Antiglare mirror apparatus in a vehicle compartment
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1. An antiglare mirror apparatus in a vehicle compartment comprising:
- (a) a mirror member that is an electrochromic element comprising;
(1) an antiglare material comprising an electrochromic layer, (2) a light transmission electrode material, and (3) a light reflective electrode material, wherein said light transmission electrode material is disposed on one side of said antiglare material and said light reflective electrode material is disposed on the other side of said antiglare material;
(b) a power source member that supplies a drive-electric energy to said electrochromic element;
(c) a signal generator that generates a driving electric signal to color and uncolor said electrochromic element, said signal generator comprising;
(1) a surrounding light sensor that detects a light amount around a vehicle; and
(2) a specific light sensor that detects a light amount of light from a specific direction;
(d) a control circuit that controls said drive-electric energy to said electrochromic element based upon said driving electric signal, said control circuit comprising;
(1) a surrounding light information input unit that receives information regarding a light amount of a surrounding light from said surrounding light sensor;
(2) a specific light information input unit that receives information regarding a variation amount of a light amount detected for every predetermined time by said specific light sensor;
(3) a surrounding light level judgment unit that determines a first coloring level Ai as numerical information by comparing the information input into said surrounding light information input unit with a predetermined light amount threshold value;
(4) a specific light level judgment unit that determines a second coloring level Bi as numerical information by comparing the information input into said specific light information input unit with a predetermined light amount threshold value;
(5) a coloring level determination unit that determines a third coloring level C by performing a certain calculation to the first coloring level Ai and the second coloring level Bi executed according to the equation
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Abstract
In an antiglare mirror apparatus mounted inside a vehicle compartment a mirror member is an electrochromic element comprising an antiglare material including an electrochromic layer, a light transmission electrode material and a light reflective electrode material where the light transmission electrode material and the light reflective electrode material are positioned on both sides of the antiglare material and a control circuit controls a drive-electric energy to the electrochromic element based upon a driving electric signal of a signal generator wherein the mirror member is detachably mounted to a facility in a vehicle compartment so that a holder holds the mirror member and the mirror member covers a pre-mounted inner mirror.
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1. An antiglare mirror apparatus in a vehicle compartment comprising:
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(a) a mirror member that is an electrochromic element comprising;
(1) an antiglare material comprising an electrochromic layer, (2) a light transmission electrode material, and (3) a light reflective electrode material, wherein said light transmission electrode material is disposed on one side of said antiglare material and said light reflective electrode material is disposed on the other side of said antiglare material;
(b) a power source member that supplies a drive-electric energy to said electrochromic element;
(c) a signal generator that generates a driving electric signal to color and uncolor said electrochromic element, said signal generator comprising;
(1) a surrounding light sensor that detects a light amount around a vehicle; and
(2) a specific light sensor that detects a light amount of light from a specific direction;
(d) a control circuit that controls said drive-electric energy to said electrochromic element based upon said driving electric signal, said control circuit comprising;
(1) a surrounding light information input unit that receives information regarding a light amount of a surrounding light from said surrounding light sensor;
(2) a specific light information input unit that receives information regarding a variation amount of a light amount detected for every predetermined time by said specific light sensor;
(3) a surrounding light level judgment unit that determines a first coloring level Ai as numerical information by comparing the information input into said surrounding light information input unit with a predetermined light amount threshold value;
(4) a specific light level judgment unit that determines a second coloring level Bi as numerical information by comparing the information input into said specific light information input unit with a predetermined light amount threshold value;
(5) a coloring level determination unit that determines a third coloring level C by performing a certain calculation to the first coloring level Ai and the second coloring level Bi executed according to the equation - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An antiglare mirror apparatus in a vehicle compartment comprising:
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(a) a mirror member that is an electrochromic element comprising;
(1) an antiglare material comprising an electrochromic layer, (2) a light transmission electrode material, and (3) a light reflective electrode material, wherein said light transmission electrode material is disposed on one side of said antiglare material and said light reflective electrode material is disposed on the other side of said antiglare material;
(b) a power source supply means that supplies a drive-electric energy to said electrochromic element;
(c) a signal generation means for generating a driving electric signal to color and uncolor said electrochromic element, said signal generation means comprising;
(1) a surrounding light sensor that detects a light amount around a vehicle; and
(2) a specific light sensor that detects a light amount of light from a specific direction (d) control circuit means for controlling said drive-electric energy to said electrochromic element based upon said driving electric signal, said control circuit means comprising;
(1) a surrounding light information input unit that receives information regarding a light amount of a surrounding light from said surrounding light sensor;
(2) a specific light information input unit that receives information regarding a variation amount of a light amount detected for every predetermined time by said specific light sensor;
(3) a surrounding light level judgment unit that determines a first coloring level Ai as numerical information by comparing the information input into said surrounding light information input unit with a predetermined light amount threshold value;
(4) a specific light level judgment unit that determines a second coloring level Bi as numerical information by comparing the information input into said specific light information input unit with a predetermined light amount threshold value;
(5) a coloring level determination unit that determines a third coloring level C by performing a certain calculation to the first coloring level Ai and the second coloring level Bi executed according to the equation
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Current AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Honda Lock
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Original AssigneeNippn Oil Corporation
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InventorsAsano, Tsuyoshi, Kobayashi, Masaaki, Ikai, Keizo, Nishikitani, Yoshinori
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Primary Examiner(s)Nguyen, Thong Q
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Application NumberUS10/634,016Publication NumberTime in Patent Office463 DaysField of Search359/601-608, 359/838, 359/871-877, 359/265-274US Class Current359/604CPC Class CodesB60R 1/088 using a cell of electricall...
