CN103781645A

CN103781645A - Vehicle window with sunshade component

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Publication number: CN103781645A
Application number: CN201280040739.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: D·J·斯奈德; N·B·沃伦
Original assignee: Magna Mirrors of America Inc
Current assignee: Magna Mirrors of America Inc
Priority date: 2011-06-24
Filing date: 2012-06-22
Publication date: 2014-05-07
Also published as: EP2723590A1; WO2012177995A1; EP2723590A4; KR20140041782A

Abstract

A window assembly for a vehicle includes inner and outer window panels and a spacer element disposed between the window panels to establish an interpane cavity, with a roller sunshade component disposed therein having an end fixedly attached at an anchor stop. A dielectric layer is disposed between the roller sunshade component and a conductive layer at the inner window panel. The sunshade component is operable via applying a voltage at the conductive layer and at the anchor stop to uncoil the sunshade component from a coiled light transmitting condition to an at least partially uncoiled light attenuating condition. The window assembly may include conductive elements established at the dielectric layer for dissipating charge at the dielectric layer when the voltage is not applied and/or may mechanically retain the sunshade component in its uncoiled state to allow for reduction in the voltage applied when the sunshade component is uncoiled.

Description

There is the vehicle window of sunshade part

The cross reference of related application

The application requires the rights and interests of following U.S. Provisional Application: the No. 61/658,126 that on June 11st, 2012 submits to; The No. 61/653,100 that on May 30th, 2012 submits to; The No. 61/646,556 that on May 14th, 2012 submits to; The No. 61/643,573 that on May 7th, 2012 submits to; The No. 61/614,881 that on March 23rd, 2012 submits to; The No.61/593 that on February 2nd, 2012 submits to, 963; The No. 61/554,016 that on November 1st, 2011 submits to; With the No. 61/500,899 that on June 24th, 2011 submits to, these are all incorporated herein by reference.

Technical field

The present invention relates to the window assembly for vehicle, relate more particularly to the window assembly for vehicle that comprises sunshade part.

Background technology

Provide be included in open position and close or sunshade position between movably the window assembly for vehicle of sunshade part be known.The example of this sunshade part is described in U.S. Patent number 7,645, and in 977,6,520,239,7,083,226,6,899,380,6,513,864 and 6,520,239, it is incorporated to herein with it thus by reference in full.

Summary of the invention

The invention provides a kind of window assembly, described window assembly is provided with the sunshade part of luffer boards, and described luffer boards have a pair of glass separating or plastic window panel.External window board can be overdimensioned with respect to interior luffer boards, and can have and be greater than the cross sectional dimensions of interior luffer boards to have at least partly around the periphery of the window assembly region that overhangs, this can provide for window assembly the seating means of enhancement to the installation of vehicle, and to the window assembly outward appearance of increase is provided from the people of outside vehicle viewing window assembly.The curvature of interior luffer boards and external window board and profile can be not identical, and spacing between each luffer boards can change, and provide curvature and the profile of hope as each luffer boards take this with respect to each surface of vehicle that it was placed in.Solar protection devices or sunshade element can comprise be placed in cavity between interior luffer boards and external window board and by sunshade element unreel make window assembly become cloudy or dimmed can rolling sunshade element or sun shades (such as the tight conducting film of rolling, such as, be for example metallized polymer film etc.).

According to aspects of the present invention, the window assembly of vehicle (such as the sunshade skylight of vehicle or the window of glass sunroof type) comprises external window board, interior luffer boards and is placed in spacer element between interior luffer boards and external window board to set up cavity between the luffer boards between interior luffer boards and external window board.Roll-type sunshade part or roll-type sunshade component positioning are in cavity, and by electrostatic interaction can electronic expansion with rolling between the low light level of the light transmission state in rolling and rolling at least partly or shading status with unreel, roll-type sunshade part is for substantially allowing light to pass window assembly under described rolling light transmission state, and roll-type sunshade part works to weaken at least in part under described at least part of rolling low light level or shading status or shading light passes window assembly.Spacer element comprises framework or element around, and roll-type sunshade part can be attached to the supporting member attached along the peripheral part of framework, such as the elongated supporting member of rigidity roughly.For example, the peripheral part of spacer element or framework can comprise that sunshade part attachment structure is attached or receive elongated supporting member and roll-type sunshade part for the periphery office at spacer element.Spacer element is formed for providing variable interval between luffer boards and seals these luffer boards, allows the stop element that is electrically connected to roll-type sunshade part and is electrically connected to alternatively the contrary side of roll-type sunshade part window and that roll simultaneously.

Alternatively, to the electrical connection of roll-type sunshade part can by through spacer element or below spacer element the conducting element (such as line etc.) of (or spacer element and luffer boards) set up, and elongated support structure place attached at the roll-type sunshade part of spacer element or that receive structure place is connected to roll-type sunshade part.Alternatively, window assembly can comprise the conduction stop element arranging along another peripheral part of spacer element, and the end of sunshade part contactor banking stop element at least in part in the time spreading out, when roll-type sunshade part or film are unreeled on its light restriction state time.Can be by the roll-type sunshade part at spacer element attached or receive the conducting element being electrically connected between structural elongated support structure and stop element and set up to the electrical connection of stop element.Another peripheral part of spacer element can comprise stop element acceptance division, and it is arranged to and receives and fixing stop element, and stop element contacts the surface of interior luffer boards at least in part.

Alternatively, the peripheral part of the spacer element of location roll-type sunshade part can be configured to the Outboard Sections and the inner side part that have along the curvature bending of the periphery of interior luffer boards, and described inner side part is configured to be provided for to receive and the roughly straight sunshade part attachment structure of the roughly straight portion of fixing roll-type sunshade part.Similarly, another peripheral part that the spacer element of stop element can be set can be configured to have along Outboard Sections and the inner side part of the curvature bending of the periphery of interior luffer boards, and described inner side part is configured to be provided for to receive and the roughly roughly straight stop element acceptance division of straight stop element of fixing.

Roll-type sunshade part can comprise conducting film (such as conducting film flexibility or rolling, such as metallized polymer film etc.), and it is closely rolling and unreeling in response to the voltage being applied thereto in rolling state.Alternatively, one or more roll-type sunshade parts can be placed in the cavity of window assembly, for the sunshade scheme of hope and one or more sunshade degree or the light projection degree through window assembly is provided.

Alternatively, provide at least one feature in following: (a) external window board has the sectional dimension larger with respect to interior luffer boards, for the overhang of external window board is provided, (b) in, luffer boards have the profile different from external window board or curvature, thereby between luffer boards, the clearance distance of cavity is crossed window assembly variation.Alternatively, external window board has the sectional dimension larger with respect to interior luffer boards, for the overhang of external window board is provided.External window board can have with following in the substantially flush outside face of at least one outside face: (a) outside of vehicle or external plates and (b) windscreen and (c) back window glass of vehicle of vehicle.Alternatively, interior luffer boards can have the profile different from external window board or curvature, make the clearance distance of cavity between luffer boards cross window assembly variation, make external window board outside face can with following at least one outside face corresponding: (a) outside plate of vehicle and (b) windscreen and (c) back window glass of vehicle of vehicle, and the railway carriage or compartment inside face of interior luffer boards can be corresponding with the profile of the railway carriage or compartment inside face of the inner panel of vehicle or inside roof lining or decoration element.

Roll-type sunshade part is can be electrical operated to regulate between rolling light transmission state and the optical attenuation unreeling at least partly or light blocking state, and formation is electrically connected to provide electric power to roll-type sunshade part between roll-type sunshade part and Vehicle Power.As optional mode, window assembly can comprise movable window assembly, and the vehicle that described movable window assembly is arranged on respect to it between opening and closing position is removable.As optional mode, can be only in the time that vehicle window is closed just pair roller type sunshade part set up electrical connection, or in the time that vehicle window opens or closes and have nothing to do and can set up electrical connection in movable window assembly with respect to the position of vehicle.

These and other objects of the present invention, advantage, aim and feature will become clearer after with accompanying drawing checking following explanation connection.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 is the block diagram having according to a part for the vehicle of window assembly of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the block diagram of the window assembly of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is block diagram and the cutaway drawing of the window assembly of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is the exploded perspective view according to another window assembly of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is the spacer element of window assembly or the block diagram of framework of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 and 7 is the amplification stereograms in the bight of the spacer element of Fig. 5, shows for roll-type sunshade part being supported to the attached element that is attached to spacer element;

Fig. 8 is the roll-type sunshade part of window assembly of Fig. 4 and the exploded perspective view of support;

Fig. 9 is the amplification stereogram of the roll-type sunshade part of Fig. 8 and the end of supporting component;

Figure 10 is attached at spacer element on lower luffer boards and the block diagram of roll-type sunshade part and supporting component according to the present invention;

Figure 11-14th, the roll-type sunshade part that is based upon the window assembly of Fig. 4 supports and the amplification stereogram of electrical connection on stop element;

Figure 15 is the block diagram of the assembly of Figure 10, illustrates that according to the present invention lining cement pearl and desiccant pearl are provided for attached and are sealed to upper luffer boards round the neighboring area of spacer element;

Figure 16 is the planar view of window assembly of the present invention;

Figure 17 is the section-drawing of the window assembly that obtains along the line XVII-XVII in Figure 16;

Figure 17 A and 7B are the amplification profiles of the end of the section-drawing of Figure 17;

Figure 18 is the section-drawing of the window assembly that obtains along the line XVIII-XVIII in Figure 16;

Figure 18 A and 18B are the amplification profiles of the end of the section-drawing of Figure 18;

Figure 19 is the section-drawing of the window assembly that obtains along the line XIX-XIX in Figure 16;

Figure 19 A and 19B are the amplification profiles of the end of the section-drawing of Figure 19;

Figure 20 is the section-drawing of the window assembly that obtains along the line XX-XX in Figure 16;

Figure 20 A and 20B are the amplification profiles of the end of the section-drawing of Figure 20;

Figure 21 is the section-drawing of the window assembly that obtains along the line XXI-XXI in Figure 16;

Figure 21 A and 21B are the amplification profiles of the end of the section-drawing of Figure 21;

Figure 22 is the planar view of the lower luffer boards of another window assembly of the present invention, shows setting electric connection or bus duct thereon;

Figure 22 A is the enlarged drawing of a part for the lower luffer boards of Figure 22;

Figure 23 A is the block diagram according to another window assembly of the present invention;

Figure 23 B is another block diagram along the window assembly of Figure 23 A;

Figure 24 is the bottom side plan view of the window assembly of Figure 23 A and 23B;

Figure 25 is the section-drawing of the window assembly that obtains along the line XXV-XXV in Figure 24;

Figure 26 and 27 is the section-drawings that are similar to Figure 25 according to other window assembly of the present invention;

Figure 28 is the block diagram according to another window assembly of the present invention;

Figure 29 is the block diagram of the window assembly of Figure 28, wherein goes up luffer boards and is removed to show other details;

Figure 30 is the amplification stereogram of the end of the sunshade part spool of the window assembly of Figure 28 and 29;

Figure 31 is another amplification stereogram of the end of the sunshade part spool of Figure 30, and wherein perimeter frame member is removed;

Figure 32 is the side elevation view that is suitable for the laminated lower luffer boards that use in window assembly of the present invention;

Figure 33 is the side elevation view that the lower luffer boards of dielectric layer are not set on it;

Figure 34 is the side elevation view of sunshade element, and it has dielectric layer thereon of setting and is arranged on the lower luffer boards of Figure 33;

Figure 35 A is the side elevation view of another sunshade part of the present invention and louver configuration;

Figure 35 B is the side elevation view of another sunshade part of the present invention and louver configuration;

Figure 36 is the side elevation view of lower luffer boards, and electrolyte lamination or layer are set up thereon and are bonded to by the lining cement that comprises conductive element the surface of lower luffer boards;

Figure 37 is the planar view for the lower luffer boards of sunshade element of the present invention, and electric charge dissipation bar is along luffer boards setting;

Figure 38 A is the side elevation view of lower luffer boards, and sunshade element is set up thereon and is pulled or unreels to unreel at least in part sunshade element along luffer boards, such as in the manufacturing process of window assembly of the present invention;

Figure 38 B is the lower luffer boards of Figure 38 A and the another side front elevation of sunshade element, and sunshade element is set to be fixed on lower luffer boards around plug or the bar of its setting, so that the fixed end of sunshade element is anchored on lower luffer boards;

Figure 38 C is the block diagram of the sunshade element of Figure 38 A and 38B and the end sections of plug or bar, illustrates that sunshade element is attached on fixing luffer boards according to the present invention;

Figure 39 is the side elevation view of sunshade part of the present invention and lower luffer boards, sunshade part in every one end by rolling, and plug or bar are rotatably driven in every one end of sunshade part, with mobile sunshade part in either direction, thereby provide different sunshade features by single sunshade element or film;

Figure 40 is the block diagram of lower luffer boards of the present invention and sunshade element, show the sunshade element of segmentation, the sunshade element of this segmentation is convenient to the bending of sunshade element so that sunshade element adapts to the longitudinal axis curvature of a curve along rolling sunshade element according to the present invention of lower luffer boards;

Figure 41 is the block diagram of another window assembly of the present invention, illustrates that air extractor vent patch is arranged on framework or distance piece place;

Figure 42 is the block diagram of another window assembly of the present invention, illustrates that threaded air extractor vent element is arranged on framework or distance piece place;

Figure 43 A is the block diagram of another window assembly of the present invention, shows the capsule or the pressure-regulating device that are arranged on framework or distance piece place;

Figure 43 B is the section-drawing of the window assembly of Figure 43 A;

Figure 44 is the schematic diagram of another window assembly of the present invention, is arranged between luffer boards in chamber for the dehydrating cartridge of dry air;

Figure 45 is the section-drawing of another window assembly of the present invention, and inflatable/compressible frame part is shown;

Figure 46 is the section-drawing of another window assembly of the present invention, and inflatable/compressible frame part is shown;

Figure 47 is the section-drawing of another window assembly of the present invention, and inflatable/compressible frame part is shown;

Figure 48 is the section-drawing of another window assembly of the present invention, and inflatable/compressible frame part is shown;

Figure 49 is the exploded drawings of a part for window assembly of the present invention, illustrates with the upper luffer boards of frame part and engages for thereon attached with lower luffer boards, such as by infrared welding;

Figure 50 is the exploded drawings of a part for another window assembly of the present invention, illustrates that a part for the framework of luffer boards engages for thereon attached with another part of the framework on lower luffer boards, such as by infrared welding;

Figure 51 is the section-drawing of a part for another window assembly of the present invention;

Figure 52 is the block diagram of a part for another window assembly of the present invention, shown with the holding unit for Sunshade film being retained on to its deployed condition;

Figure 53 is the block diagram of a part for another window assembly of the present invention, shown with the holding unit for Sunshade film being retained on to its deployed condition;

Figure 54 is the section-drawing of another window assembly of the present invention, illustrates that plug-in unit is arranged on the inside face of luffer boards;

Figure 55 is the section-drawing of another window assembly of the present invention, illustrates that plug-in unit is arranged on the inside face of luffer boards and forms with spacer element;

Figure 56 is the section-drawing of another window assembly of the present invention, illustrates that luffer boards are molded or are formed as on surface, to provide different form or curvature therein;

Figure 57 is the section-drawing of another window assembly of the present invention, illustrates that luffer boards are molded or are formed as on surface, to provide different form or curvature therein, and the element of sunshade is simultaneously laminated between the counter surface of upper and lower luffer boards; With

Figure 58 is the section-drawing of another window assembly of the present invention, illustrates that luffer boards are attached to lower luffer boards rhythmo structure, and the element of sunshade is simultaneously laminated between two plates of lower louver configuration.

The specific embodiment

Referring now to accompanying drawing, with the illustrative embodiment of describing therein, the window assembly of vehicle 12 or module 10(are such as sunshade skylight or glass sunroof etc., or such as side window or rear window etc.) comprise external window board 14 and interior luffer boards 16, rolling sunshade element 18 is placed in therebetween (Fig. 1-5).In the illustrated embodiment, window assembly 10 comprises roof module or top window (such as sunshade skylight or glass sunroof or glass top etc.), described roof module or top window are placed between the front windshield 13a of vehicle 12 and the rear portion vehicle body back window glass of vehicle 12 or rear window 13b (such as the opening part in the top of vehicle or between the vehicle body back window glass of windscreen and vehicle, such as passing through to adopt U.S. Patent application No.11/933, the glass top assembly scheme of describing in 699, described patent application was submitted on November 1st, 2007, announce as U.S. Patent Publication No. US2008-0106124 on May 8th, 2008, described patent application is incorporated to herein in full with it by reference thus).Rolling sunshade element 18 rollings or be withdrawn into are opened or sunshade position not, and can cross window assembly and unreel or stretch out to closing or sunshade position, and this is such as being in response to input of user etc., as described below.Window module or window assembly 10 have external window board 14(or the upper plate for skylight application), described external window board has the lower plate of applying than inner panel 16(or for skylight) larger cross sectional dimensions, and described window module or window assembly arrange evenly or the outside plate flushing at the panel beating of vehicle and/or the outer surface of front windshield and rear portion vehicle body back window glass, as described below.The external window board of window module or window assembly 10 and interior luffer boards 14,16 can have different profiles or curvature (and therefore limiting or set up inhomogeneous interval or cavity between the two), and the coupling that therefore can promote with each surperficial profile formation of top lining in each surperficial profile of the panel beating of vehicle and/or front windshield and rear portion vehicle body back window glass and inner top lining or railway carriage or compartment or inside roof lining or corresponding, as described below.Window assembly can be used in submission on April 22nd, 2011 and apply for disclosed aspect in PCT/US2011/15 in the PCT that on October 27th, 2011 announces with International Application No. WO 2011/133830, and this application is incorporated herein by reference by entirety.

