EP3615331A1

EP3615331A1 - Relaxation of laminating films to reduce the orange-peel effect on laminated glass panes

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Publication number: EP3615331A1
Application number: EP18718140.9A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Marcel Klein; Stefan Lücke; Uwe Van Der Meulen
Original assignee: Saint Gobain Glass France SAS; Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA
Current assignee: Saint Gobain Glass France SAS
Priority date: 2017-04-28
Filing date: 2018-04-13
Publication date: 2020-03-04
Also published as: MA49054A; CN109153234B; WO2018197235A1; CN109153234A; US11267229B2; US20200047464A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for producing a laminated glass pane that comprises a first pane, a first laminating film, a polymer film, a second laminating film and a second pane, in said order, wherein the polymer film is bonded to the two laminating films, in which method the starting material for the first and the second laminating film is a laminating film in roll form, which, before being used to form the laminated glass pane, is pretreated by relaxing the laminating film in a non-tensioned state by way of a heat treatment.

Description

Relaxation of laminating films to reduce the orange peel effect

The present invention relates to a method for producing a laminated glass pane, the laminated glass pane obtainable by this manufacturing method, and the use of the laminated glass pane thus produced. Known methods of producing laminated glass sheets usually involve placing a base disk, one or more laminating films and a cover disk, and autoclaving the resulting assembly at high temperature and elevated pressure to obtain the finished laminated glass sheet.

Efforts are underway to reduce the heating of the vehicle by sunlight as part of efforts to reduce fuel consumption. The infrared components of solar radiation lead to heating of the passenger compartment. The heating of the vehicle with longer periods in the sun leads to an increasing energy consumption of the air conditioning. In addition, the air conditioning system causes increased fuel consumption during operation.

One way to reduce the heating of vehicles but also of building interiors is to reduce the infrared transmission of the discs. In particular, polymer films such as polyolefin films or, in particular, polyester films are used in laminated glass. These are generally provided with an additional functional coating, such as an infrared reflective coating.

US 2015/0013884 A1 discloses a method for producing a base disk consisting of a first disk, a first laminating film, a coated polymer film, a second laminating film and a cover disk having at least one sensor window. The production of a laminated glass pane with an additional intermediate foil, such. As polyester, but is usually fraught with problems. The different material properties of laminating film, for example PVB, and intermediate film, for. As polyester or polyolefin, may cause the so-called orange peel effect that shows in the finished laminated glass after autoclaving and affect the visual appearance. This orange peel is based on wave formations in the laminated composite of the laminated glass pane, which on closer inspection resemble the appearance of crater landscapes.

The orange peel effect degrades the aesthetics of the laminated glass, especially when it is strongly formed, and is therefore undesirable.

DE 197 11 459 A1 and EP 2 261 030 A1 disclose processes for producing a composite pane from a first pane of glass, a first laminating film, a carrier film, a second laminating film and a second pane of glass. In these, the wrinkling of the carrier film is reduced by first forming a pre-bonded prelaminate of the first glass sheet, the first laminating film and the carrier film by means of a cover disk, before laying the cover plate, the second laminar film and the second glass sheet and laminated glass pane assembly in the autoclave is connected. Due to the multi-stage pre-composite and final composite process, the processes disclosed in DE 197 11 459 A1 and EP 2 261 030 A1 are technically complicated.

The object of the present invention is to overcome the above-mentioned disadvantages of the prior art. In particular, the object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a laminated glass sheet which comprises, in addition to the laminating film, other polymer films as intermediate film, with which an improved visual appearance of the laminated glass pane is obtained compared to laminated glass sheets produced by conventional methods. In particular, the appearance of the orange peel effect should be reduced or avoided. The method should also be designed as simple as possible. In addition, the process should allow existing production lines for the production of such Laminated glass according to the usual methods as possible to continue to use without major modifications.

