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GB2140348A
GB2140348A GB08412254A GB8412254A GB2140348A GB 2140348 A GB2140348 A GB 2140348A GB 08412254 A GB08412254 A GB 08412254A GB 8412254 A GB8412254 A GB 8412254A GB 2140348 A GB2140348 A GB 2140348A
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32BLAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B3/00Layered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar shape; Layered products comprising a layer having particular features of form
    • B32B3/02Layered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar shape; Layered products comprising a layer having particular features of form characterised by features of form at particular places, e.g. in edge regions
    • B32B3/08Layered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar shape; Layered products comprising a layer having particular features of form characterised by features of form at particular places, e.g. in edge regions characterised by added members at particular parts
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32BLAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B17/00Layered products essentially comprising sheet glass, or glass, slag, or like fibres
    • B32B17/06Layered products essentially comprising sheet glass, or glass, slag, or like fibres comprising glass as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific material
    • B32B17/10Layered products essentially comprising sheet glass, or glass, slag, or like fibres comprising glass as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific material of synthetic resin
    • B32B17/10005Layered products essentially comprising sheet glass, or glass, slag, or like fibres comprising glass as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific material of synthetic resin laminated safety glass or glazing
    • B32B17/10009Layered products essentially comprising sheet glass, or glass, slag, or like fibres comprising glass as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific material of synthetic resin laminated safety glass or glazing characterized by the number, the constitution or treatment of glass sheets
    • B32B17/10036Layered products essentially comprising sheet glass, or glass, slag, or like fibres comprising glass as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific material of synthetic resin laminated safety glass or glazing characterized by the number, the constitution or treatment of glass sheets comprising two outer glass sheets
    • B32B17/10045Layered products essentially comprising sheet glass, or glass, slag, or like fibres comprising glass as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific material of synthetic resin laminated safety glass or glazing characterized by the number, the constitution or treatment of glass sheets comprising two outer glass sheets with at least one intermediate layer consisting of a glass sheet
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32BLAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B17/00Layered products essentially comprising sheet glass, or glass, slag, or like fibres
    • B32B17/06Layered products essentially comprising sheet glass, or glass, slag, or like fibres comprising glass as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific material
    • B32B17/10Layered products essentially comprising sheet glass, or glass, slag, or like fibres comprising glass as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific material of synthetic resin
    • B32B17/10005Layered products essentially comprising sheet glass, or glass, slag, or like fibres comprising glass as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific material of synthetic resin laminated safety glass or glazing
    • B32B17/1055Layered products essentially comprising sheet glass, or glass, slag, or like fibres comprising glass as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific material of synthetic resin laminated safety glass or glazing characterized by the resin layer, i.e. interlayer
    • B32B17/10688Adjustment of the adherence to the glass layers
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32BLAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B17/00Layered products essentially comprising sheet glass, or glass, slag, or like fibres
    • B32B17/06Layered products essentially comprising sheet glass, or glass, slag, or like fibres comprising glass as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific material
    • B32B17/10Layered products essentially comprising sheet glass, or glass, slag, or like fibres comprising glass as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific material of synthetic resin
    • B32B17/10005Layered products essentially comprising sheet glass, or glass, slag, or like fibres comprising glass as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific material of synthetic resin laminated safety glass or glazing
    • B32B17/10807Making laminated safety glass or glazing; Apparatus therefor
    • B32B17/10899Making laminated safety glass or glazing; Apparatus therefor by introducing interlayers of synthetic resin
    • B32B17/10908Making laminated safety glass or glazing; Apparatus therefor by introducing interlayers of synthetic resin in liquid form
    • B32B17/10917Making laminated safety glass or glazing; Apparatus therefor by introducing interlayers of synthetic resin in liquid form between two pre-positioned glass layers
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06BFIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B3/00Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
    • E06B3/66Units comprising two or more parallel glass or like panes permanently secured together
    • E06B3/6604Units comprising two or more parallel glass or like panes permanently secured together comprising false glazing bars or similar decorations between the panes
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32BLAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B2307/00Properties of the layers or laminate
    • B32B2307/40Properties of the layers or laminate having particular optical properties
    • B32B2307/402Coloured
    • B32B2307/404Multi-coloured
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32BLAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B2307/00Properties of the layers or laminate
    • B32B2307/40Properties of the layers or laminate having particular optical properties
    • B32B2307/414Translucent

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Abstract

A laminate 1 has first 3 and second 4 layers in spaced face-to- face relationship and an interlayer 5 adhering to the first and second layers, and at least one of the layers 4 comprises two or more side-by- side sheets. In the figure a double-glazing unit is shown which is made up of two of the laminates 1 spaced from each other in a frame 2. The joins between the sheets making up the layer 4 may be disguised with strips of wood or lead 6 and similar strips may be applied to the single sheet of layer 3 to complete the effect. Referred materials for the sheets include glass, polycarbonate and polymethylmethacrylate. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION A laminate This invention relates to a laminate.