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, luffer boards 14,16 separate between the two, to limit cavity 20 between luffer boards, and sunshade element 18 is settled in cavity between described glass.Luffer boards 14,16 can comprise applicable material or plate arbitrarily, such as transparency glass plate, such as armourplate glass or laminated glass plate etc., and can comprise such as the glass board in the face of applying or process through too low radiation on the surface of cavity 20 at plate or each plate as optional mode.As shown in Fig. 3 and 17-21 the best, thickness or the size of space of cavity 20 change everywhere at window assembly, thereby make luffer boards 14,16 can there is different curvature or profile to meet the profile of interior top or inside roof lining and the profile of outer top or panel beating, the outward appearance with this in the aesthetic pleasant of inside and outside formation of vehicle.In the illustrated embodiment, the sidepiece neighboring area 22a of window assembly 10 has the cavity thickness or the degree of depth that narrow, cavity thickness (or separation distance or gap) between luffer boards 14,16 towards its at the transverse center region of window assembly 22b(between each sidepiece neighboring area) near maximum gap size increase.Therefore, sunshade element 18 be configured to enough narrow or enough low section in case along sidepiece neighboring area 22a(such as from neighboring area, rear portion 22c to anterior neighboring area 22d or vice versa) its open position and close or sunshade position between move.The section of window assembly can change between rear portion and anterior neighboring area 22c, 22d, thereby near the maximum gap size of the cavity thickness longitudinal center region at window assembly (between front portion and neighboring area, rear portion) increased.Obviously, it is contemplated that other section, described section is in the vicissitudinous gap of tool between plate and maximum gap size or the each maximum gap size diverse location between anterior and neighboring area, rear portion and/or each sidepiece neighboring area, and maintenance simultaneously within the spirit and scope of the present invention.

In the embodiment showing, as Fig. 2,3 and 17-21 shown in, external window board 14 has than the larger cross sectional dimensions of interior luffer boards 16, thereby the neighboring area of external window board 14 is extended beyond or the neighboring area of the corresponding interior luffer boards 16 that overhang.Overhanging region can be along one or more periphery edges extension of window assembly.External window board can change according to the concrete application of window assembly and vehicle (such as according to the panel beating opening of vehicle and the curvature of vehicle body or top and the shape of inside roof lining and profile) and mounting surface and the outward appearance of wishing with respect to the degree that overhangs (or the size that overhangs) of interior luffer boards.For example, for window application more flat or more plane, overhang region or the region that respectively overhangs less or that reduce can be suitable, but for having the application of more deep camber of luffer boards or each luffer boards, and larger size or the size that respectively overhangs of overhanging can be suitable.External window board 14 overhang neighboring area 14a(and in the luffer boards part of region inner side that respectively overhangs) can there is herein the dimmed layer (such as the inside face at external window board or lower surface place) set up or hidden layer 23(such as preparing ceramic clinker layer etc.), substantially to hide or to cover or the sunshade element 18 of vehicle frame that hidden window assembly is arranged on or panel beating 24 and perimeter seal and/or spacer element 26 and (when in its rolling or while recalling under state) rolling.

As optional mode, according to the concrete application of window assembly, interior luffer boards and external window board can have similar or identical cross sectional dimensions (and the region that do not overhang).Overhang in application in this nothing, the neighboring area of external window board can have herein the dimmed layer (such as the inside face at external window board or lower surface place) set up or hidden layer (such as preparing ceramic clinker layer etc.), substantially to hide or to cover or vehicle frame that hidden window assembly is arranged on or panel beating and perimeter seal and/or spacer element and (when in its rolling or while recalling under state) are folded in the rolling sunshade element of cavity inside between the luffer boards between each luffer boards and at window assembly.

The

luffer boards

14,16 of window assembly are separated and are linked together by packing element or spacer element or spacing frame 26, described packing element or spacer element with around interior luffer boards 16 towards on or in the face of settling the surperficial neighboring area of cavity.External window board 14 is attached at spacer element 26 places, and spacer element 26 engages the surface in the face of cavity of external window board 14 in external window board periphery edge inner side.Therefore, spacer element 26 works with spaced luffer boards 14,16(to set up cavity 20 between luffer boards) and each luffer boards are fixed or linked together, the window assembly 10 of double window glass formed.

The form of spacer element or section and thereby gap or luffer boards between form or the section of cavity can be according to different variation the between concrete application and vehicle external surface profile or section and vehicle inner surface profile or section.It is contemplated that, minimum gap must at least enough hold rolling sunshade element with the neighboring area being positioned at along rolling sunshade element greatly.Away from or gap or the interval of becoming estranged this neighboring area can reduce because its may only be necessary in its not rolling state or part or major part not Sunshade film or the sunshade element under rolling state space is provided.For example, according to the concrete application of window assembly, between luffer boards, the gap of cavity or the size of space can be near near the maxims that approaches 1mm or it, minimum value of (or left and right) is changed to about 10mm or its (or left and right).As optional mode, what it is contemplated that is, luffer boards can have similar or identical curvature or section, thereby it is substantially constant or uniform making gap size between each luffer boards, this is that the inside face of position in order to be arranged at window assembly such as vehicle external surface and vehicle or railway carriage or compartment inside face are similar or have and the inside face of vehicle or the similar section of railway carriage or compartment inside face or the application of profile.

As shown in Figure 1, the outside face of external window board 14 can be the top window assembly etc. (such as side window plate or windscreen or vehicle body back window glass etc.) that flushes substantially to form evenly or flush installation with the outside face of panel beating or the top cover (header) of outer surface and/or luffer boards and/or balustrade exterior panelling or vehicle.The lower surface of external window board can be bonding or be connected to one or more flanges or the surfaces for attachment of vehicle metal or framework or structure, and interior luffer boards (for the application of vehicle ceiling) can hang on external window board substantially, and also can be attached to or be engaged in the one or more inner decoration element at Nei Huoyan compartment, compartment top ceiling.As shown in Fig. 3 the best, the railway carriage or compartment inside face of interior luffer boards 16 can engage and/or be supported on vehicle metal 24 or other mounting structure so that window assembly is attached on vehicle.Window module can adopt and be described in patent application number 11/933, the scheme of the window module in 699, described patent application is filed on November 1st, 2007, is disclosed on May 8th, 2008 as U.S. Patent Publication No. US-2008-0106124, and it is incorporated to herein with it thus by reference in full.

As optional mode, and hopefully, sunshade element 18 comprises conduction sunshade element, such as electropolymerization or metallized polymeric sunshade element or film etc., described conduction sunshade element has thin conducting film that roll or rolling, such as metallized polymer film etc., described thin conducting film that roll or rolling is in response to electrostatic interaction, and be applied at that time and spread out at voltage, such as be described in U.S. Patent number 7 by employing, the scheme of the insulating glass unit in 645,977, it is incorporated to herein with it thus by reference in full.Rolling film is in application in its situation of loss of voltage rolling or is withdrawn into and opens or sunshade position not, and can cross window assembly in response to the voltage that is applied to it and unreel at least in part or stretch out to closing or sunshade position or part sunshade position.

For this electropolymerization sunshade element, glass luffer boards can comprise low emissivity glass, and dielectrical polymer can be laminated in or otherwise be applied on the low E surface (in the face of the surface of cavity) of lower plate 16, to serve as on low E surface and can recall the dielectric of rolling between electrode or sunshade element (as optional mode, electrolytic polymer and sunshade element can be placed in or external window board in the face of the surface of cavity, keep within the spirit and scope of the present invention simultaneously).Low E surface along interior luffer boards or compared with the bar of one of them peripheral edge region of fenestella plate 16 (such as the rear or front peripheral edge region for roof module or top window assembly and/or the following peripheral fringe region of or front window assembly rear for side) can around the periphery of luffer boards 16 (or at least or along anterior neighboring area and neighboring area, rear portion for open and close sunshade element in the front/rear direction with respect to vehicle, as shown in Figure 3, or or along in the transverse circumference region or the side peripheral areas that open and close sunshade element with respect to crossing of vehicle on automobile steering) exposed (, uncoatedly there is a dielectrical polymer), to the exposed of luffer boards or bar or region without dielectric coated are provided, the lead-in wire of shade or sunshade element is attached on described or region.Alternatively, in imagination, dielectric laminated on glass surface eliminated by setting up conductive coating on the opposition side at sunshade element or film (not contacting that side of interior glass surface).

Alternatively, and as Fig. 4, 14 and 17-20 shown in, end stop or rolling backstop (roll stop) or stop element 28(are such as conducting element or bar, such as metal sheet or bar or line or element, such as line or the element of aluminum rectangle, or such as plastics or the polymer element of metallic coating, or such as the conductive strips or the coating that are applied on spacer element etc.) can be positioned in the opposite side place of spacer element 26 and be placed in such neighboring area place of luffer boards and settle along such neighboring area, be that settle on the contrary the conduction of rolling or metallized polymer film and described neighboring area.Conduction rolling backstop or element can comprise any suitable conductive material and it is smooth and/or hollow to be or solid etc., they all within the spirit and scope of the present invention.Rolling backstop is installed by the contrary side of the exposed or uncoated bar along perimeter seal and luffer boards or neighboring area.The restriction of end stop or metal wool or substantially stop polymerization sunshade element or film unreel contacting of end and plate dielectric surface so that at sunshade element towards its not sunshade or take-up position is recalled or facilitate response time faster when rolling again.End stop 28 works in the time that film is spread out completely or launched, to help to make the end alignment of spreading out of film, and in the time of film contact end stop 28, makes the film electric discharge of spreading out.End stop can comprise metallic material or other applicable material or applicable conductive material, and can be plastic coat, such as being coated with the poly-mer of low dissipation factor, such as such as polypropylene, PEP (FEP) or polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) etc.

Copper strips (or other applicable metal or conducting element) can be bonded in the peripheral edge region place of luffer boards with sunshade element along rolling or the attached neighboring area (such as the rear perimeter region 16a of interior or lower luffer boards 16) (such as by electrically conducting adhesive etc.) of film.Copper strips can be bonded to luffer boards or the substrate of spacer element 26 inner sides, and the sunshade element of rolling and/or its supporting member can be positioned in and/or be bonded in copper bar or copper strips place and the luffer boards place inside spacer element, such as passing through conductive epoxy resin or conductive paste etc.

In the illustrated embodiment, the coated conductive coating of inner cavity surfaces interior or lower luffer boards or layer, such as transparent conductive coating is such as indium tin oxide etc.The film of rolling or sunshade element comprise conducting film (such as metallized polymer film etc.) and have conduction or the metal side of film, the coated surface of described side to its attached luffer boards.Metallized polymer film is by rolling and be placed in luffer boards place, and is spooling or the outer radius of the film of rolling on its metal side or surface.Film can be cut to or be formed width or the length of hope, and can closely be wrapped on plug or bar, and then hot dipping in baking box to form the electrode rolled and further to make the film being wound around shrink tightlyer.Plug can be attached to its supporting member or structure (as described below) before and/or rolling film is removed before being attached to luffer boards place in rolling film at rolling film.

Rolling film and/or its supporting construction or element can be along spacer element or framework 26 inner side partial fixing and connections.In the operating process of roll-type sunshade part, voltage can be applied to by selectivity between (such as in response to user's input or control signal etc.) conduction roll-type sunshade part and conductive coating or layer.For example, electric wire or lead-in wire can be connected to conductive coating and another electric wire can be connected to roll-type sunshade part (such as being connected to anchoring element or the bar of attached roll-type sunshade part), thereby, in the time applying electric power (and producing voltage difference between roll-type sunshade part and conductive coating), roll-type sunshade part can be closed or be unreeled state and be spread out towards it, and in the time that electric power is stopped or no longer apply, roll-type sunshade part can or be rolled up it and open or rolling state to it along the peripheral part rolling of spacer element or framework.

In order to limit required electric energy or the voltage of operation sunshade part, and in order to limit or to reduce, sunshade part is remained on to its expanded position or the required electric energy of state especially, imagination window assembly can rolling backstop place or near comprise mechanical bolt or stop part or latch, with engage substantially spread out unreel film and maintenance or fixing end that substantially spread out or that unreel film turned up portion, thereby in the time that Sunshade film is unreeled, can reduce or eliminate voltage, while Sunshade film still can remain on it and unreel or sunshade state.For example, and as shown in Figure 52, Mechanical stops or arm 19' can inwardly stretch out from the one or both sides of framework or distance piece (not shown at Figure 52) (such as by electronic elongation device etc.) and fixing or keep the end of Sunshade film 18' roll the 18b'(of portion such as, in the time that film is unreeled, be to roll portion in the permanent end of the end of film, such as the end edge 18c' rolling by making film 18' bonds to film and forms rolling end to roll the shape of portion to film top and in the end that unreels film of contact end stop 28') and the rolling again of restriction film, even in the time reducing or stop voltage.Mechanical stops 19' is in response to and detects when film and definite sunshade part are expanded to that position transduser 21' of end stop 28' etc. can stretch out completely.

Alternatively, and with reference to Figure 53, the 18b of portion is rolled in the end that end stop 28 " can be formed for Sunshade film 18 " " being received at least in part wherein; such as by having acceptance division 28a ", it has lower or narrower entrance (being defined between glass surface and acceptance division 28a " lip or edge 28b ") and makes, when Sunshade film 18, " while expansion, the 18b of portion is rolled in end " to be pushed through entrance and to enter acceptance division.In the time that reduction launches to use voltage, end is rolled the 18b of portion " by being substantially retained on end stop 28 " and is located.In the time that sunshade part will be contracted, end stop 28 " can discharge end and roll portion, such as by away from glass surface slightly pivotable or mobile ingress edge to allow to crispatura back or by otherwise promoting volume towards its retracted mode.Clearly, in the time no longer applying voltage (or applying with lower level) for the end portion of rolling of Sunshade film being retained on to end stop place or near device can be implemented, within the spirit and scope of the present invention still simultaneously.

Therefore, in the time that sunshade part is stretched out completely or is unreeled, window assembly can automatically Sunshade film be mechanically retained in the state of unreeling (such as in response to rolling backstop place or near the sensor that when unreels completely of detection film).Alternatively, voltage lower or that reduce still can be applied to film and conductive layer (such as transparent conductive layer is such as ITO layer etc.) with help sunshade part on lower luffer boards, keep smooth or equably pull to lower luffer boards (such as, in the time of the help that there is no mechanically retained, the undertension reducing unreels state so that film is remained on to it, but at it during in sunshade or extended state, be enough to substantially even up equably film and make it closely abut against luffer boards, to avoid any fold of Sunshade film or curling).Therefore, in the time applying high potential, sunshade element can be unfolded or unreel, and reduce or low voltage while being applied to film and conductive layer, sunshade element is close on glass by mechanically retained in its deployed condition and maintenance.

In the illustrated embodiment, and understand best with reference to figure 4, spacer element or framework 26 be bonded to down or interior luffer boards 16(its can comprise opaque substantially opaque coating or layer, such as periphery arrangement or foundation round attached spacer element have preparing ceramic clinker layer etc.), such as by lining cement pearl 30, spacer element 26 receives or is retained on lower luffer boards 16 by end stop 28 and along the contrary peripheral part 26h fixing of peripheral part 26a that roll-type sunshade part 18 is placed in to its opening state simultaneously.Roll-type sunshade part 18 is attached to or is installed to and supports or anchoring element 32(is discussed below), support or anchoring element is arranged on or receives along the part 26a of spacer element 26, make the roll-type sunshade part to be positioned in the inside face place of lower luffer boards 16.It is bonding or be attached to the upper periphery place of spacer element 26 that upper or external window board 14 is passed lining cement pearl 34 etc., to assemble window assembly and spacer element 26 be clipped in to luffer boards 14, between 16, roll-type sunshade part is placed on the inside face (facing to the surface in chamber) of luffer boards 16 simultaneously.

In the illustrated embodiment, roll-type sunshade part 18 is attached to elongated support or anchoring element 32 or attached along it, and described support or anchoring element can be rigidity roughly or substantially, take in the manufacturing process of window assembly as roll-type sunshade part provides support.As shown in Fig. 8 and 9, roll-type sunshade part 18 can be by rolling, and has and be accepted in a pair of support bar or element 32a, the basic end between 32b or mounting end 18a.Support bar 32a, 32b can be fixed or be secured to together so that the end 18a of roll-type sunshade part 18 is attached to supporting member by any suitable means.In the illustrated embodiment, multiple press-on pins 32c can be used to as bar 32a, when 32b is pressed together, they are retained in together, the end 18a of roll-type sunshade part 8 is clipped in bar 32a, between 32b, and alternatively, bar 32a, the mating surfaces of 32b has on-plane surface form (such as shown in Figure 9) with crimping or interlock or otherwise engages in fact the end 18a of roll-type sunshade part 18, prevents that to retrain end 18a it from retracting from supporting member 32.Supporting member can comprise any suitable material, such as metal or plastic material, and can by any suitable attachment means (such as, fastener or press-on pins etc., or such as the buckle connecting structure of two bars, or such as two parts formula clam shell-like structure with moveable hinge chain joint, to allow two bars folding and be clamped to mode fastening wherein together with the end of roll-type sunshade part up and down, and/etc. mode) be attached to roll-type sunshade part.

As shown in Figure 9, the length of roll-type sunshade part 18 can be shorter than the length of supporting member 32, and the end of supporting member is extended lengthwise into outside the end of roll-type sunshade part 18, so that it is received in the installation portion of spacer element or framework 26, as discussed below.Bar 32a, 32b can comprise electrical connection section 32d, for being electrically connected to wirning harness or electrical lead 38(Fig. 4,10 and 12), think that roll-type sunshade part 18 provides electric power and control.Being electrically connected to roll-type sunshade part can realize by any suitable means, such as, by line or the lead-in wire 38a of wirning harness 38, it extends through hole or the hole 32d(of one of bar or is electrically connected to the fastener or the conducting element that extend through hole or hole), thereby electrical lead 38a can contact or be connected to end or the base strip 18a of roll-type sunshade part 18 conductively, and/or can contact along these one of or both extend or along one of bar or bus that both are inlaying moulded, take the length of the end 18a along roll-type sunshade part 18 as its power supply or power supply equably substantially, or such as being electrically connected by any other suitable supplying, keep within the spirit and scope of the present invention simultaneously.As Figure 12,16,20 and 20A shown in, another lead-in wire of wirning harness 38 or terminal 38b can be connected electrically in the connecting portion at lip-deep conductive coating place of luffer boards 16 or pad or terminal 39(such as the transparent conducting coating applying on the surface of luffer boards), such as connecting by any suitable conduction, such as, be welded to connect, bonding connection, electrically conducting adhesive or conductive epoxy resin connect, or other connecting device or securing device, these connections can be electrically connected to lead-in wire silk screen printing to this lip-deep transparent conductive surface or arrive silver pad etc.In the illustrated embodiment, electric connection pad 39 is arranged near luffer boards 16 surfaces its neighboring area, and be arranged on that a part of 26e place of the spacer element 26 that spacer element narrows, so that the larger face area of luffer boards to be provided in spacer element outside, to simplify the electrical connection that connects technique and strengthen pad connector place.Alternatively, another wire element or lead-in wire 40 can be electrically connected to another electrical connection section 32d of supporting member 32 and can provide electric power to end stop 28, as discussed below from spool bar.Therefore, supporting member 32 can be attached to spacer element 26 places (as discussed below), and roll-type sunshade part can be electrically connected to wirning harness or lead-in wire and be attached to spacer element (in the time that window assembly normal mounting is in vehicle, wirning harness can be electrically connected to vehicle electrical wire harness and therefore be electrically connected to the power supply of vehicle) when roll-type sunshade part and supporting member.

