A method to provide for an enameled glazing including, a glass sheet, an enamel coating on at least a part of a first surface of the glass sheet, a multilayer coating on at least a part of a first surface of the glass sheet and at least partially on top of the enamel coating, such that the enamel coating either comprises no Bi.sub.4Si.sub.3O.sub.12, or, if it comprises Bi.sub.4Si.sub.3O.sub.12, the enamel coating exhibits a crystallinity ratio <5, as measured by XRD, where the crystallinity ratio is the ratio of Bi.sub.4Si.sub.3O.sub.12/Cr.sub.2CuO.sub.4.

A functional element having electrically controllable optical properties having a plurality of side edges includes a stacking sequence having a first carrier film, a first planar electrode divided by an isolation line into at least two segments, an active layer, a second planar electrode, and a second carrier film, wherein on a first side edge in a first region, the second carrier film, the second planar electrode, and the active layer have a first cutback and in a second region, the first carrier film, the first planar electrode, and the active layer have a second cutback, a group of first bus bars electrically conductively contacts the first planar electrode, and each segment of the first planar electrode is electrically conductively contacted by a bus bar from the group of the first bus bars, and at least one second bus bar electrically conductively contacts the second planar electrode.

The use of camera-based safety systems is growing at a rapid rate in modern automobiles. At the same time, windshields, where many of the cameras are mounted, are becoming larger and more complex in shape. As the industry moves towards vehicles with full autonomous capability, the number of cameras required and the resolution of the cameras are both increasing. However, the optical quality of the windshield is less than optimal. One of the problems is caused by the typical black enamel frit that is printed on the glass, prior to heating and bending, to hide or obscure the camera hardware. The abrupt thermal gradients during bending, caused by the heat absorbing black frit, result in a high level of distortion in the camera field of view. The object of this invention is to provide laminated automotive glazing having an obscuration area produced by creating an obscuration after heating and bending the glass by removing a portion of the plastic interlayer glass in or near the camera field of view (camera obscuration) or/and in the edges of the windshield (black band) and replacing it with an inlay made of a substantially opaque plastic or other suitable material in or near the camera field of view (camera obscuration) or/and in the edges of the windshield (black band) rather than printing and firing an enamel frit on the glass. This results in a laminate having superior optical quality, higher strength and a lower probability of breakage as compared to a laminate with a black enamel frit obscuration.

The laminated glass panoramic roof is a popular although expensive option offered on a growing number of automobiles. Much of its appeal comes from the sleek modern appearance that it gives to the vehicle. The opaque laminated vehicle roof, by removing vision and optical requirements can be produced at a lower cost. The opaque laminated roof, by retaining a glass outer surface, maintains the same exterior appearance, aesthetic and much of the appeal of a conventional laminated glass panoramic roof. The opaque laminated vehicle roof also allows for the use of alternate materials which can further reduce cost and weight while adding additional features such as installation hardware, fasteners, lighting, antennas and solar cells to the roof.

The trend towards increasing the glazed area in automobiles has reduced the potential locations for mounting cabin lighting. This is especially true for vehicles having large panoramic glazing. Attempts to utilize integrated light sources within the glazing have had mixed results. Embedded LEDs in the laminate tend to be too bright for night driving. Edge feed illumination with light dispersing elements on the glass to date have only been able to provide low intensity levels. Both approaches tend to reduce visibility and aesthetics in the off state. The current invention provides a means and a method to produce a laminate which provides bright cabin lighting without compromising the function of the glazing to serve as a window, by creating a light dispersing layer that is substantially invisible when in the off state and very bright in the on state.

A laminated glazing for a vehicle windscreen comprising first and second sheets of glazing material joined by a sheet of adhesive interlayer material is described. The laminated glazing has an outer facing surface and an inner facing surface comprising a first treated region that has been subjected to a roughening process such that before the roughening process the first treated region has a first surface roughness and after the roughening process the first treated region has a second surface roughness. The first treated region having the second surface roughness helps the laminated glazing break when subject to an impact on the outer facing surface. Use of a roughened region to reduce the time taken for a laminated glazing to break upon being impacted by an impactor is also described.

Disclosed generally herein is a laminated vehicle glazing including first and second glass sheets and a polymer interlayer interposed therebetween. The interlayer includes a major part and a stiff part adjacent to the major part. The stiff part does not surround the major part, such that the major part is along at least one edge of the laminated vehicle glazing. The stiff part includes at least one layer made of a material that has a higher Young's modulus than that of the material used in the major part. Young's modulus in the thickness direction of the stiff part is higher than that of the major part.

An optimized display system for a vehicle using a glass assembly. The system includes a power source coupled to the processing unit for providing an input DC voltage. The processing unit is coupled to the power source. The processing unit is configured to receive input. The processing unit generates a command signal to interactively control a display unit in response to at least one input. A convertor is coupled to the processing unit. The convertor is configured to generate at least one of an output AC voltage or output DC voltage based on the command signal. The display unit includes one or more illumination devices sandwiched in the glass assembly.

A glazed element includes a vehicle glazing having an external main face intended to be oriented toward an exterior and an internal main face intended to be on a passenger compartment side, the glazing including a through-hole between the internal main face and the external face, the through-hole being delimited by a side wall of the glazing, and, in the through-hole, an insert made of material that is transparent in an LB range of wavelengths in an infrared spectrum ranging at least from 9.5 μm to 10.5 μm, the insert being made of material of refractive index n in the LB range, with an interior face and an exterior face, wherein the interior and exterior faces of the insert form a non-zero angle at an apex A, the insert having a thickness e that is variable and decreasing toward an upper edge of the glazing.

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.