Heat Reflective Substrate With Slit Layout for Radio Wave Transmission

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing heat ray reflecting glass technologies compromise heat shielding performance due to slits designed for radio wave transmissibility, which reduce the area covered by the heat ray reflecting film.

Innovation Solution

A heat ray reflecting substrate is configured with a dielectric substrate and a heat ray reflecting film, featuring a radio wave transmitting region with a slit portion that causes optical scattering, ensuring both excellent radio wave transmissibility and heat ray reflection performance by optimizing solar heat gain coefficients and luminous transmittance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If slits are provided in the heat ray reflecting film to allow radio waves to transmit, then radio wave transmissibility is improved, but heat shielding performance deteriorates due to reduced area covered by the heat ray reflecting film

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveradio wave transmissibilityVSAvoidheat shielding performance
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by creating distinct regions with different properties: regions with slits for radio wave transmission and regions without slits for heat reflection. The slit portions are strategically positioned and sized to allow radio waves to pass through while the non-slit portions maintain heat ray reflection, achieving both functions simultaneously in different local areas of the same substrate

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent utilizes parameter changes by controlling the aperture rate (ratio of slit area to total area) and the dimensions of slit portions to optimize both radio wave transmission and heat reflection. By adjusting these parameters, the patent achieves a balance where sufficient radio wave transmissibility is obtained while maintaining adequate heat shielding performance through the remaining heat ray reflecting film area

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Adaptability or versatility

If the area covered by the heat ray reflecting film is reduced to improve radio wave transmissibility, then radio wave transmission is enhanced, but heat ray reflection performance deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveradio wave transmissionVSAvoidheat ray reflection performance
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates local quality differences by having slit portions in some regions and non-slit portions in other regions. This allows the substrate to exhibit different properties in different areas: high radio wave transmission in slit regions and high heat reflection in non-slit regions, thereby maintaining overall heat ray reflection performance while enabling radio wave transmission

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies partial action by providing slits only in specific regions rather than across the entire substrate. The aperture rate is controlled to be within a specific range, ensuring that enough heat ray reflecting film remains to maintain reliable heat reflection performance while still providing sufficient radio wave transmission capability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The substrate achieves enhanced radio wave transmissibility while maintaining good heat ray reflection performance, effectively addressing the trade-off between these two properties in previous technologies.

Implementation Method 1

a heat ray reflecting film formed on at least one main surface of the dielectric substrate

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHeat ray reflection: Reflection

Implementation Method 2

the radio wave transmitting region includes a slit portion where the heat ray reflecting film is not present

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectRadio wave transmission:

Implementation Method 3

the inventors of the present invention have found that when a heat ray reflecting substrate is configured to cause optical scattering in a slit portion

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectOptical scattering: Scattering

Data Source

PatentEP4556967A1Heat reflective substrate, manufacturing method therefor, and window glass
Publication Date: 2025.05.21 AGC INC
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AI summary

The present invention relates to a heat reflective substrate that comprises a dielectric substrate and a heat reflective film on at least one principal surface of the dielectric substrate, and has a radio wave transmissive region on at least part of the at least one principal surface in plan view, wherein the radio wave transmissive region is provided with a slit portion where the heat reflective film is not present, and in the radio wave transmissive region, a solar radiation heat acquisition rate (g0) obtained by a predetermined method in a region not including the slit portion, and a solar radiation heat acquisition rate (g1) in a region including the slit portion satisfy a specific relationship.