BACKGROUND

1. Field

This disclosure relates to glass sheets, and more particularly to glass soot sheets and systems and methods for making glass soot sheets.

2. Technical Background

A glass sheet can be formed using a variety of different processes. For example, glass soot particles can be deposited on a rotating drum to form a glass soot sheet. The glass soot sheet can be released from the drum and sintered into densified glass.

SUMMARY

Disclosed herein are glass sheets and systems and methods for making glass sheets.

Disclosed herein is a method comprising impregnating a region of a glass sheet with a filler material in a liquid state. The glass sheet comprises a plurality of glass soot particles. The filler material is solidified subsequent to the impregnating step to form a glass/filler composite region of the glass sheet.

Also disclosed herein is a system comprising a glass sheet forming unit and a filler application unit. The glass sheet forming unit is configured to form a glass sheet comprising a plurality of glass soot particles. The filler application unit is configured to impregnate a region of the glass sheet with a filler material in a liquid state to form an impregnated region of the glass sheet.

Also disclosed herein is a glass sheet comprising a first region and a second region. The first region comprises a glass/filler composite comprising a plurality of glass soot particles and a filler material in a solid state disposed within voids between the glass soot particles. The second region is substantially free of the filler material.

Additional features and advantages will be set forth in the detailed description which follows, and in part will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art from that description or recognized by practicing the embodiments as described herein, including the detailed description which follows, the claims, as well as the appended drawings.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are merely exemplary, and are intended to provide an overview or framework to understanding the nature and character of the claims. The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate one or more embodiment(s), and together with the description serve to explain principles and operation of the various embodiments.

