PANORAMIC EXTENDED WINDSHIELD WITH INTEGRATED NON-MOVING BLIND
First Claim
1. A vehicle glazing comprising:
- a windshield having the top edge extended to provide the driver with an extended vertical viewing angle, as described in SAE standard 1903 of 1999, of at least 45 degrees;
wherein said windshield comprises two glass layers having an static electrical blind between said two glass layers and wherein said static electrical blind'"'"'s light transmittance is switched electrically; and
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wherein said electrical blind is controlled by a controlling means capable of executing predetermined switching sequences of said blind anda user interface connected to said controlling means.
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Abstract
A vehicle windshield with a top edge extended such as to provide a lower drag coefficient and giving the driver a wider panoramic vertical viewing angle and having an integrated shading means, having no movable parts and utilizing a material which is capable changing its light transmittance electrically and with a controlling means which mimics the aesthetics of a conventional mechanical blind. Aspects of the various embodiments include: switchable segmented sun visors, integrated solid state lighting, a mounting means for attachment of a center console, mirrors, cameras and other devices, a controlling means capable of providing a variety of opening and closing sequences, a user programmable interface, a touch screen interface, touch sensitive activation, a sound emitting means to provide for the audible aesthetic of the blind, inclusion of substantially the entire roof, inclusion of substantially the entire roof and the rear window, and any combination of a tinted, heat reflecting, heat absorbing or photo-chromic coating, film or interlayer in all or a portion of the glazing area.
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1. A vehicle glazing comprising:
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a windshield having the top edge extended to provide the driver with an extended vertical viewing angle, as described in SAE standard 1903 of 1999, of at least 45 degrees; wherein said windshield comprises two glass layers having an static electrical blind between said two glass layers and wherein said static electrical blind'"'"'s light transmittance is switched electrically; and
;wherein said electrical blind is controlled by a controlling means capable of executing predetermined switching sequences of said blind and a user interface connected to said controlling means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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