The object of the present invention is achieved according to the invention by a method for producing a laminated glass pane, a laminated pane obtained by the method and the use thereof according to the independent claims. Preferred embodiments of the invention will become apparent from the dependent claims. Accordingly, the invention relates to a method for producing a laminated glass pane comprising a first pane, a first laminating film, a polymer film, a second laminating film and a second pane in this order, wherein the polymer film is bonded to the two laminating films, characterized in that the The starting material for the first and the second laminating film is a roll of laminating film, which is subjected to a pretreatment before use for forming the laminated glass pane, in which the laminating film is relaxed in the tension-free state by a heat treatment. By the method according to the invention laminated glass panes can be obtained with an improved optical appearance, in particular by a reduction of the orange peel effect, compared with laminated glass panes produced by conventional methods. The process is relatively simple. In a method variant carried out below, existing production lines based on the already known methods can be used without modification. In another variant of the method, only relatively minor modifications to the existing production lines are required.

In the following the invention will be explained in detail.

The term "tension" or "film tension" in the application, unless otherwise stated, means the tension applied to a film in the longitudinal or roll direction. Accordingly, a "film in the tension-free state" or a "tension-free film" is understood to mean a film to which there is no tension in the longitudinal direction or roller direction. In the method according to the invention plays a tension in Transverse or transverse to the roller direction in general no role; but at the "film in the tension-free state" is during the heat treatment for relaxation usually no voltage in the transverse direction. The term "shrinkage" in the application, unless otherwise stated, the cold shrinkage in the longitudinal direction or roller direction understood. The determination of the cold shrinkage of a film is set here in such a way that a sample is stored at 20 ° C for 24 hours. Subsequently, the length of the sample is measured after storage. The difference between the length of the film before storage (L0) and the length after storage (LI) is determined and the shrinkage S in% is given (S [%] = [(L0-L1) / L0] x 100). A more accurate determination is made by shrinkage measurements on several specimens (eg 5 specimens) and determination of the mean value. A bilayer is a two-ply laminate or a two-ply composite film. A trilayer is a three-layer laminate or a three-layer composite film. Rolled product is a roll wound on a film. Films are typically traded in roll form. IR is used here as usual as an abbreviation for infrared.

The laminated glass sheet produced by the method of the present invention comprises a first disk, a first laminating film, a polymer film, a second laminating film, and a second disk in this order. The polymer film is bonded in the finished laminated glass with the first and second laminating film. The laminated glass pane thus contains a film composite or a laminate in which the polymer film is arranged between the two laminating films. The film composite is in turn arranged between the two discs. The first disc and the second disc may be made of the same material or of different material. The disks may be inorganic glass and / or organic glass (polymers). In a preferred embodiment, the first pane and / or the second pane contains glass and / or polymers, preferably flat glass, quartz glass, borosilicate glass, soda-lime glass, alkali aluminosilicate glass, polycarbonate and / or polymethacrylate. The first disc and the second disc may have the same thickness or different thicknesses. Preferably, the first disc and the second disc independently have a thickness in the range of 0.4 to 20 mm, preferably 0.4 to 6 mm.

The first disc and the second disc are also often referred to as cover disc and base disc or vice versa. When using the laminated glass pane, such as. B. as a vehicle window, the base plate is usually the disc, which represents the outer glass, while the cover plate is the inner glass.

The first disc and the second disc may each be flat or curved or arched. The laminated glass sheets produced by the process according to the invention can thus be flat or curved laminated glass panes, also referred to as 2D or 3D laminated glass panes.

The first and second laminating films may be made of the same or different materials but are preferably of the same material. The first and second laminating films preferably comprise, independently of one another, polyvinyl butyral (PVB), ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA, also referred to as EVAC), polyurethane and / or mixtures thereof and / or copolymers thereof. The first and second laminating films are preferably EVA films or polyvinyl butyral films (PVB films). The first and second laminating films are particularly preferably PVB films.

The first and second laminating films may have the same thickness or a different thickness. The first and second laminating film, e.g. As PVB film, independently of each other preferably have a thickness of 0, 1 to 1.5 mm and more preferably from 0.3 to 0.9 mm.

