WO1998042796A1 - Electrochromic polymeric solid films, manufacturing electrochromic devices using such solid films, and processes for making such solid films and devices - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to reversibly variable electrochromic devices for varying the transmittance to light, such as electrochromic rearview mirrors, windows and sun roofs for motor vehicles, reversibly variable electrochromic elements therefor and processes for making such devices and elements .
- Reversibly variable electrochromic devices are known in the art.
- the intensity of light e.g., visible, infrared, ultraviolet or other distinct or overlapping electromagnetic radiation
- the electrochromic medium is disposed between two conductive electrodes, at least one of which is typically transparent, which causes the medium to undergo reversible electrochemical reactions when potential differences are applied across the two electrodes.
- Reversibly variable electrochromic media include those wherein the electrochemical reaction takes place in a solid film or occurs entirely in a liquid solution. See e.g. , Chang .
- electrochromic devices are single- compartment, self-erasing, solution-phase electrochromic devices. See e.g., Manos , Byker I and Byker II.
- the intensity of the electromagnetic radiation is modulated by passing through a solution held in a compartment.
- the solution often includes a solvent, at least one anodic compound and at least one cathodic compound.
- the solution is fluid, although it may be gelled or made highly viscous with a thickening agent, and the solution components, including the anodic compounds and cathodic compounds, do not precipitate. See e.g., Byker I and Byker II.
- electrochemichromic devices have presented drawbacks.
- First a susceptibility exists for distinct bands of color to form adjacent the bus bars after having retained a colored state over a prolonged period of time. This undesirable event is known as segregation.
- measures to reduce breakage or broken glass scattering include the use of tempered glass and/or a laminate assembly comprising at least two panels affixed to one another by an adhesive. Such measures control the scattering of glass shards in the event of breakage or damage due, for instance, to the impact caused by an accident.
- Chro ocfenics Materials & Devices for Transmittance Control .
- CM. Lampert "Electrochromic Devices and Devices for Energy Efficient Windows", Solar Energy Materials, 11, 1-27 (1984); United States Patents 3,521,941 (Deb); 4,174,152 (Giglia) ; Re.
- an anodic electrochromic layer and a cathodic electrochromic layer each layer usually made from inorganic metal oxides, are typically separate and distinct from one another and assembled in a spaced- apart relationship.
- the solid-state thin films are often formed using techniques such as chemical vapor deposition or physical vapor deposition. Such techniques are not attractive economically, however, as they involve cost.
- two substrates are coated separately with compositions of photo- or thermo- setting monomers or oligomers to form on one of the substrates an electrochromic layer, with the electrochromic material present within the layer being predominantly an inorganic material, and on the other substrate a redox layer.
- electrochromic media from polymers.
- electrochromic polymer layers may be prepared by dissolving in a solvent organic polymers, which contain no functionality capable of further polymerization, together with an electrochromic compound, and thereafter casting or coating the resulting solution onto an electrode. It has been reported further that electrochromic polymer layers are created upon evaporation of the solvent by pressure reduction and/or temperature elevation. [See e.g., United States
- a thermally cured polymer gel film containing a single organic electrochromic compound has also been reported for use in display devices.
- the gel film reported therein was said to possess a solvent -like environment around the electrochromic compounds of that film. This gel film was reported to turn brown, and ceased to perform color-bleach cycles, after only 35,200 color-bleach cycles.
- the present invention provides electrochromic polymeric solid films ( "polychromic solid films") that are prepared by an . in situ curing process different from processes used to prepare the electrochromic polymer layers known to date, and employ different combinations of electrochromic compounds than those that have been placed heretofore in solid electrochromic media.
- the resulting polychromic solid films possess beneficial properties and characteristics, and offer superior results, compared to the known electrochromic media.
- polychromic solid films overcome well- known manufacturing and use concerns such as hydrostatic pressure that is particularly troublesome in large area vertically mounted panels, such as windows, or large area mirrors, such as Class 8 truck mirrors.
- polychromic solid films are extremely well -suited to commercial applications, like the manufacture and use of electrochromic devices .
- electrochromic devices include, but are not limited to, electrochromic mirrors -- e.g., vehicular, for instance, truck mirrors, particularly large area truck mirrors, automotive interior and exterior mirrors, architectural or specialty mirrors, like those useful in periscopic or dental and medical applications; electrochromic glazings -- e.g., architectural, such as those useful in the home, office or other edifice, aeronautical, such as those useful in aircraft, or vehicular glazings, for instance, windows, such as windshields, side windows and backlights, sun roofs, sun visors or shade bands and optically attenuating contrast filters, such as contrast enhancement filters, suitable for use in connection with cathode ray tube monitors and the like; electrochromic privacy or security partitions; electrochromic solar panels, such as sky lights; electrochromic information displays; electrochromic lenses and eye glass. Moreover, in view of the teaching herein, any of such electrochromic devices may be manufactured to be segmented so that a portion of the device colors preferentially to change the
- the present invention also provides novel electrochromic monomer compositions comprising anodic electrochromic compounds, cathodic electrochromic compounds, a monomer component and a plasticizer that are useful in the formation of such polychromic solid films. More specifically, each of the electrochromic compounds are organic or organometallic compounds.
- Electrochromic monomer compositions may also include, but are not limited to, either individually or in combination, cross-linking agents, photoinitiators , photosensitizers, ultraviolet stabilizing agents, electrolytic materials, coloring agents, spacers, anti- oxidizing agents, flame retarding agents, heat stabilizing agents, compatibilizing agents, adhesion promoting agents, coupling agents, humectants and lubricating agents.
- the present invention further provides novel processes for making polychromic solid films by transforming such novel electrochromic monomer compositions into polychromic solid films through exposure to electromagnetic radiation for a time sufficient to effect an in situ cure.
- the present invention still further provides electrochromic devices, such as those referred to above, particularly rearview mirrors, windows and sun roofs for automobiles, which devices are stable to outdoor weathering, particularly weathering observed due to prolonged exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun, and are safety protected against impact from an accident.
- Such outdoor weathering and safety benefits are achieved by manufacturing these devices using as a medium of varying transmittance to light the polychromic solid films prepared by the in situ cure of an electrochromic monomer composition containing a monomer component that is capable of further polymerization.
- the present invention provides for the first time, among other things (1) polychromic solid films that may be transformed from electrochromic monomer compositions by an . in situ curing process through exposure to electromagnetic radiation, such as ultraviolet radiation; (2) a transformation during the . in situ curing process from the low viscosity, typically liquid, electrochromic monomer compositions to polychromic solid films that occurs with minimum shrinkage and with good adhesion to the contacting surfaces; (3) polychromic solid films that (a) may be manufactured to be self-supporting and subsequently laminated between conductive substrates, (b) perform well under prolonged coloration, (c) demonstrate a resistance to degradation caused by environmental conditions, such as outdoor weathering and all- climate exposure, particularly demonstrating ultraviolet stability when exposed to the sun, and (d) demonstrate a broad spectrum of color under an applied potential; (4) polychromic solid films that may be manufactured economically and are amenable to commercial processing; (5) polychromic solid films that provide inherent safety protection not known to electrochromic media heretofore; and (6) electrochromic monomer compositions that comprise
- polychromic solid films provides many benefits to the electrochromic devices manufactured therewith, including the elimination of a compartmentalization means, such as a sealing means, since no such means is required to confine or contain a polychromic solid film within an electrochromic device. That polychromic solid films may be manufactured to be self-supporting also enhances processibility, and vitiates obstacles well -recognized in the manufacturing of electrochromic devices containing known electrochromic media, especially those that are to be vertically mounted in their intended use.
- polychromic solid films do not pose the segregation concern as do solution-phase electrochemichromic devices; rather, polychromic solid films perform well under prolonged coloration.
