An object of the present invention is to provide a cover glass that can improve the visibility of a display unit in an automobile and a method for producing a glass sheet for the cover glass. The present invention provides a cover glass that is to be installed so as to cover a display unit in an automobile, and the cover glass includes a glass body that includes a first surface facing the display unit side and a second surface opposite to the first surface, projections and depressions having a depth of 20 to 500 nm being formed on at least one of the first surface and the second surface, and a transmittance gain of the cover glass is 1% or more.

A method for producing a composite glass pane, includes placing a first glass pane having a thickness less than or equal to 1 mm on a support mould, wherein the first glass pane is curved into a shape determined by the support mould; placing at least one thermoplastic film on the first glass pane; placing a curved second glass pane having a thickness greater than or equal to 1.5 mm on the thermoplastic film; and joining the first glass pane to the second glass pane via the thermoplastic film to form a composite glass pane by lamination.

A glass laminate comprises an external glass sheet, an internal glass sheet, and a polymer interlayer formed between the external glass sheet and the internal glass sheet. The external glass sheet can be a thin chemically-strengthened glass sheet or can be a non-chemically strengthened glass sheet, the polymer interlayer can have a thickness of less than 1.6 mm, and the internal glass sheet can be a non-chemically-strengthened glass sheet or a thin chemically strengthened glass sheet.

A laminated glazing unit includes a first sheet of soda-lime-silica mineral glass having a thickness e1 of between 1.5 mm and 2.5 mm, a second sheet of mineral glass and a lamination interlayer, the first and second mineral glass sheets being adhesively bonded together by the lamination interlayer. The second mineral glass sheet is a sheet of soda-lime-silica mineral glass having a thickness e2 of between 0.4 and 1.1 mm, the second sheet of soda-lime-silica mineral glass being chemically toughened. A surface compressive stress of the second sheet of soda-lime-silica mineral glass is between 350 MPa and 550 MPa and a ratio R=e1/e2.sup.2 is at most 20 mm.sup.−1.

The present invention provides a cover glass that can be installed in an automobile so as to cover a display unit including a plurality of information areas, including a glass body that has a first surface facing the display unit side, and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and that includes a plurality of transmission areas respectively corresponding to the information areas.

The disclosure relates to glass articles having a decorative inorganic layer that is compatible with ion exchange processes and suitable for automotive glass. The inorganic layer comprises a plurality of pores in which polymerizable filler components have been deposited and cross-linked. The porous inorganic layer has a glass transition temperature of greater than 450° C. and a glass softening temperature of less than 650° C. The disclosure also provides glass articles containing the filled porous inorganic layer and methods for preparing the same.

Transparent or translucent sound diffusers include a first glass sheet of less than 0.8 mm thickness and a second glass sheet of less than 0.8 mm thickness with a transparent or translucent adhesive layer there between, the adhesive layer adhering the first and second sheets in a fixed configuration such that a first major surface of the first glass sheet has a smooth, repeatedly rising and falling shape. The diffusers are secured to a wall or ceiling or to a wall or ceiling mount or to a wall or ceiling panel.

Transparent structures for portions of electronic device housings are disclosed. The transparent structures are formed from multiple layers of transparent (optically clear) materials. The multiple layers can include at least an outer glass layer and one or more other transparent layers that can be either glass or polymer layers. The multiple layers can be bonded together with one or more lamination layers. Accordingly, multi-layer transparent structures that are formed from multiple layers bonded together are able to be not only thin but also sufficiently strong and resistant to damage. The multi-layer transparent structures are well suited for use in consumer products, such as consumer electronic devices (e.g., portable electronic devices).

An exterior trim element for a motor vehicle which includes a cover part made of glass disposed on a support member.

A cold-formed glass laminate may include a first ply of 3D formed glass with a first thickness and a first strength. The first ply may include pre-formed residual compressive stresses in a peripheral edge portion adapted to offset tensile stresses resulting from a cold-forming process. The laminate may also include a second ply of 3D formed glass with a second thickness less than the first thickness and a second strength greater than the first strength. An adhesive may be arranged between the first ply and the second ply and post-formed residual stresses in the peripheral edge portion of the first ply of the laminate may remain compressive. A method of forming a glass laminate with compressive edge stresses is also described.