Alternatively, be electrically connected to rolling backstop and anchoring element or bar and be electrically connected to the lip-deep conductive coating of luffer boards (such as ITO etc.) and can set up via any suitable electric installation.For example, and with reference to Figure 22 and 22A, electric connection or contact 38a', 38b' can be included in the neighboring area of luffer boards 16 or the bus duct of near silk screen printing or deposition connects.In the illustrated embodiment, electric connection or bus duct 38a' are connected to rolling backstop 28 conductively, and bus or layer a 40' extend to anchor rod or element 32 from bus duct 38a' and/or rolling backstop 28, to be provided to the electrical connection of rolling backstop and anchor rod.Electric connection or bus duct 38b " be set up or be based upon conductive coating 39b'(such as ITO coating etc.) upper but be not based upon dielectric coating or layer 38a' upper, be electrically connected to the lip-deep transparency conducting layer of luffer boards 16 or coating 39b' to provide.Bus duct 38a', 38b' and bus 40' can be placed on luffer boards by any suitable device, such as via screen printing conductive material on luffer boards.Conductive contact or bus duct can be separated from each other and be electrically insulated from each other (such as the insulated wire via forming through conductive coating material etc.).Therefore, by electric connection (such as clip etc.) is electrically connected to bus duct 38a', 38b', such as by electric connection being clipped in or being welded on or otherwise weld or be attached to bus duct 38a', 38b, electric power can be electrically connected to rolling backstop and anchoring element and be electrically connected to transparent conducting coating.

Alternatively, and described in Figure 22 and 22A, window assembly 10' can comprise for detection of the thermally dependent resistor of window assembly temperature or temperature sensor, such as temperature in cavity between the luffer boards of detection window assembly etc.Temperature sensor is electrically connected to a pair of thermally dependent resistor connecting portion or contact or bus duct 45a', 45b', this can touch at the periphery place of luffer boards (such as, with bus duct 38a', the similar mode of 38b', as discussed above).

Thermally dependent resistor can operate with the temperature in detection window assembly.Alternatively, the control of window assembly can be determined the suitable voltage applying for launching film volume in response to the output of thermally dependent resistor.For example, in the time that temperature declines, raise for the constant required voltage of development rate of cardinal principle that sunshade part is provided.Therefore, control or controller operate to provide suitable voltage and change voltage in response to the variation of temperature in window assembly.

Alternatively, window assembly or sunshade part system can comprise position transduser, when its position that can operate to detect sunshade part in the time that sunshade part is unfolded (arrives desired location such as in twisting in expansion process by detection, and by knowing from applying voltage to being rolled onto the time that moment in desired location experiences that reaches), and therefore can in the time that film volume is stretched out or unreeled, detect the speed of film volume.If detect that development rate is too low, controller can raise and be applied to voltage on film so that development rate is brought up within the scope of the development rate of hope.

Alternatively, controller can be determined in response to position or speed sensor mistake or the failure mode of window assembly or sunshade part system.For example, if development rate lower than critical level and controller boosted voltage to accelerate development rate, the value suitable or expection but speed does not raise, system can determine that sunshade part system exists fault or mistake.Alternatively, controller can be in response to thermally dependent resistor and position or speed sensor, and if determined development rate is not in particular range or critical level for given or definite temperature, controller and system can determine that sunshade part system exists fault or mistake.Therefore,, for the system with thermally dependent resistor and position or speed sensor, system can detect that sunshade part is whether with for measured the unreeling to too low speed or speed fixed temperature of thermally dependent resistor easily.

Spacer element or framework 26 comprise peripheral frame, and peripheral frame has and comprises or surround and peripheral part 26a, 26b, 26c and the 26d of cavity between the luffer boards that form between luffer boards 14,16.In the illustrated embodiment, peripheral part 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d has groove or recess 27a at their bight place, upper and lower outside respectively, 27b, for receiving corresponding lining cement pearl 34 along it, 30(and/or alternatively bead of sealant or leakproofing material, such as butyl bead of sealant etc.), with by bonding or be attached to corresponding luffer boards 14 to spacer element or framework 26,16(still, alternatively, imagination spacer element can be by Overmolded around the periphery of lower or interior luffer boards 16, with by spacer element in conjunction with or be attached to luffer boards).Alternatively, and expectedly, peripheral part 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d can comprise the groove or the recess 27c that form along bight, upper inner side, for receive pearl (and/or bead of sealant or the leakproofing material alternatively of moisture limiting material or drying material 41a in cavity between the luffer boards of window assembly, such as butyl bead of sealant etc.) etc. (bring out or maintain any suitable hygroscopic material of mummification (being dried) state such as desiccant material or near its part, such as passing through absorption or the absorption of water, or absorption and Adsorption Phase combination; Some conventional desiccant comprise, for example, silica gel, active carbon, calcium sulphate, calcium chloride, montmorillonitic clay, molecular sieve (molecularsieves) and/or similar), form moisture to reduce or to limit or substantially get rid of in window cavity.Alternatively, side periphery part 26c, 26d can also comprise the groove or the recess 27d that set up along their bight, lower inner side, for receiving (and/or bead of sealant or the leakproofing material alternatively such as pearl of another moisture limiting material or desiccant material 41b, such as butyl bead of sealant etc.), form moisture further to reduce or to be limited in window cavity.Therefore, and as with reference to Figure 21,21A and 21B can see, side periphery part 26c, 26d is cross shape roughly, vertically web in height changes with the curvature corresponding to luffer boards 14,16 along the length of side periphery part.

Front and rear peripheral part or end

periphery part

26a, 26b also comprises height center or the vertical web of variation, they in height change with the curvature corresponding to

luffer boards

14,16 along the length of end periphery part.As shown in Fig. 5-7 and 17-20, end periphery part 26a comprises the part 27e extending internally, its in inner side extends to window cavity so that roughly straight line installation portion to be provided, be used for being attached to or receive supporting member 32 and roll-type sunshade part 18, and end periphery part 26b comprises the part 27f extending internally, its in inner side extends to window cavity so that roughly straight line installation portion to be provided, be used for being attached to or receive stop element 28, as discussed below, like this, the periphery area of luffer boards and end

periphery part

26a, 26b can be bending (so that the front and rear expection curvature of window assembly to be provided, according to the special car application of window assembly), and end periphery part 26a, the inner side part of 26b can be roughly straight.

As best illustrating in Fig. 5-7, the end periphery part 26a of spacer element 26 is configured to roll-type sunshade part to be attached at peripheral part 26a place.In the illustrated embodiment, the inner side part 27e of peripheral part 26a comprises that sunshade part receptor or sunshade part receive structure 42, and it comprises and is positioned at the opposite ends of peripheral part 26a or recess or the groove 42a at contrary bight place, 43a, teat 42b, 43b is positioned at respective notches 42a, 43a place.Recess is formed or is configured for the end of supporting member 32 is received in wherein, with the peripheral part 26a place along spacer element or framework 26 or along its positioning supports element 32 and roll-type sunshade part 18.Teat 42b, extend the end that 43b extends to roll-type sunshade part outside along supporting member, makes roll-type sunshade part be placed in teat 42b, and between 43b, and teat is not interfered rolling and spreading out of roll-type sunshade part.Although be illustrated and be described as to have at peripheral part 26a place supporting member for receiving roll-type sunshade part roll-type sunshade part is attached to the reception structure of spacer element, but clearly, can be implemented for roll-type sunshade part and/or supporting member being placed in to other device at spacer element place (such as, for example, supporting member bayonet fitting or force fit or interference fit to receive in structure or on, or one or more lock tabs can be formed on supporting member place and/or spacer element place with the slit or the groove that are associated, so that supporting member is locked or is attached to spacer element place, or middle box body (cartridge) can be received in supporting member wherein and box body can be received in spacer element or thereon attached by any suitable device, so that spacer element place is located or be held in to roll-type sunshade part, or the end of roll-type sunshade part can be clamped or be fixed on the office, clamping section (not needing any supporting member or box body etc.) of spacer element, fall within the spirit and scope of the present invention simultaneously.

Supporting member 32 can be retained on by any suitable holding unit sunshade part reception structure 42 places of the end periphery part 26a of spacer element 26.For example, and at Figure 11,12 and 19A the best illustrate, the inner side part 27e of the end periphery part 26a of spacer element or framework 26 can comprise groove or slit 44, and after in supporting member is received in sunshade part reception structure 42, teat or retaining component 46 can be placed in supporting member 32 tops and insert in slit 44 or be received in wherein, to be received in the recess 42a on the end periphery part 26a of spacer element 26 when supporting member 32, in 43a time, limit in fact the movement (such as the movement in upward direction in Figure 19 A) of supporting member 32.Alternatively, and as Figure 11,12 and 19A shown in, retaining component 46 can be fixed to supporting member 32, such as passing through fastener 46a, this also can be used for corresponding line or lead-in wire 38a, and the end of 40a is electrically connected to roll-type sunshade part 18 or the bus on supporting member 32, line 40 is electrically connected to rolling backstop or the stop element 28 at end periphery part 26b place at its other end, as discussed below.

Be similar to the end periphery part 26a of spacer element 26, end periphery part 26b comprises inner side part 27f, and it is in inner side extends to window cavity.Inner side part 27f is arranged to roughly straight inner surface is provided and be arranged to and receives or support or be attached to rolling backstop or stop element 28.In the illustrated embodiment, stop element 28 comprises the bonding jumper being received in the passage 48 forming along inner side part 27f, thereby stop element 28 is retained in the lip-deep passage 48 of luffer boards and along the inner side part 27f fixing of end periphery part 26b.An end of passage 48 can be opened wide at inner side part 27f, make the end of stop element 28 or the tip side 28a can be from the end contact of inner side part 27f, for being electrically connected to from the line of inner side part 27e of end periphery part 26a or the joint of lead-in wire 40 or terminal 40b(such as illustrating in Figure 13 and 14 the best).Alternatively, electrical connection between roll-type sunshade part and rolling backstop can be set up by any suitable arrangements of electric connection, such as the conductive strips by settling along supporting member and/or spacer element and/or window surface or electric mark (such as the silver-colored trace along its formation or screen printing) or such as by inlaying moulded conducting element in supporting member and/or spacer element etc. etc.Although be illustrated and be described as to there is rolling backstop or stop element in the end contrary with rolling or the roll-type sunshade part rolled of window assembly, but imagination window assembly can not comprise this rolling backstop (and therefore can not comprise the second line or the lead-in wire that are connected between roll-type sunshade part and rolling backstop), end periphery part 26b can be configured to not have passage and rolling backstop and there is no alternatively inner side part 27f and straight surface roughly thus, make the end periphery part 26b can side periphery part 26c as above, 26d similarly configures.

Therefore, window assembly of the present invention provides roll-type sunshade part device or element, and it can operate to spread out and roll, and for closing or stretching out, sunshade part carrys out the light at sunshade or dimmed or decay vehicle window place and for opening sunshade part to allow light transmission vehicle window.Spacer element is arranged to annex or bonding or be attached to each in luffer boards to form between luffer boards or window cavity between them.Roll-type sunshade part can be introduced into supporting member, and in the manufacturing process of window assembly, it provides bending or the deflection of rigidity with restriction roll-type sunshade part for roll-type sunshade part.Therefore, supporting member can be attached to or be received in spacer element (such as being attached or bonding to one of luffer boards at spacer element than after following or interior luffer boards, and before another luffer boards are attached or bond to spacer element), and can be immobilizated in and wherein make roll-type sunshade part be located on luffer boards, simultaneously because roll-type sunshade part is attached on the supporting member of rigidity roughly or relative rigidity or anchoring element or attached along it, so roll-type sunshade part is in the state of deflection not substantially.Therefore, the invention provides the improved packaging technology of window assembly.

For example, for the manufacture of or the fitting process that assembles window assembly of the present invention can comprise provide interior luffer boards 16(its can there is opaque layer or the coating round its periphery) and spacer element or framework 26(can comprise molded polymer frame etc.).Lining cement pearl 30(is such as passing through automatic distributor) settled along lower recess or the groove 27b in outside by the peripheral part along spacer element and bight, and the pearl of desiccant material 41b can be along the side periphery part of spacer element along inner side lower recess or groove 27d(such as passing through automatic distributor) settle, spacer element is pushed against lower luffer boards (such as by automatic robot's device etc.) thus, so that spacer element is combined on luffer boards surface and by spacer element and is sealed on luffer boards surface.Alternatively, before spacer element is crushed on luffer boards, rolling backstop or stop element 28 can be attached or be placed in the end periphery part place of spacer element, therefore the backstop of rolling can be retained on this by any suitable device, such as by spacer element with engaging of luffer boards fixing, such as mentioned above.

After spacer element is attached to lower luffer boards, roll-type sunshade part 18 can be attached at spacer element.For example, as mentioned above, roll-type sunshade part can be attached to supporting member or the anchoring element 32 of relative rigidity, take in assembling process as roll-type sunshade part provides rigidity.Supporting member can be lowered by or be pressed in or otherwise be received on the sunshade part acceptance division of inner side part 27e of the end periphery part 26a of spacer element or sunshade part receptor 42 or in, roll-type sunshade part is positioned on the inside face of lower luffer boards thus.Supporting member can be retained on spacer element by any suitable device, such as being arranged on supporting member top and being received in a pair of teat 46 in the slit 44 in end periphery part, be used for limiting or substantially get rid of sunshade part receptor retraction (the opposite end restriction roll-type sunshade part of the end periphery part of spacer element and the vertically moving of supporting member of supporting member from spacer element, and inner side part 27e and teat 42b, the shifted laterally of 43b restriction roll-type sunshade part and supporting member), supporting member (and therefore the end of attached roll-type sunshade part thereon) is fixed with respect to spacer element and lower luffer boards substantially.

After roll-type sunshade part and supporting member are attached on spacer element or during, electrical connection can be established to conductive coating or layer and be established to roll-type sunshade part and be established to alternatively stop element.For example, one end of wirning harness 38 or lead-in wire 38b can be connected electrically in pad connector 39, and another lead-in wire 38a connects through the recess 27g extension in the vertical web of the end periphery part 26a of spacer element 26 and at teat 46 places, to be electrically connected to roll-type sunshade part, such as the fastener 46a(by teat 46 places or alternatively, the joint of wirning harness can clip to or be otherwise connected to the periphery place of luffer boards or near the bus duct of arrangement, such as shown in Figure 22 and 22A and as mentioned above).Extend although be shown as through the recess 27g on spacer element 26, but electric power can be provided to the roll-type sunshade part in window cavity by any suitable device, such as the hole through on spacer element or such as by inlaying moulded conducting element in spacer element or by being arranged on conductive strips on glass surface or coating (and with electric connecting wire 38b transparent conducting coating electrical isolation) etc., but fall within the spirit and scope of the present invention.The other end of wirning harness 38 can have joint (such as plug or socket-type joint) for be connected to the wirning harness of vehicle during to vehicle when window assembly normal mounting.And, although be shown as by fastener 46a line or lead-in wire 38a be electrically connected to roll-type sunshade part, but clearly, electrical connection can be set up by any suitable arrangements of electric connection, such as, by the terminal welding of line 38a, bonding (such as by electrically conducting adhesive etc.) or otherwise attached or be electrically connected to supporting member and/or roll-type sunshade part, to provide electric power to arrive roll-type sunshade part in the time that roll-type sunshade part activated.

Alternatively, conductor wire 40 can have the first end 40a being electrically connected at teat 46 places for being electrically connected to roll-type sunshade part, such as passing through fastener 46a.As at Figure 11, shown in best in 13 and 14, line 40 can be by along supporting member 32 and along the side periphery part 26c(of spacer element and roughly along the surface of luffer boards 16) extend, its contrary end 40b is namely exposed in an end of the end periphery part 26b of spacer element 26 at the exposed coupling end 28a(of rolling backstop 28) electrical connection.Therefore, in the time that the connection end of line 38 is connected to electric power, electric power can be applied to roll-type sunshade part and rolling backstop or be applied to transparent conducting coating to pack up or to spread out roll-type sunshade part by selectivity, can cause roll-type sunshade part spread out in the opposite direction or pack up and remove electric power.

After setting up electrical connection, sub-component (comprise lower or interior luffer boards and spacer element or framework) can be attached to or external window board on.For this reason, the pearl 34 of lining cement settled round upper outside side corner sections (such as with along recess or groove 27a), simultaneously the pearl 41a of moisture limiting material or desiccant material by round upper inner side corner arrangement (such as with along recess or groove 27c), alternatively,

pearl

34,41a is settled or is applied by automatic or robot distribution device or system.Upper or external window board 14 is moved and moves to towards the upper limb of spacer element 26 engages and pushes against the upper limb of spacer element 26 and pushing and pressing lining cement pearl 34 and desiccant pearl 41a(such as by automatic robot's device etc.), with by bonding luffer boards 14 and be sealed to spacer element 26, thereby complete window assembly.

Window assembly 10, when assembling completely when rear, can be placed in the opening on vehicle, and fixes or be installed on this place or wherein by any suitable installation or attachment arrangement.For example, can be combined or bond to metal framework of vehicle etc. in the neighboring of outer or upper luffer boards, or window assembly can be attached to the independent framework that is attached on vehicle and/or by its support.Alternatively, window assembly can comprise installs hardware etc., and it is attached to corresponding mounting structure or hardware on vehicle, for window assembly is installed to vehicle.

