A method for laminating glass panels includes (1) providing a TFT substrate and a CF substrate to be laminated, in which the CF substrate is coated with a seal resin and the TFT substrate carries liquid crystal dropped thereon; (2) aligning and laminating the TFT substrate and the CF substrate in a vacuum environment to complete a lamination process; (3) applying UV light to transmit through the TFT substrate for carrying out UV curing of the seal resin interposed between the CF substrate and the TFT substrate so as to complete a UV curing process; and (4) removing the laminated CF substrate and the TFT substrate that have been subjected to the UV curing process out of the vacuum environment.

A walk-on laminated safety glass pane having an anti-slip surface is described. The laminated safety glass pane includes at least two glass panes, which are permanently bonded to each other using a polymeric layer. A polymeric intermediate layer is applied to one surface of the laminated safety glass pane. A glass pane having an anti-slip surface is applied to the polymeric intermediate layer. An elastic polymeric gasket is inserted circumferentially in the edge region of the polymeric intermediate layer. The laminated safety glass pane has a drilled hole and the drilled hole is sealed at subatmospheric pressure.

Optical interlayers, laminated composites and improved methods for manufacturing the optical interlayers and laminated composites are provided. An optical interlayer film comprises at least one surface having an embossed surface pattern having at least two channels extending in at least two non-parallel directions. The channels have a depth of greater than about 20 ?m. The surface pattern allows for the removal of air between the interlayer and the outer laminate sheets, thereby establishing the requisite seal therebetween while minimizing premature edge sealing. The laminated composites are particularly useful for safety glazing in a variety of applications, such as automobiles, airplanes, trains, or other modes of transportation, display devices, windows in homes and other buildings, building facades, cabinets, and/or weight bearing architectural structures such as stairs and floors.

A method for manufacturing a laminated glass with an inserted film includes: forming a receiving hole in a first soft transparent plastic layer; placing the first soft transparent plastic layer on a first layer of glass; putting a soft transparent plastic sandwich containing the inserted film into the receiving hole, wherein the soft transparent plastic sandwich has a thickness equal to or smaller than a depth of the receiving hole; covering with a second layer of glass, and clamping the first layer of glass and the second layer of glass together with a tool; debubbling; and bonding with high temperature and pressure. The method is capable of inserting the film in a small area instead of in a large area of the laminated glass, so as to reduce the production cost.

The present invention aims to provide an interlayer film for a laminated glass that adheres sufficiently to glass at peripheral portions of the glass to prevent occurrence of a sealing failure at the peripheral portions and also to contribute to improved production efficiency of laminated glass in production of laminated glass, even when having a thickness at the thickest portion of 850 m or more, and a laminated glass produced using the interlayer film for a laminated glass. Provided is an interlayer film for a laminated glass having a large number of recesses on at least one surface, the interlayer film for a laminated glass having a thickness T (m) measured in conformity with JIS K-6732 (1996) and a maximum height roughness Ry (m) measured in conformity with JIS B-0601 (1994) at a thickest portion, the thickness T and the maximum height roughness Ry satisfying the following expressions (1) and (1):

Ry0.0195T+33.2(1),

T850(1).

Polymer film and laminated glass manufactured using the polymer film are provided. The polymer film has a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface has a peak material volume (Vmp) at a material ratio of 10% ranging from 0.15 ?m.sup.3/?m.sup.2 to 1.20 ?m.sup.3/?m.sup.2 and a kurtosis (Sku) ranging from 0.73 to 10.02, wherein the material ratio, peak material volume, and kurtosis are defined in accordance with ISO 25178-2:2012.

A laminated glazing includes a first glass sheet; at least one interlayer sheet made of thermoplastic polymer; optionally a solar-protection sheet or functional metal layer having reflective properties in the infrared region and/or in the solar radiation region; and at least one sheet of pressure-sensitive adhesive, in direct contact with a heat-sensitive functional sheet; a second glass sheet; the first glass sheet being in direct contact with the interlayer sheet; the second glass sheet being in direct contact with the sheet of pressure-sensitive adhesive.

The present disclosure provides a vacuum ring for removing bubbles of a laminated assembly and a method for bonding the laminated assembly using the same. The vacuum ring includes an indented portion receiving a laminated assembly to be sealed, and an inner space of the indented portion is in communication with a vacuum source to remove the bubbles. The vacuum ring also includes projection members that are projected inside on the bottom of the indented portion at positions where the projection members are spaced upward from a lower end of the indented portion to receive the laminated assembly, and the projections members are spaced downward from the upper end of the indented portion. Further, the laminated assembly is produced by using the vacuum ring to achieve effective exhaustion by using an aperture formed between side ends of the projection members and the bonding cover.

A monitoring system for vacuum production line for laminated glass. In some examples, the system includes at least one data acquisition card, a towline, a controller, and a maintenance robot. A pressure detector and a valve are provided for each of the plurality of laminated glass units on the production line. The towline includes a composite rotary joint and an evacuation tube disposed therein. The controller receives data from the pressure detectors and determines if any of the laminated glass units has a leak condition. If a vacuum leak is detected, the controller can alert to the operator, and can also sends the maintenance robot to shut off the valve for the leaking laminated glass unit.

The use of chemically strengthened glass, which was once only found in low volume specialty applications, is growing as a rapid rate as more and more new applications are found for it. Today, it can be found on the screens of hundreds of millions of smart, phones, tablets, and other devices. The high strength, scratch resistance, light weight and optical clarity also make it an especially attractive material for automotive vehicles where it is just starting to find uses. One of the challenges faced when fabricating an automotive laminate with chemically strengthened glass is in the application of the obscuration needed to hide the mounting adhesive and trim. Conventional black frits are not compatible with the chemical strengthening process. Porous frits, on the contrary, which allow the chemical strengthening to take place, have poor aesthetics. The disclosure provides a process for producing a laminated glazing with at least one chemically strengthened glass layer with a glossy black frit obscuration as well as the laminate itself.