- Polychromic solid films embody a novel and useful technology within the electrochromic art, whose utility will become more readily apparent and more greatly appreciated by those of skill in the art through a study of the detailed description taken in conjunction with the figures which follow hereinafter.
- Figure 1 depicts a sectional view of an electrochromic device employing an electrochromic polymeric solid film according to the present invention.
- Figure 2 depicts a perspective view of an electrochromic glazing assembly according to the present invention.
- polychromic solid films may be prepared by exposing an electrochromic monomer composition to electromagnetic radiation for a time sufficient to transform the electrochromic monomer composition into a polychromic solid film.
- This in situ curing process initiates polymerization of, and typically completely polymerizes, an electrochromic monomer composition, normally in a liquid state, by exposure to electromagnetic radiation to form a polychromic solid film, whose surface and cross -sections are substantially tack- free.
- the electrochromic monomer compositions are comprised of anodic electrochromic compounds, cathodic electrochromic compounds, each of which are organic or organometallic compounds, a monomer component and a plasticizer.
- cross-linking agents, photoinitiators, photosensitizers , ultraviolet stabilizing agents, electrolytic materials, coloring agents, spacers, anti -oxidizing agents, flame retarding agents, heat stabilizing agents, compatibilizing agents, adhesion promoting agents, coupling agents, humectants and lubricating agents and combinations thereof may also be added.
- the chosen monomer component may be a polyfunctional monomer, such as a difunctional monomer, trifunctional monomer, or a higher functional monomer, or a combination of monofunctional monomer and difunctional monomer or monofunctional monomer and cross -linking agent.
- a polyfunctional monomer such as a difunctional monomer, trifunctional monomer, or a higher functional monomer, or a combination of monofunctional monomer and difunctional monomer or monofunctional monomer and cross -linking agent.
- Those of ordinary skill in the art may choose a particular monomer component or combination of monomer components from those recited in view of the intended application so as to impart the desired beneficial properties and characteristics to the polychromic solid film.
- An anodic electrochromic compound suitable for use in the present invention may be selected from the class of chemical compounds represented by the following formulae:
- R and Rj may be the same or different, and each may be selected from the group consisting of H or any straight- or branched- chain alkyl constituent having from about one carbon atom to about eight carbon atoms, such as CH 3 , CH 2 CH 3 , CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 , CH(CH 3 ) 2 , C(CH 3 ) 3 and the like; provided that when A is NRR,, Q is H, OH or NRR, ; further provided that when A is NRR 1# a salt may be associated therewith; still further provided that when both A and Q are NRR, , A and Q need not , but may, be the same functional group;
- D is 0, S, NR, or Se
- E is R,, COOH or CONH 2 ; or, E and T, when taken together, represent an aromatic ring structure having six ring carbon atoms when viewed in conjunction with the ring carbon atoms to which they are attached;
- J is H, any straight- or branched- chain alkyl constituent having from about one carbon atom to about eight carbon atoms, such as CH 3 , CH 2 CH 3 , CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 , CH(CH 3 ) 2 , C(CH 3 ) 3 and the like, NRR,, NRCR, , OR,, phenyl, 2,4-
- G and J when taken together, represent an aromatic ring structure having six ring carbon atoms when viewed in conjunction with the ring carbon atoms to which they are attached;
- T is R ] , phenyl or 2 , 4 -dihydroxyphenyl ; and Q is H, OH or NRR,; provided that when L and/or Q are OH, L and/or Q may also be salts thereof; further provided that in order to render it electrochemically active in the present context, anodic electrochromic compound 1 has been previously contacted with a redox agent;
- X and Y may be the same or different, and each may be selected from the group consisting of H, any halogen or NRR,, wherein R and R, may be the same or different, and are as defined supra ; or, X and Y, when taken together, represent an aromatic ring structure having six ring carbon atoms when viewed in conjunction with the ring carbon atoms to which they are attached; and Z is OH or NRR,, or salts thereof; provided that in order to render it electrochemically active in the present context, anodic electrochromic compound II. has been previously contacted with a redox agent ;
- Metallocenes suitable for use as a component of the electrochromic monomer composition include, but are not limited to the following:
- R and R may be the same or different, and each may be selected from the group consisting of H; any straight- or branched- chain alkyl constituent having from about 1 carbon atom to about 8 carbon atoms, such as CH 3 , CH 2 CH 3 , CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 , CH(CH 3 ) 2 , C(CH 3 ) 3 and the like; acetyl; vinyl; allyl; -(CH 2 ) n -OH, wherein n may be an integer in the range of 0 to about 20; CH 3 0
- CH 2 C — C — ( CH 2 ) — wherein n may be an
- n may be an integer in the range of 0 to about 20 and R 2 may be any straight- or branched- chain alkyl constituent having from about 1 carbon atom to about 20 carbon atoms, hydrogen,
- n' may be an integer in the range of 1 to about 12;
- X may be CI “ , Br “ , I “ , PF(X C10 4 “ or BF 4 " ; and wherein M,. is Fe, Ni, Ru, Co, Ti, Cr, W, Mo and the like;
- TTF tetrathiafulvalene
- Phenothiazines suitable for use as a component of the electrochromic monomer composition include, but are not limited to, those represented by the following structures:
- R 9 may be selected from the group consisting of H; any straight- or branched- chain alkyl constituent having from about 1 carbon atom to about 10 carbon atoms; phenyl; benzyl; -(CH 2 ) 2 -CN; - (CH 2 ) 2 -COOH; CCH 3 ; ;
- R 18 may be any straight- or branched- chain alkyl constituent having from about 1 carbon atom to about 8 carbon atoms;
- R 10 , R,,, R, 2 , R 13 , R, 4 , R 15 , R, 6 , and R 17 may be selected from H, CI, Br, CF 3 , CH 3 , N0 2 , COOH, OH, SCH 3 , 0CH 3 , 0 2 CCH 3 or CCH 3 ; and
- R 9 and R 17 when taken together, form a ring with six atoms (five of which being carbon) having a carbonyl substituent on one of the carbon atoms.
- Preferred among phenothiazines 1-A is phenothiazines 2_ A to 4-A as depicted in the following structure:
- An example of a desirable quinone for use as component in the electrochromic monomer composition include, but is not limited to the following structure:
- Combinations of components in the electrochromic monomer composition may be selectively chosen to achieve a desired substantially non- spectral selectivity when the electrochromic element (and the mirror in which the electrochromic element is to function) is dimmed to a colored state.
- a redox pre- contacting procedure To render anodic electrochromic compounds I and II electrochemically active in the context of the present invention, a redox pre- contacting procedure must be used. Such a redox pre- contacting procedure is described in the context of preparing anodic compounds for electrochemichromic solutions in Varaprasad IV and commonly assigned co-pending United States patent application Serial No. 07/935,784 (filed August 27, 1992) .
- anodic electrochromic compound I may be selected from the group consisting of the class of chemical compounds represented by the following formulae:
- MVTB Gallocyanine
- HPOZ hydroxy-phenoxazin- 2-keto-N-ethyl- 3 -one
- KEPA phenazine
- anodic electrochromic compounds I are MVTB (XV) , PT (XVI) , MPT (XVII) , and POZ (XIX) , with MVTB and MPT being most preferred.
- MPT MPT
- a 1 - - is believed to be 2 -methyl-3 -hydroxyphenathiazine, which is represented by the following chemical formula
- anodic electrochromic compound III preferred among anodic electrochromic compound III are 5, 10-dihydro-5 , 10-dimethylphenazine (“DMPA”) and 5 , 10-dihydro-5 , 10-diethylphenazine (“DEPA”), with DMPA being particularly preferred.
- metallocenes such as ferrocene, wherein M,. is iron and R and R, are each hydrogen, and alkyl derivatives thereof, may also be used advantageously in the context of the present invention.
