Electrochromic rearview mirror incorporating a third surface metal
reflector and a display/signal light
    2.
    发明授权
    Electrochromic rearview mirror incorporating a third surface metal reflector and a display/signal light 有权
    具有第三表面金属反射器和显示器/信号灯的电致变色后视镜

    公开(公告)号:US06111684A

    公开(公告)日:2000-08-29

    申请号:US197400

    申请日:1998-11-20

    摘要: An electrochromic mirror is disclosed for use in a vehicle rearview mirror assembly having a light source positioned behind the electrochromic mirror for selectively projecting light through the mirror. The electrochromic mirror includes front and rear spaced elements each having front and rear surfaces and being sealably bonded together in a spaced-apart relationship to define a chamber, a layer of transparent conductive material disposed on the rear surface of the front element, at least one solution-phase electrochromic material contained within the chamber, and a second electrode overlying the front surface of the rear element in contact with the electrochromic material. The second electrode includes a layer of highly reflective material and a coating of electrically conductive material that is at least partially transmissive and is disposed over substantially all of the front surface of the rear element. The second electrode further includes a region in front of the light source that is at least partially transmissive. The electrically conductive coating may include a single transparent layer or a plurality of partially reflective and transmissive layers, or an electrically conductive dichroic coating. The light source may be an information display, such as a compass/temperature display as used in an inside rearview mirror, or may be a signal light as used in an outside rearview mirror.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于车辆后视镜组件中的电致变色镜,其具有位于电致变色镜后面的光源,用于选择性地将光投射通过反射镜。 电致变色镜包括前后分隔的元件,每个元件具有前表面和后表面,并且以间隔开的关系密封地结合在一起,以限定室,设置在前元件的后表面上的透明导电材料层,至少一个 包含在室内的溶液相电致变色材料,以及覆盖与电致变色材料接触的后部元件的前表面的第二电极。 第二电极包括高反射材料层和至少部分透射并且设置在后部元件的基本上所有前表面上的导电材料涂层。 第二电极还包括至少部分透射的在光源前面的区域。 导电涂层可以包括单个透明层或多个部分反射和透射层或导电二向色涂层。 光源可以是诸如在内侧后视镜中使用的罗盘/温度显示器的信息显示器,或者可以是在外部后视镜中使用的信号灯。

    Electrochromic device having an electrically conductive seal
    3.
    发明授权
    Electrochromic device having an electrically conductive seal 有权
    具有导电密封的电致变色装置

    公开(公告)号:US06665107B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-12-16

    申请号:US10260705

    申请日:2002-09-30

    IPC分类号: G02F1153

    摘要: An electrochromic variable reflectance mirror for a vehicle includes a front element having a rear surface with a first layer of electrically conductive material disposed thereon, and a rear element having a front surface with a second layer of electrically conductive material disposed thereon. An electrical conductor may be provided to electrically couple a portion of the first conductive layer with a portion of the second conductive layer. At least one of the first and second conductive layers may be separated into a first portion and a second portion that is electrically isolated from the first portion and is in electrical contact with an electrochromic material disposed between the elements. A seal is provided to sealably bond the elements together in a spaced-apart relationship. The seal may have at least one electrically conductive region.

    摘要翻译: 用于车辆的电致变色可变反射镜包括前元件,其具有设置在其上的第一层导电材料的后表面,以及具有设置在其上的具有第二层导电材料的前表面的后元件。 可以提供电导体以将第一导电层的一部分与第二导电层的一部分电耦合。 第一和第二导电层中的至少一个可以被分离成与第一部分电隔离并与设置在元件之间的电致变色材料电接触的第一部分和第二部分。 提供密封件以间隔开的关系将元件可密封地结合在一起。 密封件可以具有至少一个导电区域。

    Electrochromic rearview mirror incorporating a third surface metal
reflector
    4.
    发明授权
    Electrochromic rearview mirror incorporating a third surface metal reflector 失效
    电致变色后视镜结合有第三表面金属反射镜

    公开(公告)号:US6064508A

    公开(公告)日:2000-05-16

    申请号:US114386

    申请日:1998-07-13

    摘要: An electrochromic variable reflectance mirror for a vehicle includes a reflector/electrode on the third surface of the mirror. This reflector/electrode forms an integral electrode in contact with the electrochromic media, and may be a single layer of a highly reflective material or may comprise a series of coatings. When a series of coatings is used for the reflector/electrode, there should be a base coating which bonds to the glass surface and resists any adverse interaction, e.g., corrosive action, with the constituents comprising the electrochromic media, an optional intermediate layer (or layers) which bonds well to the base coating and resists any adverse interaction with the electrochromic media, and at least one highly reflective layer which directly contacts the electrochromic media and which is chosen primarily for its high reflectance, stable behavior as an electrode, resistance to adverse interaction with the materials of the electrochromic media, resistance to atmospheric corrosion, resistance to electrical contact corrosion, the ability to adhere to the base or intermediate layer(s) (if present) and to the epoxy seal, and ease of cleaning. If a base layer is deposited it preferably covers the entire third surface; however, when this is done the highly reflective layer may optionally only coat the central portion of the third surface and not the perimeter edge portion. The third surface reflector/electrode provides of improved electrical interconnection techniques used to impart a voltage drive potential to a transparent conductor on the mirror's second surface.

