Mirror With Built-In Display
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1. A polarizing mirror (1) for viewing purposes having a first plane (2) reflecting light of a first kind of polarization (20′
- ) to a viewing side, the mirror passing light of a second kind of polarization (20″
) and being provided with a display device (5) at its non-viewing side, which display device during use provides light of the second kind of polarization, the polarizing mirror having at the non viewing side at least partly at least one absorbing layer (30).
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Abstract
A mirror device (1) which can be simultaneously used for display purposes, based on e.g. an LCD display (5) with a polarizing mirror (2) placed in front of it. When the surface area occupied by the display is smaller than the surface area of the mirror, the smaller display can be easily recognized at the front of the mirror. This is masked by introducing absorbing polarizers (30, 40).
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1. A polarizing mirror (1) for viewing purposes having a first plane (2) reflecting light of a first kind of polarization (20′
- ) to a viewing side, the mirror passing light of a second kind of polarization (20″
) and being provided with a display device (5) at its non-viewing side, which display device during use provides light of the second kind of polarization, the polarizing mirror having at the non viewing side at least partly at least one absorbing layer (30). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- ) to a viewing side, the mirror passing light of a second kind of polarization (20″
- 12. A polarizing mirror as claimed in claim 12, the absorbing polarizing layer and the polarizing mirror at its non-viewing side comprising a retarder layer, which rotates the polarization over substantially 45 degrees.
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