- the salts referred to in connection with the anodic electrochromic compounds include, but are not limited to, alkali metal salts, such as lithium, sodium, potassium and the like.
- alkali metal salts such as lithium, sodium, potassium and the like.
- A is NRR, tetrafluoroborate (“BF 4 " “), perchlorate (“C10 4 “ “”)), trifluoromethane sulfonate (“CF 3 S0 3 “ “”)), hexafluorophosphate (“PF 6 “ “”)), acetate (“Ac “ ”) and any halogen may be associated therewith.
- the ring nitrogen atom in anodic electrochromic compound I may also appear as an N- oxide.
- any one or more of anodic electrochromic compounds I . , II, III, IV, V, VI or VII may also be advantageously combined, in any proportion, within an electrochromic monomer composition and thereafter transformed into a polychromic solid film to achieve the results so stated herein.
- anodic electrochromic compounds 1 and I_I it is necessary to contact those compounds with a redox agent prior to use so as to render them electrochemically active in the present invention.
- Such combinations of anodic electrochromic compounds within a polychromic solid film may often generate color distinct from the color observed from polychromic solid films containing individual anodic electrochromic compounds.
- a preferred combination of anodic electrochromic compounds in this invention is the combination of anodic electrochromic compounds III and VI. Nonetheless, those of ordinary skill in the art may make appropriate choices among individual anodic electrochromic compounds and combinations thereof, to prepare a polychromic solid film capable of generating a color suitable for a particular application.
- cathodic electrochromic compound for use herein should also be made.
- the cathodic electrochromic compound may be selected from the class of chemical compounds represented by the following formulae:
- R 3 , R 4 , R 21 , R 22 , R 23 and R 24 may be the same or different and each may be selected from the group consisting of H, any straight- or branched- chain alkyl constituent having from about one carbon atom to about eight carbon atoms, or any straight- or branched- chain alkyl- or alkoxy-phenyl , wherein the alkyl or alkoxy constituent contains from about one carbon atom to about eight carbon atoms;
- n' may be
- CH 2 C-C-0- (CH 2 ) n . —, wherein R 5 may be H or
- n' may be an integer in the range of 1 to 12; H0-(CH 2 ) n , —, wherein n' may be an integer in the range of 1 to 12 ; and H00C-(CH 2 ) n , —, wherein n' may be an integer in the range of 1 to 12 ;
- q may be an integer in the range of 0 to 12; wherein each p is independently an
- X is selected from the group consisting of BF 4 " , C10 4 " , CF 3 S0 3 " , styrylsulfonate ("SS “ "), 2- acrylamido-2-methylpropane-sulfonate, acrylate, methacrylate, 3-
- R 25 can be any straight- or branched- chain alkyl constituent having from about 1 carbon atom to about 8 carbon atoms, an aryl or a functionalized aryl, an alkyl or aryl amide, a branched or linear chain polymer, such as polyvinyls, polyethers and polyesters bearing at least one and preferably multiple, hydroxyl and sulphonate functionalities and any halide; and combinations thereof .
- R 25 can be:
- AMPS acrylamidomethyl - propanesulfonic acid
- caprolactone acrylate the copolymer derived from acrylamidomethyl - propanesulfonic acid (AMPS) and caprolactone acrylate.
- EHPVC10 4 E thy Ihydroxypropyl viologen Perchlorate
- EHUVC10 4 Ethylhydroxyundecyl Viologen Perclorate
- HHVPF 6 HHVPF 6
- R 3 and R 4 are ethyl, __-heptyl, hydroxyhexyl or hydroxyundecyl.
- preferred cathodic electrochromic compounds are ethylviologen perchlorate ("EVC10 4 " ), heptylviologen tetrafluoroborate (“HVBF 4 "), hydroxyundecyl viologen hexafluorophosphate (“HUVPF 6 "), ethylhydroxyundecyl viologen perclorate ( "EHUVC10 4 “ ) , hydroxyhexyl viologen hexafluorophosphate ("HHVPF 6 "), divalericacid viologen hexafluorophosphate (“DVAVPF 6 “), hydroxyundecylphenyl- propyl viologen diperchlorate ( "HUPPVCL0 4 " ) , and di
- the above anodic electrochromic compounds and cathodic electrochromic compounds may be chosen so as to achieve a desired color when the polychromic solid film in which they are present (and the device in which the polychromic solid film is contained) is colored to a dimmed state.
- electrochromic automotive mirrors manufactured with polychromic solid films should preferably bear a blue or substantially neutral color when colored to a dimmed state.
- electrochromic optically attenuating contrast filters, such as contrast enhancement filters, manufactured with polychromic solid films should preferably bear a substantially neutral color when colored to a dimmed state .
- the plasticizer chosen for use in the present invention should maintain the homogeneity of the electrochromic monomer compositions while being prepared, used and stored, and prior to, during and after exposure to electromagnetic radiation. As a result of its combination within the electrochromic monomer composition or its exposure to electromagnetic radiation, the plasticizer of choice should not form by-products that are capable of hindering, or interfering with, the homogeneity and the electrochemical efficacy of the resulting polychromic solid film.
- the plasticizer also may play a role in defining the physical properties and characteristics of the polychromic solid films of the present invention, such as toughness, flex modulus, coefficient of thermal expansion, elasticity, elongation and the like.
- Suitable plasticizers for use in the present invention include, but are not limited to, triglyme, tetraglyme, acetonitrile, benzylacetone, 3-hydroxypropionitrile, methoxypropionitrile, 3 -ethoxypropionitrile, butylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, ethylene carbonate, glycerine carbonate, 2 -acetylbutyrolactone, cyanoethyl sucrose, ⁇ -butyrolactone, 2-methylglutaronitrile, N,N' -dimethylformamide, 3 -methylsulfolane, methylethyl ketone, cyclopentanone, cyclohexanone, 4 -hydroxy- 4- methyl-2 -pentanone, acetophenone, glutaronitrile, 3 , 3 ' -oxydipropionitrile, 2 -methoxyethyl ether, triethylene glycol dimethyl ether and combinations thereof.
- plasticizers among that group are benzylacetone, 3 -hydroxypropionitrile, propylene carbonate, ethylene carbonate, 2- acetylbutyrolactone, cyanoethyl sucrose, triethylene glycol dimethyl ether, 3 -methylsulfolane and combinations thereof.
- a monomer should be chosen as a monomer component that is capable of in situ curing through exposure to electromagnetic radiation, and that is compatible with the other components of the electrochromic monomer composition at the various stages of the in situ curing process .
- the combination of a plasticizer with a monomer component should preferably be in an equivalent ratio of between about 75:25 to about 10:90 to prepare polychromic solid films with superior properties and characteristics.
- monomers having at least one reactive functionality rendering the compound capable of polymerization or further polymerization by an addition mechanism such as vinyl polymerization or ring opening polymerization.
- monomers suitable for use herein see generally those commercially available from Monomer- olymer Labs., Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Sartomer Co., Exton, Pennsylvania; and Polysciences, Inc., Warrington, Pennsylvania .
- Monomers capable of vinyl polymerization suitable for use herein, have as a commonality the ethylene functionality, as represented below:
- R 6 , R 7 and R 8 may be the same or different, and are each selected from a member of the group consisting of hydrogen; halogen; alkyl, cycloalkyl, poly- cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl and alkyl and alkenyl derivatives thereof; alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, cycloalkadienyl, poly-cycloalkadienyl and alkyl and alkenyl derivatives thereof; hydroxyalkyl; hydroxyalkenyl ; alkoxyalkyl ; alkoxyalkenyl ; cyano; amido; phenyl; benzyl and carboxylate, and derivatives thereof .
