WO1998039262A1 - Bendable mirrors and method of manufacture - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to mirrors, and more particularly to mirrors that are formed utilizing flat substrates which subsequently are heat-bent into a desired curve configuration.
- Curved mirrors commonly are employed as rearview mirrors for motor vehicles, as reflecting surfaces for telescopes, and the like. Curved mirrors commonly are formed by first forming a glass sheet or other sheet-like substrate into the desired curved configuration, and subsequently applying a reflective coating to one side or the other of the substrate. For example, curved mirrors of the type used in carnivals to provide amusing, contorted reflections of a viewer may be made by first forming a sheet of glass into the desired shape, and then coating one surface of the glass with metallic silver and a protective paint overcoat. Mirrors also can be manufactured by employing a magnetron sputtering technique such as that described in Chapin, U.S. patent 4,166,018.
- Mirrors of this type may use chromium or silver as the reflective layer.
- the glass substrates for the mirrors are first bent as desired typically in a size that would produce two or more mirrors. After the bent glass pieces are washed in a curved glass batch-type washer or on a carrier in an on-line washing system, they are placed on an appropriate carrier and are coated by magnetron sputtering. Due to the curvature of the substrates, the reflective coatings that are thus produced have not been uniform.
- the present invention relates to a heat-formable mirror that is capable of being configured at elevated temperatures into a curved mirror without significant damage to the reflective coating.
- the reflective coating comprises three layers.
- the first layer is a sputter-deposited base layer comprising a layer formed of a film of silicon or a layer formed of silicon and stainless steel films with the silicon film nearer the substrate than the stainless steel film.
- the second layer is a reflective layer that is positioned further from the substrate than the base layer. It is formed by sputter deposition of a reflective metallic film such as niobium, titanium or aluminum, niobium being preferred.
- the third layer is a protective film that is positioned further from the substrate than the reflective layer, the protective film providing sufficient oxygen permeation inhibition as to prevent the reflectance of the mirror from decreasing to less than 50% upon heat bending.
- the third layer preferably comprises sputter-deposited silicon nitride, sputter- deposited aluminum oxide or sputter-deposited silicon dioxide; of these, silicon nitride is preferred.
- the invention relates to a curved mirror that is produced by providing a heat-formable mirror of the type described above, and subjecting the mirror to a temperature at which the substrate is capable of plastic deformation (e.g., the glass transition temperature in the case of glass substrates), bending the flat mirror at that temperature into a desired curved conformation to produce a curved mirror, and then cooling the curved mirror while maintaining its curved conformation.
- a temperature at which the substrate is capable of plastic deformation e.g., the glass transition temperature in the case of glass substrates
- the resulting curved mirror desirably retains at least about 100% of the reflectance and not over about 150% of the transmissivity of the heat-formable flat mirror from which it was made.
- Curved mirrors of the invention desirably display a hemispherical reflectance (as measured using a reflectometer and integrating sphere over the wavelength range of 200 to 2600 nm) of at least 50% and a transmissivity not greater than about 4.0%.
- "Reflectance” herein is measured using a reflectometer utilizing a tungsten lamp at a filament temperature of 2854°K at an angle of incidence of 25° ⁇ 5° utilizing a detector cell approximately duplicating the human eye (CIE standard photopic curve) and an integrating sphere.
- the film stack should be physically and chemically durable in both the flat and bent states.
- DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING Figure 1 is a broken-away, cross-sectional schematic view of a heat-formable mirror of the invention.
- Figure 2 is a broken-away, schematic, cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the invention.
- Figure 3 is a schematic view showing the use of a heat-bending apparatus.
- Figure 1 shows a heat-formable mirror 10 of the invention in which the flat, sheet-like substrate 12 is glass.
- Glass is the preferred substrate, but other substrates that are capable of plastic flow when heated, such as plastic (e.g., poly (methylmethacrylate)), and metals (eg., aluminum) may also be used.
- Sputter-deposited on the flat surface 20 of the substrate in sequence is a base layer 14, a reflective layer 16 and a protective layer 18, to form a reflective coating.
- the base layer 14 is sputter coated directly upon a flat surface 20 of the substrate.
- the base layer comprises a film 22 of silicon that is sputter deposited upon the glass surface using a magnetron sputtering technique of the type described in Chapin, U.S.
- the silicon film 22 may be deposited from a silicon target in an argon atmosphere at about 3mT.
- the silicon film 22 can vary substantially in thickness, but desirably is between about 30 ⁇ A and about 1500A in thickness. Silicon films 400 A in thickness have given good results. Although we do not wish to be bound to the following explanation, it appears that the silicon layer tends to reduce the physical stresses that are set up in the reflective coating when the heat-formable mirror is bent. However, the use of thicker silicon films may lead to reductions in reflectivity of the bent mirror, and hence some care must be exercised in controlling the silicon film thickness.