Suitable laminating films are commercially available. Such laminating films, such as. As PVB film or EVA film are usually supplied as roll goods. In the case of rolls, tension or tension in the longitudinal direction or roll direction is applied to the film. PVB films are z. B. as a roll product with a film web length of 500 m available. Sheets of film cut from this roll usually show a cold shrinkage of about 3% to 5%. The laminating film used for the heat treatment for relaxation as a starting material, such as. As PVB film or PVA film, is in the form of rolls. The material of the polymer film is different from the material of the laminating film. The polymer film may, for. B. be selected from films of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene, polypropylene, polycarbonate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate and / or mixtures and / or copolymers thereof. The polymer film is preferably a polyolefin film or a polyester film, more preferably a polyester film, and more preferably a polyethylene terephthalate film. Polycarbonates are also included among the polyesters.

Rollstock is also generally used as the starting material for the polymer film. Rolled PET film has no cold shrinkage, in the heat of a certain shrinkage is detected.

The polymer film, for. As a polyester film, in particular PET film, z. B. a thickness in the range of 10 to 200 μιτι (micrometers), more preferably 20 to 100 μιτι, more preferably 40 to 60 μιτι have.

The polymer film, for. As a polyester film, in particular PET film, preferably has an infrared-reflective coating or other functional coating. The coating may, for. For example, metals such as Ag, ZnO, Ti0 ₂ , AIN and / or mixtures thereof, wherein Ag is preferred. For example, metals such as silver can be vapor-deposited on the polymer film to obtain the coating. The coating, if used, is usually present only on one side of the polymer film, but it can also be a double-sided coating. In a preferred embodiment, the first and second laminating films are PVB films and the polymer film is a polyester film, in particular a PET film, wherein the polyester film optionally has an infrared-reflecting coating. The inventive method is characterized in that the starting material for the first and the second laminating each one Laminated film as a roll, which is subjected before use to form the laminated glass pane of a pretreatment in which the laminating film is relaxed in the tension-free state by a heat treatment. The laminating films thus relaxed may then be used in the usual methods to form the laminated glass sheet.

The heat treatment of the laminating film for relaxation is preferably carried out in a roll process, in particular a continuous roll process. This may be a roll-to-roll process, as described below, in which the laminating film is unwound from a roll as a starting material and the relaxed laminating film obtained after the heat treatment is wound on a roll after cooling for further use or in which obtained relaxed laminating without cooling or optionally followed by cooling, is used directly further to form the bi- or trilayer and the resulting bi- or trilayer is wound on a reel for further use.

The laminating film is in a stress-free state during the heat treatment for relaxation. In this way, the laminating film can relax during heat treatment by shrinkage. The shrinkage of the laminating film in the longitudinal direction or roll direction during the heat treatment (heat shrinkage) can, for. B. in the range of 1% to 13%.

In order for the film to be in a stress-free state, the heat treatment can be carried out on a separate film piece. In the preferred roll method, the lack of tension of the laminating by appropriate adjustment of the

Conveying speed of the rollers or pairs of rollers and optionally the

Positioning of the rolls can be achieved, as further explained below.

The shrinkage of the film during the heat treatment must be taken into account. The person skilled in the appropriate measures for

Adjustment of the foil tension or the provision of tension-free

Slides common.

The stress-free laminating film is preferably heated to a temperature in the range of 35 ° C to 75 ° C, more preferably 40 ° C to 70 ° C, particularly preferably 50 ° C to 60 ° C during the heat treatment for relaxation. The This temperature refers to the temperature of the laminating film at the end of the heat treatment.

The duration of the heat treatment for relaxation, d. H. in particular, the residence time of the laminating film in an oven or a heating chamber, is preferably in the range of 0.5 to 5 minutes, more preferably 0.5 to 3 minutes, particularly preferably 0.5 to 2 minutes. The residence times can be varied as needed. This allows the online and offline processes to be run at different speeds in order to make the most of the system.

The heat treatment is preferably carried out in a preheated oven or a reheated heating chamber. The appropriate temperature in the oven or in the heating chamber depends ia. From the type of oven or the heating chamber, the type of laminating film and the desired final temperature and residence time of the laminating from, but can be. B. to 0 ° C to 70 ° C, preferably 15 to 35 ° C higher than the above-mentioned temperature of the laminating film at the end of the heat treatment. The suitable temperature, d. h during heat treatment in an oven, the temperature of the furnace, z. In the range of 40 ° C to 120 ° C, preferably 60 ° C to 100 ° C.

