Method for forming electrochromic glazings
US5244557A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 10, 1991 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/161
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for forming an electrochromic glazing system which comprises means to reduce and preferably eliminate all trapped air from the system so as to avoid the formation of undesirable air bubbles trapped therein. The method comprises coating at least a portion of an inner surface of a first glass support sheet with a transparent electroconductive layer, followed by a layer of an electrochromic material which serves as an electrode. A second glass support sheet is also coated upon its inner aspect with an electroconductive layer, upon which is coated a counterelectrode layer. Thereafter, an electrolyte layer is deposited upon either the electrochromic, i.e., electrode layer, or the counterelectrode layer. The two coated glass support plates thereafter are preassembled, that is, they are oriented one above the other with their uncoated surfaces facing outwardly such that their coated portions are adjacent, but not in contact, with each other. A spacer, which ultimately serves as a peripheral seal for the glazing, keeps the two coated stacks apart during the preassembly stage. The area between the two stacks is then subjected to a vacuum to remove substantially all of the air there…
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