Heatable lens for luminaires, and/or methods of making the same
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F21V-033/00
C03C-017/34
B32B-017/10
H05B-003/84
출원번호
US-0437384
(2012-04-02)
등록번호
US-8939606
(2015-01-27)
발명자
/ 주소
Maikowski, David P.
McLean, David D.
Bourque, Timothy
Hobbs, Christopher
출원인 / 주소
Guardian Industries Corp.
대리인 / 주소
Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
인용정보
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65
초록▼
Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to heatable glass substrates that may be used in connection with lighting applications, and/or methods of making the same. In certain example embodiments, a glass substrate supports an antireflective (AR) coating on a first major surface thereof,
Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to heatable glass substrates that may be used in connection with lighting applications, and/or methods of making the same. In certain example embodiments, a glass substrate supports an antireflective (AR) coating on a first major surface thereof, and a conductive coating on a second, opposite major surface thereof. Bus bars connect the conductive coating to a power source in certain example embodiments. The substrate may be heat treated (e.g., heat strengthened and/or thermally tempered), with one or both coatings thereon. The heatable glass substrate thus may help provide a chemical and/or environmental barrier for the luminaire or lighting system disposed behind it. In addition, or in the alternative, the heatable glass substrate may help reduce the amount of moisture (e.g., snow, rain, ice, fog, etc.) that otherwise could accumulate on the luminaire or lighting system.
대표청구항▼
1. A lens for a lighting system, comprising: a glass substrate supporting an antireflective coating and a transparent conductive coating on first and second major surfaces thereof, respectively; andat least one bus bar in electrical communication with the transparent conductive coating, the at least
1. A lens for a lighting system, comprising: a glass substrate supporting an antireflective coating and a transparent conductive coating on first and second major surfaces thereof, respectively; andat least one bus bar in electrical communication with the transparent conductive coating, the at least one bus bar being configured to convey voltage to the transparent conductive coating from an external power source to, in turn, cause the transparent conductive coating to heat up,wherein the antireflective and transparent conductive coatings are sputtered coatings,wherein the substrate is heat treated together with the antireflective and transparent conductive coatings thereon; andwherein the transparent conductive coating comprises a layer comprising a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) sandwiched between first and second layers comprising silicon oxynitride. 2. The lens of claim 1, wherein the antireflective coating comprises, in order moving away from the substrate: a layer comprising silicon oxynitride;a layer comprising titanium oxide; anda layer comprising silicon oxide. 3. The lens of claim 1, wherein the antireflective coating provides a visible transmission increase of 4% points, compared to a situation where no antireflective coating is provided. 4. The lens of claim 1, wherein post heat treatment, the lens has a visible transmission of at least 87%. 5. The lens of claim 1, wherein the transparent conductive coating comprises, in order moving away from the substrate, a layer comprising a transparent conductive oxide (TCO), and a silicon-inclusive overcoat. 6. The lens of claim 1, wherein the antireflective coating comprises, in order moving away from the substrate, high and low refractive index layers. 7. The lens of claim 1, wherein the TCO is indium tin oxide. 8. The lens of claim 1, wherein the layer comprising the TCO has an index of refraction of 1.7-2.1 at 550 nm. 9. The lens of claim 8, wherein the layer comprising the TCO has a sheet resistance of 10-30 ohms/square and a physical thickness of 100-170 nm. 10. The lens of claim 1, wherein the first and second layers comprising silicon oxynitride each have refractive indexes of 1.45-2.10 at 550 nm, and an extinction coefficient k of <0.01 at 550 nm. 11. The lens of claim 10, wherein the physical thicknesses of the first and second layers comprising silicon oxynitride are 55-125 nm. 12. The lens of claim 1, wherein the first and second layers comprising silicon oxynitride each have refractive indexes of 1.7+/−0.2 at 550 nm, and wherein the layer comprising the TCO has a refractive index of 1.9+/−0.1 at 550 nm. 13. The lens of claim 1, wherein the heat treatment is thermal tempering. 14. A lighting system comprising the lens of claim 1 and one or more lights. 15. A lighting system, comprising: one or more solid state lights;a lens comprising: a glass substrate supporting an antireflective coating and a transparent conductive coating on first and second major surfaces thereof, respectively; and at least one bus bar in electrical communication with the transparent conductive coating, the at least one bus bar being configured to convey voltage to the transparent conductive coating from an external power source to, in turn, cause the transparent conductive coating to heat up, wherein the antireflective and transparent conductive coatings are sputtered coatings;wherein the lens is interposed between the one or more solid state lights and a viewer of the lighting system; anda power source operable to drive the conductive coating of the lens at a power density of 1-6 W/in2. 16. The lighting system lens of claim 15, wherein the transparent conductive coating comprises a layer comprising a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) sandwiched between first and second layers comprising silicon oxynitride. 17. The lighting system of claim 16, wherein the TCO is indium tin oxide. 18. The lighting system of claim 16, wherein the layer comprising the TCO has an index of refraction of 1.7-2.1 at 550 nm. 19. The lighting system of claim 16, wherein the layer comprising the TCO has a sheet resistance of 10-30 ohms/square and a physical thickness of 100-170 nm. 20. The lighting system of claim 16, wherein the first and second layers comprising silicon oxynitride each have refractive indexes of 1.45-2.10 at 550 nm, and an extinction coefficient k of <0.01 at 550 nm. 21. The lighting system of claim 20, wherein the physical thicknesses of the first and second layers comprising silicon oxynitride are 55-125 nm. 22. The lighting system of claim 16, wherein the first and second layers comprising silicon oxynitride each have refractive indexes of 1.7+/−0.2 at 550 nm, and wherein the layer comprising the TCO has a refractive index of 1.9+/−0.1 at 550 nm. 23. The lighting system of claim 15, wherein the one or more solid state lights comprise an array of organic and/or inorganic light emitting diodes. 24. The lighting system of claim 15, wherein the lens is spaced apart from the one or more solid state lights. 25. The lighting system of claim 15, wherein the antireflective coating comprises, in order moving away from the substrate: a layer comprising silicon oxynitride;a layer comprising titanium oxide; anda layer comprising silicon oxide. 26. The lighting system of claim 15, wherein the antireflective coating provides a visible transmission increase of 4% points, compared to a situation where no antireflective coating is provided. 27. A lens for a lighting system, comprising: a glass substrate supporting an antireflective coating and a transparent conductive coating on first and second major surfaces thereof, respectively; andat least one bus bar in electrical communication with the transparent conductive coating, the at least one bus bar being configured to convey voltage to the transparent conductive coating from an external power source to, in turn, cause the transparent conductive coating to heat up,wherein the antireflective and transparent conductive coatings are sputtered coatings,wherein the substrate is heat treated together with the antireflective and transparent conductive coatings thereon; andwherein the antireflective coating comprises, in order moving away from the substrate: a layer comprising silicon oxynitride; a layer comprising titanium oxide; and a layer comprising silicon oxide.
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