- Suitable carboxylate derivatives include, but are not limited to alkyl, cycloalkyl, poly- cycloalkyl , heterocycloalkyl and alkyl and alkenyl derivatives thereof; alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, poly- cycloalkenyl and alkyl and alkenyl derivatives thereof; mono- and poly-hydroxyalkyl; mono- and poly- hydroxyalkenyl ; alkoxyalkyl; alkoxyalkenyl and cyano.
- acrylates that may be advantageously employed herein are mono- and poly- acrylates (bearing in mind that poly-acrylates function as cross -linking agents as well, see infra) , such as 2 -hydrox ethyl acrylate, 2 -hydroxyethyl methacrylate, methylene glycol monoacrylate, diethylene glycol monomethacrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate, 2 -hydroxypropyl methacrylate, 3 -hydroxypropy1 acrylate, 3 -hydroxypropyl methacrylate, dipropylene glycol monomethacrylate, 2,3- dihydroxypropyl methacrylate, methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, n-propyl acrylate, i-propyl acrylate, n-butyl acrylate, s-butyl acrylate, n-pentyl acrylate, 2- ethylhexyl acrylate, methyl meth
- Suitable acrylates for use herein, see those acrylates available commercially from Monomer- Polymer Labs, Inc.; Polysciences, Inc. and Sartomer Co. Also, those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that derivatized acrylates in general should provide beneficial properties and characteristics to the resulting polychromic solid film.
- monomers suitable for use herein include styrenes, unsaturated polyesters, vinyl ethers, acrylamides, methyl acrylamides and the like.
- monomers capable of addition polymerization include isocyanates, polyols, amines, polyamines, amides, polyamides, acids, polyacids, compounds comprising an active methylene group, ureas, thiols, etc.
- isocyanates polyols, amines, polyamines, amides, polyamides, acids, polyacids, compounds comprising an active methylene group, ureas, thiols, etc.
- such monomers Preferably, such monomers have a functionality of 2 or greater.
- the monomer composition can include isocyanates such as hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) ; toluene diisocyanate (TDI including 2, 4 and 2, 6 isomers) ; diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) ; isocyanate tipped prepolymers such as those prepared from a diisocyanate and a polyol; condensates produced from hexamethylene diisocyanate including biuret type and trimer type (also known as isocyanurate) , as is known in the urethane chemical art.
- isocyanates such as hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) ; toluene diisocyanate (TDI including 2, 4 and 2, 6 isomers) ; diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) ; isocyanate tipped prepolymers such as those prepared from a diisocyanate and a polyol; condensates produced from
- organometallic catalysts include dibutyl tin dilaurate, dibutyl tin diacetate, and dibutyl tin dioctoate.
- Other catalysts can include organometallic compounds of bismuth, iron, tin, titanium, cobalt, nickel, antimony, vanadium, cadmium, mercury, aluminum, lead, zinc, barium, and thorium.
- amines such as tertiary amines can be used.
- Monomers capable of ring opening polymerization suitable for use herein include epoxides, lactones, lactams, dioxepanes, spiro orthocarbonates, unsaturated spiro orthoesters and the like.
- epoxides and lactones Preferred among these ring opening polymerizable monomers are epoxides and lactones .
- epoxides suitable for use herein preferred are cyclohexene oxide, cyclopentene oxide, glycidyl i-propyl ether, glycidyl acrylate, furfuryl glycidyl ether, styrene oxide, ethyl -3 -phenyl glycidate, 1, 4-butanediol glycidyl ether, 2 , 3 - epoxypropyl - 4 - (2 , 3 -epoxypropoxy) benzoate, 4, 4' -bis- (2 , 3 -epoxypropoxy) biphenyl and the like.
- cycloalkyl epoxides sold under the "CYRACURE” tradename by Union Carbide Chemicals and Plastics Co., Inc., Danbury, Connecticut, such as the "CYRACURE” resins UVR-6100 (mixed cycloalkyl epoxides), UVR-6105 (3,4- epoxycyclohexylmethyl -3,4- epoxycyclohexane carboxylate), UVR-6110 (3 , 4-epoxycyclohexylmethyl-3 , 4- epoxycyclohexane carboxylate) and UVR-6128 [bis- (3,4- epoxycyclohexyl) adipate] , and the "CYRACURE” diluents UVR-6200 (mixed cycloalkyl epoxides) and UVR-6216 (1,2- epoxyhexadecane) ; those epoxides commercially available from Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Michigan, such as D.E.R.
- D.E.N. 431, D.E.N,. 438 and D.E.N. 439 (phenolic epoxides) , and those epoxides commercially available from Shell Chemical Co., Oak Brook, Illinois, like.
- epoxide monomers that are particularly well -suited for use herein include those commercially available under the "ENVIBAR” tradename from Union Carbide Chemicals and Plastics Co., Inc., Danbury, Connecticut, such as "ENVIBAR” UV 1244 (cycloalkyl epoxides) .
- derivatized urethanes such as acrylated (e.g., mono- or poly-acrylated) urethanes
- derivatized heterocycles such as acrylated (e.g., mono- or poly- acrylated) heterocycles, like acrylated epoxides, acrylated lactones, acrylated lactams
- combinations thereof capable of undergoing addition polymerizations, such as vinyl polymerizations and ring opening polymerizations, are also well -suited for use herein.
- UV curable formulations are well -suited for use herein as a monomer component in the electrochromic monomer composition.
- those commercially available ultraviolet curable formulations are acrylated urethanes, such as the acrylated alkyl urethane formulations commercially available from Sartomer Co., including Low Viscosity Urethane Acrylate (Flexible) (CN 965) , Low Viscosity Urethane Acrylate (Resilient) (CN 964) , Urethane Acrylate (CN 980) , Urethane Acrylate/TPGDA (CN 966 A80) , Urethane Acrylate/IBOA (CN 966 J75) , Urethane Acrylate/EOEOEA (CN 966 H90) , Urethane Acrylate/TPGDA (CN 965 A80) , Urethane Acrylate/EOTMPTA (CN 964 E75) , Urethane Acrylate/EOEOEO
- CN 970 A60 Urethane Acrylate/EOTMPTA (CN 970 E60) and Urethane Acrylate/EOEOEA (CN 974 H75) .
- Other acrylated urethane formulations suitable for use herein may be obtained commercially from Monomer- Polymer Labs, Inc. and Polysciences, Inc.
- ultraviolet curable formulations that may be used herein are the ultraviolet curable acrylated epoxide formulations commercially available from Sartomer Co., such as Epoxidized Soy Bean Oil Acrylate (CN 111) , Epoxy Acrylate (CN 120) , Epoxy Acrylate/TPGDA (CN 120 A75) , Epoxy Acrylate/HDDA (CN 120 B80) , Epoxy Acrylate/TMPTA (CN 120 C80) , Epoxy Acrylate/GPTA (CN 120 D80) , Epoxy Acrylate/Styrene (CN 120 S85) , Epoxy Acrylate (CN 104), Epoxy Acrylate/GPTA (CN 104 D80), Epoxy Acrylate/HDDA (CN 104 B80) , Epoxy Acrylate/TPGDA (CN 104 A80) , Epoxy Acrylate/TMPTA (CN 104 C75) , Epoxy Novolac Acrylate/TMPTA (CN 112 C60) , Low Viscosity
- SARBOX acrylate resins, commercially available from Sartomer Co., like Carboxylated Acid Terminated (SB 400) , Carboxylated Acid Terminated (SB 401) , Carboxylated Acid Terminated (SB 500) , Carboxylated Acid Terminated (SB 500E50) , Carboxylated Acid Terminated (SB 500K60) , Carboxylated Acid Terminated (SB 501) , Carboxylated Acid Terminated (SB 510E35) , Carboxylated Acid Terminated (SB 520E35) and Carboxylated Acid Terminated (SB 600) may also be advantageously employed herein.
