Patent ID: 8158229
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: B32B,C03C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An automotive glazing comprising a single ply of glass possessing a major surface facing an interior of a vehicle in use and having a plastic film bonded to the major surface of the glass ply by a layer of adhesive which bonds the plastic film to the single glass ply, the single glass ply being a single ply of annealed or semi-toughened glass that does not meet the fragmentation test under ECE R43, the layer of adhesive having a thickness in the range of 5 microns to 50 microns and requiring a force to peel the plastic film from the glass ply in the range of about 15 Newtons/30 mm to 33 Newtons/30 mm, wherein the single glass ply with the plastic film bonded to the major surface by the layer of adhesive meets at least one of the ball drop test under ECE R43 and the headform test under ECE R43.