Abstract: The present invention is a windshield for an automobile on which an information acquisition device configured to acquire information from the outside of a vehicle by emitting and/or receiving light can be arranged. The windshield includes: a laminated glass including an information acquisition region that is opposite to the information acquisition device and through which the light passes; and an antifog sheet in which at least a sticky layer, a substrate film, and an antifog layer are layered in this order, the sticky layer being attached to at least a surface on a vehicle interior side of the information acquisition region. The laminated glass includes at least one glass plate in which surface concentrations of tin oxide in two principal surfaces are different, and a surface of the glass plate in which the concentration of tin oxide is higher faces the vehicle interior side.

Abstract: A glass body according to the present invention includes a glass plate having a first surface and a second surface on a side opposite to the first surface, a translucent reflective film arranged on the first surface of the glass plate, and an antifog means arranged on one of the translucent reflective film and the second surface of the glass plate.

Abstract: A cover member according to the present invention includes a transparent substrate that has a first main surface and a second main surface and a transparent first functional layer that is layered on the first main surface of the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention includes a mirror main body formed in a polygonal shape in a plan view and having a first main face that reflects an image, a second main face that is opposite to the first main face, and a peripheral edge face that connects the first main face and the second main face to each other, in which the peripheral edge face includes a plurality of first end faces and a second end face that connects the adjacent first end faces, and the second end face constitutes a first chamfered portion formed at an outer edge of the mirror main body in a plan view.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a windshield to which an information acquisition device configured to acquire information from the outside of a vehicle by emitting and/or receiving light is attachable via a bracket, the windshield including: a glass module that includes a glass body having an information acquisition region through which the light passes; a sheet-shaped heating element that is attached to a surface on a vehicle interior side of the glass body and is not rectangular; and a power supply part configured to supply power to the heating element.

Abstract: A windshield according to an aspect of the present invention is a windshield for an automobile on which an information acquisition device capable of acquiring information from the outside of a vehicle by emitting and/or receiving light can be arranged. The windshield includes; a glass plate including an information acquisition region that is opposite to the information acquisition device and through which the light passes; and an antifog laminate that includes a heat blocking layer and an antifog layer with antifog properties layered on one surface of the heat blocking layer, and that is layered on a surface on a vehicle interior side of the information acquisition region while the other surface of the heat blocking layer faces the surface on the vehicle interior side of the information acquisition region.

Abstract: The present invention is a wind shield on which an information acquisition device configured to acquire information from the outside of a vehicle by emitting and/or receiving light can be arranged, the wind shield including a laminated glass, and an antifog film that is arranged on a surface on the vehicle interior side of the laminated glass and that contains a water absorbent polymer, in which the antifog film has a layer that does not contain an alkaline component on a surface of the antifog film.

Abstract: An antifog film according to an aspect of the present invention is an antifog film to be attached to a glass plate. The antifog film includes a substrate layer; an antifog layer with antifog properties layered on one surface of the substrate layer; and a sticky layer layered on the other surface of the substrate layer. A release sheet is attached to the sticky layer, and a protective film is attached to the antifog layer.

Abstract: Provided is a windshield 1 suitable for preventing fogging of a glass sheet facing a light path space and for maintaining high accuracy of information acquired by an information acquisition device. A water-absorbing film 81 or an anti-fogging member 8 including the water-absorbing film 81 is disposed on a surface in contact with a light path space 41, the surface being at least one selected from a surface of a glass sheet 5 and a surface of members 61 and 62 serving the function of fixing of an information acquisition device 2 and/or light shielding for the light path space. The water-absorbing film has a saturated water absorption Ws of 1 g/m2 or more. The water-absorbing film satisfies at least one condition selected from the condition A1 that a water vapor adsorption isotherm is a downwardly convex curve at a relative humidity of 20 to 90% and the condition B1 that an increase in water absorption AbH with increasing relative humidity from 70% to 95% is more than 35% of Ws.

Abstract: The present invention provides an antifog laminate configured to be attached to an information acquisition region of a windshield that includes a laminated glass that is located opposite to an information acquisition device for acquiring information from the outside of a vehicle by emitting and/or receiving light, at least a portion of the laminated glass being curved, and the laminated glass having at least one information acquisition region through which the light passes, the antifog laminate including an antifog sheet including a sticky layer, a substrate film, and an antifog layer that are layered in this order, a sheet-shaped protective material that removably covers the antifog layer and is larger than the antifog layer, and a first protective sheet that removably covers the sticky layer.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a glass plate according to one aspect of the present invention includes a first step of preparing a glass plate, a second step of preparing an antifog film that includes a film substrate having a thickness of no greater than 100 ?m, an antifog layer having antifog properties and layered on one surface of the film substrate, and an adhesive layer layered on another surface of the film substrate, and a third step of attaching the antifog film to the glass plate via the adhesive layer.