- ultraviolet curable formulations like the ultraviolet curable conformational coating formulations commercially available under the "QUICK CURE” trademark from the Specialty Coating Systems subsidiary of Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology Corp., Indianapolis, Indiana, and sold under the product designations B-565, B-566, B-576 and BT-5376; ultraviolet curing adhesive formulations commercially available from Loctite Corp., Newington, Connecticut under the product names UV OPTICALLY CLEAR ADH, MULTI PURPOSE UV ADHESIVE, "IMPRUV” LV POTTING COMPOUND and "LOCQUIC” ACTIVATOR 707; ultraviolet curable urethane formulations commercially available from Norland Products, Inc., New Brunswick, New Jersey, and sold under the product designations "NORLAND NOA 61", “NORLAND NOA 65” and “NORLAND NOA 68”; and ultraviolet curable acrylic formulations commercially available from Dymax Corp., Torrington, Connecticut, including "DYMAX LIGHT-WE
- cross -linked polychromic solid films may be advantageously prepared. Such cross -linking tends to improve the physical properties and characteristics (e.g., mechanical strength) of the resulting polychromic solid films.
- Cross -linking during cure to transform the electrochromic monomer composition into a polychromic solid film may be achieved by means of free radical ionic initiation by the exposure to electromagnetic radiation. This may be accomplished by combining together all the components of the particular electrochromic monomer composition and thereafter effecting cure.
- cross- links may be achieved by exposing to electromagnetic radiation the electrochromic monomer composition for a time sufficient to effect a partial cure, whereupon further electromagnetic radiation and/or a thermal influence may be employed to effect a more complete jLn situ cure and transformation into the polychromic solid film.
- Suitable polyfunctional monomers for use in preparing polychromic films should have at least two reactive functionalities, and may be selected from, among others, ethylene glycol diacrylate, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, 1,2-butylene dimethacrylate, 1,3- butylene dimethacrylate, 1,4-butylene dimethacrylate, propylene glycol diacrylate, propylene glycol dimethacrylate, diethylene glycol diacrylate, dipropylene glycol diacrylate, divinyl benzene, divinyl toluene, diallyl tartrate, allyl maleate, divinyl tartrate, triallyl melamine, glycerine trimethacrylate, diallyl maleate, divinyl ether, diallyl monomethylene glycol citrate, ethylene glycol vinyl allyl citrate, allyl vinyl maleate, diallyl itaconate, ethylene glycol diester of itaconic acid, polyester of maleic anhydride with triethylene glycol, polyally
- Ultraviolet radiation absorbing monomers may also be advantageously employed herein.
- Preferred among such monomers are 1, 3-bis- (4-benzoyl-3-hydroxyphenoxy) -2- propylacrylate , 2 -hydroxy- 4 -acryloxyethoxybenzophenone , 2-hydroxy-4-octoxybenzophenone and 4-methacryloxy-2- hydroxybenzophenone, as they perform the dual function of acting as a monomer component, or a portion thereof, and as an ultraviolet stabilizing agent.
- ultraviolet absorbing layers may be coated onto, or adhered to, the first substrate and/or second substrate, and preferably the substrate closest to the source of UV radiation, to assist in shielding the electrochromic device from the degradative effect of ultraviolet radiation.
- Suitable ultraviolet absorbing layers include those recited in US Patent 5,073,012 entitled “Anti-scatter, Ultraviolet Protected, Anti- misting Electro-optical Assemblies", filed March 20, 1990, or as disclosed in copending US Patent Application 08/547,578 filed October 24, 1995, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein.
- Examples of such layers include a layer of DuPont BE1028D which is a polyvinylbutyral/polyester composite available from E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Delaware, and SORBALITETM polymeric UV blockers (available from Monsanto Company, St. Louis, Missouri) which comprise a clear thin polymer film, with UV absorbing chromophores incorporated, such as by covalent bonding, in a polymer backbone.
- the SORBALITETM clear thin polymer film when placed on a surface of the substrate closest to the source of UV radiation (such as the sun) , efficiently absorbs UV light below about 370 nm with minimal effect on the visible region.
- Thickness of the SORBALITETM film is desirably in the range of about 0.1 microns to 1000 microns (or thicker) ; preferably less than 100 microns; more preferably less than about 25 microns, and most preferably less than about 10 microns.
- UV absorbing thin films or additives such as cerium oxide, iron oxide, nickel oxide and titanium oxide or such oxides with dopants can be used to protect the electrochromic device from UV degradation.
- UV absorbing chromophores can be incorporated, such as by covalent bonding, into the solid polymer matrix to impart enhanced resilience to UV radiation. Also near- infrared radiation absorbing species may be incorporated into the solid polymer matrix.
- the density of the cross -link within the resulting polychromic solid film tends to increase with the amount and/or the degree of functionality of polyfunctional monomer present in the electrochromic monomer composition.
- Cross -linking density within a polychromic solid film may be achieved or further increased by adding to the electrochromic monomer composition cross -linking agents, which themselves are incapable of undergoing further polymerization.
- cross -linking agents which themselves are incapable of undergoing further polymerization.
- the use of such cross -linking agents in the electrochromic monomer composition may enhance the prolonged coloration performance of the resulting polychromic solid film.
- cross -linking agents include polyfunctional hydroxy compounds, such as glycols and glycerol, polyfunctional primary or secondary amino compounds and polyfunctional mercapto compounds.
- polyfunctional hydroxy compounds such as glycols and glycerol
- polyfunctional primary or secondary amino compounds such as polyfunctional primary or secondary amino compounds
- polyfunctional mercapto compounds such as pentaerythritol, 2-ethyl-2- (hydroxymethyl) -1, 3 -propanediol, the poly (caprolactone) diols having molecular weights of 1,250, 2,000 and 3,000, and polycarbonate diol available from Polysciences, Inc. and the polyfunctional hydroxy compounds commercially available under the "TONE" tradename from Union Carbide Chemicals and Plastics Co.
- glycols such as e -caprolactone triols (known as "TONE” 0301, "TONE” 0305 and “TONE” 0310) .
- preferred glycols are the poly (ethylene glycols), like those sold under the "CARBOWAX” tradename by the Industrial Chemical division of Union Carbide Corp., Danbury, Connecticut such as "CARBOWAX” PEG 200, PEG 300, PEG 400, PEG 540 Blend, PEG 600, PEG 900, PEG 1000, PEG 1450, PEG 3350, PEG 4600, and PEG 8000, with "CARBOWAX” PEG 1450 being the most preferred among this group, and those available from Polysciences, Inc.
- Polychromic solid films that perform well under prolonged coloration may be prepared from electrochromic monomer compositions that contain as a monomer component at least some portion of a polyfunctional monomer -- e.g., a difunctional monomer.
- a polyfunctional monomer e.g., a difunctional monomer.
- polychromic solid films may be prepared with a minimum of shrinkage during the transformation process and that also perform well under prolonged coloration.
- electrochromic monomer compositions which contain a monomer component having polyfunctionality in preparing polychromic solid films that perform well under prolonged coloration
- electrochromic monomer compositions that exhibit enhanced resistance to shrinkage when transformed into polychromic solid films preferably contain certain monofunctional monomers.
- some physical properties and characteristics of polychromic solid films may be deemed of greater import than others .
- superior performance in terms of resistance to shrinkage during in situ curing of the electrochromic monomer composition to the polychromic solid film may be balanced with the prolonged coloration performance of the resulting polychromic solid film to achieve the properties and characteristics desirable of that polychromic solid film.
- photoinitiators or photosensitizers may also be added to assist the initiation of the in situ curing process.
- photoinitiators or photosensitizers enhance the rapidity of the curing process when the electrochromic monomer compositions are exposed to electromagnetic radiation.
