Is the car glass smart too? Yes! and also……

 You see Fuyao Glass, Xinyi Glass and other major glass manufacturers who will study the innovations in traditional glass, and the intelligence of a piece of glass? Indeed, they not only make the dishes very large, but also think of a lot of ways for think tanks in innovation.

In their view, the future of smart glass is a market full of opportunities. In the automotive industry, smart glass is used to reduce heating or cooling, to illuminate and to optimize natural light, for example, our auto-heated glass and anti-glare applications. Smart glass with automatic dimming performance has caused great concern in the automotive industry. Automatic light adjustment is one of the characteristics of the smart glass of the car. It helps to improve the safety of the driver and automatically maintains the upper layer transparency in the afternoon and in the driving direction when driving at night, giving the driver a safe and clear view. As end-users become more demanding for personalization and the price of these technologies is gradually decreasing in the future, it is believed that the demand for electrochromic and glass with suspended particle devices will increase significantly in the next five years.

While continuing to produce traditional standard products (sandwich windshield and tempered glass for side windows and rear windows), automotive glass is also becoming smarter. How smart is it? Let's talk together.

1, infrared laminated glass

Infrared laminated glass has a special PVB interlayer (PVB glass interlayer film thickness is generally 0.38mm and 0.76mm, good adhesion to inorganic glass, transparent, heat-resistant, cold-resistant, moisture-resistant, high mechanical strength, etc.) The cover layer is filled with materials with sun protection and heat insulation. When the vehicle is directly exposed to the sun, the smart glass can effectively reduce the external heat transfer to the interior of the car, improve the performance of the car air conditioner, and extend the seat cover of the car. Life expectancy.

The intelligent glass PVB interlayer can prevent the introduction of high-frequency sound waves, and can also reduce the resonance of sound waves and machinery. This can effectively reduce external noise and vibration. The MUISC that drives the car to play the original sound color feels super cool.

Our familiar head-up display glass is a combination of this technology, adding a wedge-shaped PVB film with a thickened top end and a thinner bottom end to the glass, which not only improves the definition, but also does not have a ghost image projected on the front windshield. Students who have opened BMW original HUD should understand their imaging and clarity, but so far, the cost of dedicated HUD glass has been high.

The waterproof side glazing uses a special hydrophobic coating that prevents the water droplets from spreading over the entire surface by increasing the angle of contact between the water and the glass. This technique allows for better visibility of the side glazing. Thereby improving the safety angle of view. Nowadays, the Russian fighting people use more cars. In the country, which waterless sprays are sold on the street is based on this principle. It is said that the sale is still wide.

Our familiar mirror heating is to embed the heat-conducting tungsten wire which is almost invisible in the PVB interlayer. It can be heated by the car battery. It is especially intimate in winter and foggy weather, but my There is no car, very regrettable, now this cost is not expensive, there is no standard for the hair!

These value-added products have already begun to be accepted by traditional car manufacturers. For driving safety, they are also trying hard to provide drivers with more comfortable temperature, less noise, lower fuel consumption and better visual function. Clarity, there may be big progress in the next three to five years.

2, automatic dimming glass

His essence is privacy glass. A large number of electronic, photo-sensitive, manual interventions, etc. make the glass self-coloring. Because the image is not clear, it is generally used for privacy protection. Most of the time can be transparent. Through manual intervention, it can be adjusted to In the opaque state, this may be used more in the construction industry, less in the car, and the scene has a luxury commercial car to block the driver and passengers.

3, self-healing glass

This is a bit vain, although it is optimistic about the market, but the cost is very high, it is not as hard as the "Galaxy Guard". In the industry, glass made of scratch-resistant coating and new nano-synthetic materials that can eliminate cracks can be regarded as self-healing glass. However, such materials are really difficult to find, and the self-healing glass is manufactured according to the current technology and conditions. The cost will become very high. However, Fuyao Glass and Xinyi Glass have never stopped researching related technologies. Once such glass is available, the owner will no longer spend money to repair or replace the glass for some small scratches and small cracks. The user also bid farewell to the glass insurance; In the event of a car accident, self-healing glass is likely to protect the owner from secondary damage caused by overwhelming glass.

4, interactive glass

The interactive glass is also a major development direction for call-controlled glass. When people travel long distance self-driving tour, the diversity of the journey is often not satisfied. A new project at General Motors is to explore the innovative interactive technology of passengers in the car to make the driving experience more interesting. The project was inspired by a psychological study that showed passengers often feel that they are separated from their surroundings during their journey and missed the good things along the way. Ford commissioned Israel's art and design studies students to use smart glass to explore a unique interactive technology that only enhances the interaction of passengers and the environment along the way.

5, electronic color changing glass

Electronic color-changing glass is a bit of a meaning, such as a new type of glass that is controlled by electronic circuits through vehicle data such as speed, speed, and turbine pressure. It will be as convenient as our home automatic washing machine and dishwasher. This kind of glass sounds interesting, but it has great environmental significance. When it is opaque, about 98% of the light is absorbed by the glass, which will greatly reduce the need for air conditioning, and because it can be motorized, it can be easily automated by our mobile phone or light sensor. control. Fuyao engineers introduced Toyota Crown, Cadillac STS, New Passat, Audi New A6, Toyota Corolla, Audi Q5 equipped with such artifacts!

How much difference does it have to control the car door lock and window technology? It is understood that the domestic rapid-Thread technology has obtained the utility model patent (patent number ZL: 2016 2 1280342.4) related to the control of automobile door locks and window devices (TBOX). The device is widely used in the sharing of new energy electric vehicles. Time-sharing lease area. Whether it is to travel with the whole family, or to lover dating, scan the code to open the car door lock, the terminal is done to the extreme, all kinds of electric cars can be used in the streets. This technology is connected in all kinds of interaction fields. The environmentally-friendly electric car and the unobstructed view, where you need to "seven colorful clouds" arrive so fast!

In fact, for consumers, the ultimate application of technology is not very important, because they all need electronic control, the key technology is the problem of intelligent connection between software and vehicle systems. The widespread use of smart glass is currently only a matter of time. Continental has claimed that it has mastered a full range of smart glass control technologies that can be met in a short period of time as long as the market demands it.

For the colored glass industry that has been in use for decades, smart glass technology will add vitality to the traditional industry. However, due to the core factors (safety, comfort, energy saving, design), smart glass will bring less profit than traditional ones, and cost factors are also very important. Therefore, there is no direct reason for automotive companies to widely use automotive glass. If new breakthroughs in manufacturing technology may help its wider application.