Abstract: Laminated glazing for automotive use in which a thermoplastic functional film is thermoformed and then cooled by forced draught, prior to the introduction between the glass sheets of the laminated glazing.

Abstract: A process for the production of a composite film for use in laminated glazing assemblies comprising at least one layer of a flexible safety film together with one layer of flexible plastic carrier film includes the steps of drawing the layers from separated feed rolls (1, 2), heating to a bonding temperature, and pressing together to form a composite film, whereby the flexible safety film is not under tension when it is pressed together with the carrier film to form the composite film.

Abstract: Laminated glazing for automotive use in which a thermoplastic functional film is thermoformed and then cooled by forced draught, prior to the introduction between the glass sheets of the laminated glazing (FIG. 1).

Abstract: A process for the production of a composite film for use in laminated glazing assemblies comprising at least one layer of a flexible safety film together with one layer of flexible plastic carrier film includes the steps of drawing the layers from separated feed rolls (1, 2), heating to a bonding temperature, and pressing together to form a composite film, whereby the flexible safety film is not under tension when it is pressed together with the carrier film to form the composite film.

Abstract: A laminated glazing for automobile use comprising a thermoplastic functional film and having a solid coloured obscuration band around the outer edge of one of the glass panes, wherein the edge of the thermoplastic functional film lies within the obscuration band and a process for the production thereof.

Abstract: A laminated glazing panel comprising at least two glass sheets and at least one plastics (preferably PVB) sheet sandwiched between the glass sheets, the plastics sheet comprising a substantially opaque strip portion extending along an edge of the plastics sheet. Usually one of the glass sheets has an opaque obscuration band extending along at least one edge leaving a thin clear area between the edge of the panel and the obscuration band. The opaque strip preferably covers the thin clear area to protect adhesives from UV degradation from sunlight and for cosmetic reasons. The glazing panel will usually be a vehicle window.

Abstract: A process for improving the durability of a thin transparent coating deposited on a transparent substrate such as glass for controlling the spectrophotometric properties of said substrate, which consists of the deposition of one thin transparent layer of ZrO.sub.2-x or Zr transparent alloy oxides or a combination of transparent alloys containing ZrO.sub.2-x, according to a physical vapor deposition method that could be the same as the one utilized for the deposition of the base coating, without considerably altering its spectrophotometric features.