- These materials include, but are not limited to, radical initiation type and cationic initiation type polymerization initiators such as benzoin derivatives, like the ⁇ - utyl, i-butyl and ethyl benzoin alkyl ethers, and those commercially available products sold under the "ESACURE” tradename by Sartomer Co., such as “ESACURE” TZT (trimethyl benzophenone blend) , KB1 (benzildimethyl ketal) , KB60 (60% solution of benzildimethyl ketal) , EB3 (mixture of benzoin n- utyl ethers) , KIP 100F ( ⁇ xhydroxy ketone) , KT37 (TZT and c.- ydroxy ketone blend) , ITX (i- propylthioxanthone) , X15 (ITX and TZT blend) , and EDB [ethyl-4- (dimethylamino
- compatibilizing agents include, among others, combinations of plasticizers recited herein, a monomer component having polyfunctionality and cross -linking agents that provide flexible cross -links. See supra .
- monomer compositions can be formed comprising both organic and inorganic monomers.
- inorganic monomers such as tetraethylorthosilicate, titanium isopropoxide, metal alkoxides, and the like may be included in the monomer composition, and formation of the solid matrix (be it an organic polymer matrix, an inorganic polymer matrix or an organic/inorganic polymer matrix) can proceed via a variety of reaction mechanisms, including hydrolysis/condensation reactions.
- transition metal -peroxy acid products such as tungsten peroxy acid product
- alcohol such as peroxy- transition metal derivative
- peroxy- transition metal derivative such as peroxytungstic ester derivative
- the polychromic solid films may optionally be combined with inorganic and organic films such as those of metal oxides (e.g., W0 3 , NiO, Ir0 2 , etc.) and organic films such a polyaniline.
- metal oxides e.g., W0 3 , NiO, Ir0 2 , etc.
- organic films such as those of metal oxides (e.g., W0 3 , NiO, Ir0 2 , etc.) and organic films such a polyaniline. Examples of such films are found in copending US Patent Application 08/429,643 filed April 27, 1995, copending US Patent Application 08/547,578 filed October 24, 1995, and copending US Patent Application 08/330,090 filed October 26, 1994, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein.
- the devices of this present invention can benefit from the use of elemental semiconductors layers or stacks, PRM, anti-wetting adaption, synchronous manufacturing, multi-layer transparent conducting stacks incorporating a thin metal layer overcoated with a conducting metal oxide (such as a high reflectivity reflector comprising around 1000 A of silver metal or aluminum metal, overcoated with about 1500 A of ITO and with a reflectivity greater than 70%R and a sheet resistance below 5 ohms/square) , conducting seals, variable intensity band pass filters, isolation valve vacuum backfilling, cover sheets and on demand displays such as are disclosed in copending US Patent Application 08/429,643 filed April 27, 1995, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
- a conducting metal oxide such as a high reflectivity reflector comprising around 1000 A of silver metal or aluminum metal, overcoated with about 1500 A of ITO and with a reflectivity greater than 70%R and a sheet resistance below 5 ohms/square
- conducting seals such as a high reflectivity reflector comprising
- the solid polymer films of this present invention may comprise within their structure electrochromatically active phthalocyanine-based and/or phthalocyanine-derived moieties including transition metal phthalocyanines such as zirconium phthalocyanine and molybdenum phthalocyanine.
- the solid polymer films of this invention can be combined with an electron donor (e.g. Ti0 2 ) - spacer (salicylic acid or phosphoric acid bound to the Ti0 2 ) - electron acceptor (a viologen bound to the salicylic acid or to the phosphoric acid) heterodyad such as described also in US Patent Application 08/429,643.
- Such donor- spacer- acceptor solid films can function as an electrochromic solid film in combination with the polychromic solid films of the present invention.
- such chemically modified nanoporous-nanocrystalline films such as of Ti0 2 with absorbed redox chromophores, can be used in a variety of electrochromic devices and device constructions, including rearview mirrors, glazings, architectural and vehicular glazings, displays, filters, contrast enhancement filters and the like.
- Many electrochromic compounds absorb electromagnetic radiation in the about 290 nm to about 400 nm ultraviolet region. Because solar radiation includes an ultraviolet region between about 290 nm to about 400 nm, it is often desirable to shield such electrochromic compounds from ultraviolet radiation in that region.
- the longevity and stability of the electrochromic compounds may be improved.
- the polychromic solid film itself be stable to electromagnetic radiation, particularly in that region. This may be accomplished by adding to the electrochromic monomer composition an ultraviolet stabilizing agent (and/or a self -screening plasticizer which may act to block or screen such ultraviolet radiation) so as to extend the functional lifetime of the resulting polychromic solid film.
- an ultraviolet stabilizing agent and/or a self -screening plasticizer which may act to block or screen such ultraviolet radiation
- Such ultraviolet stabilizing agents (and/or self -screening plasticizers) should be substantially transparent in the visible region and function to absorb ultraviolet radiation, quench degradative free radical reaction formation and prevent degradative oxidative reactions.
- the preferred ultraviolet stabilizing agents which are usually employed on a by-weight basis, should be selected so as to be compatible with the other components of the electrochromic monomer composition, and so that the physical, chemical or electrochemical performance of, as well as the transformation into, the resulting polychromic solid film is not adversely affected.
- UVINUL 400 [2 , 4-dihydroxy- benzophenone (manufactured by BASF Corp., Wyandotte, Michigan)], "UVINUL” D 49 [2 , 2 ' -dihydroxy-4 , 4 ' - dimethoxybenzophenone (BASF Corp.)], "UVINUL” N 35 [ethyl -2 -cyano-3 , 3 -diphenylacrylate (BASF Corp.)], “UVINUL” N 539 [2 -ethylhexyl-2 - cyano-3 , 3 ' - diphenylacrylate (BASF Corp.)], "UVINUL” M 40 [2- hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone (BASF Corp.)], “UVINUL” M 408 [2-hydroxy-4-octoxybenzophenone (BASF Corp.)], "TINUVIN” P [2- (2' -hydroxy-5'
- the cure wave length of the electrochromic monomer composition, the peak intensity of the source of electromagnetic radiation, and the principle absorbance maxima of the ultraviolet stabilizing agents should be selected to provide a rapid and efficient transformation of the electrochromic monomer compositions into the polychromic solid films, while optimizing the continued long-term post- cure stability to outdoor weathering and all -climate exposure of polychromic solid films.
- An electrolytic material may also be employed in the electrochromic monomer composition to assist or enhance the conductivity of the electrical current passing through the resulting polychromic solid film.
- the electrolytic material may be selected from a host of known materials, preferred of which are tetraethylammonium perchlorate, tetrabutylammonium tetrafluoroborate , tetrabutylammonium hexafluorophosphate , tetrabutylammonium trifluoromethane sulfonate, lithium salts and combinations thereof, with tetrabutylammonium hexafluorophosphate and tetraethylammonium perchlorate being the most preferred.
- adhesion promoting agents or coupling agents may be used in the preferred electrochromic monomer compositions to further enhance the degree to which the resulting polychromic solid films adhere to the contacting surfaces.
- Adhesion promoting or coupling agents which promote such enhanced adhesion, include silane coupling agents, and commercially available adhesion promoting agents like those sold by Sartomer Co., such as Alkoxylated Trifunctional Acrylate (9008) , Trifunctional Methacrylate Ester (9010 and 9011), Trifunctional Acrylate Ester (9012), Aliphatic Monofunctional Ester (9013 and 9015) and Aliphatic Difunctional Ester (9014) .
- carboxylated vinyl monomers such as methacrylic acid, vinyl carboxylic acid and the like may be used to further assist the development of good adhesion to the contacting surfaces.
- coloring agents, spacers, anti -oxidizing agents, flame retarding agents, heat stabilizing agents and combinations thereof may be added to the electrochromic monomer compositions, choosing of course those materials in appropriate quantities depending upon the specific application of the resulting polychromic solid film.
