TAKING THE SHATTER OUT OF GLASS

Current antilacerative glass design adds a 1-or 2-layer coating of plastic like film to the interior surface of a standard high-penetration-resistant (HPR) windshield, made up of a layer of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) sandwiched between two layers of glass. Although it is not clear yet if either will be mass-marketed in the U.S., there now are two leading ways to construct windshields to prevent face cuts during accidents: Saint-Gobin adds a single inner-surface coating, Libbey-Owens-Ford Co. (LOF) adds two. GM is utilizing the Libbey-Owens-Ford glass on all its Cadillac Seville Elegante models built after June 1, 1984 and plans to offer the LOF design on all 1985 Cadillac Sevilles and some subcompact J-cars.

• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Ward's Communications Incorporated

  28 West Adams Street
  Detroit, MI  United States  48226
• Authors:
  • Zola, D E
• Publication Date: 1984-8

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 44-45
• Serial:
  • Ward's Auto World
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Ward's Communications
  • ISSN: 0043-0315
  • Serial URL: http://wardsauto.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Face; Glass; Injuries; Plastic coatings; Prevention; Safety; Safety equipment; Windshields
• Identifier Terms: General Motors Corporation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safety features
• Old TRIS Terms: Antilacerative glass
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00393823
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 669
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: May 31 1985 12:00AM