For example, and with reference to figure 23A-25, window assembly 110 can comprise separatedly to be opened and is attached to interior/lower and outer/upper luffer boards 116 together by spacer element or framework 126,114, such as be placed in the roll-type sunshade part (not shown in Figure 23 A-25) in cavity 120 between luffer boards with similar fashion as above.Window assembly 110 comprises the mounting bracket 150 along the side peripheral areas of window assembly, for the support etc. that window assembly is installed to vehicle (such as support and element for window assembly being installed to the motion of pass-through box assembly, described motion is such as being tilt or slide, such as for movable vehicle sunshade skylight etc.).

As seen with reference to figure 23A-25, spacer element or framework 126 extend and can be overmolded onto the peripheral edge region of one of luffer boards round the periphery of window assembly, than being as shown in Figure 25 upper luffer boards 114.Framework 26 comprises inlaying moulded at side peripheral areas 126c, and the mounting bracket 150 on 126d makes in manufacturing process mounting bracket 150 be integrated in window assembly and do not need to be attached to individually window assembly.In the illustrated embodiment, and as shown in Figure 25, framework 126 is overmolded onto on support 150 and round the periphery edge 114a of upper luffer boards 114 and along the lower surface 114b of the neighboring area of upper luffer boards 114, peripheral frame 126 combined or bonding (such as via lining cement pearl or layer 130) is to the upper of lower luffer boards or inside face 116a.But peripheral frame can be by bonding or be attached to two luffer boards, or peripheral frame can be overmolded onto the neighboring area (mounting bracket inlaying moulded in wherein) of lower luffer boards upper, fall within the spirit and scope of the present invention simultaneously.

As shown in Figure 25, mounting bracket 150 can comprise metallic support, it has the window attachment 150a on the lower surface 14b that is roughly arranged at luffer boards, with the vehicle attachment 150b from window attachment to downward-extension, vehicle attachment comprises for by support 150 and therefore window assembly 110 is installed to the hole 150c of vehicle structure.Alternatively, other rack form or structure can be embodied on window assembly, but fall within the spirit and scope of the present invention.For example, and with reference to Figure 26, window assembly 110' can comprise the mounting bracket 150' with larger window attachment 150a', and this larger window attachment 150a' extends to the outer peripheral edge 114a' outside of luffer boards 114'.It is upper and can also be overmolded onto upper luffer boards 114'(or lower luffer boards 116' that the side periphery part (not shown in Figure 26) of spacer element or framework can be overmolded onto support 150') neighboring area or can be by bonding or be attached to upper and lower luffer boards 114', 116' one of or both.Alternatively, and as shown in Figure 27, window assembly 110 " can comprise mounting bracket 150 ", it has the larger window attachment 150a " and have extend in inner side and can be arranged at least in part upper and lower luffer boards 114 " that extends to luffer boards 114 " outer peripheral edge 114a " outside, 116 " between medial cradle part 150d ".The side periphery part of spacer element or framework (not shown in Figure 26) can be overmolded onto support 150 " upper and can also be overmolded onto upper luffer boards 114 " (on the neighboring area of lower luffer boards 116 ") or can be bonding or be attached to upper and lower luffer boards 114 ", 116 ".Window assembly 110,110', 110 " peripheral intervals element or framework can roughly be similar to spacer element or the framework 26 as discussed about window assembly 10 above; and window assembly 110; 110'; 110 " can comprise and be similar to window assembly 10, the roll-type sunshade part of 10' and other parts, discussing in detail no longer of the aspect to these window assemblies repeats.

Although be illustrated and be described as to comprise sunshade skylight or the glass sunroof for vehicle, imagine the window assembly with sunshade part of the present invention applicable to various application.For example, the top of windscreen can comprise with the isolated luffer boards of spacer element and roll-type sunshade part described above, be extended with periphery trim board or upholstery border along the lower edge of double plate structure.Therefore, the alternative dimmed or top that covers windscreen of chaufeur (or alternatively, windscreen part can be in response to the one or more ambient light sensors on vehicle or glare sensor and is automatically dimmed), to reduce dazzle or by the sunshine on windscreen top, such as when in the time travelling in sunrise and sunsetting.Alternatively, the aspect of window assembly of the present invention can also or otherwise be applied to back window glass (for covering a part for whole back window glass or back window glass) or the side window of vehicle etc. of vehicle.Spread the application of a part that only covers vehicle window or windscreen out for sunshade element, double plate structure can only be arranged in that part of vehicle window or windscreen, or two plates and spacer element structure can be applicable to whole vehicle window or windscreen, when simultaneously roll-type sunshade part is controlled or restriction or size are provided for spreading out, only cover or cover or the selected portion of dimmed vehicle window or windscreen (thereby roll-type sunshade part only in that part of vehicle window or windscreen part stall with goods spread out on the ground for sale open, or, roll-type sunshade part is cut or is formed as only above a part for vehicle window or windscreen, extending or only comprising in the time spreading out completely that part of vehicle window or windscreen).Other window configuration and roll-type sunshade part structure can be implemented, but fall within the spirit and scope of the present invention.

As optional mode, multiple rolling films can be used to provide different sunshade application.For example, rolling sunshade element or film can be placed in interior or lower luffer boards place and along in described or lower luffer boards rolling/unreel, and the second rolling sunshade element or film can be placed in outer or upper luffer boards place and along described outside or upper luffer boards (or edge is placed in the middle luffer boards between external window board and interior luffer boards) rolling/unreeling, to the nearly sunshade of three degree is provided, for example, if each film provides different sunshade degree (, the first sunshade degree can be formed on when only the first film unreels, and the second sunshade degree can be formed on when only the second film unreels, when the 3rd sunshade degree can be formed on two films and all unreels).As optional mode, two (or more) rolling films can or otherwise be placed on same luffer boards in mode located adjacent one another, and each film covers or sunshade the different piece of window in the time unreeling.For example, the first film can be placed in front portion or neighboring area, rear portion to stretch out or to cover a side (such as driver side) of window, simultaneously another film or the second film can be placed in front portion or neighboring area, rear portion to stretch out and to cover the opposite side (such as passenger side) of window, and each film is inputted rolling and unreeled in response to user independently.As optional mode, the first film can be attached along a side of window, and the second film can be attached along the opposite side of window, and each film can unreel towards the zone line of window thus, to selectively each side of window assembly is covered or sunshade, this is such as being in response to each user input etc.Other structure of film and quantity can be placed between luffer boards in cavity, to individually the various piece of luffer boards is hidden or sunshade, keep within the spirit and scope of the present invention simultaneously.Film therefore for example rolling at front neighboring area place or (or a film rolling is at front neighboring area place at rear perimeter region place, a film rolling is at rear perimeter region place), or film can rolling at one or whole two side peripheral areas places, or film can rolling at zone line place and can unreel towards wherein one or more of forward and backward and side peripheral areas, keep within the spirit and scope of the present invention simultaneously.

In the time unreeling, according to the concrete application of window assembly, film or each film can provide at window assembly place the sunshade degree of hope, and can provide with applicable arbitrarily color.For example, film or each film can spraying or inking or screen printings or are coated with dark or black coating, to form the dead color of window assembly or the sunshade of black, or film or each film can spraying or inking or screen printings or are coated with coating or the layer etc. of other color arbitrarily, to form the hope outward appearance of window assembly of sunshade.As optional mode, for example, film or each film can be painted or be painted or form pattern (such as having the mark of vehicle manufacturer or wishing arbitrarily or applicable pattern etc.) to mate inside or outside Color scheme or the decoration scheme of particular vehicle or vehicle manufacturer, or film or each film can be painted or be painted to mate as selected selected Color schemes such as vehicle manufacturer or the vehicle owners, this is such as being to be described in U.S. Patent number 7 by use, 289, 037, 7, 626, 749 and/or 7, 255, mirror assembly scheme in 451, described US Patent is incorporated to herein with it by reference in full at this.

Alternatively, film can have reflecting horizon or reflectance characteristics, to deviate from window and the railway carriage or compartment reflects light and/or the UV ray that deviate from vehicle.Alternatively, film can comprise polarization characteristic and can be dimmed in the time running into UV ray (or luffer boards can be stretched out or close or cover to film automatically in the time detecting or sense the critical level of UV ray at window assembly place, such as detecting or sensing by controller, controller is powered sunshade part to stretch out or to launch or unreel film in response to the detection of the critical level of UV ray).

Alternatively, film can be formed does not have China ink layer (ink layer).For example, membrane material or base material may be colored or be dimmed, such as making film base material self be formed desirable or selected color and opacity by pigment additive being added to film base material.This additive can be eliminated the needs to coloring process and more durable film (because pigment additive is a part for membrane material self, has reduced the possibility that scratches or damage the lip-deep inking of Sunshade film surface) can be provided.Alternatively, ultraviolet (UV) or infrared (IR) pigment can be added to film base material and maybe can be placed in the surface of film, so that UV/IR protection or the filter of hope to be provided on Sunshade film.

Film or each film can provide any hope or suitable sunshade degree, and thereby can work to stop or weaken at the incident light at window assembly place and wish or suitable ratio.For example, film can stop or weaken the visible incident light at window assembly place at least about 40 percent, and preferably can stop or weaken the visible incident light at window assembly place at least about 60 percent, more preferably the visible incident light at window assembly place at least about 80 percent (or film can stop or weaken the visible incident light at window assembly place lower than 40 approximately percent), and be susceptible to be, film can be blocked in window assembly place visible incident light up to approximately absolutely (with provide substantially or substantially opaque or without light transmissive window or skylight), this depends on the concrete application of window assembly and the sunshade of the hope of window in the time that sunshade element launches.The light transmission of film or sunshade element or the degree that light weakens can change, and described variation is by changing black layer or the thickness of coating on polymer film volume, or by comprising metallic coating or light absorbing zone or reflection layer at polymer film volume place, etc.

Peripheral intervals element or framework are settled around the periphery of the less luffer boards of window assembly, and can comprise applicable material arbitrarily.For example, distance piece can comprise extrude (or be otherwise shaped, such as by molded etc.) rubber product, on two (contrary) edges with polyisobutene (PIB) lining cement and release liner, release liner can be from being removed for this distance piece to an attached edge of one of them luffer boards (such as less or interior luffer boards) of distance piece thus, and release liner can be from removing for distance piece to the opposite edge of another luffer boards (such as large or external window board).Distance piece can be formed tool section likely, to the spacing along window assembly peripheral edge region of hope is provided.For example, front and rear compartment or element can have thicker zone line, and can come to a point or bending towards thinner end regions, and side spacer element can be uniformly substantially or can form other hope arbitrarily or selected section with corresponding with surperficial profile or the curvature facing to cavity of luffer boards.Bight distance piece can be set independently to separate at folding corner region place and to seal luffer boards, or forward and backward and side spacer element can be against each other to seal at folding corner region place, or can shape all-in-one-piece peripheral intervals element, described peripheral intervals element is settled around the whole periphery of luffer boards.Be attached to wherein luffer boards (such as rolling sunshade element or the attached plate extremely of film at distance piece, than following or interior luffer boards) afterwards, can remove release liner from the opposite edge of distance piece, each distance piece can be fixed or be bonded to another luffer boards (such as outer or larger luffer boards).As optional mode, so after assembling, can replace at least in part the air in cavity between luffer boards at window assembly, such as with unreactable gas, such as argon gas etc.As optional mode, can adopt elastomeric material, such as RTV silica gel etc., be filled in spacer element outside and the space along described spacer element to the edge of less or interior glass.

The film of rolling or sunshade element (or each sunshade element) are in application in its situation of loss of voltage rolling or are withdrawn into and open or sunshade position not, and can cross window assembly in response to being applied to its voltage and unreel or stretch out to closing or sunshade position.Voltage can be selectively inputted etc. (such as the button in the compartment of vehicle or switch by the user in vehicle, such as the inside rear view mirror assembly of vehicle) actuate and apply or described voltage can be in response to sensor or controller (such as actuate the controller of sunshade element to window sunshade in response to temperature sensor, described temperature sensor determines in railway carriage or compartment that temperature or external temperature reach threshold level, etc.) and automatically apply.Control unit or user input and power supply can be attached to the electric connection of wire harness or the window module that has been attached to or the wire of assembly, such as by the connection of fast plug socket-type etc.Sunshade element can be exercisable by being applicable to arbitrarily power supply mode.For example, sunshade element can be in the lower operation of about 530VDC or its left and right (being greater than or less than it), and wherein parasitic drag (parasitic draw) is approximately 150 microamperes to 160 microamperes or its left and right (being greater than or less than it).Voltage can change according to film volume and the tight ness rating of film volume winding in the time that it recalls in state.

As mentioned above, lower luffer boards can comprise electrolyte lamination.For example, and with reference to Figure 32, lower luffer boards 50 can comprise glass board or substrate 50a, polyvinyl butyral (PVB) layer 50b is deposited thereon, has the layer of transparency conducting layer 50d(such as indium tin oxide etc.) thin glass sheet 50c(such as the about 0.5mm of thickness is to the thin glass sheet of about 0.7mm or left and right) be arranged at PVB layer 50b place or on.As shown in Figure 32, in the time that glass luffer boards are laminated, the ITO layer 50d of thin glass sheet 50c and the PVB layer 50b of glass substrate 50a are connected or coordinate.

Alternatively, the lower luffer boards of the window assembly with sunshade part can have the transparency conducting layer that is arranged on its upper surface (such as ITO etc.), and laminated or bond to ITO layer (such as by dielectric layer place and at dielectric layer and be coated with the lining cement thin layer between the glass surface of ITO layer) dielectric layer (such as thin glass or white PET film etc.).In this application, in the operating process of sunshade part, electric charge is provided to electroconductive ITO layer, and some in these electric charges may be stored in (the stretch/shrink performance that this can cause sunshade part fault or reduce sunshade part) in bond layer after sunshade part is by operation.

For example, in the operating process of sunshade part, the film on glass surface and conductive layer charged (at contrary polarity place) cause film to cross glass surface spreading out.When electric charge is removed or when sunshade part was lost efficacy, film is rolled to take-up position or state to returning, but conventionally dielectric layer place or in leave little electric charge.This electric charge can dissipation in pure electrolyte.

Therefore, wish to offe telex and lead or impedance behavior to electrolyte or at electrolyte place, such as being the electrolyte of impure electrolyte by providing.This can be by provide slight conductivity or slight impedance or high degree of electrical impedance quality or feature to realize to dielectric layer, to allow the residual charge of staying dielectric layer place to carry out dissipation.For example, antistatic coating can provide on electrolyte locate or in (such as antistatic layer or antisatic additive etc.), to allow electric charge dissipation after sunshade part was lost efficacy and retracted.

Alternatively; window assembly can have the metal-containing addition or conductive material or the element (such as little conduction or metallic particles or element) (so that the lining cement of at least local conduction to be provided) that are arranged in adhesive material; described adhesive material bonds to dielectric layer on the surface that applies ITO; conductive material in lining cement strengthens the dissipation of electric charge in dielectric layer and bond layer like this, and limits or prevent that charge storage is at dielectric layer and/or bond layer place.This conductive adhesive agent material (be arranged in dielectric layer and apply in the layer of ITO or between them) is for sunshade part provides the performance of improvement, and restriction or forbid charge storage lining cement place or in, otherwise can cause sunshade part stretch/shrink fault.Alternatively, dielectric layer can be provided with the ITO layer on the lower surface that is formed on dielectric layer, and the lamination of dielectric layer and ITO layer or structure can be laminated or be bonded to glass surface thus.。

Alternatively, the lining cement that imagination contains or comprises this metal-containing addition can be used between dielectric layer and glass surface (do not have conductive layer or ITO layer formed thereon), such as naked glass surface or non-conductive surface.Conductive material in lining cement (or lining cement of at least local conduction) or element can provide electric conductivity with operation sunshade part, also allow the dissipation of the enhancing of electric charge in lining cement simultaneously, thus for sunshade part provides the performance of improvement and restriction or forbid charge storage lining cement place or in, otherwise may cause sunshade part stretch/shrink fault.

For example, and with reference to Figure 36, lower luffer boards 63 can have and are arranged on its upper surface and attached or bond to the electrolyte lamination 65 of the upper surface of lower luffer boards via 67 layers of lining cements.Lining cement 67 comprises conductive element to help to reduce or eliminate the electric charge of storage.The upper surface of luffer boards 63 can have or can not have transparency conducting layer formed thereon or coating (such as ITO etc.).

Alternatively, and with reference to Figure 37, lower luffer boards 63' can have one or more electric charge dissipation bar 69'(such as two bar 69' or such as more than two bars, such as imaginary line in Figure 37 represents), they along plate setting and be arranged at rolling backstop 71' and anchor rod 73' between.Electric charge dissipation bar 69' can comprise any suitable electric charge dissipation material, and can comprise one or more layers or the transparent electric charge dissipation material of strips being arranged to cross luffer boards.The electric conductivity that spacing between width and the bar of bar can provide according to dissipation length and/or the bar of the special applications of luffer boards and hope is selected.Alternatively, electric charge dissipation bar can be arranged on the outside office of luffer boards and along its setting, such as the frame part along window assembly, bar can be or can not be transparent thus, because they can be arranged on the position that is not easy to see from the personnel of vehicle interior side or outside viewing window assembly.Electric charge dissipation material or bar be for helping to reduce or eliminate the electric charge of storage, such as in similar mode as above.

Alternatively, the imagination multiple very little bar of conductive material or micro-can be based upon dielectric layer place on luffer boards or in and settle along it, and be placed between anchoring backstop and end stop.This micro-provide passage or groove or bus duct with derive one or more paths of remaining in the residual charge on dielectric layer and be therefore provided for electric charge dissipation (thus, residual charge be emitted to bus and along bar flow to end stop and/or anchoring backstop and away from electrolyte).Imagining this micro-or electric charge dissipation bar, is enough to conduct electricity if be formed, and can eliminate the needs to the electric jumper lead between anchoring backstop and end stop.

