Double-pane module with an image producing device for use in a structure and a method for producing such module
First Claim
1. A module for mounting in a structure having an interior and configured for accommodating within said interior at least one person, the module comprising:
- (a) two transparent panes, each one of the panes having an inner surface facing towards the other one of the two transparent panes and an outer surface facing away from the other one of the two transparent panes;
(b) a sealing and spacing arrangement sealingly fixing the two transparent panes to each other along respective peripheries thereof at a spaced apart relationship, thereby forming between the inner surfaces of the two transparent panes a transparent cavity having a sealing frame surrounding and sealing the cavity;
(c) an image producing device fixedly mounted within said cavity so as to allow viewing images produced thereby, from a viewing direction facing the outer surface of a first of said two transparent panes, while being spaced from the inner surface of a second of said two transparent panes;
(d) at least one concealing component configured for preventing at least one of the following;
said image producing device from being viewed from a direction other than said viewing direction, orat least one proximate operational component associated with said image producing device and located within said cavity from being viewed from a direction facing the outer surface of at least one of the two transparent panes,at least a portion of an area of the cavity being free of said image producing device, said operational component and said concealing component for viewing through at least said portion of the area of the cavity;
the module being configured for being mounted in said structure so as;
to constitute a transparent member separating between the space in said interior of the structure accommodating said at least one person and a region behind said member, andto allow viewing at least through said portion of the cavity.
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Abstract
A module including two transparent panes; a sealing and spacing arrangement sealingly fixing the panes to each other along their periphery at spaced apart relationship, thereby forming between the inner surfaces of the panes a transparent sealed cavity with a sealing frame surrounding it; and an image producing device fixedly mounted within the cavity so as to allow viewing images produced thereby. The module for mounting in the structure so as to fulfill the function of a transparent member such as a window, a door or a wall, separating between the space in said interior of the structure accommodating said person and a region behind the member, and to allow viewing at least through a portion of the cavity. The module can include optional features, and methods are provided for producing a structure therewith and for upgrading existing structures by using the module instead of an original transparent component.
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20 Claims
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1. A module for mounting in a structure having an interior and configured for accommodating within said interior at least one person, the module comprising:
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(a) two transparent panes, each one of the panes having an inner surface facing towards the other one of the two transparent panes and an outer surface facing away from the other one of the two transparent panes; (b) a sealing and spacing arrangement sealingly fixing the two transparent panes to each other along respective peripheries thereof at a spaced apart relationship, thereby forming between the inner surfaces of the two transparent panes a transparent cavity having a sealing frame surrounding and sealing the cavity; (c) an image producing device fixedly mounted within said cavity so as to allow viewing images produced thereby, from a viewing direction facing the outer surface of a first of said two transparent panes, while being spaced from the inner surface of a second of said two transparent panes; (d) at least one concealing component configured for preventing at least one of the following; said image producing device from being viewed from a direction other than said viewing direction, or at least one proximate operational component associated with said image producing device and located within said cavity from being viewed from a direction facing the outer surface of at least one of the two transparent panes, at least a portion of an area of the cavity being free of said image producing device, said operational component and said concealing component for viewing through at least said portion of the area of the cavity; the module being configured for being mounted in said structure so as; to constitute a transparent member separating between the space in said interior of the structure accommodating said at least one person and a region behind said member, and to allow viewing at least through said portion of the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A structure having an interior and configured for accommodating within said interior at least one person, the structure comprising:
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a wall having an opening and at least a passage extending within said wall from said opening in a direction away therefrom; a module including two transparent panes and a sealing and spacing arrangement sealingly fixing the panes to each other along respective peripheries thereof at a spaced apart relationship, thereby forming therebetween a transparent cavity with a sealing frame surrounding and sealing the cavity, and an image producing device fixedly mounted within said cavity so as to allow viewing images produced thereby, from the interior of the cavity, and so as to leave free for viewing through at least a portion of an area of the cavity; at least one distal operational component required for operation of the image producing device and disposed remote from said opening; and at least one cable extending from said image producing device within said cavity via said sealed frame along said passage, and connecting the image producing device with said at least one distal component. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A module for mounting in a structure having an interior and configured for accommodating within said interior at least one person, the module comprising:
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two transparent panes, each one of the panes having an inner surface facing towards the other one of the two transparent panes and outer surface facing away from the other one of the two transparent panes; a sealing and spacing arrangement sealingly fixing the two transparent panes to each other along respective peripheries thereof at a spaced apart relationship, thereby forming between the inner surfaces of the two transparent panes a transparent sealed cavity with a sealing frame surrounding the cavity; an image producing device fixedly mounted within said cavity so as to allow viewing images produced thereby, from a viewing direction facing the outer surface of a first of said two transparent panes, while being spaced from the inner surface of a second of said two transparent panes, and so as to leave a portion of said cavity for viewing therethrough; the module being configured for being mounted in said structure so as; to constitute a transparent member separating between the space in said interior of the structure accommodating said at least one person and a region behind said transparent member, and to allow viewing at least through said portion of the cavity; said structure being a vehicle or vessel whose transparent members must meet pre-determined requirements dictated by the movement to be performed by said vehicle or vessel, and the module meets such requirements.
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