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US3865558A
US3865558A US364311A US36431173A US3865558A US 3865558 A US3865558 A US 3865558A US 364311 A US364311 A US 364311A US 36431173 A US36431173 A US 36431173A US 3865558 A US3865558 A US 3865558A
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  • a glass window has formed along the edge of one or both faces thereof, or along both such edges and over the thickness of the glass, an ornamental strip simulating a frame, the strip including a first layer of silver powder and glass frit baked onto the glass, and bright layers of copper, nickel and chromium successively electroplated onto that first layer and each other.
  • the present invention pertains to a glass window usable particularly, although not exclusively, in automotive vehicles and having along its edges ornamental strips formed of a metallic coating which give the appearance of a metallic frame around the edge of the window.
  • Another shortcoming of the deposits of silver or other metal on glass of the above-identified publication is that their adhesion to the glass is often insufficient. When substantial mechanical stress is applied thereto, as sometimes occurs with automobile windows, this poor adhesion results in peeling and separation of the coating from the glass. It is an object of the present invention to provide an ornamental strip whose composition and mode of application are such that the strip adheres strongly to the glass, possesses great resistance to mechanical stress such as friction or abrasion, and also high resistance to chemical attack.
  • the strip of the invention can thus be applied to the outer face of the window, i.e. to the surface of the glass outside the vehicle, and hence gives the impression from the exterior of the vehicle of a heavy metallic frame.
  • This strip or band is produced, according to the invention, starting from an enamel.
  • the enamel is made up of a ceramic paste of silver powder dispersed in a glass frit and is laid down on the glass by a silk screen technique, where it is then baked at high temperature.
  • Such an enamel will hereinafter sometimes be referred to as a silver enamel.
  • a layer of bright copper is then electrolytically deposited on this silver enamel.
  • the coating is completed with a layer of bright nickel and finally with a layer of bright chromium.
  • These bright copper, nickel and chromium layers may advantageously be laid down by electrolytic plating, control of the nature of the plating baths making it possible to give to the strip any final finish from a perfect brightness to a satin or semi-bright finish.
  • the invention departs from the prior art process above described in that, while it uses a baked silver powder-ceramic layer as a foundation, there are laid down thereon successively three bright layers of copper, nickel and chromium respectively.
  • the superposition of the two bright underplatings suffices to produce a smooth surface from the relatively rough surface of the glass, and makes it possible to use a very thin final layer of chromium.
  • the resulting strip has the appearance of a massive metallic frame, highly polished.
  • Copper layer Average thickness between 3 and 15 microns and preferably between 5 and 8 microns.
  • Nickel layer Average thickness between 3 and and 15 microns and preferably between 7 and 10 microns.
  • Chromium layer Thickness below 1 micron and preferably below 0.5 micron.
  • a preliminary smoothing of the underlying enamel layer may be effected either mechanically or chemically, which then makes it possible to reduce somewhat the thickness of the copper layer.
  • For laying down the nickel and chromium layers it is possible, in accordance with the invention, to use one or another of the known chemical processes although the relative slowness of such operations constitutes a disadvantage by comparison with electrolytic plating methods.
  • Windows provided with ornamental strips have the same mechanical and chemical durability as windows supported in massive chromium plated metal frames, and they have in addition the advantage that the ornamental strips are inseparably attached to the glass.
  • FIG. 1 is a section through a window including an ornamental strip having on one face of the glass, when seen in plan, the shape of a frame;
  • FIG. 2 is a section through a window having ornamental strips on its two faces
  • FIG. 3 is a section showing another embodiment wherein the edge of the window is bound in a stripshaped coating in accordance with the invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view of one preferred form of window according to the invention.
  • the window of the invention may have any shape or outline. It may be used as a side window, as a windshield, or as a rear window in automobiles. It may also find use in building construction for windows, mirrors,
  • doors or the like and also in furniture, or in refrigerators and ovens, to name a few examples only.
  • the window comprises a single sheet of glass (which may be glass made for example by the float process) and the ornamental strip or strips affixed thereto. These are identified at A, B, C and D in FIGS. 1 to 4 respectively.
  • the strip may extend all the way around the periphery of the sheet of glass in the fashion of a frame. Obviously however it need not have such a closed shape. It is often sufficient for the strip to extend only part way around the periphery of the glass.
  • adjustable side glass of automobiles which may include the ornamental strip only at the upper edge thereof. It may in other instances be sufficient to provide the ornamental strip around three sides of the window, for example when the fourth side is held in a frame. It may be sufficient in certain cases to provide the ornamental strip only along short sections or parts of the periphery of a window.
  • the foundation layer 2 is made up of a commercially available metallic paste baked onto the surface of the glass and comprising, by weight, about 90 percent of finely divided metallic silver and 10 percent of a glass frit having a low melting point.
