Electrochromic mirrors
First Claim
1. In an electrochromic mirror hermetically sealed from the ambient environment and comprising at least two electrodes, at least one electrochromic layer, a reflector, at least one ion-conducting layer, and at least one ion-supplying layer which simultaneously is an ion-storing layer and is not identical with the reflector, the improvement wherein the ion-conducting layer consists essentially of an ion-conducting inorganic solid and the mirror has a line of sight configuration selected from the group consisting of:
- (a) a glass substrate;
a transparent electrode;
an electrochromic layer;
a solid, ion-conducting layer;
a hydrogen-permeable reflector;
a solid ion-conducting layer;
an ion-storing layer;
a catalytic layer acting simultaneously as an electrode;
an adhesive; and
a face pane;
(b) a glass substrate;
a transparent electrode;
an electrochromic layer;
a solid, ion-conducting layer;
a hydrogen-permeable reflector acting simultaneously as an electrode;
an ion-storing layer;
a catalytic layer;
an adhesive; and
a face pane;
(c) a glass substrate;
a transparent electrode;
an electrochromic layer;
a solid, ion-conducting layer;
a hydrogen-permeable reflector;
an ion-storing layer;
a catalytic layer acting simultaneously as an electrode;
an adhesive; and
a face pane;
(d) a glass substrate;
an electrochromic layer;
a hydrogen-permeable reflector acting simultaneously as an electrode;
a solid, ion-conducting layer;
an ion-storing layer;
a catalytic layer acting simultaneously as an electrode;
an adhesive; and
a face pane; and
(e) a glass substrate;
a transparent electrode;
an electrochromic layer;
a solid, ion-conducting layer;
a hydrogen-permeable reflector acting simultaneously as an electrode;
an ion-storing layer;
a solid, ion-conducting layer;
an electrode permeable to water-vapor;
an adhesive; and
a face pane.
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Abstract
Electrochromic mirrors hermetically sealed from the ambient environment and comprising at least one electrode, at least one electrochromic layer, a reflector, at least one ion-conducting layer, and at least one ion-supplying layer which simultaneously is an ion-storing layer and is not identical with the reflector, wherein the ion-conducting layer consists essentially of an ion-conducting inorganic solid.
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21 Claims
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1. In an electrochromic mirror hermetically sealed from the ambient environment and comprising at least two electrodes, at least one electrochromic layer, a reflector, at least one ion-conducting layer, and at least one ion-supplying layer which simultaneously is an ion-storing layer and is not identical with the reflector, the improvement wherein the ion-conducting layer consists essentially of an ion-conducting inorganic solid and the mirror has a line of sight configuration selected from the group consisting of:
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(a) a glass substrate;
a transparent electrode;
an electrochromic layer;
a solid, ion-conducting layer;
a hydrogen-permeable reflector;
a solid ion-conducting layer;
an ion-storing layer;
a catalytic layer acting simultaneously as an electrode;
an adhesive; and
a face pane;(b) a glass substrate;
a transparent electrode;
an electrochromic layer;
a solid, ion-conducting layer;
a hydrogen-permeable reflector acting simultaneously as an electrode;
an ion-storing layer;
a catalytic layer;
an adhesive; and
a face pane;(c) a glass substrate;
a transparent electrode;
an electrochromic layer;
a solid, ion-conducting layer;
a hydrogen-permeable reflector;
an ion-storing layer;
a catalytic layer acting simultaneously as an electrode;
an adhesive; and
a face pane;(d) a glass substrate;
an electrochromic layer;
a hydrogen-permeable reflector acting simultaneously as an electrode;
a solid, ion-conducting layer;
an ion-storing layer;
a catalytic layer acting simultaneously as an electrode;
an adhesive; and
a face pane; and(e) a glass substrate;
a transparent electrode;
an electrochromic layer;
a solid, ion-conducting layer;
a hydrogen-permeable reflector acting simultaneously as an electrode;
an ion-storing layer;
a solid, ion-conducting layer;
an electrode permeable to water-vapor;
an adhesive; and
a face pane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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