- a blue- tinted electrochromic automotive mirror such as described herein, may be prepared by dispersing within the electrochromic monomer composition a suitable ultraviolet stable coloring agent, such as "NEOZAPON" BLUE TM 807 (a phthalocyanine blue dye, available commercially from BASF Corp., Parsippany, New Jersey) and "NEOPEN” 808 (a phthalocyanine blue dye, available commercially from BASF Corp.) .
- Polychromic solid films may be prepared within an electrochromic device by introducing an electrochromic monomer composition to a film forming means, such as the vacuum backfilling technique, which fills a cavity of an assembly by withdrawing into the cavity the electrochromic monomer composition while the assembly is in an environment of reduced atmospheric pressure [see e.g., Varaprasad III .
- the two hole filling technique where the electrochromic monomer composition is dispensed under pressure into the assembly through one hole while a gentle vacuum is applied at the other hole [see e.g., Varaprasad III] , or with the sandwich lamination technique, which contemporaneously creates and fills a cavity of an assembly by placing on one or both substrates either a thermoplastic sealing means to act as a spacing means [see commonly assigned United States Patent 5,233,461 (Dornan) ] or glass beads of nominal diameter, and then exposing to electromagnetic radiation at least one clear substrate of the assembly constructed by any of the above manufacturing techniques (containing the low viscosity electrochromic monomer composition) for a time sufficient to transform the electrochromic monomer composition into a polychromic solid film.
- a thermoplastic sealing means to act as a spacing means
- spacers such as glass beads, may be dispensed across the conductive surface of one or both substrates, or dispersed throughout the electrochromic monomer composition which may then be dispensed onto the conductive surface of one or both substrates, to assist in preparing a polychromic solid film which contacts, in abutting relationship, the conductive surface of the two substrates.
- a pre-established spacing means of solid material such as tape, pillars, walls, ridges and the like, may also be employed to assist in determining the interpane distance between the substrates in which a polychromic solid film may be prepared to contact, in abutting relationship with, the conductive surface of the two substrates.
- Polychromic solid films may also be prepared separately from the electrochromic device, and thereafter placed between, and in abutting relationship with, the conductive surface of the two substrates used in constructing the device.
- Many known film manufacturing processes may be employed as a film forming means to manufacture polychromic solid films. Included among these processes are calendering, casting, rolling, dispensing, coating, extrusion and thermoforming. For a non- exhaustive description of such processes, see Modern Plastics Encyclopedia 1988, 203-300, McGraw-Hill Inc., New York (1988).
- the electrochromic monomer composition may be dispensed or coated onto the conductive surface of a substrate, using conventional techniques, such as curtain coating, spray coating, dip coating, spin coating, roller coating, brush coating or transfer coating.
- polychromic solid films may be prepared as a self-supporting solid film which may thereafter be contacted with conductive substrates .
- an electrochromic monomer composition may be continuously cast or dispensed onto a surface, such as a fluorocarbon surface and the like, to which the polychromic solid film, transformed therefrom by exposure to electromagnetic radiation, does not adhere.
- a surface such as a fluorocarbon surface and the like
- polychromic solid films may be continously prepared, and, for example, reeled onto a take-up roller and stored for future use.
- an appropriately shaped portion of the stored polychromic solid film may be cut from the roll using a die, laser, hot wire, blade or other cutting means. This now custom- cut portion of polychromic solid film may be contacted with the conductive substrates to form an electrochromic device.
- the custom- cut portion of the polychromic solid film may be laminated between the conductive surface of two transparent conductive coated substrates, such as ITO or tin oxide coated glass substrates, two ITO or tin oxide coated "MYLAR” [polyethylene terephthalate film (commercially available from E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., Wilmington, Delaware) ] substrates or one ITO or tin oxide coated glass substrate and one ITO or tin oxide coated "MYLAR” substrate.
- two transparent conductive coated substrates such as ITO or tin oxide coated glass substrates, two ITO or tin oxide coated "MYLAR” [polyethylene terephthalate film (commercially available from E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., Wilmington, Delaware) ] substrates or one ITO or tin oxide coated glass substrate and one ITO or tin oxide coated "MYLAR” substrate.
- MYLAR polyethylene terephthalate film
- a polychromic solid film may be prepared by the film forming means of extrusion or calendaring wherein the electrochromic monomer composition is transformed into the polychromic solid film by exposure to electromagnetic radiation prior to, contemporaneously with, or, if the electrochromic monomer composition is sufficiently viscous, after passing through the extruder or calendar. Thereafter, the polychromic solid film may be placed between, and in abutting relationship with, the conductive surface of the substrates, and then construction of the electrochromic device may be completed.
- the viscosity of the electrochromic monomer composition may be controlled to optimize its dispensibility by adjusting the temperature of (1) the electrochromic monomer composition itself, (2) the substrates on which the electrochromic monomer composition may be placed to assemble the electrochromic device or (3) the processing equipment used to prepare polychromic solid films (if the polychromic film is to be prepared independently from the substrates of the electrochromic devices) .
- the temperature of the electrochromic monomer composition, the substrates or the equipment or combinations thereof may be elevated to decrease the viscosity of the electrochromic monomer composition.
- the uniformity on the substrate of the dispensed electrochromic monomer composition may be enhanced using lamination techniques, centrifuge techniques, pressure applied from the atmosphere (such as with vacuum bagging) , pressure applied from a weighted object, rollers and the like.
- the substrates employed in the electrochromic devices of the present invention may be constructed from materials that are substantially inflexible as well as flexible depending on the application to which they are to be used.
- the substrates may be constructed from substantially inflexible substrates, such as glass, laminated glass, tempered glass, optical plastics, such as polycarbonate, acrylic and polystyrene, and flexible substrates, such as "MYLAR" film.
- the glass substrates suitable for use herein may be tinted specialized glass which is known to significantly reduce ultraviolet radiation transmission while maintaining high visible light transmission.
- Such glass often bearing a blue colored tint, provides a commercially acceptable silvery reflection to electrochromic automotive mirrors even when the polychromic solid film is prepared containing an ultraviolet stabilizing agent or other component which may have a tendency to imbue a yellowish appearance to the polychromic solid film.
- blue tinted specialized glass may be obtained commercially from Pittsburgh Plate Glass Industries, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as “SOLEXTRA” 7010; Ford Glass Co., Detroit, Michigan as “SUNGLAS” Blue; or Asahi Glass Co., Tokyo, Japan under the "SUNBLUE” tradename.
- a transparent conductive coating such as indium tin oxide (“ITO”) or doped- tin oxide, is coated on a surface of the substrate making that surface suitable for placement in abutting relationship with a polychromic solid film.
- ITO indium tin oxide
- doped- tin oxide is coated on a surface of the substrate making that surface suitable for placement in abutting relationship with a polychromic solid film.
- the choice of substrate may influence the choice of processing techniques used to prepare the polychromic solid film or the type of electrochromic device assembled.
- an electrochromic monomer composition may be advantageously applied to such flexible substrates using a roll -to- roll system where the flexible substrates are released from rolls (that are aligned and rotate in directions opposite to one another) , and brought toward one another in a spaced-apart relationship.
- the electrochromic monomer composition may be dispensed or injected onto one of the flexible substrates at the point where the two flexible substrates are released from their respective rolls and brought toward one another, while being contemporaneously exposed to electromagnetic radiation for a time sufficient to transform the electrochromic monomer composition into a polychromic solid film.
- the dispensing of the electrochromic monomer composition may be effected through a first injection nozzle positioned over one of the rolls of flexible substrate.
- a weathering barrier forming material such as a curing epoxide like an ultraviolet curing epoxide, may be dispensed in an alternating and synchronized manner onto that flexible substrate through a second injection nozzle positioned adjacent to the first injection nozzle.
