A laminated glass includes a first glass sheet, an electrically powered functional film, a reflective element to reflect infrared radiation, disposed between the first glass sheet and the functional film, at least one first thermoplastic interlayer disposed between the reflecting element and the functional film, and a second glass sheet. The laminated glass includes at least one interlayer including a zone that is opaque to radiation in the visible wavelength.

A projection assembly for a head-up display (HUD), includes a windshield including an outer pane and an inner pane that are joined to one another via a thermoplastic intermediate layer, having a HUD region; and a projector that is directed at the HUD region and that emits p-polarized radiation; wherein a reflection coating is arranged on the surface of the outer pane or of the inner pane facing the intermediate layer or within the intermediate layer, which reflection coating is suitable for reflecting p-polarized radiation and which has exactly one electrically conductive layer based on silver; and an emissivity-reducing coating is arranged on the surface of the inner pane facing away from the intermediate layer, which coating has an electrically conductive layer based on a transparent conductive oxide.

Embodiments of a laminate including a first curved glass substrate comprising a first viscosity (poises) at a temperature of 630 C.; a second curved glass substrate comprising a second viscosity that is greater than the first viscosity at a temperature of 630 C.; and an interlayer disposed between the first curved glass substrate and the second curved glass substrate, are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the first curved glass substrate exhibits a first sag depth that is within 10% of a second sag depth of the second curved glass substrate. In one or more embodiments, the first glass substrate and the second glass substrate exhibit a shape deviation therebetween of about 5 mm or less as measured by an optical three-dimensional scanner or exhibit minimal optical distortion. Embodiments of vehicles including such laminates and methods for making such laminates are also disclosed.

A laminated vehicle windshield containing internal luminous information, includes a first glazing, a lamination interlayer, a second glazing and peripheral exterior and interior masking layers. A first curved organic-light-emitting-diode (OLED) device is between the second and third main faces windshield, the first OLED device forming a first sign.

Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass capable of suppressing double images, and making the moisture resistance of the laminated glass exposed to high temperature and high humidity uniform at one end and the other end of the interlayer film. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention is an interlayer film for laminated glass, being wedge-like shaped and containing an amphiphile or a surfactant, and when a high temperature and high humidity test for laminated glass is executed, a whitening distance at the one end and the other end of the interlayer film is 15 mm or less, and when a whitening distance at the one end of the interlayer film is more than 0 mm, a value of (whitening distance at the other end of the interlayer filmthickness of the other end of the interlayer film)/(whitening distance at the one end of the interlayer filmthickness of the one end of the interlayer film) is 0.70 or more.

A layered element includes two transparent outer layers having approximately the same refractive index and each having a smooth outer main surface, the layered element including a screen zone with properties of diffuse reflection and specular transmission comprising a textured middle layer interposed between the outer layers, a peripheral zone with properties of specular reflection and specular transmission, and a transition zone with properties of diffuse reflection and specular transmission between the screen zone and the peripheral zone, which includes a textured middle layer interposed between the outer layers. The diffuse light reflection at any point of the transition zone is less than or equal to the diffuse light reflection at any point of the screen zone and the variation of the diffuse light reflection in the transition zone from the screen zone to the peripheral zone, in any direction joining the screen zone to the peripheral zone, is decreasing.

Provided is a laminated glass capable of preventing scorching in an end part of the laminated glass. A laminated glass according to the present invention is a laminated glass including a first glass plate, a second glass plate, and an interlayer film, at least one of the first glass plate and the second glass plate being a heat ray absorbing plate glass conforming to JIS R3208:1998, each of the first glass plate and the second glass plate having a thickness of 1.9 mm or less, when a layer having a lowest glass transition temperature in the interlayer film being referred to as a layer X, the layer X containing a thermoplastic resin, a ratio of a weight average molecular weight of the thermoplastic resin in the layer X before the light irradiation test, to a weight average molecular weight of the thermoplastic resin in the layer X after the light irradiation test being 2 or less.

Provided is a laminated glass capable of preventing breakage in an end part of the laminated glass under external impact. A laminated glass according to the present invention is a laminated glass including a first glass plate, a second glass plate, and an interlayer film, the interlayer film being arranged between the first glass plate and the second glass plate, the laminated glass having a portion where a lateral surface of the interlayer film is exposed, and a ratio of a weight of broken glass pieces determined by a ball drop test in a laminated glass after a dipping-light irradiation test, to a weight of broken glass pieces determined by the ball drop test in a laminated glass not having undergone the dipping-light irradiation test being 2.5 or less.

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.

A laminated glazing for use as a combiner in a head up display comprises first and second glazing panes with at least one adhesive ply and an infrared reflecting film therebetween. Light incident upon the first glazing pane at an angle of incidence of 60 is reflected off the laminated glazing to produce first, second and third reflections, the third reflection being from light reflected from the infrared reflecting film. The laminated glazing further comprises light intensity reducing means between the first and second glazing panes for reducing the intensity of the third reflection. In an aspect, upon directing a beam of electromagnetic radiation having an intensity I.sub.O at 770 nm toward the first pane of glazing material at an angle of incidence of 60, the intensity of the third reflection at a wavelength of 770 nm is less than or equal to 0.185I.sub.O.