The heating of the furnace or the heating chamber or the laminating film may, for. B. by hot air, microwaves or IR radiation are performed, with IR radiation is preferred. For IR heating commercially available IR emitters can be used, which are also referred to as IR elements. There are IR emitters in terms of dimensions, powers and wavelength range different types available, eg. From Heraeus. Suitable z. B. IR elements from Heraeus with the type designation "Infrared Twin Pipe Spotlight Golden 8". The wavelength or wavelength range emitted by the IR element is expediently matched to the material of the laminating film so that the laminating film can absorb the emitted waves, which contributes to the heating of the film. The heat treatment of the laminating film by means of IR radiation is advantageous because both passive heating (by the oven temperature or Heizkammertemperatur) as well as an active heating (by IR absorption) takes place.

In the heat treatment by means of IR radiation, it is also advantageous to arrange the IR elements both below and above the film. As a result, a more homogeneous heating of the film is achieved. However, it is also conceivable that the IR elements are arranged only above or only below the film.

The IR elements can be arranged in the longitudinal direction or roller direction of the laminating film, in which case advantageously several IR elements are arranged parallel next to one another across the width of the film. In a preferred embodiment, however, the IR elements are installed transversely to the roller direction over the entire width of the film. In this way, an even more homogeneous heating of the film is achieved.

To illustrate, as a concrete example of the heat treatment for the relaxation of a PVB film z. B. the following parameters are used, but the invention is not intended to limit in any way: continuous roll method; Film speed 5.6 m / min; Furnace or heating chamber with a total length of 4.5 m, provided in the first section with a total of 2 IR emitters, each in length in the roll direction below and above the film web; further heating elements are arranged transversely to the roller direction in order to achieve a homogeneous heating (heating section about 2m / chamber 4.5 m / chamber); Oven temperature 80 ° C; Residence time approx. 50 seconds, film temperature at the end of the oven: approx. 65 ° C; IR emitter with peak wavelength of 2400 nm and 1.6 kW. The film was in a stress-free state during the heat treatment. This was achieved by suitably adjusting the conveying speed of the roller pairs used for transporting the film, which were arranged before and after the heat treatment. After the relaxation treatment, the relaxed film z. B. after cooling for further use on a roll to be wound.

As already stated, the heat treatment is preferably carried out in a continuous roll process, wherein no tension is applied to the laminating film. The laminating film for the heat treatment is transported by means of rollers into the oven for relaxation. For transportation expediently a pair of rollers before the heat treatment, preferably at the furnace entrance, and a pair of rollers after the heat treatment, preferably at the furnace outlet or after an optional subsequent cooling section. A transport system for the tension-free transport of the laminating film in the oven is known to the person skilled in the art.

The speed of the pair of rolls before the heat treatment and the speed of the pair of rolls after the heat treatment are adjusted so that the laminating film is passed through the furnace without stress. For this, the pair of rolls may be faster in transporting the laminating film before the heat treatment than the pair of rolls after the heat treatment, the pair being faster by a percentage prior to the heat treatment which is approximately equal to the percentage of shrinkage of the film during the heat treatment (e.g., shrinkage, i hot shrinkage, from about 1-13%).

The cold shrinkage of the resulting relaxed film is z. B. not more than 4%, preferably not more than 2%, more preferably not more than 1%.

After the heat treatment for relaxation, the relaxed laminating film may optionally be cooled, e.g. B. in a cooling section in the production line. By cooling is meant here an active cooling by means of cooling devices. For the optional cooling of the relaxed laminating conventional cooling devices are used, for. B. cooling tables. The cooling can z. B. by cooled air by means of blowers or inflation of cold air. The cooling devices are preferably arranged below and above the laminating film in order to achieve a more uniform cooling. But it is also possible that the cooling devices are arranged only below or only above the laminating film. The film temperature can be adjusted as needed in this way.

