Printed appliqué and method thereof
First Claim
1. An electro-optic assembly, comprising:
- a front substrate having a first surface and a second surface substantially parallel to the first surface;
a rear substrate spaced from and substantially parallel to the front substrate, the rear substrate having a third surface and a fourth surface substantially parallel to the third surface;
a carrier operably connected to at least one of the front substrate and the rear substrate;
an appliqué
layer directly on at least a first portion of the fourth surface and having an opening over a second portion of the fourth surface, the portions of the fourth surface in a transmissive region of the rear substrate;
a light diffusing inkjet layer in the opening and over a portion of the appliqué
layer in proximity to the opening; and
an assembly component that is coupled to the carrier, behind the fourth surface and substantially coincident with the opening,wherein the front and rear substrates define a cavity at least partially filled with an electro-optic material.
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Abstract
An electro-optic assembly that includes a front substrate having a first surface and a second surface substantially parallel to the first surface; a rear substrate spaced from and substantially parallel to the front substrate, and having a third surface and a fourth surface substantially parallel to the third surface; and a carrier operably connected to at least one of the front substrate and the rear substrate. Further, the electro-optic assembly includes an appliqué layer directly on at least a first portion of the fourth surface and having an opening over a second portion of the fourth surface; and an assembly component that is coupled to the carrier, behind the fourth surface and substantially coincident with the opening. The portions of the fourth surface are in a transmissive region of the rear substrate, and the front and rear substrates define a cavity at least partially filled with an electro-optic material.
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23 Claims
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1. An electro-optic assembly, comprising:
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a front substrate having a first surface and a second surface substantially parallel to the first surface; a rear substrate spaced from and substantially parallel to the front substrate, the rear substrate having a third surface and a fourth surface substantially parallel to the third surface; a carrier operably connected to at least one of the front substrate and the rear substrate; an appliqué
layer directly on at least a first portion of the fourth surface and having an opening over a second portion of the fourth surface, the portions of the fourth surface in a transmissive region of the rear substrate;a light diffusing inkjet layer in the opening and over a portion of the appliqué
layer in proximity to the opening; andan assembly component that is coupled to the carrier, behind the fourth surface and substantially coincident with the opening, wherein the front and rear substrates define a cavity at least partially filled with an electro-optic material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electro-optic assembly, comprising:
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a front substrate having a first surface and a second surface substantially parallel to the first surface; a rear substrate spaced from and substantially parallel to the front substrate, the rear substrate having a third surface and a fourth surface substantially parallel to the third surface; and an appliqué
layer directly on at least a first portion of the fourth surface and a discontinuous element over a second portion of the fourth surface, the portions of the fourth surface in a transmissive region of the rear substrate, wherein the discontinuous element corresponds to an opening in the appliqué
layer formed by an inkjet printing process, andwherein the front and rear substrates define a cavity at least partially filled with an electro-optic material. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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