VEHICLE INTERIOR SYSTEMS HAVING A CURVED COVER GLASS WITH IMPROVED IMPACT PERFORMANCE AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME

• Main Authors: CLEARY, Thomas Michael, SUN, Yawei, KUMAR, Atul, BLACK, Matthew Lee, FENTON, Hope Marie, MERHY, Elias, KNICKERBOCKER, Ward Tyson, COLEMAN, Sean Patrick, MOU, Jinfa, ZHANG, Chunhe
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 02.08.2023
• Subjects: LAYERED PRODUCTS; LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR

Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the vehicle interior system includes a base having a curved surface, and a glass substrate. The glass substrate has a first major surface, a second major surface, a minor surface connecting the first and second major surfaces, and a thickness in a range from 0.05 mm to 2 mm. The second major surface has a first radius of curvature of 500 mm or greater. When an impacter having a mass of 6.8 kg impacts the first major surface at an impact velocity of 5.35 m/s to 6.69 m/s, the deceleration of the impacter is 120 g (g-force) or less.