressure applied for bonding the glass panel unit and the transparent plate together is less than a compressive strength of the plurality of spacers.

The present invention is a laminated glass having an average transmittance TA of 15% or less at a wavelength of 900 to 1300 nm through thereof from one face. According to the present invention, there can be provided a laminated glass by which monitoring can be properly carried out using infrared radiation even when an infrared monitoring system is introduced in various vehicles.

The laminated glass of the present invention is a laminated glass comprising an infrared reflective layer, wherein an average reflectance R(A) at a wavelength of 900 to 1300 nm at an incident angle of 60° on one face is 20% or less. According to the present invention, even when an infrared reflective layer is provided in the laminated glass, infrared radiation incident on one face is prevented from being reflected on the infrared reflective layer, and monitoring accuracy in the infrared monitoring system is improved.

The laminated glass of the present invention has a T/R rate (A) of larger than 1, the T/R rate (A) being calculated from the following formula (1):

T/R rate (A)=log 10(TA/100)/log 10(RA/100)  (1)

wherein an average transmittance at a wavelength of 900 to 1300 nm through one face is represented by TA, and a maximum reflectance at a wavelength of 900 to 1300 nm at an incident angle of 60° on the other face is represented by RA.

A process comprises cold-forming a flat glass substrate into a non-planar shape using a die. The cold-formed glass substrate is bonded to a non-planar rigid support structure at a plurality of non-planar points using the die. Bonding methods include injection molding the non-planar rigid support structure, and direct bonding. An article is also provided, comprising a cold-formed glass substrate having opposing major surfaces and a curved shape, the opposing major surfaces comprising a surface stress that differ from one another. The cold-formed glass substrate is attached to a rigid support structure having the curved shape. The cold-formed glass substrate includes an open region not in direct contact with the non-planar rigid support structure, and the open region has a curved shape maintained by the non-planar rigid support structure.

Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass capable of enhancing the sound insulating property of laminated glass over a wide resonance frequency region. An interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention has a one-layer or two or more-layer structure, and when the interlayer film is arranged between two sheets of clear float glass having a width of 25 mm, a length of 300 mm and a thickness of 2 mm to obtain a laminated glass X, a loss factor at a second resonance frequency, a loss factor at a third resonance frequency, and a loss factor at a fourth resonance frequency measured by a central exciting method at 20° C. in mechanical impedance measurement in accordance with ISO16940 of the laminated glass X are respectively 0.4 or more.

Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass which is excellent in sound insulation property and has improved sound insulation performance not only in a coincidence region but also in a mass-dominated region. The interlayer film for laminated glass includes a sound insulating layer which is formed from a composition (A) containing at least one resin (a1) selected from a thermoplastic resin and a thermosetting resin, wherein a tan δ obtained when a dynamic viscoelasticity of a sheet, which is obtained by molding the composition (A) to have a thickness of 0.8 mm, is measured at a frequency of 0.3 Hz in a tension mode has a maximal value at a temperature T.sub.A (° C.), T.sub.A (° C.) is in a range of −50 to 50° C., and the tan δ at T.sub.A (° C.) is 2.5 or more.

The invention belongs to the technical field of electrochromic devices, particularly relates to a novel electrochromic film material, and further discloses an electrochromic film device prepared by the novel electrochromic film material. According to the electrochromic film device provided by the invention, the electrochromic film material is prepared by taking a high adhesive-property composition and a redox-type liquid-state electrochromic composition as raw materials for the first time, and the redox-type liquid-state electrochromic composition is dispersed and cured between conductive substrates by a curing reaction of the high adhesive-property composition. After a test, electrochromic response time of the electrochromic film device prepared by the invention is between 7-11 seconds, number of cycles is between 14-160,000 times, and color difference b value is between −20 and +30. It has a high color changing speed, long service life and stable performance, with a maximum cycle life reaching 160,000 times, and has good application performance.

A glass laminate includes a non-glass substrate with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. A glass sheet is laminated to the first surface of the non-glass substrate. A barrier film is laminated to the second surface of the non-glass substrate and includes a first surface adjacent to the non-glass substrate, a second surface opposite the first surface. A thickness of the barrier film can be at most about 0.5 mm. The second surface of the barrier film can define an outer surface of the glass laminate. The barrier film can be a multi-layer barrier film with a metal layer and a polymer layer. An absolute value of a flatness of the glass laminate determined according to European Standard EN 438 after exposure to 23° C. and 90% relative humidity for 7 days can be at most about 3 mm/m.