Electrochromic devices with thin bezel-covered edge
US7324261B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 6, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F2001/15145
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A mirror includes an electro-optic mirror subassembly, and a thin-profiled bezel attached around a perimeter of the electrochromic mirror subassembly. The electro-optic mirror subassembly is supported on a carrier by an adheringly bonded heater and foam tape in a laminar arrangement. The bezel may be bonded to an edge of the front surface of the front element of the electro-optic mirror subassembly, and/or may be bonded and/or interlockingly mechanically attached to an edge of the carrier. Alternatively, the bezel can be a strip of paint or thin coating material. The bezel can be molded in place, or can be pre-molded and elastically stretched to permit assembly. In one form, the bezel includes a laterally-extending fin that prevents seeing past the bezel into the inside of a mirror housing. In at least one embodiment, the assembly has no bezel or only a bezel on one edge.
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