US4510195A
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Flexible insulative substrates having two glass layers at least one side thereof and a method for making such substrates
Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co Ltd
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Filing: 1984-07-19
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Granted: 1985-04-09
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Expires: 2004-07-19
Abstract
Abstract A flexible, glass-covered substrate useful for use in fabrication of electronic elements or solar cells. The substrate comprises a thin metal plate, a first glass layer formed on at least one side of the metal plate and having a multitude of pores therein, and a second glass layer formed on the first glass layer is described. The method for making such substrates is also described.
Inventors
- 👤 Hideyo Iida
- 👤 Koumei Kato
- 👤 Toshio Mishuku
- 👤 Yukiko Fujimaki
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 10:31
CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03C; C03C8/00; C03C8/02; C03C8/10; B; B32; B32B; B32B15/00; B32B15/04; B32B17/00; B32B17/06; B32B3/00; B32B3/10; C23; C23D; C23D5/00; C23D5/02; H; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/03; H05K1/05; H05K1/053; H10; H10F; H10F77/00; H10F77/10; H10F77/16; H10F77/169; H10F77/1692; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/60; H10W70/67; H10W70/68; H10W70/6875; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/50; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24942; Y10T428/2495; Y10T428/24967; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249967; Y10T428/249969; Y10T428/24997
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
41 words
A flexible, glass-covered substrate comprising a thin metal plate, a first glass layer formed on at least one side of said metal plate and having a multitude of pores therein, and a second glass layer formed on said first glass layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
41 words
A flexible, glass-covered substrate comprising a thin metal plate, a first glass layer formed on at least one side of said metal plate and having a multitude of pores therein, and a second glass layer formed on said first glass layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The flexible, glass-covered substrate according to claim 1, wherein said pores are closed cells.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The flexible, glass-covered substrate according to claim 1, wherein said pores are open cells.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
The flexible, glass-covered substrate according to claim 1, wherein said metal plate has a thickness of from 10 to 300 μm, said first glass layer has a thickness of from 5 to 50 μm, and said second glass layer has a thickness of from 5 to 50 μm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
The flexible, glass-covered substrate according to claim 1, wherein said first glass layer has a ratio by volume of the pores to the total volume of said first layer is in the range of 100 to 1000 ppm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
The flexible, glass-covered substrate according to claim 1, wherein said first glass layer is made of a glass component having a softening point higher by about 100° C. than a glass component for said second glass layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
64 words
The flexible, glass-covered substrate according to claim 6, wherein said glass component for said first glass layer is a mixture of PbO, B 2 O 3 and SiO 2 in mixing ratios by weight of 5:2:3, and said glass component for said second glass layer is a mixture of PbO, B 2 O 3 and SiO 2 in mixing ratios by weight of 7:1:2.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
144 words
A method for making a flexible, glass-covered substrate, the method comprising the steps of: providing a thin metal plate; applying a glass paste comprising a glass component in the form of powder and a resin binder on at least one side of the metal plate; heating the applied plate at temperatures sufficient to fuse the glass powder; cooling the plate and hardening the fused glass to form a first glass layer; applying a glass paste comprising a glass component having a softening point lower than the glass component of the first layer onto the first glass layer; heating the applied paste at temperatures sufficient to fuse the glass component; and cooling and hardening the fused glass to form a second glass layer on the first glass layer whereby the first glass layer formed between the metal plate and the second glass layer becomes porous.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
144 words
A method for making a flexible, glass-covered substrate, the method comprising the steps of: providing a thin metal plate; applying a glass paste comprising a glass component in the form of powder and a resin binder on at least one side of the metal plate; heating the applied plate at temperatures sufficient to fuse the glass powder; cooling the plate and hardening the fused glass to form a first glass layer; applying a glass paste comprising a glass component having a softening point lower than the glass component of the first layer onto the first glass layer; heating the applied paste at temperatures sufficient to fuse the glass component; and cooling and hardening the fused glass to form a second glass layer on the first glass layer whereby the first glass layer formed between the metal plate and the second glass layer becomes porous.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method according to claim 8, wherein the glass paste for the first glass layer contains the resin binder in an amount of from 1 to 10 wt % based on the glass component.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 8, wherein the glass pastes for both layers are heated at temperatures of from 600 to 750 C.
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