The optional cooling of the relaxed laminating film can, for. B. be appropriate to achieve a suitable temperature for a winding of the film on a roll or to maintain the belt tension in the rest of the machine or the production line. These method steps are explained in more detail below for the variants offline or online methods. Apart from the fact that the relaxed laminating films are used instead of the non-pretreated laminating films, the process according to the invention can be carried out according to the known processes for producing such laminated glass panes. In particular, as in the prior art methods, it is preferable to first prepare a bilayer of a laminating film and a polymer film or a trilayer of first and second laminating films with an intervening polymer film. In a preferred embodiment, in addition to the described relaxation pretreatment, the method according to the invention further comprises the following steps: a) bonding the relaxed first laminating film to the polymer film to form a bilayer or bonding the relaxed first laminating film, the polymer film and the relaxed second laminating film to form a trilayer the polymer film is placed between the first laminating film and the second laminating film,

b) placing the bilayer on the first disc so that the polymer film faces upward, placing the relaxed second laminating film on the polymer film of the bilayer and placing the second disk on the relaxed second polymer film to form an array or overlay the trilayer on the first disk and placing the second disc on the trilayer to form an assembly, and

c) autoclaving the formed assembly to form the laminated glass sheet.

In the method according to the invention, two variants are particularly suitable. In the first variant (offline method), the relaxed laminating film is produced in a first step. In a separate second step, this relaxed laminating film is then used to make a bilayer or trilayer. This variant has the advantage that no modifications are required on the existing production lines for the production of bilayers or trilayers. The relaxed laminating film is simply used instead of the non-pretreated laminating film. In the second variant (on-line method), the relaxation treatment and the production of the bilayer or trilayer are in a continuous process ie, the resulting relaxed laminating film is used directly for the preparation of a bilayer or trilayer. This variant has the advantage that the preparation of the bi or trilayer can be carried out in one operation.

Accordingly, the heat treatment of the laminating film for relaxation in a preferred embodiment (off-line) can be carried out in a roll-to-roll process in which the laminating film used as a starting material is unwound from a roll and fed to the heat treatment for relaxation, after which obtained relaxed laminating film is wound on a roll for further use. Between the heat treatment and the winding, the relaxed laminating film is preferably cooled in a cooling section. For the cooling of the relaxed laminating preferably cooling devices such. B. used cooling tables. The cooling can z. B. by cooled air by means of blowers or inflation of cold air. The cooling devices are preferably arranged below and above the laminating film in order to achieve a more uniform cooling, but they can also be arranged only above or below.

In the alternative preferred embodiment (on-line process), the heat treatment of the laminating film is carried out for relaxation and the formation of the bilayer or trilayer is carried out in a roll-to-roll process in which the laminating film used as starting material is unwound from a roll and heat treated for relaxation, after which the resulting relaxed laminating film, without cooling or optionally after subsequent cooling, is used directly for the formation of the bilayer or trilayer and the resulting bilayer or trilayer is wound onto a roll for further use. The optional cooling of the relaxed laminating film prior to use to form the bi- or trilayer can be carried out in a cooling section by means of cooling devices such. B. cooling tables as described above. The cooling devices are preferably arranged below and above the laminating film in order to achieve a more uniform cooling, but they can also be arranged only above or below. To prepare the bilayer, the relaxed first laminating film is bonded to the polymer film. To prepare the trilayer, the relaxed first laminating film, the polymeric film and the relaxed second laminating film are bonded together with the polymer film placed between the first laminating film and the second laminating film.

During the formation of the bi- or trilayer, the laminating film or the laminating films must be heated under tension in order to build up adhesion to the polymer film. The heating of the films can, for. B. be accomplished by using heated rollers. The temperature of the films for producing the bilayer or trilayer are known to those skilled in the art.

By heating under tension in the formation of the bi- or trilayer can, just as in the conventional methods, a cold shrinkage in the range of z. B. form 0 to 4% absolute.

The next step is the arrangement of the components of the laminated glass pane. For this purpose, pieces (in the art also referred to as sheets) of suitable form are cut out of the film composite (bi- or trilayer) and optionally the second relaxed laminating film.