Have been found that and can wish or preferably introduce electrolytical thin layer at luffer boards place, unreel the required voltage of film to reduce.But, if dielectric layer is too thin, there is life cycle short and premature failure in the operating process of sunshade part and the danger of electrical short.Be enough to or be selected for stretch out or unreel film and the voltage that applies is selected as or is defined as the function of electrolyte constant and electrolyte thickness.For example, the dielectric layer that thickness is approximately 19 microns may need approximately 650 Ford to unreel for the speed with hope, and the dielectric layer of the like configurations of approximately 12 microns of thickness can only need approximately 450 Ford to unreel for the speed with similar hope.The thickness of dielectric layer is selected as thin as far as possible, thereby need to lower voltage levvl launch volume (by charged conductive surface is provided on film and be provided as reasonably or possibly near glass surface), dielectric layer is enough thick in to avoid short circuit and to maintain selected or hope or suitable life cycle simultaneously.

Be desirable to provide the rolling film with minor diameter.Conventionally the diameter of volume is larger, more easily unreels or launches, and larger applies voltage to unreel because the volume of small diameter increases the elastic constant of rolling film and therefore needs.For (or the larger voltage applying) more energetically of stretching out film also cause in the time that voltage no longer applies film to return or speed or the speed of rolling again larger.Wish to there is the curls inward that diameter approaches zero millimeter (such as be positioned at away from the volume far-end of anchoring backstop or end roll portion, such as by bonding or fixingly wish or portion is rolled in end that the anchor portion of selected diameter is rolled portion to provide), still meet the performance requriements of Sunshade film (such as the speed with hope under object run condition is retracted simultaneously, such as approximately 12 inches per second, the durability and the life cycle that meet vehicle manufacturer require simultaneously).

Alternatively, in imagination or the lip-deep dielectric laminated of lower glass plate eliminate by (not contacting that side of interior glass surface) on the opposition side at sunshade element or film and setting up conductive coating.For example, and with reference to Figure 33 and 34, lower luffer boards 50' can have transparent conducting coating or layer 50d'(such as ITO layer etc.), it is arranged on the inside face of glass substrate 50a' (facing to outside unshowned in Figure 33 and 34 or on the surface of luffer boards), and sunshade element or film 52 can comprise with base dielectric 52a, conductive layer 52b(such as ITO layer etc.) and the laminate film of China ink layer 52c, make dielectric layer become film a part or merged enter in film, and remove or be not arranged on lower luffer boards from lower luffer boards.

Alternatively, and as shown in Figure 35 A, sunshade element or film 52' have China ink layer 52c' thereon on surface and have ITO layer 52b'(or another conductive layer on it are arranged at the lower surface of surface of lower luffer boards 50').Alternatively, and as shown in Figure 35 B, sunshade element or film 52 " can have and be applied thereto lip-deep (being provided with the place of conductive ink layer) suitably curling dose (curling agent).Utilize this structure, sunshade element or film 52 " lower surface on PEN (PEN) become dielectric.

Alternatively, one or two in upper and lower luffer boards can be colored or be dimmed.For example, the lower luffer boards of window assembly can be colored or be dimmed or be caused local opaque or local not visible light transmissive (and/or UV light).This luffer boards that are colored can help to reduce heat, stop light and hide defect, and can reduce the dazzle that may be caused by the polishing portion of the similar mirror of pen film.

Sunshade element or film and window assembly can be manufactured by any suitable manufacture means.For example, sunshade element or film can be cut into the size and dimension (by larger film or membrane material sheet) of hope, and can be wrapped on plug or bar.Alternatively, larger sheet or membrane material (being greater than the final size of sunshade element, such as wider and/or longer than the design size of sunshade element) can be placed on vacuum table, and this sheet material is inhaled and moved on table, make it be drawn onto upper and relative of table downwards fixing, to cut.Alternatively, larger sheet or membrane material can be placed on charging board, such as being placed on glass sheet or substrate, are provided with charging board (chargeplate) below glass sheet, in the time that charging board is energized, film is drawn onto and on glass sheet and in cutting process, on glass sheet, is kept in place thus.This charging board film keeping system provides membrane material sheet fully fixing in cutting process, and provide level and smooth cutting surfaces (surface of glass sheet or substrate), make cutting device can be easy to and smoothly membrane cutting is slit into the size and dimension of hope, and can on cutting surfaces, not run into hole etc. (such as, this may run on vacuum table cutting surfaces).Cutting process preferably carries out in " clean room " environment, to limit or substantially to get rid of particle in cutting process, such as dust or dust particle, is drawn onto on sheet or membrane material.Alternatively, and expectedly, for carry out the cutting process of window assembly and/or the clean room of fitting process or environment be maintained at relative humidity level or the scope of hope, such as, at about 20%RH to about 35%RH between or near.

Alternatively, sheet or membrane material can be wound around or be wound into large volume (can have for the selected or suitable width of sunshade element application and have the length that is enough to be cut into multiple sunshade elements) round bar or axle, the free end of rolling film can be wrapped on plug, larger volume can be wrapped on plug by unwinding while film, then film can be cut into the length of hope, and the sunshade element film of appropriate size or sheet are just wrapped on plug like this.Can heat afterwards rolling film and plug with cured sheets material.Alternatively, first rolling film and plug can be placed in the pipe of sealing (such as the metal tube with end cap, end cap is used for the roughly end of sealed tube and the end of support plug, makes the not inside face of contacting metal pipe of rolling film) be then placed on rolling film is transmitted on the forwarder through baking oven or heating arrangement.

After film is cut into for the hope of sunshade element application or suitable size and dimension, sunshade element be positioned in down or interior luffer boards on.For example, the free end of the sunshade element of rolling can clamped or otherwise be attached to frame part (such as mentioned above) and then unreels and cross luffer boards from plug.Alternatively, can be wound into ring and gluing or fixing with ring structure away from the end of the sunshade element of clamped or attached end, so that the portion that initially rolls that is positioned at sunshade element end in the time that sunshade element is stretched out to be completely provided.

In the time that the volume of sunshade or film is installed in lower luffer boards, wish to determine for special luffer boards or assembly, to be used for unreeling or stretching out the required power size of Sunshade film.This is to depend on that the much power of needs carrys out the sunshade part of unwinding winding because correctly stretch out or unreel the required magnitude of voltage of sunshade part, or power is relevant therewith.Therefore, the invention provides force indicator, for crossed the elastic constant of measuring sunshade part when luffer boards unreel when sunshade part.Force indicator is measured and sunshade part power used (such as by making a part that pushes away the force indicator on volume along luffer boards unreel film along luffer boards at least in part) is pushed/spread out to record open.For rolling film, elastic constant is higher, correctly spreads sunshade part required voltage out larger, and has been found that higher elastic constant contributes to reduce the storage of electric charge in film.Low elasticity constant is preferably provided, voltage-operated with what allow to reduce, but the restriction of the enhancing that electric charge stores in film is also preferably provided.Therefore, importantly know the elastic constant for special sunshade or film volume, thereby suitable voltage can be applied to special window assembly, so that the proper operation of window assembly and sunshade part to be provided.

Elastic constant can be by PEN (PEN) layer on the thickness of ITO layer on the compactness of the sunshade part of rolling or film and/or film and/or the lower surface of sunshade element or film or the thickness effect of substrate.The present invention has considered contingent variation in the sunshade element of rolling or these aspects of film by the power that unreels or the elastic constant of measuring rolling film, be used for being identified for special window assembly and sunshade part proper operation and by the preferred or suitable voltage or the level of power that are applied on film.This method provides the performance of enhancing for sunshade part by measuring in the manufacturing process of window assembly.

Alternatively, and with reference to figure 38A-C, sunshade element or film 60 can be wrapped on plug or bar 62 and be placed in down or interior luffer boards 64 on.In the illustrated embodiment, plug or bar 62 have end on installation elements or the support 66 that is attached to or is arranged on luffer boards 64 or the protrusion 62a(part place such as members such as the frameworks at luffer boards).Plug or bar 62 are rotatable, with by allowing film to stretch out from bar 62 unwinding films (such as shown in FIG. 38 A).As seen in Figure 38 B, film by solution after its complete extended state, the far-end 60a of sunshade element 60 can be by rolling or partly rolling and with this shape or form bonding or fixing (when sunshade element is stretched out or when unwinding, the far-end of rolling can be stop element 68 members such as grade completely).Sunshade element can be around its far-end 60a rolling when by rolling or retraction, and plug or bar 62 are fixed the fixed end of sunshade element or remain on frame section and/or luffer boards simultaneously.

In the illustrated embodiment, rod end protrusion 62a comprises the protrusion of non-circular shape, and it is nonrotatably mounted tO on support or retaining component 66 or is received in wherein, makes the protrusion of bar or installation end are attached to un-rotatably luffer boards.Therefore, in the time that protrusion 62a is arranged on the support 66 of luffer boards (in the slit 66a by being received in support, such as shown in Figure 38 C), by pulling at free end 60a place, film or sunshade element 60 can be by unwindings, and bar 62 rotates to allow sunshade element 60 unwindings and sunshade element 60 to cross luffer boards to stretch out with respect to protrusion 62a is installed simultaneously.When by complete unwinding or while stretching out, far-end or free end 60a can be by partly rolling (such as shown in arrow A in Figure 38 B), and sunshade element can be retracted in a similar manner as described above or be stretched out and (makes film round free end 60a rolling, such as shown in arrow B in Figure 38 B), plug and installation protrusion are roughly fixed and are not rotated with respect to support 66 and luffer boards 64 simultaneously.

Alternatively, the two ends of sunshade element can be wrapped on the plug or bar of pivotable drive, transmit the motion of sunshade element to cross luffer boards.For example, and with reference to Figure 39, sunshade element or device 70 can comprise film 72, its have rolling and/or be attached to one end of the first installation plug or bar 74 and rolling and/or be attached to the other end on the second installation plug or bar 76.Each bar can be rotatably driven in rolling direction, with round respective rods rolling film 72, simultaneously, be rotatably driven (such as by turning round CD-ROM drive motor etc.) in process at a bar, another bar can unreel in direction and freely rotate at it, unreels allowing on the never driven bar of film.This structure can allow two or more dissimilar sunshade features by same or public solar protection devices.

For example, and as shown in Figure 39, film 72 can comprise two or more sections or

part

72a, 72b, and 72c, each part provides different sunshade degree.For example, part 72a can comprise transparent or substantial transparent or white (clear) membrane portions, and membrane portions 72b can provide local opaque or weakened light transmissive membrane portions (compared with membrane portions 72a), and membrane portions 72c can provide opaque or light proof membrane portions substantially.Alternatively, film 72 can provide gradient transition part between different light transmittance membrane portions, to provide level and smooth or so not unexpected variation aspect shading performance in the operating process of sunshade element or device 70.

Therefore,, when being rotated on the anticlockwise direction of bar 76 in Figure 39 while driving, film 72 can be unreeled by rolling to bar 76 and from bar 74, makes transparent membrane portions 72a be placed or be positioned on luffer boards 78.In the time that hope hides or hides window assembly partly, bar 74 can be rotated drive (on the clockwise direction in Figure 39) with by membrane portions 72a rolling to bar 74, film 72 partly unreels from bar 76 simultaneously, opaque membrane portions 72b is partly positioned to (than as shown in Figure 39) on luffer boards.The party upwards further rotationally drive spindle 74 further film 72 rollings are unreeled to film 72 from bar 76 to bar 74 and further, thereby membrane portions 72c can be positioned in or be positioned on luffer boards.On the anticlockwise direction of bar 76(in Figure 39) rotating drive make film on other direction, be wound around that part 72b or 72a are positioned on luffer boards.Therefore, arbitrary bar 74,76 can be driven rotationally to provide on luffer boards or the selected or suitable Sunshade film part (tool selected or suitable sunshade degree or color or pattern etc. likely) of hope is installed in rolling direction.Bar can pass through the optionally rotations such as corresponding revolution CD-ROM drive motor, and described motor is arranged on the one or both ends of respective rods and can operates in response to user's input or driving control inputs etc.

Although above-mentioned discussion is rotated the three kinds of different sunshade degree that provide for selectivity by bar, but clearly, two kinds of different sunshade degree can be provided sunshade element or more than three kinds of different sunshade degree, this depends on for the special applications of sunshade element or device and wishes sunshade option.And; although above-mentioned discussion is for providing different sunshade degree or light transmissions; but clearly; Sunshade film can have different piece; they have or different colors or different degree of reflection or different UV degree of protection or different pattern or icon or images etc. are provided, but keep within the spirit and scope of the present invention.Rotating drive and film charging can be inputted in response to user (such as the chaufeur by vehicle or the activatable user's input of passenger or switch or button) and maybe can automatically control by control unit, such as the one or more ambient light sensors in response on vehicle or temperature sensor or UV sensor.

As mentioned above, it may be that bending luffer boards are unreeled or stretch out that sunshade part or film can cross in the direction unreeling, and luffer boards can be general plane or unbending in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the sunshade part along rolling or film simultaneously.Have been found that and keep providing the performance of enhancing along the planarity of the not bending direction of lower luffer boards for sunshade part.Therefore, wish the planeness of lower luffer boards to remain in selected tolerance or lower than selected tolerance, cross the glass board of lower luffer boards with the warpage higher than above-mentioned specified tolerances and/or surface irregularity and/or similar defect to avoid using, this may affect the performance of sunshade part.Therefore, wish that lower glass plate has controlled surperficial tolerance.

Alternatively, imagination sunshade part or film can be suitable for or be configured to allow film bending, with adaptation in the time that sunshade part or film are unreeled or stretch out or meet along the luffer boards of the sunshade part of rolling or the longitudinal axis bending of film.For example, and with reference to Figure 40, luffer boards 80 are can be along first size A bending and can be along the second size B bending.Sunshade element or film 82 are positioned on luffer boards 80 and are can stretch out and retractible, so that the luffer boards sunshade of hope to be provided, such as in a similar manner as described above.Sunshade element or film 82 are configured to longitudinal axis (along the size B of the luffer boards) bending along the film of rolling, make sunshade element or film be crossed when it curved surface that meets luffer boards when luffer boards unreel.

For example, sunshade element can comprise flexibility or elastomeric material, and described material bending or stretching adapt to curved surface to allow film to carry out bending in the time being unreeled.Alternatively, sunshade element can comprise elastic part or the elastic joint part 83 between the bar of membrane material, with by multiple narrow strip 82a of film, 82b, 82c, 82n connects together, and allows to stretch between bar, so that the adaptation or meet the curved surface of luffer boards in the time being crossed bending luffer boards and unreel of integral membrane or sunshade element.Alternatively, sunshade element can comprise multiple of membrane material, and they are opened by tight spacing and not do not connect or connect, and each film bar is collaborative to provide sunshade at luffer boards place thus, and they totally meet the curvature of luffer boards together in the time that film bar is crossed luffer boards and unreels.Alternatively, can be implemented with other device adapting to or meet the curvature of bending luffer boards for bending or stretch film material, but keep within the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Alternatively, sunshade element of the present invention can partly cross luffer boards stretchs out, so that the selectivity sunshade of a part of luffer boards to be provided.For example, sunshade element can be unreeled by selectivity, and can stop unreeling in its complete rolling and the one or more positions that completely unreel/stretch out between position, so that the only sunshade of a part of window assembly to be provided.For example, luffer boards can have along the static bar of the side segmentation in film path, and these can be powered separately or control thus, and film is unreeled in the mode of stepping.Therefore, film can optionally be unreeled the first amount, to cover or the Part I of venetian shutters assembly (such as in response to user's input etc.), and if need, film can further be unreeled the second amount, to cover the extention (such as in response to user input etc.) of window assembly, and film can further be unreeled the 3rd amount, to cover another part (such as in response to user input etc.) of window assembly, and can continue optionally to unreel extra amount, be stretched out completely until film unreels or cross luffer boards completely.Therefore, window assembly provides the selectivity control of the amount of the covering of crossing luffer boards, and such as may only want to cover the local situation of sun direct projection for user, and the remainder of luffer boards stays open or not sunshade.Alternatively, sunshade element can comprise different sunshade degree (such as mentioned above by the different sunshade parts of sunshade element), thus, user optionally makes selected sunshade part cross luffer boards and moves amount selected or that wish, so that hope or selected sunshade degree to be provided in a part for luffer boards.

Window assembly can comprise any suitable framework or packing element or the structure of cavity between the luffer boards of setting up the sealing substantially for settling sunshade element.Alternatively, window assembly can comprise venting or pressure regulatory element or device or feature, and it allows the pressure of cavity between luffer boards to be conditioned or to control.For example, adjustment feature can comprise capsule or pump element, and it can allow air to flee between luffer boards cavity to keep pressure substantial constant, such as the temperature when window assembly raise when pressure rising (and) in cavity.Equally, in the time that the temperature of window assembly reduces (causing reduction or the parital vacuum of cavity pressure between luffer boards), adjustment feature can allow air to enter cavity between luffer boards.

Alternatively, and with reference to Figure 41, window assembly 310 can have upper and lower luffer boards 314,316 and distance piece or framework 326(such as with similar structure as mentioned above), framework 326 has the hole or the hole 326a that form through the wall of framework, air extractor vent patch 327 can patchhole 326a in plugging hole, allow air stream through hole simultaneously and allow air extractor vent patch to regulate or adjust the pressure in window assembly cavity.Alternatively, and such as shown in Figure 42, air extractor vent or air extractor vent patch 327' can be threadingly attached to threaded hole on distance piece or framework 326' or hole 326a', and upper (it separates and attached upper and lower luffer boards 314' in a similar manner as described above, 316'), air extractor vent patch 327' plugging hole thus, allows air stream through hole simultaneously and allows air extractor vent patch to regulate or adjust the pressure in window assembly 310' cavity.

Adjustment feature can comprise the capsule of sealing or independent container, make air utilize clean air to realize with respect to the interpolation of cavity and/or minimizing/ventilation, and in the time that air is added between luffer boards cavity, between luffer boards, cavity does not receive the extraneous air that may comprise pollutants or chip or dust particle etc.Alternatively, adjustment feature can comprise the filter mechanism or the filter that from flow to the air in cavity, filter out particle and pollutants, and to limit or substantially to decontaminate, thing or particle are invaded in cavity.In this application, it can be the extraneous air being substantially filtered in the time entering cavity that imagination flows to air in cavity in the time that cavity pressure declines.

