Vacuum-insulated glass windows with glass-bump spacers
    3.
    发明授权
    Vacuum-insulated glass windows with glass-bump spacers 有权
    具有玻璃凸起垫片的真空隔热玻璃窗

    公开(公告)号:US08821999B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-02

    申请号:US12265192

    申请日:2008-11-05

    摘要: Vacuum-insulated glass (VIG) windows (10) that employ glass-bump spacers (50) and two or more glass panes (20) are disclosed. The glass-bump spacers are formed in the surface (24) of one of the glass panes (20) and consist of the glass material from the body portion (23) of the glass pane. Thus, the glass-bump spacers are integrally formed in the glass pane, as opposed to being discrete spacer elements that need to be added and fixed to the glass pane. Methods of forming VIG windows are also disclosed. The methods include forming the glass-bump spacers by irradiating a glass pane with a focused beam (112F) from a laser (110). Heating effects in the glass cause the glass to locally expand, thereby forming a glass-bump spacer. The process is repeated at different locations in the glass pane to form an array of glass-bump spacers. A second glass pane is brought into contact with the glass-bump spacers, and the edges (28F, 28B) sealed. The resulting sealed interior region (40) is then evacuated to a vacuum pressure of less than one atmosphere.

    摘要翻译: 公开了采用玻璃凸块间隔件(50)和两个或更多个玻璃板(20)的真空绝热玻璃(VIG)窗(10)。 玻璃凸块间隔件形成在一个玻璃板(20)的表面(24)中并由来自玻璃板的主体部分(23)的玻璃材料组成。 因此,玻璃凸块间隔件一体地形成在玻璃板中,而不是需要添加并固定到玻璃板上的离散间隔元件。 还公开了形成VIG窗的方法。 所述方法包括通过用来自激光器(110)的聚焦光束(112F)照射玻璃板来形成玻璃凸块间隔物。 玻璃中的加热效应导致玻璃局部膨胀,从而形成玻璃凸块间隔物。 在玻璃板中的不同位置处重复该过程以形成玻璃凸起间隔物的阵列。 第二玻璃板与玻璃凸块间隔件接触,边缘(28F,28B)被密封。 然后将得到的密封内部区域(40)抽真空至小于一个大气压的真空压力。

    Method for local reversible glass swelling
    5.
    发明授权
    Method for local reversible glass swelling 有权
    局部可逆玻璃肿胀的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08397537B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-19

    申请号:US12669381

    申请日:2007-07-16

    IPC分类号: C03B23/02 B23K26/02 B23K26/00

    摘要: A method of forming, on the surface of a glass material, a raised feature having a height within a target range, comprising (1) providing a glass material having a surface, (2) providing the glass material locally, at a location at or below the surface, with an amount of energy causing local expansion of the glass material so as to raise a feature on the surface at the location, (3) detecting the height of the raised feature or the height over time of the raised feature, (4) (a) if the height is below or approaching a value below the target range, providing the glass material at the location with energy in a greater amount, or (b) if the height is above or approaching a value above the target range, providing the glass material at the location with energy in a lesser amount, and (5) repeating steps (3) and (4) as needed to bring the height within the target range. Methods and devices for automating this process are also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 一种在玻璃材料的表面上形成高度在目标范围内的凸起特征的方法,包括(1)提供具有表面的玻璃材料,(2)将玻璃材料局部放置在 在表面下面,一定量的能量引起玻璃材料的局部膨胀,以便在该位置上提高表面上的特征,(3)检测凸起特征的高度或随着时间的升高的特征的高度( 4)(a)如果高度低于或接近低于目标范围的值,则在该位置处提供更大量的能量的玻璃材料,或(b)如果高度高于或接近高于目标范围的值 在该位置处提供较少量的能量的玻璃材料,以及(5)根据需要重复步骤(3)和(4)以使高度在目标范围内。 还公开了用于自动化该方法的方法和装置。