Laminates of glass and/or translucent plastics material are becoming increasingly widely used as a result of their safety properties, in that they are less likely to fracture on impact than ordinary glass and, if fractured, the glass is held in place, preventing the release of dangerous sharp splinters.
Such laminates are now being used in glass doors, but for doors having a number of small panes it is costly and time-consuming to have to cut or form individual laminated panes and then instal them one by one. Further, such doors cannot be double glazed without increasing the depth of the astrigals, which can detract from the aesthetic effect of the door.
According to the present invention there is provided a laminate having first and second layers in spaced face-to-face relationship, and an interlayer adhering to the first and second layers, at least one of the layers comprising two or more side-by-side sheets.
Further according to the invention there is provided a method of forming a laminate, comprising laying two or more first rigid sheets side-by-side on a planar surface, laying a further rigid sheet over the first rigid sheets in spaced face-to4ade relationship therewith, forming a barrier to passage of liquid around a portion of the periphery of the sheets so that the sheets and barrier form an open envelope, providing the envelope at an inclined angle to the horizontal so that the barrier extends around a lower portion of the envelope, introducing into the envelope through the open upper portion thereof a liquid which on solidifying adheres to the sheet, and solidifying the liquid.
The layers may be for example of glass or other translucent material such as polymethyl methacrylate. The laminate may in that case be used in windows or doors or other areas where passage of light is desired.
The side-by-side sheets may abut one another or may be spaced laterally, for example by means of a spacer which may protrude beyond the thickness of the sheets to provide an astrigal. When the sheets are abutting, their joints may be covered from view by an artificial astrigal in the form of a strip of material, for example wood or lead. In this way a panel for a glass door or window may be made by laminating a number of small panes of glass to a single sheet of glass, and then applying strips of material representing astrigals to one or both faces of the laminate to give the impression of a number of separate panes each held between the astrigals.
The side-by-side sheets may be differently coloured or patterned, and they may be of any desired shape to provide a regular or random arrangement of distinctive sheets.
One or more of the sheets may alternatively be silvered to provide a mirror surface.
The laminate of this invention is especially useful in providing double glazing in a subdivided frame, as both panes can be a single layer extending between side supports, with side-by-side sheets laminated to them. Thus a safety-glass double-glazed unit can be provided for a door or window, and imitation astrigals applied to it if desired.
The laminating method can conveniently be performed by the general methods described in Patent Specifications Nos. 1,600,867 and 2,032,844.
Embodiments of the present invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a front view of a double-glazing unit made from laminates of this invention; Figure 2 is a section on A-A of Fig. 1; Figures 3(a) to (f) are front views of alternative patterns of glass doors having laminates of this invention.
Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the doubleglazing unit has a pair of laminates 1 sealed into a peripheral frame 2. Each laminate 1 consists of an outwardly-facing single sheet 3 of glass and three side-by-side inwardly-facing glass sheets 4, with an interlayer 5 of resin between the sheets 3 and 4. The resin is UVAC 2889 of Warwick International Limited containing y-meth acryloxypropyl-tri methoxysilane as a primer.
Each sheet 4 in each laminate 1 abuts its neighbouring sheet 4, and a strip 6 of lead runs along each joint. Similar strips 6 run across the sheet 3 to disguise the joints between the sheets 4 and to complete the leaded effect.