When using the bilayer, the bilayer is placed on the first disc so that the polymer film faces up. Thereafter, the relaxed second laminating film is placed on the polymer film of the bilayer and then the second disk is applied to the relaxed second laminating film to form the assembly. When using the trilayer, place the trilayer on the first disc and then place the second disc on the trilayer to form the assembly. The arrangement formed may optionally be prefixed, for. B. by selective heating or with an adhesive tape.

In a preferred embodiment, the formed assembly may be vented prior to autoclaving, e.g. B. by placing in a vacuum bag and evacuate to remove air from the assembly. The person skilled in various other processes for venting known. The formed assembly is then autoclaved to form the laminated glass panel in a conventional manner. This is done in an autoclave at elevated temperature and elevated pressure.

The arrangement is z. Example, at a temperature in the range of 80 to 150 ° C, preferably from 90 ° C to 145 ° C, and / or at an absolute pressure of 7 bar to 16 bar, preferably from 8 bar to 14 bar, more preferably 10 bar Autoclaved 13 bar. Preferably, the assembly is exposed for 10 minutes to 120 minutes, more preferably for 30 minutes to 60 minutes, to the maximum temperature and maximum pressure intended for autoclaving.

After autoclaving, the assembly can be cooled to obtain the finished laminated glass pane. The laminated glass sheet produced by the method according to the invention has a reduced orange-peel effect and thus an improved appearance compared to a prior art laminated glass pane.

The invention also relates to a laminated glass pane obtainable by the method described above.

Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of a laminated glass pane produced according to the method described above as a vehicle window, in particular for motor vehicles, ship windscreen or aircraft windscreen, as structural glazing, architectural glazing or furniture glazing. The laminated glass can z. As a windscreen, rear window, side window or partition wall to be, especially for motor vehicles.

In the following, embodiments of the invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying figures.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic cross-section of the laminated glass pane 6 produced by the method according to the invention, which has a first pane 1, a first laminating film 3, a polymer film 4, a second laminating film 5 and a second pane 2. The laminating films 3, 5 are z. B. from PVB. The Polymer film 4 is z. B. from PET and optionally has an infrared-reflective coating.

FIG. 2 a shows a schematic cross section of a bilayer 7, which has a laminating film 3 and a polymer film 4 as a film composite.

FIG. 2b shows a schematic cross section of a trilayer 8 having a first laminating film 3, a polymer film 4 and a second laminating film 5 as a film composite.

Figure 3 shows schematically the relaxation treatment for the laminating film in a roll-to-roll process. The laminating film 9 supplied by the manufacturer as a roll product is unwound and supplied to a heating section 11 at the beginning and end of the heat treatment via conveyor rollers arranged as pairs of rolls, in which the laminating film is heat-treated in a stress-free state. For heating IR elements are used, which are arranged below and above the laminating film. After the heat treatment for relaxation, the laminating film is cooled in a cooling section 12. B. conventional cooling tables are used, which are advantageously arranged below and / or above the laminating film. After the heat treatment for relaxation and subsequent cooling, the resulting relaxed and cooled laminating film 10 is wound on a roll for further use. The shrinkage of the laminating film in the roll direction by the heat treatment may be about 1 to 13%. The lack of tension of the laminating film during the heat treatment is ensured by the fact that the pair of rollers at the beginning of the heat treatment transported faster than the pair of rollers after the heat treatment, wherein the percentage difference of the speeds corresponds approximately to the percentage shrinkage of the laminating film by the heat treatment. A concrete example of suitable parameters for the corresponding heat treatment for the relaxation of a PVB film has already been mentioned above.

FIG. 4 schematically shows the production of a bilayer with the relaxed laminating film 10 produced in accordance with FIG. 3 (offline mode). Apart from the use of the relaxed laminating film, the production corresponds to the state of the art. In process step A, the relaxed one treated according to FIG Laminating film, z. B. a relaxed PVB film, unwound. In process step B, the polymer film 4, z. As a PET film, unwound. In process step C, the relaxed laminating film 10 and the polymer film 4 are bonded by pressing and heating to form a bilayer 7, which is wound on a roll for further use after a cooling step (not shown) (process step D).