- the base layer 14 includes a stainless steel film 24 deposited over the silicon film 22.
- the stainless steel film 24 serves to reduce transmissivity of the reflective coating and increases reflectivity.
- the thickness of the stainless steel layer 24 may vary considerably, but preferably is in the range of about 50A to about 25 ⁇ A with the best results being obtained when the stainless steel layer is of a thickness not exceeding about 225 A.
- An additional purpose of the stainless steel film 24 is to inhibit reaction between the underlying silicon film 22 and the reflective metal film 16 which is subsequently applied. For example, in the absence of the stainless steel layer 24, reaction between the silicon film 22 and a titanium reflective film 16 can result in the formation of titanium suicide, which may reduce reflectivity of the reflective coating. When a film of niobium is employed as the reflective layer, the stainless steel film may be omitted. Referring again to Figure 1, a reflective layer 16 is provided over the base layer
- Layer 16 desirably is formed through sputter deposition of a reflective metallic film; niobium, titanium and aluminum metals typify the reflective metal that can be used for layer 16, with niobium being the preferred metal and titanium the next preferred.
- the thickness of the reflective layer 16 should be such as to provide the mirror with a reflectance (hemispherical reflectance as measured using a reflectometer and integrating sphere over the wavelength range of 200 to 2600 nm) of at least 50% and a transmissivity not greater than about 4.0%. Reflectance occurs primarily from the outer surface 26 of the layer 16. As noted above, the underlying stainless steel film 24, when present, contributes to reflectivity.
- the reflective layer 16 is of sputter deposited niobium metal having a thickness in the range of 200 A to 500 A, with a thickness of about 36 ⁇ A giving good results.
- Titanium metal films may have thicknesses in the range of lOOA - 30 ⁇ A with a thickness of about 20 ⁇ A giving good results.
- a protective layer which desirably is sputter deposited directly upon the metallic reflective layer 16, the protective layer being of a physically and chemically durable material that inhibits oxygen permeation to the underlying metal layer or layers during bending.
- the protective layer desirably inhibits oxygen permeability sufficiently to prevent reflectivity from being reduced to less than 50% during heat bending.
- Films of silicon nitride or aluminum oxide may be employed as or in the protective layer, and it is contemplated that films of silicon dioxide also could be employed.
- Sputter deposited silicon nitride films are preferred, and may range in thickness from about 5 ⁇ A to about 15 ⁇ A with thicknesses in the range of about lOOA being preferred.
- a reflective coating 30 is depicted upon the flat surface 20 of a glass sheet 12, the layers of the reflective coating being identical to those of Figure 1 except that the stainless steel layer 24 of Figure 1 is omitted. That is, the base layer 14 of Figure 2 is a film of sputter deposited silicon, the reflective layer 16 is a sputter deposited film of a reflective metal such as titanium or aluminum, and the protective layer 18 comprises a film of silicon nitride or aluminum oxide. It will be understood that other and further layers of sputtered materials may be positioned between or on either side of the base layer, the reflective layer and the protective layer, provided such additional layers do not contribute to objectionable pitting or other failure of the reflective coating when the mirror is subject to heat forming.
- the substrate may be added at the substrate to further reduce transmissivity.
- Thin aluminum or silver films may be added above or below the reflective layer for the purpose of increasing reflectivity.
- thin metal oxide films such as oxides of silicon and titanium can be positioned beneath the base layer to improve resistance to the formation of pinholes.
- the respective base, reflective and protective layers are contiguous, that is, they are formed without intermediate layers between them.
- the base layer 14 preferably is formed directly upon the flat surface 20 of a glass or other substrate, and to the extent that the base layer 14 is formed of silicon and stainless steel films 22, 24, the latter films desirably are formed with the stainless steel film 24 directly sputter deposited upon the silicon film 22.
- the reflective metal film 16 desirably is formed by sputter deposition of niobium, titanium or aluminum directly upon the exposed surface of the base layer 14.
- the base layer 14 is silicon
- the reflective layer is a film of niobium contiguous to the silver layer
- the protective layer is a film of silicon nitride contiguous to the niobium film.
- Niobium is particularly preferred as the reflective film in comparison to titanium or other reflective metals inasmuch as niobium appears to enable the resulting mirror to reside for a longer period of time at the bending temperature without damage to the physical properties of the mirror.
- Figure 3 depicts a heated mold useful in the heat-formation of curved glass sheets. Molds of this type are commonly used for this purpose in the formation of, for example, curved automobile windshields and curved glass sheets that are subsequently to be provided with a mirrored surface for use as motor vehicle rearview mirrors and the like.
- the mold consists of a female part 40 having a concave upper surface 42, and a male portion 44 having a downwardly facing convex surface 46.
- the mold portions are heated to the softening temperature of glass, and a heat bendable mirror such as that described in connection with Figure 1 is placed upon the surface of the female member with its reflective coating 28 facing downwardly.