  • This metallic paste dispersed in an or ganic solvent, is applied by the silk screen technique to the surface ofa glass sheet.
  • the paste is preferably applied to the surface of the glass which was uppermost in manufacture, i.e. not in contact with the metallic float bath. It is then baked at a temperature of at least 500C. After baking the thickness of the silver layer 2 is of the order of 3 to 6 microns.
  • the layer 2 on the glass 1 is then coated electrolytically, i.e. by electrolytic deposition, with a layer of bright copper 3 from 3 to 7 microns thick.
  • An electrolyte providing a bright plating is used to obtain a sufficiently smooth surface.
  • the layer 3 should have a thickness of at least 3 microns.
  • the two ornamental strips B have the same width and are disposed along the edges of the glass on its two faces.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates an embodiment in which the ornamental strip C straddles the edge of the glass 20, i.e. the face of the glass parallel to the thickness dimension of the glass.
  • the width of the ornamental strips may be of the order of I to 3 centimeters.
  • the layer of silver paste baked onto the surface of the glass 1 and indicated by reference character 2 may be seen by transparency through the glass.
  • this layer when so observed will show a brown color due to silver ions which have diffused into the surface layers of the glass.
  • a colored strip 7 made up for example of an enamel or of a lacquer.
  • the chromium layer 5 should be on the exterior side of the vehicle, so that the lacquer strip 7 would be on the inside.
  • the upper face 8 of the glass sheet 1 is the one intended to be the outside" face of the window in use, i.e. the one presented to the weather. In automobile use it will often be convex in shape, whereas the opposite face 9 to which the colored lacquer strip 7 is applied will be concave.
  • the metallic strips or coatings are disposed along the edge of the glass, of course they need not be located there.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates an embodiment of the invention of particularly advantageous nature.
  • the first layer 2 of the strip i.e. the silver powder-glass frit layer
  • the electrode for plating purposes can be connected to the shoulder or contact tab E thus formed.
  • This arrangement has the advantage that the visible face of the glass in the finished window will not show any traces of the electrode, whose location usually results in a dark area on the glass. It is possible to choose the position for the contact tab E in such a way that it will be hidden by the window mounting.
  • the ornamental strip extends only over three sides of the periphery of the window as in the embodiment of FIG.
  • tab E it is advantageous to locate the tab E in the middle of the length of the strip.
  • the strip has a great length, as in the case of large windows, it is advantageous to provide several contact tabs for the connection of plating electrodes, since the drop in voltage along the strip will result in a variation, along the length of the strip, in the thickness of the plating laid down. Satisfactory results are obtained by providing contact tabs at intervals of about 1 meter.
  • These tabs may be formed by means of a paint brush, used to draw out the silver powder-glass frit paste from a strip-shaped deposit so as to form a tab before the paste is baked onto the glass.
  • a commercially available metallic paste is laid down by the silk screen process on the glass at room temperature in the shape of the desired strip or strips.
  • the glass with the paste thereon is then baked at a temperature of about 600C.
  • the layer of silver thus obtained having a thickness of the order of 3 to 6 microns, is smoothed by mechanical polishing with a rotating brush and an aqueous suspension of silica and alumina powder.
  • the electrodes are then placed in position for the plating operations.
  • a bright copper plating is laid down on the silver with a plating bath at a temperature of from 20 to 25C., employing a current density of 5 amperes per per square centimeters and continued for 5 minutes.
  • the assembly, and more particularly the copper plating thereon, is pickled in a solution of sulphuric acid.
  • a bright nickel plating is laid down on the copper with a plating bath at a temperature of 60C., employing a current density of 2.5 amperes per 100 square centimeters and continued for minutes.
  • the assembly is soaked in a preparatory solution at a temperature of C.
  • a bright chromium plating is laid down on the nickel with a plating bath at a temperature of 30C., employing a current density of 5 amperes per 100 square centimeters and continued for 1 minute.
  • the assembly is washed in water.
  • a window comprising a sheet of glass, a layer of silver enamel of generally strip shape baked onto a part of the surface of the sheet, a bright copper layer overlying the enamel layer, a bright nickel layer overlying the copper layer, and a bright chromium layer overlying the nickel layer.
  • a window according to claim 1 including a strip of enamel or lacquer opposite said first-named layer of enamel but on the face of the glass opposite that to which said first-named layer of enamel is baked.
  • a window according to claim 6 including a strip of enamel or lacquer opposite said first-named layer of enamel but on the face of the glass opposite that to which said first-named layer of enamel is baked.
  • said layer of enamel includes at least one portion extending onto the face of the glass parallel to its thickness dimension.

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