Mirror

• US 20070029300A1
• Filed: 01/10/2004
• Published: 02/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GLAS Platz GmbH & Company KG
• Original Assignee: GLAS Platz GmbH & Company KG
• Inventors: Platz, Karl-Otto
• Granted Patent: US 7,435,928 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 219/219
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 1/02 Mirrors used as equipment hand, pocket, or shaving mirrors A45D42/00; optical viewing means for vehicles B60R1/00
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 17/10036 comprising two outer glass sheets
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 17/10174 Coatings of a metallic or dielectric material on a constituent layer of glass or polymer
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/08 Mirrors vehicle mirrors involving special optical features B60R1/08
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 3/845 specially adapted for reflecting surfaces, e.g. bathroom - or rearview mirrors

Abstract

The invention relates to a mirror (1) comprising a first transparent pane of glass (4) comprising, at least partially, one mirror foil (2) which is arranged on the rear thereof and at least one integrated electric device (6). The first pane of glass (4) comprises transparent and/or semi-mirrored regions (8) and is connected to a second pane of glass (10) with the aid of a transparent adhesive layer (12) in the manner of a laminated pane of glass and electric devices (6) are mounted in regions on an electrically conductive conductor (14) of the second pane of glass (10), in the region opposite the transparent and/or semi-mirrored regions (8) of the first pane of glass (4).

Claims

1. A mirror (1) comprising a first transparent glass plate (4) at least partly provided on the rear side with a reflecting coating (2) as well as at least one integrated electrical means (6),

characterized in that

the first glass plate (4) comprises transparent and/or half-reflecting portions (8),

the first glass plate (4) is bonded to a second glass plate (10) with the aid of a transparent adhesive layer (12) in the form of a laminated glass pane, and

electrical means (6) are mounted on an electrically conducting coating (14) of the second glass plate (10) in portions opposite the transparent and/or half-reflecting portions (8) of the first glass plate (4).

2. The mirror according to claim 1, characterized in that the electrically conducting coating (14) is a pyrolytically applied layer.

3. The mirror according to claim 1, characterized in that the electrically conducting coating (14) is divided into a plurality of conductor paths (16) which are separated from each other by isolation paths (18).

4. The mirror according to claim 1, characterized in that the electrical means (6) are arranged on the side of the second glass plate (10) facing the first glass plate (4).

5. The mirror according to claim 1, characterized in that the electrical coating (14) is arranged essentially across the overall surface on the side of the second glass plate (10) facing the first glass plate (4).

6. The mirror according to claim 1, characterized in that the electrical coating (14) is configured at least on part of the surface of the second glass plate (10) as a heating surface (20).

7. The mirror according to claim 1, characterized in that in the border region between the first and the second glass plate (4,10) a circumferential seal (22) is arranged.

8. The mirror according to claim 1, characterized in that the electrical means (8) are composed of illumination and/or switching and/or display means.

9. The mirror according to claim 8, characterized in that the illumination means is composed of light-emitting diodes (6).

10. The mirror according to claim 8, characterized in that the switching means comprise sensors, in particular photocells (24).

11. The mirror according to claim 8, characterized in that the display means is composed of at least one flat screen or at least one light-emitting diode field.

12. The mirror according to claim 1, characterized in that the laminated glass mirror made up of the two glass plates (4,10) and the adhesive layer (12) has a thickness of approximately 8 to 15 mm, preferably approximately 10 to 12 mm.