FIG. 5 shows schematically the production of a trilayer with two relaxed laminating films 10 produced in accordance with FIG. 3 (offline mode). Apart from the use of the relaxed laminating films, the production corresponds to the state of the art. In process step A, the treated according to Figure 3 relaxed first and second laminating films, for. B. relaxed PVB films, unwound. In process step B, the polymer film 4, z. As a PET film, unwound. In process step C, the two relaxed laminating films 10 and the intermediate polymer film 4 are bonded by pressing and heating to form a trilayer 8, which is wound onto a roll for further use after a cooling step (not shown) (process step D). Figure 6 shows schematically the preparation of a bilayer according to the embodiment in which the relaxed laminating film obtained after the relaxation treatment is further processed directly in a continuous process for the formation of a bilayer in a roll-to-roll process (on-line mode). The delivered by the manufacturer as a roll product laminating 9, z. As PVB film, unwound and supplied via roller pairs arranged as conveying rollers at the beginning and end of the heat treatment a heating section 11, in which the laminating film is heat treated in a de-energized state. For heating IR elements are used, which are arranged below and / or above the laminating film. After the heat treatment for relaxation, cooling of the relaxed laminating film takes place in a cooling section 12. B. conventional cooling tables are used, which are advantageously arranged below and / or above the laminating film. The cooling step shown here after the heat treatment for relaxation is optional and may be omitted if necessary. For the shrinkage of the laminating film in the roll direction by the heat treatment and the guarantee of the absence of tension of the laminating film during the heat treatment, this applies to the method of Fig. 3 said accordingly. The resulting relaxed laminating film is used in a continuous process directly for the preparation of a bilayer. It is doing with the developed in process step B polymer film 4, z. For example, a PET film is bonded in process step C by pressing and heating to form a bilayer 7 which is wound on a roll after a cooling step (not shown) for further use (process step D).

FIG. 7 schematically shows the production of a trilayer according to the embodiment, in which the relaxed first and second laminating films obtained after the relaxation treatment are further processed directly in a continuous process for forming a trilayer in a roll-to-roll process (on-line mode). , In each case, two supplied by the manufacturer as a roll of laminating 9, z. As PVB film, unwound and supplied via roller pairs arranged as conveying rollers at the beginning and end of the heat treatment a heating section 11, in which the first and second laminating film is heat treated in a de-energized state. For heating IR elements are used, which are arranged below and / or above the laminating film. After the heat treatment for relaxation, cooling of the relaxed laminating film takes place in a cooling section 12. B. conventional refrigerated tables are used, which are advantageously arranged below and above the laminating film. The cooling step shown here after the heat treatment for relaxation is optional and may be omitted if necessary. For the shrinkage of the laminating film in the roll direction by the heat treatment and the guarantee of freedom from stress of the laminating film during the heat treatment, the method of FIG. 3 stated accordingly. The resulting relaxed first and second laminating films are used directly in a continuous process to make a trilayer. They are with the developed in process step B polymer film 4, z. B. a PET film, in process step C by pressing and heating to form a trilayer 8 with the polymer film in the middle of the film composite connected, which is wound after a cooling step (not shown) for further use on a roll (process step D) , FIG. 8 shows a flow chart of the method according to the invention in comparison to a method according to the prior art.

When using one of the bilayer or trilayer produced according to FIG. 4 or FIG. 5 for producing a laminated glass pane as described above, the result is a reduced orange peel effect in comparison with laminated glass panes which are produced by the same process, except that the laminating films used are not in accordance with the invention Relaxation treatment were subjected.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1 first disc

2 second disc

3 first laminating film

4 polymer film

5 second laminating film

6 laminated glass pane

7 bilayer

8 trilayers

9 laminating film as roll goods, commercial product

10 relaxed laminating film

11 heating section (eg IR elements)

12 cooling section

A processing relaxed laminating film (s)

B Processing polymer film

C Connect by pressing and heating

D winding up bilayer or trilayer

Claims

claims

A method for producing a laminated glass pane (6) comprising a first pane (1), a first laminating film (3), a polymer film (4), a second laminating film (5) and a second pane (2) in this order, wherein the Polymer film (4) with the two laminating films (3, 5) is connected, characterized in that the starting material for the first and the second laminating each a laminating film as a roll (9), which before use to form the laminated glass pane (6) of a Pretreatment is subjected, in which the laminating film is relaxed in the stress-free state by a heat treatment.

