Non planar mirrors with planar electrochromic cavity
First Claim
1. A non-planar variable reflectivity mirror comprising a variable planar light attenuating device and at least one non-planar reflective element in spaced relation to the variable planar light attenuating device so as to reflect light transmitted through the variable planar light attenuating device, the planar light attenuating device comprising an electrochromic (EC) device, and attenuation of light by the planar light attenuating device determining the color and/or brightness of the light reflected from the non planar reflective element and transmitted by the planar light attenuating device.
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Abstract
This invention describes non-planar electrochromic mirrors that are made by combining planar electrochromic elements with non-planar reflectors. This results in lower cost mirrors by circumventing several issues related to the difficulty of making non-planar EC elements.
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- 1. A non-planar variable reflectivity mirror comprising a variable planar light attenuating device and at least one non-planar reflective element in spaced relation to the variable planar light attenuating device so as to reflect light transmitted through the variable planar light attenuating device, the planar light attenuating device comprising an electrochromic (EC) device, and attenuation of light by the planar light attenuating device determining the color and/or brightness of the light reflected from the non planar reflective element and transmitted by the planar light attenuating device.
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