    摘要翻译: 用于车辆的电致变色反射镜包括在反射镜的第三表面上的反射器/电极。 该反射器/电极形成与电致变色介质接触的整体电极,并且可以是单层高反射材料,或者可以包括一系列涂层。 当反射器/电极使用一系列涂层时,应该有一个基底涂层,其粘合到玻璃表面并抵抗任何不利的相互作用,例如腐蚀作用,其中组分包括电致变色介质,任选的中间层(或 层),其与基底涂层良好地结合并且抵抗与电致变色介质的任何不利相互作用,以及至少一个直接接触电致变色介质的高反射层,其主要用于其作为电极的高反射率,稳定的行为,对 与电致变色介质的材料的不利相互作用,耐大气腐蚀,耐电接触腐蚀,粘附到基底或中间层(如果存在)和环氧树脂密封件的能力以及易于清洁的能力。 如果沉积基层,则优选覆盖整个第三表面; 然而,当这样做时,高反射层可以可选地仅涂覆第三表面的中心部分而不是周边边缘部分。 第三表面反射器/电极提供改进的电互连技术,用于将电压驱动电位赋予镜子第二表面上的透明导体。

    Electrochromic rearview mirror incorporating a third surface metal
reflector

    公开(公告)号:US5818625A

    公开(公告)日:1998-10-06

    申请号:US832587

    申请日:1997-04-02

    摘要: An electrochromic variable reflectance mirror for a vehicle includes a reflector/electrode on the third surface of the mirror. This reflector/electrode forms an integral electrode in contact with the electrochromic media, and may be a single layer of a highly reflective material or may comprise a series of coatings. When a series of coatings is used for the reflector/electrode, there should be a base coating which bonds to the glass surface and resists any adverse interaction, e.g., corrosive action, with the constituents comprising the electrochromic media, an optional intermediate layer (or layers) which bonds well to the base coating and resists any adverse interaction with the electrochromic media, and at least one highly reflective layer which directly contacts the electrochromic media and which is chosen primarily for its high reflectance, stable behavior as an electrode, resistance to adverse interaction with the materials of the electrochromic media, resistance to atmospheric corrosion, resistance to electrical contact corrosion, the ability to adhere to the base or intermediate layer(s) (if present) and to the epoxy seal, and ease of cleaning. If a base layer is deposited it preferably covers the entire third surface; however, when this is done the highly reflective layer may optionally only coat the central portion of the third surface and not the perimeter edge portion. The third surface reflector/electrode provides of improved electrical interconnection techniques used to impart a voltage drive potential to a transparent conductor on the mirror's second surface.

    Electrochromic mirrors having a signal light
    6.
    发明授权
    Electrochromic mirrors having a signal light 有权
    具有信号灯的电致变色镜

    公开(公告)号:US6111683A

    公开(公告)日:2000-08-29

    申请号:US175984

    申请日:1998-10-20

    摘要: An improved electrochromic rearview mirror assembly for motor vehicles is disclosed that includes a signal light mounted behind the electrochromic mirror. The electrochromic mirror has a signal light area formed in its reflective coating by removing a portion of the reflective coating and aligning the signal light with this signal light area. The portion removed is laser ablated to leave lines devoid of reflective material separated by lines of the reflective material. The signal light area may be formed in the reflective coating of the electrochromic mirror regardless of whether the reflective coating is applied to the rear or front surface of the rear element of the electrochromic mirror. If the reflective coating is applied to the front surface of the rear element (i.e., the third surface), the reflective material used is also electrically conductive so as to function as one of the electrodes for the electrochromic mirror. In this case, the remaining lines of reflective material in the signal light area are in electrical contact with the remaining reflective and conductive layer on the third surface. The reflective layer forms an integral electrode in contact with the electrochromic media, and may be a single layer of a highly reflective material or may comprise a series of coatings where the outer coating is a highly reflecting material.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于机动车辆的改进的电致变色后视镜组件,其包括安装在电致变色镜后面的信号灯。 电致变色镜具有通过去除反射涂层的一部分并使信号光与该信号光区域对准而在其反射涂层中形成的信号光区域。 去除的部分被激光烧蚀以留下没有由反射材料线分开的反射材料的管线。 信号光区域可以形成在电致变色镜的反射涂层中,而不管反射涂层是施加到电致变色镜的后部元件的后表面还是前表面。 如果将反射涂层施加到后部元件(即,第三表面)的前表面,则所使用的反射材料也是导电的,以便用作电致变色镜的电极之一。 在这种情况下,信号光区域中反射材料的剩余线与第三表面上剩余的反射和导电层电接触。 反射层形成与电致变色介质接触的整体电极,并且可以是高反射材料的单层,或者可以包括一系列涂层,其中外涂层是高反射材料。