Connectors for smart windows
First Claim
1. An insulated glass unit comprising:
- two panes including an electrochromic pane with an electrochromic device thereon;
a spacer sealed between the two panes;
a secondary seal outside the spacer and between the two panes; and
an electrical connection system embedded in the secondary seal, the electrical connection system comprising multiple parallel wires for carrying power to the electrochromic device, said multiple parallel wires configured in a thin flexible format.
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Abstract
This disclosure provides connectors for smart windows. A smart window may incorporate an optically switchable pane. In one aspect, a window unit includes an insulated glass unit including an optically switchable pane. A wire assembly may be attached to the edge of the insulated glass unit and may include wires in electrical communication with electrodes of the optically switchable pane. A floating connector may be attached to a distal end of the wire assembly. The floating connector may include a flange and a nose, with two holes in the flange for affixing the floating connector to a first frame. The nose may include a terminal face that present two exposed contacts of opposite polarity. Pre-wired spacers improve fabrication efficiency and seal integrity of insulated glass units. Electrical connection systems include those embedded in the secondary seal of the insulated glass unit.
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1. An insulated glass unit comprising:
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two panes including an electrochromic pane with an electrochromic device thereon; a spacer sealed between the two panes; a secondary seal outside the spacer and between the two panes; and an electrical connection system embedded in the secondary seal, the electrical connection system comprising multiple parallel wires for carrying power to the electrochromic device, said multiple parallel wires configured in a thin flexible format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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