Patent ID: 8287958
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: B32B,B41M,C03C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of providing a vehicle roof glazing with an opaque obscuration band around the periphery of the glazing and with a printed region extending across a portion of the glazing that extends into and forms part of the roof, the printed region having pre-determined optical and/or thermal transmission characteristics, comprising: printing an opaque obscuration band around the periphery of the glazing in a first printing pass; printing a region with a semi-transparent ink having a pigment loading of 5-15% in a second printing pass which follows the first printing pass; and then firing the glazing, wherein the printed region comprises a continuous coating of ink, and has a semi-opaque appearance after firing and an optical transmission, measured using Illuminant D65, in the range of 10-50%.