The Essentials Of Windscreen Design

Modern car glazing is a prominent feature of a vehicle and a key element in design and styling with steep angles of rake, flush mounting and shapes that blend into the bodywork to improve aerodynamics and reduce wind noise. This presents a challenge to suppliers in the glass industry in terms of the achievement of more complex surface designs for windscreens, together with satisfactory transmitted and reflected optical quality and performance.

Author
P J Pennells
Origin
Pilkington Automotive
Journal Title
Glass 74 11 1997 437, 439, 441
Sector
Flat glass
Class
F 787

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The Essentials Of Windscreen Design
Glass 74 11 1997 437, 439, 441
F 787
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