Alternatively, and as shown in Figure 43 A and 43B, window assembly 410 can have upper and lower luffer boards 414,416 and distance piece or framework 426(such as with similar structure as mentioned above), framework 426 has the hole or the hole 426a that form through frame wall, the pipe of capsule or pressure-regulating device 427 or pipeline 427a can be inserted in the 426a of hole thus, so that cavity is connected between the luffer boards of capsule 427 and window assembly.Therefore, in the time that the pressure rising in cavity between luffer boards exceedes critical level, capsule 427 is inflatable to discharge the pressure raising, and in the time that the pressure decreased in cavity between luffer boards exceedes critical level, capsule 427 is collapsible with the pressure in cavity between the luffer boards of adjusting window assembly.Capsule or pressure-regulating device can comprise any suitable device or container, its inflatable and contraction, with when between luffer boards cavity pressure raise time from cavity admission of air or gas between luffer boards, and discharged air or gas is in cavity between luffer boards in the time that cavity pressure between luffer boards reduces, with cavity pressure between luffer boards is remained on hope or constant level or near.

Alternatively, window assembly can comprise desiccant material or the dehydrating cartridge etc. of the moisture for removing the air in cavity between the luffer boards that may be present in window assembly or gas.For example, and with reference to Figure 44, window assembly 410 comprises luffer boards 414 and lower luffer boards 416 and distance piece or framework 426, such as in a similar manner as described above, and comprise dehydrating cartridge or pipe or container 429, its be connected to cavity between the luffer boards of window assembly or with the luffer boards of window assembly between layer Cavity Flow or air or gas be communicated with (or can be arranged at alternatively between luffer boards in cavity), may be present in the moisture in air or the gas in cavity between luffer boards to remove.In the illustrated embodiment, dehydrating cartridge 429 is connected to circuit or pipe or the pipeline 431 through the hole on the sidewall of distance piece 426.Therefore, dehydrating cartridge can will be present between luffer boards between the moisture sucking-off luffer boards in air or the gas in cavity cavity and moisture be absorbed in the desiccant material in cylinder.

Alternatively, dehydrating cartridge or pipe or container can be directly installed on the hole (and there is no extra pipeline or pipeline) on distance piece or frame facet, and dehydrating cartridge can have air extractor vent patch or valve in the one or both ends of appointing of cylinder, to help to regulate cavity pressure between luffer boards.Alternatively, cylinder can removably be attached to pipeline 431, makes cylinder in the time that desiccant material is saturated to remove easily and to replace.Therefore, pipeline 431 can stretch out and extend to a position in vehicle (such as chamber between the inside roof lining of vehicle) from the sidewall of distance piece 426, and here user can be easy to touch cylinder to remove or to replace cylinder.Alternatively, dehydrating cartridge optionally heat automatically or periodically or eventuality heating be used for refilling and carry desiccant material and cylinder.

In the illustrated embodiment, desiccant container is connected or is connected to the hole on distance piece 426 via pipeline 431 pipelines, and pipeline 431 provides ventilatory function or pressure adjusting function.For example, pipeline 431 can comprise and allows air or gas to flow in one direction and restriction or forbid check valve mobile on other direction.As shown in Figure 44, dehydrating cartridge 429 is connected to be connected to the inlet duct 431 of window assembly 410 and to be connected to cylinder 429 is ventilated to the breather line 433 of atmosphere.Inlet duct 431 comprises ventilation one way stop peturn valve 431a.Dehydrating cartridge 429 also has ventilation/inlet duct 433, and it has inlet non-return valve 433a, and this valve allows air enter pipeline 433 and cylinder 429(and enter window assembly 410 via pipeline 431), such as reducing constantly when cavity pressure between luffer boards.

Therefore,, if the pressure in cavity raises between the luffer boards of window assembly 410, the ventilation on pipeline 431 allows air or gas from cavity flow between luffer boards through inlet duct 431 and flow out to ventilate and use boiler check valve 431a with boiler check valve 431.If the pressure decreased between luffer boards in cavity, inlet non-return valve 433a allows air flowing into pipeline 433 and flows to dehydrating cartridge 429 and flowing into pipeline 431 enters cavity between luffer boards.Alternatively, inlet duct 431 can be included in the process that between luffer boards, the pressure in cavity raises forbids that air flows to the second one way stop peturn valve 431b of dehydrating cartridge, and while second or ventilation can be arranged on pipeline 433 with boiler check valve 433b and sentence permission air in the interior circulation of dehydrating cartridge 429.

Boiler check valve

431a, 433a, 433b can comprise any suitable one-way flow valve.

Although be illustrated and be described as to have the dehydrating cartridge or the element that are arranged on window cavity outside, imagine between the luffer boards that this moisture absorber element or cylinder can be arranged on sealing in cavity.For example, dehydrating cartridge or material can be arranged in the rolling backstop of hollow anchoring element and/or window assembly, hollow member or backstop have at least one hole through its formation, make desiccant material be vented to cavity between luffer boards, with aspirate and the luffer boards of collection or absorption window assembly between moisture in cavity.Alternatively, dry element or cylinder can be also or otherwise along or part arrange and be arranged between luffer boards in cavity along one of sidewall of framework or distance piece or both.

Alternatively, and as shown in Figure 45, window assembly 510 can have the distance piece of upper and lower luffer boards 514,516 and compressible/expandable or framework 526(it separates and attached luffer boards in a similar manner as described above).Framework 526 can comprise structure (such as structure or the part 526a of Z-shaped shape as shown in Figure 45) flexible or compressible/expandable, to allow framework in the time that cavity pressure between luffer boards raises to expand (and therefore between luffer boards cavity increase) and to allow when framework contraction when cavity pressure reduction between luffer boards (and therefore between luffer boards cavity dwindle).Distance piece 526 is can be by any suitable means bonding or attached or be molded in upper and lower luffer boards place (such as by the lining cement 527 of settling in the groove 526b of distance piece, for the lining cement of appropriate amount is provided at selected joint line thickness place, distance piece is attached to luffer boards).Therefore, in the time that the pressure rising in cavity between luffer boards exceedes critical level, the Z-shaped shape part 526a of framework 526 can extend and expand to increase cavity size or volume between luffer boards, and therefore discharge the pressure raising, and in the time that the pressure decreased in cavity between luffer boards exceedes critical level, the collapsible or compression of the Z-shaped shape part 526a of framework 526 or dwindle to regulate the pressure in cavity between the luffer boards of window assembly.

Other form of distance piece or framework can be implemented, so that expansion and the contraction of hope of distance piece to be provided during the fluctuation of pressure in cavity between the luffer boards of window assembly.For example, and with reference to Figure 46, the distance piece of window assembly 510' or framework 526' can be formed C shape or V-arrangement recess 526a' so that loose-joint butt or active hinge 526d' type structure to be provided.Distance piece 526' can comprise at recess 526a' place the backstop or the projection 526c' that exceed, for keeping space to separate or gap in indent, even when distance piece is during in its compressive state (as shown in Figure 46).Distance piece 526' can be by any suitable means by bonding or attached or be molded on upper and lower luffer boards (such as the lining cement 527' in the groove 526b' by being placed in distance piece, for the lining cement of appropriate amount is provided at selected joint line thickness place, distance piece is attached to luffer boards).

Alternatively, distance piece can otherwise form.For example, and with reference to Figure 47, the distance piece 626 of window assembly 610 can comprise the accordion structure with sidewall 626a, and sidewall pressure in cavity between they are in response to the luffer boards between upper luffer boards 614 and lower luffer boards 616 changes and can fold when stretch/shrink or bending.Alternatively, and as shown in Figure 48, the distance piece 626' of window assembly 610' can comprise recess 626a', the bending of its permission framework and expansion/contraction are to allow upper and lower luffer boards 614', relative motion between 616', thus cavity pressure between luffer boards is roughly maintained in the acceptable or selected range of pressure of hope.

Alternatively, adjustment feature can be in response to the pressure sensor in cavity to maintain pressure the level of hope.For example, pump or capsule or pressure-regulating device can be exercisablely air to be flow in cavity to drop to lower critical when cavity pressure time below horizontal, and/or pump or capsule or pressure-regulating device can be exercisablely in cavity, to deflate while exceeding upper critical level to rise when cavity pressure.Pump or capsule or pressure-regulating device can comprise valve, and in the time will regulating pressure, valve can be opened, and valve is closed in the time that cavity pressure between luffer boards is in upper and lower critical level and between them.Therefore, window assembly can have substantially between the luffer boards of sealing cavity (simultaneously, interval and/or seal frame or element are sealed on the inside face of isolated luffer boards), and, in the time that window assembly is exposed in very wide range of temperatures, pressure-regulating device provides the control to cavity pressure between luffer boards, such as using in the whole useful life of vehicle, comprise vehicle in Various Seasonal and operate thereafter with under weather condition, normally such.

Alternatively, window assembly can have the gas of the enhancing sunshade part operation in the cavity of the sealing of being arranged at.For example, window assembly cavity can comprise in the glass unit that is arranged at insulation or the sulfur hexafluoride gas (or similar) of inner side.This gas in window cavity is for stoping or reducing the motion of electric charge on the bath surface of luffer boards (and therefore can be partly or substantially the positive and negative charge in neutralisation unit), and help restriction or substantially get rid of " electric charge of storage " and undesirable ionization, otherwise may affect the operation of sunshade part and may limit the correct flexible ability of sunshade part.Therefore, in cavity between the luffer boards of the sealing of window assembly, between the used life of sunshade part and window assembly, provide strengthening the property of sunshade part by this co-feeding gas.Alternatively, ventilation component or device (such as mentioned above) can be arranged in air extractor vent, and can be hopefully, air extractor vent can form towards the upper region of the sidewall of distance piece or framework, because sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) gas (or similar gas) is heavier than air and may be towards between luffer boards the bottom of cavity concentrate, dimensional characteristics can make the circulation of air in cavity between luffer boards and can make this gas in it not circulate thus.

Alternatively, between the luffer boards of sealing, cavity can be filled with gas by vacuum filling technique.For example, the window assembly of sealing can have fill port and have vacuum ports on another part (such as the side contrary with fill port at luffer boards) of sealing member in of a sealing member part, and fill port can be exposed to this gas (such as being placed in the chamber that is filled with this gas by this part that makes window assembly), and vacuum ports can have the vacuum that is applied thereto or the pressure of negative pressure or reduction, therefore between luffer boards, the air in cavity is passed vacuum ports sucking-off, and this gas in cavity is passed fill port and sucks between luffer boards in cavity.Alternatively, for being implemented other device of cavity vacuum blanketing gas between luffer boards.For example, the window assembly of sealing can only have fill port, and window assembly can be exposed under the pressure of negative pressure or vacuum or reduction, then fill port can be exposed in this gas and remove negative pressure or negative pressure can be vented to atmosphere, thus this gas be inhaled into low pressure cavity (such as with by electrochromism Filled Dielectrics electrochromic specularly reflected element chamber similar mode, such as in U.S. Patent No. 7, 255, the U.S. Patent application No.13/099 that on May 3rd, 451 and/or 2011 submits to, 554(attorney docket DON01P-1703) middle those disclosed, they are incorporated herein by reference by entirety).Then stop up and seal fill port (and vacuum ports, if can apply), with by this air seal between luffer boards in cavity.

Alternatively, window assembly can be included in insulation with sealing glass unit in gas or oxygen sensor, for the gas componant in cavity between sensing luffer boards.This sensor can operate to detect the variation of gas componant and therefore can fracture detection or crack when be created on one or more glass board or spacer element.For example, if detecting between the luffer boards of sealing, sensor has oxygen in cavity, system is determined in window assembly and may be had crack or crack, and can give the alarm, so that may there are wrong sealing member or luffer boards in warning vehicle window builder, and/or warn the vehicle driver of this window assembly of equipment may have wrong sealing member or luffer boards, and therefore vehicle and window assembly can be sent to maintenance.

Alternatively, window assembly can also or otherwise utilize high-frequency polarity to switch, to neutralize the electric charge that may be present in any storage on luffer boards.

Isolated frame element or framework can be sealed in or to the inside face of luffer boards by any suitable means, substantially sealed thereby luffer boards are retained on together and are formed between the luffer boards between luffer boards cavity.For example isolated frame element can be bonded to plate surface, and simultaneously one or more lining cement pearls and/or bead of sealant and/or desiccant pearl and/or similar being placed thereon, such as discussed above.Alternatively, isolated frame element can be soldered (such as by infrared (IR) welding etc.) on one or more luffer boards surface and/or to other isolated frame element, for luffer boards are substantially fixing or be attached to together and for substantially sealing cavity between luffer boards.

For example, and with reference to Figure 49, frame element 726 is attached to luffer boards 714(such as the upper or external window board in Figure 49), and be arranged to another luffer boards 716(such as the lower or interior luffer boards in Figure 49) coordinate and be attached to another luffer boards 716.The mating surfaces 716a of luffer boards 716 can be prepared in advance and/or the mating surfaces 726a of frame element 726 can be prepared in advance, and luffer boards 716 and/or frame element 726 can roughly be heated (such as by infrared radiation or high-frequency heating etc.), thus by the mating surfaces force together of heating so that frame element 726 is welded or is melted to luffer boards 716, thus luffer boards are attached to together, and seal cavity between luffer boards (frame element can be also by attached or be welded to luffer boards 714 similarly, such as by initial welding or technique) by frame element being welded to luffer boards.For example, peripheral frame can be attached or bonding or be welded to the first luffer boards by any suitable means, and sunshade element (not shown in Figure 49) can be placed on framework, such as in a similar manner as described above, then can heat the mating surfaces (such as by any suitable heating arrangement) of peripheral frame and/or the second luffer boards, peripheral frame and the second luffer boards can be pressed together, and then carry out cooling and/or curing, with with respect to luffer boards combination and seal perimeter framework in fact, simultaneously sunshade component positioning between luffer boards, set up and the luffer boards of peripheral frame limited boundary by sealing between in cavity.

Alternatively, and with reference to Figure 50, the first frame part 726' can be attached or bonding or welding or be attached to that the first luffer boards 714' and the second frame part 727' can be attached or bonding or welding or in conjunction with the second luffer boards 716', such as by any suitable attached and sealing arrangement.After sunshade element (not shown in the drawings 50) is attached to or is placed on suitable in frame part and luffer boards, luffer boards can be located on another, as shown in Figure 50.The mating surfaces 727a' of the mating surfaces 726a' of the first frame part 726' and the second frame part 727' can be prepared in advance (such as by applying or robot applies suitable primer coating or material) and mating surfaces 726a', 727a' can be heated (such as passing through any suitable heating arrangement, such as infrared radiation or high-frequency heating etc.), then be pressed together, with welding or fusing frame element 726', 727' arrives each other, thus, luffer boards are attached to together and by sealing cavity between luffer boards (and alternatively by welded together frame element, frame element is by attached or be welded to corresponding luffer boards similarly, such as welding or combined process by initial).Therefore, the first peripheral frame part can be attached or bonding or be welded to the first luffer boards by any suitable device, and second week frame part can be attached or bonding or be welded to the second luffer boards by any suitable device, and sunshade element can be positioned on the shank or portion's section of one of frame part, such as in a similar manner as described above, then, the mating surfaces of peripheral frame part can be heated (such as by any suitable heating arrangement), and peripheral frame part can be in alignment with each other and be pressed onto together, and be cooled and/or solidify with by the combination and being sealed together substantially of peripheral frame part, simultaneously sunshade element be positioned in build between luffer boards and the luffer boards of the sealing of peripheral frame part limited boundary by sealing between in cavity.

Alternatively, and with reference to Figure 51, window assembly 810 comprises outer or upper luffer boards 814 and interior or lower luffer boards 816 and attached distance piece or frame element 826 thereon.As shown in Figure 51, distance piece 826 can have along the pearl of the polyurethane sealant 830 of outer passage or part, and along the inner channel of framework or distance piece or the pearl of desiccant 841 partly etc.The second aquaseal 831 can be settled round the periphery of window assembly and at distance piece or framework outside.Framework or distance piece 826 can by be attached such as any suitable means as above bonding or in conjunction with or be welded to luffer boards.Alternatively, substantially opaque layer 817(is such as preparing ceramic clinker layer etc.) can be placed on the outer or lower surface of lower luffer boards 816, with the people for viewing window assembly in the vehicle of window assembly is installed substantially from visually hiding framework 826 and film volume 818 and anchor rod 832.

Film volume 818 is anchored on anchor rod 832, such as passing through any suitable device, such as discussed above.Alternatively, and as shown in Figure 51, anchor rod 832 can have the coated surface that makes the lower edge region of bar 832 cross lower luffer boards to engage lower luffer boards with the recessed surperficial 832a of curvature.This recessed bar structural limitations or substantially eliminating generate flat position or the region along anchor rod, otherwise may affect the contact of anchor rod on the inside face of interior or lower luffer boards.Alternatively, rolling backstop can also or otherwise have this recessed mating surfaces, to strengthen rolling backstop in the lip-deep contact of luffer boards.

Alternatively, the upper luffer boards of window assembly of the present invention can comprise complicated bending outside face and the inside face of uncomplicated bending, and this inside face has roughly the curvature corresponding to the curvature of lower luffer boards in one direction simultaneously.For example, and with reference to Figure 54, the upper louver configuration 914 of window assembly 910 can comprise complicated bending outside face 914a and complicated bending inside face 914b, molded plug-in unit 915 has complicated bending outside face 915a and the inside face 915b of uncomplicated bending, simultaneously this inside face 915b be general plane or have in one direction roughly corresponding to the shape of lower luffer boards 916 and the curvature of form.Plug-in unit 915 match with the inside face 914b of outer or upper luffer boards 914 and can by bonding in conjunction with or be based upon the inside face 914b of outer or upper luffer boards 914, and distance piece 926 is also also combined or be bonded in outward or the inside face 914b of upper luffer boards 914.Distance piece 926 is incorporated into the inside face 916a of interior luffer boards, luffer boards are fitted together and form cavity between luffer boards (settling the place of the sunshade element of type described herein) between them.Therefore, outer panel structure provides inside face 915b, and it is formed corresponding to the shape of inner panel 916 or curvature, and the outside face of outside plate 914 is bending with the curvature corresponding to outside vehicle.Therefore, between the inside face of lower luffer boards and the inside face of upper luffer boards/structure, provide substantially consistent gap or spacing.

