Electro-optic device with mounted printed circuit board
First Claim
1. An electro-optic device comprising:
- a first transparent substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;
a first transparent electrode provided on the second surface of the first transparent substrate;
a second transparent substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;
a second transparent electrode provided on the first surface of the second transparent substrate, wherein the second transparent substrate is positioned in spaced relation to the first transparent substrate, wherein an extended portion of the first transparent substrate extends beyond an edge of the second transparent substrate;
an electro-optic medium disposed between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate, wherein the electro-optic medium is electrically coupled to the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode; and
a printed circuit board mounted directly to the extended portion of the first transparent substrate, the printed circuit board having a first electrical contact electrically coupled to the first transparent electrode.
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Abstract
An electro-optic device is provided having a first transparent substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; a first transparent electrode on the second surface of the first substrate; a second transparent substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; a second transparent electrode on the first surface of the second substrate, wherein the second substrate is positioned in spaced relation to the first substrate, wherein an extended portion of the first substrate extends beyond an edge of the second substrate; an electro-optic medium disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the electro-optic medium is electrically coupled to the first electrode and the second electrode; and a printed circuit board mounted directly to the extended portion of the first substrate, the printed circuit board having a first electrical contact electrically coupled to the first electrode.
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1. An electro-optic device comprising:
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a first transparent substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; a first transparent electrode provided on the second surface of the first transparent substrate; a second transparent substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; a second transparent electrode provided on the first surface of the second transparent substrate, wherein the second transparent substrate is positioned in spaced relation to the first transparent substrate, wherein an extended portion of the first transparent substrate extends beyond an edge of the second transparent substrate; an electro-optic medium disposed between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate, wherein the electro-optic medium is electrically coupled to the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode; and a printed circuit board mounted directly to the extended portion of the first transparent substrate, the printed circuit board having a first electrical contact electrically coupled to the first transparent electrode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electro-optic device comprising:
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a first transparent substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; a first transparent electrode provided on the second surface of the first transparent substrate; a second transparent substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; a second transparent electrode provided on the first surface of the second transparent substrate, wherein the second transparent substrate is positioned in spaced relation to the first transparent substrate, wherein an extended portion of the first transparent substrate extends beyond an edge of the second transparent substrate; an electro-optic medium disposed between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate, wherein the electro-optic medium is electrically coupled to the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode; a third transparent electrode provided on the second surface of the first transparent substrate and electrically isolated from the first transparent electrode, wherein the third transparent electrode is electrically coupled to the second transparent electrode; and a printed circuit board mounted directly to the extended portion of the first transparent substrate, the printed circuit board comprising; a first electrical contact electrically coupled to the first transparent electrode, and a second electrical contact coupled to the third transparent electrode. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An imager module for a vehicle comprising:
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a housing having an opening; an imager disposed in the housing to capture images through the opening; and an electro-optic device disposed within the opening so as to selectively conceal the imager, the electro-optic device comprising; a first transparent substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; a first transparent electrode provided on the second surface of the first transparent substrate; a second transparent substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; a second transparent electrode provided on the first surface of the second transparent substrate, wherein the second transparent substrate is positioned in spaced relation to the first transparent substrate, wherein an extended portion of the first transparent substrate extends beyond an edge of the second transparent substrate; an electro-optic medium disposed between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate, wherein the electro-optic medium is electrically coupled to the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode; and a printed circuit board mounted directly to the extended portion of the first transparent substrate, the printed circuit board having a first electrical contact electrically coupled to the first transparent electrode. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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