A method for producing a laminated glass pane according to claim 1, further comprising the following steps

a) al) bonding the relaxed first laminating film (10) to the polymer film (4) to form a bilayer (7) or a2) bonding the relaxed first laminating film (10), the polymer film (4) and the relaxed second laminating film (10) for forming a trilayer (8), wherein the polymer film is placed between the first laminating film and the second laminating film,

b) bl) placing the bilayer (7) on the first pane (1) so that the polymer film (4) points upward, placing the relaxed second laminating film (10) on the polymer film of the bilayer and placing the second pane (2) on the relaxed second laminating film (10) to form an assembly or b2) placing the trilayer (8) on the first disk (1) and placing the second disk (2) on the trilayer to form an assembly, and

c) autoclaving the formed assembly to form the laminated glass pane (6).

A method for producing a laminated glass pane according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the stress-free laminating film in the heat treatment to a temperature in the range of 35 ° C to 75 ° C, preferably 40 ° C to 70 ° C, more preferably 50 ° C to 65 ° C, is heated.

A process for producing a laminated glass according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the duration of the heat treatment for relaxation is in the range of 0.5 to 5 minutes, preferably 0.5 to 3 minutes, more preferably 0.5 to 2 minutes.

A method of producing a laminated glass pane according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the heat treatment for relaxation of the laminating film is carried out in an oven, preferably by means of hot air, microwaves or IR radiation, IR radiation with IR elements (11) being particularly is preferred.

A method for producing a laminated glass sheet according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the laminating sheet (10) is cooled after the heat treatment for relaxation.

A method of producing a laminated glass sheet according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the heat treatment for relaxation is carried out in a continuous roll process.

A process for producing a laminated glass sheet according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the laminate for heat treatment for relaxation by rolling is passed through the furnace, whereby the speed of the pair of rolls before the heat treatment and the speed of the pair of rolls after the heat treatment are adjusted in that the laminating film is passed through the furnace without stress.

A method of producing a laminated glass sheet according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the heat treatment of the laminating film for relaxation is carried out in a roll-to-roll process in which the laminating sheet (9) used as a starting material is unwound from a roll and the roll Heat treatment for relaxation is fed, after which the resulting relaxed laminating film (10) is cooled and wound on a roll for further use, or

wherein the heat treatment of the laminating film for relaxation and the formation of the bilayer (7) or trilayer (8) in a roll-to-roll A process is carried out in which the laminating film (9) used as starting material is unwound from a roll and fed to the heat treatment for relaxation, after which the resulting relaxed laminating film (10) is used directly for the formation of the bilayer or trilayer and the resulting bilayer (7 or trilayer (8) is wound on a roll for further use, wherein the relaxed laminating film (10) is optionally cooled between the heat treatment and the formation of the bilayer or trilayer.

A method of producing a laminated glass according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the cold shrinkage of the relaxed laminating film (10) obtained after the heat treatment is less than 4%, preferably less than 2%.

A method of producing a laminated glass pane according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the first and second laminating sheets (3, 5) independently contain polyvinyl butyral, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, polyurethane and / or mixtures thereof and / or copolymers thereof, the first one and the second laminating film are preferably polyvinyl butyral films and / or ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer films, and / or wherein the polymer film (4) comprises polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene, polypropylene, polycarbonate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate and / or mixtures and / or copolymers thereof; Polymer film is preferably a polyester film or polyolefin film.

A method of producing a laminated glass sheet according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the first and second laminating sheets (3, 5) are polyvinyl butyral sheets and / or the polymer sheet (4) is a polyethylene terephthalate sheet.

A method of producing a laminated glass according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the polymeric film (4) comprises an infrared reflective coating. 14. Laminated glass pane obtainable by a process according to any one of claims 1 to 13.

15. Use of a laminated glass pane according to claim 14 as a vehicle window, ship window or aircraft windscreen, partition wall pane, as architectural glazing, architectural glazing or furniture glazing.