Alternatively, and with reference to Figure 55, the moulded insert 915' of window assembly 910' can with distance piece 926' integral type or modular formation or molded (such as by injection moulding etc.), plug-in unit and spacer structure are incorporated into or are molded into or be otherwise attached to the inside face 914b' of luffer boards 914' thus, then distance piece 926' be attached in conjunction with or bond to the inside face 916a' of lower luffer boards 916'.Alternatively, and with reference to Figure 56, window assembly 910 " upper luffer boards 914 " can be integrally formed or molded (such as by injection moulding etc.) becomes to comprise plug-in unit part 915 " and/or distance piece part 926 " (such as plug-in unit part and distance piece part and luffer boards part are molded or be formed as cellular structure integratedly, such as shown in Figure 56).This cellular structure can comprise any suitable material, such as makrolon material or acryhic material etc.The inside face 916a of distance piece part 926 " mating surfaces can be combined or bonding or be attached to lower luffer boards 916 " ", such as in a similar manner as described above.The window assembly 910 of Figure 54-56,910', 910 " on 26S Proteasome Structure and Function, can be similar to as above with window assembly described below, so no longer repeat the detailed description of sunshade part or film and other components/features here.

Alternatively, although be described as electric polymer sunshade element here, between imagination luffer boards, cavity sunshade element can comprise and can be placed in cavity or and be clipped in the sunshade element of any other the suitable type between luffer boards.For example, sunshade element or solar protection devices can comprise the solar protection devices that other is suitable, such as electric light solar protection devices, such as, liquid crystal solar protection devices or electrochromism solar protection devices and/or suspended particles device (SPD) or Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) element, etc.For the ease of using this solar protection devices, window assembly can provide constant between interior and external window board or consistent gap (meanwhile, still providing complicated bending outside plate).For example, outer or upper luffer boards can be formed or be molded with complicated bending outside face and the inside face of uncomplicated bending, and (or plug-in unit can be formed or molded for meeting the complicated bending inside face of outside plate, the inside face of uncomplicated bending is provided simultaneously), thus the inside face almost parallel of the inside face of outside plate (or inside face of plug-in unit) and inner panel.

Alternatively, for example, window assembly can provide the external window board with the inside face of complicated bending outside face and uncomplicated bending, the inside face of external window board (it can be general plane or can be in one direction bending with the inside face corresponding to interior luffer boards roughly) can be roughly parallel to the inside face of interior luffer boards thus, and the sunshade part of lamination or film type is clipped between relative, almost parallel surface simultaneously.For example, and with reference to Figure 57, window assembly 1010 comprises external window board 1014, it has complicated outside face 1014a bending or composite curvature and is formed (such as by molded or injection moulding etc.) for having general plane or uncomplicated bending or smooth or single-curvature inside face 1014b, and inside face 1014b is roughly parallel to or corresponding to the inside face 1016a of interior luffer boards 1016.In the illustrated embodiment, sunshade element 1018 is placed between surperficial 1014b and 1016a and can be laminated between them or be clipped between them, so that membrane component or sunshade element (such as liquid crystal display cells or organic light-emitting diode element or suspended particles device element etc.) laminated or compacting to be provided, almost parallel and opposed surperficial 1014b, 1016a is held in laminated component wherein to avoid appearing at contingent any fold or irregular portion in this structure.Upper luffer boards and under/dongle configuration can comprise the structure (such as polycarbonate or acryhic material etc.) that is molded or forms, or upper luffer boards can comprise glass or polycarbonate or acrylic panel, the plug-in unit that is molded simultaneously or forms bonding in conjunction with or attached or set up or be molded on the complicated bending inside face of luffer boards (such as with as above with reference to the similar mode on Figure 55 and 56 faces).Lower luffer boards can comprise that glass luffer boards maybe can comprise the polycarbonate or the acrylic panel etc. that are molded or form.

The inside face corresponding to shape or the curvature of lower plate is provided providing roughly for outside plate and/or plug-in unit molded or that form, and narrow gap or the cavity between luffer boards can be provided.This narrow gap is applicable to using SPD or OLED or LCD sunshade element or device.Therefore, the invention provides for allow and use complicated bending upper plate and the lower plate of uncomplicated bending (such as lower plate be in one direction bending in another direction, be general planar) device, and allow to use on the inside face of the tight spacing that can be laminated in interior and outside plate and sunshade element or the device of between them, (avoiding any fold or or the bending of laminate) simultaneously.Alternatively, SPD material can form with its upper and lower layer or film, and upper and lower layer or film have the complex curvatures of the respective inner surfaces of upper and lower luffer boards, makes complicated bending SPD film fit between corresponding luffer boards that form or that be shaped and conform to it.

Alternatively, and with reference to Figure 58, window assembly 1010' comprises interior luffer boards assembly 1016' complicated bending external window board 1014' and general plane or uncomplicated bending, and distance piece or frame element 1026' attach on interior luffer boards assembly simultaneously, and between luffer boards, are forming cavity between luffer boards.As shown in Figure 58, lower luffer boards assembly or structure 1016' comprise the lamination with lower or outer lower plate 1016a' and upper or interior lower plate 1016b', and membrane component or sunshade element 1018' are placed or are clipped in or be laminated between them.Therefore, lower luffer boards assembly 1016' comprises and is positioned at plate 1016a', sunshade element (such as SPD or OLED or LCD sunshade element or device etc.) in very little and consistent between 1016b' or substantially consistent gap is gone up simultaneously or external window board 1014' is provided for hope or the selected surface curvature of outside vehicle.Distance piece 1026' provides or sets up the suitable spacing between luffer boards 1014' and lower louver configuration 1016', and the outside face (such as the top at vehicle) that makes luffer boards 1014' can be positioned at vehicle is located and the lower or inner surface of lower louver configuration can be positioned at interior decorating and fitting or the inside roof lining place of vehicle.Alternatively, and as shown in Figure 58, distance piece 1026' can comprise that the inflatable and compressible spacer element part 1026a' of Z-shaped shape (and can have) adapts to upper and lower plate 1014' to allow window assembly to expand and to shrink, fluctuation of pressure between the luffer boards between 1016' in cavity, such as in a similar manner as described above.Alternatively, for ventilating or controlling or regulate other device of the pressure in cavity between luffer boards can be implemented (such as by air extractor vent or bellows or capsule etc.), such as in a similar manner as described above.

Therefore, the invention provides the window assembly with external window board and interior luffer boards, external window board has the crooked outer surface of a kind of shape or form, and interior luffer boards have bending or the flat inner surface of difformity or form.Therefore, window assembly can have with difformity or form or bending upper and lower luffer boards, simultaneously on luffer boards or between luffer boards, provide sunshade part feature, make the outside face of window assembly can there is a kind of curvature or shape and the inside face of window assembly can have another curvature or shape.Spacer element can be implemented as provides the hope between luffer boards or suitable or selected spacing or gap.Curvature or shape and/or gap are selected according to the special applications of window assembly.Although being illustrated and being described as at external window board place (such as outside or on the outside face of upper luffer boards) has complicated curvature and has uncomplicated curvature at interior luffer boards place (on the inside face at interior or lower luffer boards), can comprise luffer boards general plane or smooth but external window board can have uncomplicated curvature and/or the interior luffer boards of the uncomplicated curvature that is different from interior luffer boards, but fall within the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Alternatively, window assembly can comprise the sunshade element of any other suitable type, it can be placed in cavity or be clipped between luffer boards, and can be retracted into retracted position by rolling or otherwise and be unreeled or extend out to stretching out or sunshade position in cavity between luffer boards.For example, sunshade element can have rolling sheet or film, it can be placed between luffer boards and unreel and rolling in cavity and by motor, described motor to the sheet of rolling give rotate or give sheet along cavity between the luffer boards of window assembly and between the luffer boards of window assembly the motion of translation in cavity (such as being passes through, along cavity, moved in the guiding end of sheet, and by means of the one or more induction elements along the each side of cavity or passage, moved in the guiding end of sheet as optional mode, described induction element or passage hold the sidepiece of sunshade element therein, so as in the sunshade position of sunshade element and between sunshade position, do not guide sunshade element).For example, sunshade element can adopt sunshade between any other suitable luffer boards or hide the scheme of the assembly of screen, and employing is described in U.S. Patent application No.11/243, the scheme of the sunshade in 783 or screening screen, described U.S. Patent application is filed on October 5th, 2005, be disclosed on April 20th, 2006 as US publication US-2006-0082192, it is incorporated to herein with it thus by reference in full.Alternatively, sunshade element can comprise any suitable sunshade or opaque (or local opaque) plate, and it is sliding in cavity between luffer boards between luffer boards, such as by motorized motions being or by manually movably user input apparatus or mechanism etc.

For example, and with reference to figure 28-31, in window assembly 20 can comprise/lower and outer/upper luffer boards 216,214, they are spaced apart and are attached to together by spacer element or framework 226, and roll-type sunshade part 218 is placed between luffer boards between cavity, such as in a similar manner as described above.Roll-type sunshade part 218 is extended/spreads out and retracts, and this is by the side along window assembly and be parallel to the mobile of a pair of connecting device 260 that the direction of rolling/spread out of sunshade part 218 arranges and realize.In the illustrated embodiment, connecting device 260 comprises the cable be arrangeding in parallel, they be attached at or to being positioned at the joint 262(of each end of bar 219 of roll-type sunshade part 218 and sunshade part or aluminium foil or sunshade element by round its rolling).Cable 260 can comprise the single cable of each side that is positioned at window assembly, the end 260a of cable 260,260b is connected to joint 262, make the motion (such as by any suitable bi-directional drive motor or motor) of cable in either direction cause each end 260a of cable 260,260b pulls joint 262, bar 219 is moved in window cavity in either direction, for rolling or spread out sunshade part 218 along window assembly.

As shown in Figure 30 and 31, each joint 262 comprises the roughly joint of T shape, contrary end 262a, 262b is configured to receive therein the respective end 260a with fixing cable 260,260b(such as by any suitable attached/connecting device, such as the end having with slit, for receiving end or tab or the teat of increase of cable end, pull out from joint thereby limit cable in the time that the end increasing is received in the band slotted portion of joint).Bar 219 is attached on the core 262c of joint 262, and can be received in rotationally wherein or thereon attached, like this when bar bar when being moved by cable 262 or pull and move to roll/spread out sunshade element along window assembly can be rotated (alternatively, bar can be attached at core regularly, and can have and be arranged on the sleeve or the lining that on bar, rotate with respect to bar, so that sunshade element is rolled and spread out).As shown in Figure 30 and 31, the end 218a of sunshade element 218 be passed support or anchoring element 232(in that one end or the neighboring area of window assembly, it can be or can not be a part of frame element or part 226a) be fixed to luffer boards 216, support or anchoring element 232 by the end 218a anchoring of sunshade element 218 or be retained on luffer boards 216, joint 262 and bar 219 are deviated from and cause sunshade element or aluminium foil to roll and spread out on luffer boards 216 towards the movement of anchoring element 232.End stop or rolling backstop or stop element 228 are installed on luffer boards 217 in the end opposite of window assembly 210, clash into it, to limit the movement of cable and joint for bar in the time that sunshade element stretches out completely or spreads out and the sunshade element unreeling.End stop can be also crossed any of window and is not lined up for correcting bar and sunshade element, if may this thing happens when in the time spreading sunshade element out, a cable moves with the speed slightly different with respect to another cable.End stop 228 can be a part of peripheral frame part 226b or spaced away.

Therefore, window assembly 210 provides the rolling and spreading out in window cavity and between luffer boards of sunshade element, is realized by the Mechanical Moving of the bar around its rolling or structure by sunshade element.One or more cable of each end of sunshade element can move by any suitable mobile device or drive system.For example, cable drive system may be utilized, it in either direction, drives or mobile cable (if more than one CD-ROM drive motor is used to drive two or more cables, so CD-ROM drive motor preferably by synchronously with one in front and one in back operate or synergistically operation, each joint is moved in same direction and with substantially the same speed).As shown in Figure 30, cable 260 is through passage or the groove (such as the passage by forming through frame element 226 or by groove and frame element and luffer boards on frame element) of peripheral frame or frame element 226.Passage or groove allow cable to move with respect to frame element and window assembly, (and preferably on cable, provide sealing or substantial seal, to assist in substantially sealing window cavity so that joint 262 moves with the rolling and spreading out of sunshade element 218.Can input and activate or can come for vehicle window sunshade or not sunshade by self actuating by user for the drive system of mobile cable or one or more motor, such as the optical sensor in temperature in the railway carriage or compartment in response in vehicle or vehicle railway carriage or compartment etc.

Therefore, window assembly 210 provides the selection for pull sunshade part along glass luffer boards, by pulling bar in film volume or the horizontal structure of silk or other type.Bar can move by any suitable drive system, such as cable system (such as graphic) or pinion-and-rack system or magnetic drive system etc.Therefore, window assembly 210 provides mechanical shading system, and the glass pane surface that do not need to charge is carried out stretch/shrink circulation, such as discussed above.Therefore, window assembly provides mechanical type shading system, for the sunshade element in pull/mobile insulation windows assembly or unit or film or aluminium foil or substrate.

Therefore window assembly or window module provide integrated window assembly and sun-shading equipment, and sunshade component positioning is between the luffer boards of window assembly in cavity.Can be merged in the part as window module for the motor of sun-shading equipment or drive system or controller, and electrical connection can easily form drive motor or the system of being connected to, this is by vehicle harness being connected to the accessible one or more joints realizations in window module.For give the desired movement of sunshade element or stretch out/recall needed drive system and/or arbitrarily member can and/or along overhang wherein one or more arrangements in region of periphery, and/or settle in inner side or the outside of peripheral sealing/spacer element, and can not seen by being hidden or covering at the dimmed frit layer at external window board place.

Window assembly or window module can be mounted to vehicle by any applicable erecting device or attachment arrangement, and can adopt the scheme of the window module being described in U.S. Patent No. 11/933699, described US Patent is filed on November 1st, 2007, be disclosed on May 8th, 2008 as U.S. Patent Publication No. US-2008-0106124, it is incorporated to herein with it thus by reference in full.For example, upper luffer boards or external window board can connect or be bonded to one or more flanges of vehicle metal, so that window assembly or window module are attached to vehicle place (the wherein join domain of dimmed frit layer hidden window assembly and panel beating or flange), such as can be by described window assembly or window module to be attached at traditionally vehicle ceiling place with the similar mode of the known or traditional monolithic glass luffer boards of typical case.In or lower luffer boards can be at external window board place by sealing or spacer element supports.Therefore, for example, for the application of sunshade skylight or glass sunroof, lower luffer boards can hang from upper luffer boards and sealing/spacer element substantially, and can be in railway carriage or compartment inner decoration element or inside roof lining against or form under the periphery edge of luffer boards, form for the outward appearance that flushes substantially or add frame the people of viewing window assembly in compartment at vehicle interior when the vehicle place with convenient window assembly normal mounting.

As optional mode, window assembly or window module can comprise and be in or around the frame part of lower luffer boards and/or sealing/spacer element, to be formed in the time that described window assembly or window module are normally arranged on vehicle place one or more interior decorative elements or inside roof lining or top lining to be attached to mounting surface or surfaces for attachment or the flange of window assembly or module.The frame part of roof module of the present invention or top assembly can comprise applicable material arbitrarily, and can comprise the frame part of poly-mer or plastics, such as the upper periphery region of glass roofing plate and the PVC frame part of sealing of side peripheral areas are provided.Frame part can adopt and be described in U.S. Patent number 6,669,267,6,729,674,6,572,176,6,394,529,6,299,235,6, in 220,650, the frame part of type or the scheme of sealing window module are shaped, and described US Patent is incorporated to herein with it thus by reference in full.

Glass luffer boards can be connected or fixed to frame part or header field (such as be described in U.S. Patent application No.11/933 by employing, the scheme of the window assembly in 699, described US Patent is filed on November 1st, 2007, and be disclosed on May 8th, 2008 as U.S. Patent Publication No. US-2008-0106124, it is incorporated in full herein with it thus by reference) and frame part and/or header field can be connected or fixed to vehicle metal by applicable connecting material or lining cement arbitrarily, such as butyl aquaseal and/or polyurethane etc., this is such as solidifying and being described in U.S. Patent number 6 by employing by connection or adhesive material, 298, 606, 6, 128, 860, 5, 966, 874, 5, 704, 173 and/or 5, 551, the connection technique of type in 197, it is incorporated to herein with it thus by reference in full.For example, luffer boards can be by such as the lining cement of polyurethane adhesive is connected to top cover or vehicle metal, and described lining cement comprises single part composition or polyurethane adhesive dimerous, epoxy resin adhesive, acrylic adhesive, polyethylene butyraldehyde (polyvinylbutyral) lining cement, silica gel lining cement etc.Applicable lining cement is for example referring to U.S. Patent number 4,364, and 214,4,364,595,6,299,255 and 6,220,650, it is incorporated to herein with it thus by reference in full.As optional mode, and as the mode of wishing, outside window glass plate can be included in the frit layer of neighboring area, described frit layer be substantially opaque (such as dead color or black) and therefore provide and cover function, and described frit layer can be facilitated in addition plate to the bonding of vehicle or connect.