The laminates 1 are manufactured as follows.
A sheet of board is laid flat and the three sheets 4 of glass are laid on it with their edges abutting. The lead strips 6 are adhered along the joints. The board and sheets are then inverted and laid on a tilting table, with the strips 6 on the lower face. The board is removed and the sheet 3 with the strips 6 in position on its faces is placed on the sheets 4 in face-to-face relationship, with gas-permea ble tapes between the sheets at their periphery to space them apart. The table is then tilted to an angle to the horizontal and the sheets 3, 4 prised apart at their upper edge.
The liquid UVAC 2889 with its silane primer, in admixture with methyl ethyl ketone peroxide catalyst, is then introduced between the sheets through their open top.
The resin is in measured quantity to fill the intersheet space to the required thickness.
The sheets 3, 4 are then closed against the tape at their upper edges to form a liquid impermeable but gas-permeable barrier around the sheets, and the sheets are laid flat to allow the resin to spread through the entire intersheet space, expelling air through the tape. The resin is then allowed to cure, pro ducing the laminate.
Figs. 3(a) to o) show different arrangements of sheets in laminates in use in glass doors.
The areas marked "8" are sheets of bronzecoloured glass, and those marked "C" are clear sheets in side-by-side relationship to the bronze sheets. in Figs. 3(a) to (e) the bronze and clear sheets in each case are laminated to a single sheet of clear glass, whereas in Fig.
3(f) the laminate has a first layer formed by two clear triangular sheets 7 having a bronze diagonal sheet 8 between them in side-by-side relationship, this layer being laminated to a second layer which is similarly made up, with the diagonal bronze sheet 8(a) in that case running between the opposite corners of the laminate than in the first layer. Thus the central diamond-shaped area 9 appears a darker bronze colour than the remainder of the diagonal sheets 8, as the colour is of double intensity.
Generally the laminates of this invention can provide safety glazing so long as joints between sheets in the first layer do not run in the same position and direction as joints between sheets in the second layer.
Modifications and improvements may be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

Claims (15)

1. A laminate having first and second layers in spaced face-to-face relationship and an interlayer adhering to the first and second layers, at least one of the layers comprising two or more side-by-side sheets.
2. A laminate according to Claim 1, wherein the or each layer is of frangible material.
3. A laminate according to Claim 1 or 2, wherein the or each layer is of glass or polycarbonate or polymethyl methacrylate.
4. A laminate according to Claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the side-by-side sheets abut one another.
5. A laminate according to Claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the side-by-side sheets are separated by a spacer member.
6. A laminate according to any one of the preceding Claims, wherein the joint between the side-by-side sheets is concealed by a cover strip applied over the joint on the outer face of the laminate.
7. A laminate according to any one of the preceding Claims, wherein one of the layers is a single sheet.
8. A laminate according to any one of the preceding Claims, wherein the side-by-side sheets are of different colours.
9. A laminate according to any one of the preceding Claims, wherein the side-by-side sheets are translucent.
10. A laminate substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings.
11. A laminate substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as shown in any one of Figs. 3(a) to (f) of the accompanying drawings.
12. A double glazing unit incorporating a laminate according to any one of the preceding Claims.
13. A method of forming a laminate according to Claim 1, comprising laying two or more first rigid sheets side-by-side on a planar surface, laying a further rigid sheet over the first rigid sheets in spaced face-to4ace relationship therewith, forming a barr-ier to passage of liquid around a portion of the periphery of the sheets so that the sheets and barrier form an open envelope, -providing the envelope at an inclined angle to the horizontal so that the barrier extends around a lower portion of the envelope, introducing into the envelope through the open upper portion thereof a liquid which on solidifying adheres to the sheet, and solidifying the liquid.
14. A method of forming a laminate according to Claim 1, substantially as hereinbefore described.
15. A laminate whenever formed by the method of either of Claims 13 and 14.
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GB1389952A (en) * 1971-12-27 1975-04-09 Rhone Poulenc Sa Prefabricated panels of mosaic tiles
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