- the flat glass sheet As the flat glass sheet is heated to its softening point, it sags downwardly into conformation with the upper surface 42 of the mold.
- the male mold portion 44 is then urged downwardly against the other surface of the glass sheet and serves to ensure smooth conformation of the glass sheet against the surface 42.
- the molds Once bending has been completed, the molds are cooled below the glass transition point of the mirror 10, the mold parts are separated and the bent mirror is removed.
- the mold operating temperatures commonly are in the range of 1110-1130°F.
- the reflective coatings of mirrors of the invention, before and after bending, should demonstrate substantial durability. That is, the coatings should exhibit resistance to abrasion, to heat and cold extremes, to humidity, and to solvents such as alcohols and salt spray.
- Resistance to abrasion may be measured by sliding an ordinary pencil eraser (Blaisdell ® #536T or equivalent), weighted with a 1 kg load, back and forth over a methanol-cleaned coated surface for 100 cycles. To pass, the coating should not display significant film loss or loss of reflectivity. Adherence of the sputtered-on film stack to the substrate can be tested by attempting to pull off the coating with a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, as described in MIL-C-48497A. Resistance to alcohol may be tested by rubbing an area on the coating with an isopropanol-soaked clean cloth under hand pressure. A salt spray test is described in ASTM B-117, and is continued for 240 hours. To test for resistance to humidity, a coated specimen is exposed for 500 hours in a humidity chamber maintained at 45°C and 98% - 100% relative humidity. After each of the tests described above, the tested coatings are visually examined to detect any defects.
- the upper, cleaned surface of flat glass sheets were exposed to sputtering from various targets in a series of successive zones, the speed of travel of the glass sheets and the electric power delivered to the various magnetron sputtering units being such as to provide the desired thicknesses of the various sputtered films.
- Three of the zones initially encountered by the glass sheets were provided with silicon targets and an argon atmosphere, resulting in the sputter deposition of a silicon film having a thickness of about 40 ⁇ A.
- the sheets then passed into a zone in which stainless steel was sputtered from a stainless steel target to a thickness of approximately 175A.
- the glass sheets passed through a zone having a titanium target in an argon atmosphere, and titanium metal was sputtered onto the stainless steel surface to a thickness of about 20 ⁇ A. Finally, after exiting the titanium zone, the glass sheets passed into two sequential zones having silicon targets in a nitrogen atmosphere, and silicon nitride was sputter deposited to a final thickness of about lOOA.
- the resulting heat-formable mirror was measured for transmission, reflectance and color properties and was then subjected to the bending procedure described above at a temperature of approximately 1130°F. Upon removal of the resulting curved mirror from the mold, the mirror was examined for coating defects and was also subjected to reflectance, transmissivity, color and durability testing.
- a heat-formable mirror was formed in a manner substantially identical to that of Example 1 except that the stainless steel sputtering zone was omitted.
- the reflective coating of the resulting mirror thus consisted of a base layer consisting of a silicon film having a thickness of about 96 ⁇ A, a reflective layer of titanium metal having a thickness of about 125A, and a protective layer of silicon nitride at a thickness of approximately lOOA.
- the mirror was heat formed by bending as described above in connection with Example 1, and reflectance, transmission and color properties were measured before and after the bending procedure.
- the bent mirror was also inspected for pitting and other defects. No visual defects or haze was noted either before or after bending. Reflectivity of 50% was obtained before and after bending, and transmissivity after bending was measured as 3.8% .
- the reflective coating of the bent mirror resulting from Example 2 was subjected to analysis using Auger electron spectroscopy (AES). It was found that the silicon film had reacted with the contiguous titanium metal film to yield a layer of titanium suicide and caused a reduction in reflectivity of the reflective coating.
- AES Auger electron spectroscopy
- One purpose of the stainless steel film employed in the reflective coating shown in Figure 1 is to serve as a barrier between the silicon and titanium films to inhibit reaction between them. Notwithstanding the reaction between the silicon and titanium films, the curved mirror resulting from Example 2 was found to be substantially free of defects and remained highly reflective.
- Example 3 A heat-formable mirror was formed by sputter depositing films upon a glass substrate in the manner described above in Example 1. Upon the glass surface was sputtered a first film of silicon at a thickness of 700 A, followed by a second film of niobium at a thickness of 400 A and a third and last film of silicon nitride at a thickness of. 15 ⁇ A. The mirror was heat formed by bending as described above in connection with Example 1, and reflectance, transmission and color properties were measured before and after the bending procedure. No visual defects or haze was noted either before or after bending. Reflectivity before and after bending was 51.2% and 51.8%, respectively, and transmissivity both before and after bending was 0.4% .
- niobium as the reflective film permits prolonged (e.g., 20 minutes or longer) bending procedures to be tolerated.
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