As optional mode, window assembly that can sunshade, such as skylight etc., can open by luffer boards are moved between open position and off position and can close.In this application, form and be electrically connected to sunshade element, thereby to give as desired luffer boards sunshade or painted to the power supply of sunshade element selectively.As optional mode, electrical connection only forms in the time that luffer boards are closed, and luffer boards have formed and have been electrically connected to the motion of its off position (such as between the electric contact at the part place at luffer boards or electric terminal and electric contact or electric terminal at vehicle upper frame or supporting construction place) thus.As optional mode, electrical connection can keep in the gamut of luffer boards motions, thereby makes the electricity supply of sunshade element or electric control can have nothing to do in the position of luffer boards opening/closing or degree and being provided.This lasting electrical connection can form by being applicable to arbitrarily mode, such as (pigtail) line of the line by flexible or cable or tail optical fiber or cable (such as being similar to the known line that is used in the coil type in telephone wire and similar) or slip electrical contact etc., (and this electrical connection can adopt and is described in the U.S. Patent number 12/850 that is filed on August 5th, 2010, 864(attorney docket DON02P-1625) and/or be filed in the PCT application PCT/US2011/051506(attorney docket DON02FP-1737(PCT on September 13rd, 2011)) in the scheme of window assembly, it is incorporated to herein with it thus by reference in full).For example, flexible or collapsible or be wound into line that coil or roll be wound around or cable and can have and be attached to the end at the electric terminal at vehicle place (such as to be electrically connected to vehicle harness) and be attached to the other end (such as to be electrically connected to sunshade element or sun-shading equipment) at the electric terminal at luffer boards place.Described line or cable can stretch out or open or unreel at luffer boards in the time that it opens or closes position motion, and can in the time that its closed or open position is moved, recall or folding or rolling at luffer boards.

Alternatively, window assembly can comprise setting or set up one or more electric annex thereon.For example, window assembly can comprise one or more user input apparatus and/or (especially for sunshade skylight or glass sunroof application) video display screen etc.For example, user input apparatus can be arranged on down or the lower or inside face place of interior glass board, is easy to touch to equip chaufeur or the passenger of the vehicle of this window assembly.User input apparatus can comprise any suitable input media, such as button or switch etc., and can set up or be arranged on (on control desk or shell such as the neighboring area place at window assembly) on glass surface or on module or shell.

Alternatively, imagining one or more touch sensors (such as capacitive touch sensor) can be built up on glass surface, and one or more icons or mark can be provided on glass surface, for the function of pointing out user's user input apparatus or touch sensor to provide.This touch sensor can comprise the touch sensor of any suitable type, such as capacitive touch sensor, and can utilize the touch sensor (and indicating device) described in following application aspect: the PCT application PCT/US2011/056295 that submits on October 14th, 2011 and announce with WO2012/051500 on April 19th, 2012, and/or on October 7th, 2010 submits to and apply for PCT/US10/51741 in the PCT that on April 14th, 2011 announces with WO2011/044312, and/or on December 19th, 2003 submits to and apply for PCT/US03/40611 in the PCT that on July 15th, 2004 announces with WO2004/058540, and/or the U.S. Patent application No.12/414 of submission on March 30th, 2009, 190(attorney docket DON01P-1509), the No.09/946 that submits to September 5 calendar year 2001 and announce with US2002/0031622 on March 14th, 2002,228, and/or on December 23rd, 2003 submits to and the No.10/744 that announces with US2004/0137240 on July 15th, 2004,522, and/or US Patent 3,798,370, 4,198,539, 4,661,655, 4,731,508, 4,822,957, 5,045,644, 5,594,222, 6,001,486, 6,087,012, 6,310,611, 6,320,282, 6,369,804, 6,437,258, 6,452,479, 6,492,980, 6,501,465, 6,504,531, 6,627,918, 6,787,240, 7,224,324, 7,249,860, 7,253,723, 7,255,541, 7,360,932, and/or 7,446,924, and/or the U.S. Provisional Application No.61/647 submitting on May 15th, 2012,179, the No.61/614 that on March 23rd, 2012 submits to, 877, the No.61/601 that on February 22nd, 2012 submits to, 756, the No.61/590 that on January 25th, 2012 submits to, 578, the No.61/565 that on December 1st, 2011 submits to, 541, and/or the No.61/558 of submission on November 11st, 2011,623, all these entirety is incorporated herein by reference.

Alternatively, window assembly, in the time being arranged to the application of vehicle sunshade skylight or glass sunroof, can comprise setting thereon or integrated one or more electric annex thereon.For example, window assembly can comprise read out instrument (such as the video display screen for movie or DVD etc., allowing the people on rear seat for vehicle watch), and it can be installed in the cross bar or strut bar or the feed rod etc. that between body side frame part, extend across luffer boards and locate.Read out instrument can upwards turn to the roughly position along lower luffer boards in the time not using, and can turn in use roughly vertical use location downwards.Alternatively, read out instrument can comprise OLED telltale, and it is substantial transparent (being other read out instrument or read-out similar or suitable type of substantial transparent maybe can operate with displaying video image in the time switching on but at no power time) can operate with displaying video image in the time switching on but at no power time.Therefore, in the time wishing displaying video image, read out instrument can be overturn downwards and can be activated with displaying video image, and read out instrument can upwards overturn in the time not using, read out instrument or read-out are roughly or substantial transparent thus, while making like this lower surface of its luffer boards under edge place, are hidden at least partly.Therefore,, in the time that read-out does not use, read-out does not block vehicle window substantially.

Therefore, window assembly of the present invention comprises complicated bending external window board and bending inner panel, and Sunshade film or sunshade element are placed in inner panel.Window assembly can be manufactured by any suitable method for making.Preferably, window assembly is assembled with restriction or is substantially got rid of particle in the cutting process of sheet or membrane material in clean room environment, such as dust or dust particle, is drawn onto on sheet or membrane material.

For example, interiorly can be provided or supply at clean room together with other parts (anchor rod and end stop etc.) with external window board.These parts can carry out precleaning (such as the glass surface by clean luffer boards with cleaning agent etc.) moving between clean room.When in clean room, the available isopropyl alcohol of interior or lower glass plate (therein or be coated with on upper surface transparency conducting layer or ITO layer) carries out floor cleaning (plate is connected to ground in cleaning course).For example, wiping element or sponge etc. can be had isopropyl alcohol and be connected to grounding jumper and wiping on the interior glass surface of interior or lower glass plate by saturated, to clean interior or lower glass plate and to eliminate depression (pocket) or the electric charge that may be present in all deposits on glass surface.

After glass surface has cleaned like this, the neighboring area of glass board or substrate can be employed mask (mask is positioned in the ITO layer top at the neighboring area place of glass board).Then glass board is preheated (such as in baking oven or heated chamber, for example, be preheating to approximately 100 degree C and continue approximately 15 minutes) and processed with lamination spool, lamination spool rolls dielectric (such as PET) layer and be laminated on the glass surface that is coated with ITO that does not apply mask of luffer boards.For example, glass can be supplied to through the spool system of heating (in this laminated process, the spool system of heating can heating glass plate to approximately 210 degree F) dielectric layer is laminated to the glass surface of heating.Conventionally, in this treating process, dielectric layer may shrink, and this can cause dielectric layer to play fold or cause its inconsistent thickness.The present invention has been reduced or has been avoided or limited this phenomenon (mark) by following: preheating glass and dielectric layer is incorporated into laminated glass and the dielectric medium structure of then heating on glass of heating, this heating operation has heated the lining cement and the contraction of permission dielectric layer that dielectric layer are bonded to luffer boards thus, and can not play fold etc.Alternatively, electrolyte can be arranged on coating ITO glass surface on, such as spray by sputter or electron ray spray suitable electrolyte to coating ITO glass surface on.

Sunshade film is thought that large film volume (thickness that will wish and comprise hope and selected material) is provided in clean room.Larger film volume can be unreeled on charged cutter's table, here the electric charge of cutter's table is drawn onto film on cutter's table surface in the time being activated, with in cutting process, film is held in place (alternatively, cutter's table can comprise vacuum table, film is drawn onto on vacuum table in the time applying vacuum or negative pressure).At this moment, film can easily cut or be trimmed to for the hope of the special applications of film or suitable length and width.

Then the film of coiling or rolling cutting (cutting into the size for the hope of special sunshade part application), such as being rolled onto on plug.Then the Sunshade film (such as being heated to approximately 165 degree C approximately 45 minutes or left and right) that heats tight rolling shrinks film and roughly fixes this volume.Then, the end of volume is unreeled slightly and can be made set collar in the end of volume.For example, the end of rolling film can rolling on plug, and the end of film or edge can be bonded on film with sealing volume or ring, plug can be removed thus, leaves fixing simple layer volume in this end of Sunshade film.

At dielectric layer laminated or bond on the inside face of luffer boards after, and after being formed as described above Sunshade film, Sunshade film can be attached on luffer boards.Rolling gear-stopping bar or end stop can be by bonding or be attached to glass surface, and film can be placed on the surface of coating ITO, and fixing end loops abuts against end stop simultaneously.Will arrange or the luffer boards region of attached basis or anchoring backstop or bar on, strip of glue or band can be settled across luffer boards.ITO and end stop can be energized, and to unreel film towards anchoring stopper area, therefore film can be unreeled in strip of glue and bond to strip of glue.Then, adhered on the region of luffer boards at film, anchoring backstop or bar can be bonded to film or film top.Plug and remaining film can be cut off or cut, and remaining a small amount of film extends past strip of glue, thus superfluous film can rollback on anchoring backstop.

Wiring and/or electric connection can be arranged on luffer boards any time after dielectric layer is laminated into luffer boards.Electric connection can be screen printed or otherwise be formed on glass surface, or can set up to the electrical connection of anchoring backstop and end stop by other suitable line or terminal.

Lower or interior luffer boards (with the anchoring backstop and end stop and Sunshade film and the arrangements of electric connection that arrange thereon) are attached to distance piece and upper luffer boards.For example, lower or interior luffer boards can be placed on anchor fitting and with distance piece and coordinate, and distance piece may be coupled to or be attached to luffer boards.Distance piece (on the mating surfaces that will coordinate with lower plate) can have along the lining cement pearl of a channel setting with along the desiccant pearl of another channel setting, such as above, then go up luffer boards and can be placed on the anchor fitting that is keeping descending luffer boards, go up luffer boards and distance piece simultaneously and lower luffer boards are spaced apart.

Alternatively, anchor fitting can keep lower luffer boards regularly, moves lower plate and lower luffer boards are arranged on to appropriate location simultaneously by abut against the multiple benchmark or the backstop that arrange on anchor fitting.Anchor fitting can support luffer boards movably, and can comprise that deviating from lower luffer boards promotes above multiple supports of luffer boards.Therefore, upper luffer boards can be placed on (lining cement and desiccant pearl are placed on the mating surfaces of the distance piece that is attached to luffer boards simultaneously) and be moved correctly to align upper luffer boards and lower luffer boards (such as engaging by upper luffer boards being moved to the multiple benchmark or the backstop that arrange on anchor fitting) on anchor fitting, going up thus luffer boards (and distance piece) can be pressed towards lower luffer boards, thereby the mating surfaces of distance piece is engaged with the surface of lower luffer boards.

Anchor fitting is keeping upper plate with respect to lower plate, and lining cement arranges at least in part or solidifies simultaneously.Lining cement can solidify by any suitable mode, such as by heating window assembly or allow lining cement curing (and/or lining cement is exposed to UV ray etc., this depends on the type that distance piece is bonded to the lining cement of lower luffer boards) in time.Be attached to upper and lower luffer boards after both at distance piece, second or external sealant can be placed in distance piece around with the interface of upper luffer boards and/or lower luffer boards, with further hermetyic window assembly, and suitable support and electric connection or terminal can be added to window assembly.At window assembly, by after clean room is removed, the second aquaseal and support and electric connection can be added to window assembly.The window assembly completing can be transported to vehicle assembly plant or equipment, for being installed on vehicle and being electrically connected to power supply and/or the controller of vehicle.

Therefore, the invention provides a kind of sun-shading equipment or sunshade element, described sun-shading equipment or sunshade component positioning are in window module, described window module has the external window board overhanging, to be engaged in the opening part in the outer panel beating of vehicle and be engaged at least partly in the opening in the outer panel beating of described vehicle, thereby forming evenly or the cooperation and polishing and the outward appearance that flush at outside vehicle.External window board can have frit coating or other dimmed coating or the hidden layer etc. being applicable to settled around its neighboring area, to cover external window board and be connected to the join domain of vehicle (such as being connected to flange or the panel beating etc. of vehicle), and cover perimeter seal or distance piece, and, for comprising the window assembly of sunshade element of flexibility or can rolling/can unreel, (when in its rolling or withdrawn position) covers sunshade element or the film of rolling, thereby strengthen window assembly and the outward appearance of vehicle for the people from vehicle outside observation window assembly in window assembly normal mounting or while being installed in vehicle place.Interior luffer boards and external window board can have not identical profile or curvature and/or size, to correspond respectively to the profile of railway carriage or compartment inside face (such as the inside roof lining of vehicle or the top of vehicle lining) of vehicle or the outside face (such as the outer panel beating of vehicle) of the outside plate of curvature and vehicle.For this not identical curvature is provided, packing element or distance piece can have inhomogeneous section, so that against the counter surface engaged and sealing of luffer boards, and to provide the phase spacing or the gap that between luffer boards, change.

Can implement the changes and improvements to specifically described embodiment and not depart from principle of the present invention, described principle intention of the present invention is only defined by the scope of appended claims, and the scope of described claims makes an explanation according to the principle of patent law.

Claims

1. for a window assembly for vehicle, described window assembly comprises:

External window board;

Interior luffer boards;

Conductive layer, it is arranged on the inside face of described interior luffer boards;

Spacer element, it is arranged between described interior luffer boards and described external window board, to set up cavity between luffer boards between described interior luffer boards and described external window board;

Roll-type sunshade part, it is placed between described luffer boards in cavity, and wherein said roll-type sunshade part has along the peripheral part of described spacer element and is attached at regularly the end in anchoring backstop;

Dielectric layer, it is arranged between described roll-type sunshade part and described conductive layer;

Wherein, described roll-type sunshade part can electronic deploying type, so that rolling and unreeling between the light transmission state of rolling and the optical attenuation state that unreels at least partly, under the light transmission state of described rolling, described roll-type sunshade part is along the described peripheral part rolling of described spacer element and for substantially allowing window assembly described in light transmission, and under the described optical attenuation state unreeling at least partly, described roll-type sunshade part is unreeled to cover at least in part the surface of described interior luffer boards and sees through the light of described window assembly for decay at least in part;

Wherein, described roll-type sunshade part is that electricity is exercisable by apply voltage on described transparency conducting layer and in described anchoring backstop, for making described roll-type sunshade part unreel the described optical attenuation state unreeling at least partly from the light transmission state of described rolling, and wherein, between described roll-type sunshade part and Vehicle Power, set up electrical connection to provide electric power to arrive described roll-type sunshade part; And

Wherein, described window assembly is included in the multiple transport elements that arrange on described dielectric layer, for the electric charge on dielectric layer described in dissipation in the time that described voltage no longer applies.

2. window assembly according to claim 1, wherein, the described peripheral part of described spacer element comprises the sunshade part attachment structure that described anchoring backstop is attached to the described periphery office of described spacer element.

3. window assembly according to claim 1, further comprise the conduction stop element arranging along another peripheral part of described spacer element, wherein, in the time that described roll-type sunshade part is unreeled its limit light state, the end of described roll-type sunshade part contacts described stop element at least in part, and wherein, set up with the conducting element being electrically connected by being electrically connected between the described sunshade part attachment structure at described spacer element and described stop element of described stop element.

4. window assembly according to claim 3, wherein, described dielectric layer is at least partially disposed on described transparency conducting layer, and wherein, described conducting element is included at least one bus arranging along described dielectric layer between described anchoring backstop and described stop element.

5. window assembly according to claim 3, wherein, described another peripheral part of described spacer element is configured to have Outboard Sections and inner side part, described Outboard Sections is along the curvature bending of the periphery of described interior luffer boards, and described inner side part is configured to be provided for to receive and the roughly roughly straight stop element acceptance division of straight stop element of fixing.

6. window assembly according to claim 1, wherein, described roll-type sunshade part is that electricity is exercisable, between the optical attenuation state unreeling, regulates with the light transmission state in described rolling and at least two parts.

7. window assembly according to claim 1, wherein, is included in described dielectric layer is bonded to multiple transport elements that the bond layer on described transparency conducting layer is set up for described multiple transport elements of dissipation electric charge.

8. window assembly according to claim 1, wherein, is based upon on described transparency conducting layer to described dielectric layer part, and wherein, comprises multiple buss of setting up along described dielectric layer for described multiple transport elements of dissipation electric charge.

9. window assembly according to claim 8, wherein, in the time that described voltage is applied to described anchoring backstop, the end stop of described multiple conductive bars from described anchoring backstop conduction current to described window assembly.

10. window assembly according to claim 1, comprise mechanical stop, it can operate with by the mechanically retained described roll-type sunshade part optical attenuation state unreeling at least partly at it, wherein, in the time reducing described voltage or do not apply described voltage, described roll-type sunshade part remains in its optical attenuation state unreeling at least partly.

11. window assemblies according to claim 10, wherein, thus the position transduser when described mechanical stop unreels described mechanical stop in response to roll-type sunshade part described in sensing at least in part engages the mechanically retained described roll-type sunshade part of described roll-type sunshade part.

12. window assemblies according to claim 11, wherein, in the time that described mechanical stop engages described roll-type sunshade part, controller can operate with by described lower voltage to low voltage level more for substantially moving equably described roll-type sunshade part to described interior luffer boards.

13. window assemblies according to claim 1, comprise the pressure-regulating device of the pressure in cavity between the described luffer boards for regulating described window assembly.

14. window assemblies according to claim 13, wherein, described pressure-regulating device comprises in following: (i) air extractor vent, with the described luffer boards of described window assembly between the inflatable and collapsible container that is communicated with of layer Cavity Flow, and (iii) allow described external window board towards with the inflatable and contractile spacer element moving away from described interior luffer boards.

15. window assemblies according to claim 14, wherein, described pressure-regulating device comprises functions/drying.

16. window assemblies according to claim 1 wherein, use unreactable gas in cavity between the described luffer boards of described window assembly.

17. window assemblies according to claim 16, comprise controller and the sensor for the gas componant of the described unreactable gas of cavity between luffer boards described in sensing, wherein, described controller can operate to determine in response to described sensor whether described window assembly has the crack that leads to atmosphere.

18. window assemblies according to claim 1, comprise controller, and it can operate the level to control described voltage in response to the temperature sensor of described window assembly.

19. window assemblies according to claim 18, comprise the position transduser for detection of the position of described sunshade element, and wherein, described controller can operate the deployment rate to determine described sunshade element in response to described position transduser.

20. window assemblies according to claim 19, wherein, described controller can operate the faulty condition to detect at least in part described window assembly in response to described temperature sensor and described position transduser.