Abstract: A windshield according to an aspect of the present invention is a windshield for an automobile on which an information acquisition device capable of acquiring information from the outside of a vehicle by emitting and/or receiving light can be arranged. The windshield includes; a glass plate including an information acquisition region that is opposite to the information acquisition device and through which the light passes; and an antifog laminate that includes a heat blocking layer and an antifog layer with antifog properties layered on one surface of the heat blocking layer, and that is layered on a surface on a vehicle interior side of the information acquisition region while the other surface of the heat blocking layer faces the surface on the vehicle interior side of the information acquisition region.

Abstract: A windshield according to an aspect of the present invention is a windshield for an automobile on which an information acquisition device capable of acquiring information from the outside of a vehicle by emitting and/or receiving light can be arranged. The windshield includes; a glass plate including an information acquisition region that is opposite to the information acquisition device and through which the light passes; an antifog film that includes a substrate layer and an antifog layer with antifog properties layered on one surface of the substrate layer, and that is attached to a surface on a vehicle interior side of the information acquisition region while the other surface of the substrate layer faces the surface on the vehicle interior side of the information acquisition region; and a protective film attached onto the antifog layer of the antifog film.

Abstract: Provided is an anti-fogging coated transparent article including an anti-fog film, the anti-fog film being a single-layer film containing a water-absorbent resin, a hydrophobic group, and a metal oxide component. The hydrophobic group is a chain or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably a linear alkyl group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms, in which at least one hydrogen atom is optionally substituted by a fluorine atom. The hydrophobic group is bonded directly to a metal atom of the metal oxide component. The anti-fog film contains, for example, the metal oxide component in an amount of 0.01 to 60 parts by mass and the hydrophobic group in an amount of 0.05 to 10 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the water-absorbent resin. The water-absorbent resin is, for example, polyvinyl acetal.

Abstract: The present invention is a windshield for an automobile on which an information acquisition device configured to acquire information from the outside of a vehicle by emitting and/or receiving light can be arranged. The windshield includes: a laminated glass including an information acquisition region that is opposite to the information acquisition device and through which the light passes; and an antifog sheet in which at least a sticky layer, a substrate film, and an antifog layer are layered in this order, the sticky layer being attached to at least a surface on a vehicle interior side of the information acquisition region. The laminated glass includes at least one glass plate in which surface concentrations of tin oxide in two principal surfaces are different, and a surface of the glass plate in which the concentration of tin oxide is higher faces the vehicle interior side.

Abstract: Provided is an anti-fogging coated transparent article including an anti-fog film, the anti-fog film being a single-layer film containing a water-absorbent resin, a hydrophobic group, and a metal oxide component. The hydrophobic group is a chain or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably a linear alkyl group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms, in which at least one hydrogen atom is optionally substituted by a fluorine atom. The hydrophobic group is bonded directly to a metal atom of the metal oxide component. The anti-fog film contains, for example, the metal oxide component in an amount of 0.01 to 60 parts by mass and the hydrophobic group in an amount of 0.05 to 10 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the water-absorbent resin. The water-absorbent resin is, for example, polyvinyl acetal.

Abstract: Provided is an anti-fogging coated transparent article including an anti-fog film, the anti-fog film being a single-layer film containing a water-absorbent resin, a hydrophobic group, and a metal oxide component. The hydrophobic group is a chain or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably a linear alkyl group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms, in which at least one hydrogen atom is optionally substituted by a fluorine atom. The hydrophobic group is bonded directly to a metal atom of the metal oxide component. The anti-fog film contains, for example, the metal oxide component in an amount of 0.01 to 60 parts by mass and the hydrophobic group in an amount of 0.05 to 10 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the water-absorbent resin. The water-absorbent resin is, for example, polyvinyl acetal.

Abstract: Provided is an anti-fogging coated transparent article including an anti-fog film, the anti-fog film being a single-layer film containing a water-absorbent resin, a hydrophobic group, and a metal oxide component. The hydrophobic group is a chain or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably a linear alkyl group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms, in which at least one hydrogen atom is optionally substituted by a fluorine atom. The hydrophobic group is bonded directly to a metal atom of the metal oxide component. The anti-fog film contains, for example, the metal oxide component in an amount of 0.01 to 60 parts by mass and the hydrophobic group in an amount of 0.05 to 10 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the water-absorbent resin. The water-absorbent resin is, for example, polyvinyl acetal.

Abstract: The present invention provides an antifog-film-coated article including an antifog film having high hardness while maintaining sufficient antifog performance, which article can be employed in various applications, including antifog mirrors, windowpanes for automobiles, and windowpanes for buildings. The antifog-film-coated article of the present invention includes a hard substrate, and a water-absorbing composite film formed on the substrate, wherein the water-absorbing composite film contains a polyvinyl acetal resin; colloidal silica in an amount of 30 to 80 parts by mass on the basis of 100 parts by mass of the resin; and silica-equivalent particles derived from a hydrolysis product or partial hydrolysis product of a silicon alkoxide compound in an amount of 5 to 55 parts by mass on the basis of 100 parts by mass of the resin.

Abstract: A waveguide element using a photonic crystal having a refractive index periodicity in one direction is provided with an input portion causing propagation light due to a band on a Brillouin zone boundary within the photonic crystal.