- a flexible substrate By passing in the path of these nozzles as a continuously moving ribbon, a flexible substrate may be contacted with the separate polymerizable compositions in appropriate amounts and positions on the flexible substrate.
- a weathering barrier forming material may be dispensed from the second injection nozzle which may be positioned inboard (typically about 2 mm to about 25 mm) from the leftmost edge of the roll of flexible substrate.
- the first injection nozzle positioned adjacent to the second injection nozzle, may dispense the electrochromic monomer composition onto most of the full width of the roll of flexible substrate.
- a third injection nozzle also dispensing weathering barrier forming material, may be positioned adjacent to, but inboard from, the rightmost edge of that roll of flexible substrate (typically about 2 mm to about 25 mm) .
- a continuous ribbon of a flexible electrochromic assembly may be formed (upon exposure to electromagnetic radiation) which, in turn, may be taken up onto a take-up roller.
- a flexible electrochromic assembly having the width of the roll of flexible substrate, but of a particular length may be obtained by unrolling and cutting to length an electrochromic assembly of a particular size.
- multiple nozzles may be placed appropriately at positions throughout the width of one of the rolls of flexible substrate, and the dispensing process carried out accordingly.
- a small gap (e.g., about 5 mm to about 50 mm) should be maintained where no dispensing occurs during the introduction of the electrochromic monomer composition and the weathering barrier forming material onto the substrate so that a dead zone is created where neither the electrochromic monomer composition nor the weathering barrier forming material is present.
- the electrochromic assembly may be isolated by cutting along the newly created dead zones of the flexible assemblies. This zone serves conveniently as a cutting area to form electrochromic assemblies of desired sizes.
- the zones outboard of the respective weathering barriers serve as convenient edges for attachment of a means for introducing an applied potential to the flexible electrochromic assemblies, such as bus bars.
- the bisection of the dead zones establishes a convenient position onto which the bus bars may be affixed.
- each of the weathering barrier forming material and the electrochromic monomer composition may be transformed into a weathering barrier and a polychromic solid film, respectively, by exposure to electromagnetic radiation, the required exposures to complete the respective transformations may be independent from one another.
- the weathering barrier forming material may also be thermally cured to form the weathering barrier.
- the -choice of a particular electromagnetic radiation region to effect in situ cure may depend on the particular electrochromic monomer composition to be cured.
- typical sources of electromagnetic radiation such as ultraviolet radiation, include: mercury vapor lamps; xenon arc lamps; "H” , “D”, “X”, “M” , “V” and “A” fusion lamps (such as those commercially available from Fusion UV Curing Systems, Buffalo Grove, Illinois); microwave generated ultraviolet radiation; solar power and fluorescent light sources. Any of these electromagnetic radiation sources may use in conjunction therewith reflectors and filters, so as to focus the emitted radiation within a particular electromagnetic region. Similarly, the electromagnetic radiation may be generated directly in a steady fashion or in an intermittent fashion so as to minimize the degree of heat build-up.
- the region of electromagnetic radiation employed to m situ cure the electrochromic monomer compositions into polychromic solid films is often referred to herein as being in the ultraviolet region, that is not to say that other regions of radiation within the electromagnetic spectrum may not also be suitable. For instance, in certain situations, visible radiation may also be advantageously employed.
- a given source of electromagnetic radiation should have a sufficient intensity to overcome the inhibitive effects of those components so as to enable to proceed successfully the transformation of the electrochromic monomer composition into the polychromic solid film.
- a source which itself produces a less advantageous intensity of electromagnetic radiation may suffice.
- the chosen lamp preferably has a power rating of at least about 100 watts per inch (about 40 watts per cm) , with a power rating of at least about 300 watts per inch (about 120 watts per cm) being particularly preferred.
- the wavelength of the lamp and its output intensity should be chosen to accommodate the presence of ultraviolet stabilizing agents incorporated into electrochromic monomer compositions.
- a photoinitiator or photosensitizer may increase the rate of in situ curing or shift the wavelength within the electromagnetic radiation spectrum at which in situ curing will occur in the transformation process.
- the electrochromic monomer composition will be exposed to a source of electromagnetic radiation that emits an amount of energy, measured in KJ/m 2 , determined by parameters including: the size, type and geometry of the source; the duration of the exposure to electromagnetic radiation; the intensity of the radiation (and that portion of radiation emitted within the region appropriate to effect curing) ; the absorbance of electromagnetic radiation by any intervening materials, such as substrates, conductive coatings and the like; and the distance the electrochromic monomer composition lies from the source of radiation.
- a source of electromagnetic radiation that emits an amount of energy, measured in KJ/m 2 , determined by parameters including: the size, type and geometry of the source; the duration of the exposure to electromagnetic radiation; the intensity of the radiation (and that portion of radiation emitted within the region appropriate to effect curing) ; the absorbance of electromagnetic radiation by any intervening materials, such as substrates, conductive coatings and the like; and the distance the electrochromic monomer composition lies from the source of radiation.
- the polychromic solid film transformation may be optimized
- the source of electromagnetic radiation may remain stationary while the electrochromic monomer composition passes through its path.
- the electrochromic monomer composition may remain stationary while the source of electromagnetic radiation passes thereover or therearound to complete the transformation into a polychromic solid film.
- both may traverse one another, or for that matter remain stationary, provided that the electrochromic monomer composition is exposed to the electrochromic radiation for a time sufficient to effect such in situ curing.
- Electromagnetic radiation in the near- infrared and far- infrared (including short and long wavelengths from 3 microns to 30 microns and beyond) regions of the electromagnetic spectrum can be used, as can radiation in other regions such as microwave radiation.
- radiant heaters that emit in the infrared region and couple energy into the monomer composition can be used.
- a microwave generator can be used.
- a combined energy radiator can be used for systems that respond, for example, to a combination of energy inputs from different regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- the Fusion UV Curing System, Sunlight UV Chamber, Hanovia UV Curing System, and RC-500A Pulsed UV Curing System described above emit energy efficiently in both the ultraviolet region and the infrared region, and thus effect a cure both by photoinitiation and thermally.
- ovens, lehrs, converyorized ovens, induction ovens, heater banks and the like can be used to couple energy into the electrochromic monomer composition by convection, conduction and/or radiation.
- chemical initiators and catalysts, photo initiators, latent curing agents such as are described in copending US Patent Application 08/429,643, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein
- similar chemical accelerants can be used to assist conversion of the .
- electrochromic monomer composition into a cross -linked solid polymer matrix.
- cure can be retarded/suppressed until after the composition is applied within the cavity of the electrochromic cell. Thereafter, by exposure to electromagnetic radiation or thermal influence, cure to the solid polymer matrix polychromic film can be accelerated. Since devices will not typically be consumer used until at least days (often weeks or months) after initial application of the monomer composition within the interpane cell cavity, electrochromic monomer compositions can be composed that m situ cure at room temperature (typically 15° to 30°C) over time once established within the interpane cavity (for example, within 24 hours) .
- electrochromic devices can be thermally m situ cured in an oven at a temperature, for example, of 60 °C or higher for a time period of, for example, five minutes or longer with the particular oven temperature and oven dwell time being readily established by experimentation for any given electrochromic monomer composition. For example, we find good results by exposure of the tin catalyzed compositions of the Examples to about 80 °C in an oven for about two hours. If faster curing systems are desired, then the monomer composition can be appropriately adjusted, particularly by appropriate selection of the type and concentration of initiators, curing agents, catalysts, cross -linking agents, accelerants, etc.
- the required amount of energy may be delivered by exposing the electrochromic monomer composition to a less powerful source of electromagnetic radiation for a longer period of time, through for example multiple passes, or conversely, by exposing it to a more powerful source of electromagnetic radiation for a shorter period of time.
- each of those multiple passes may occur with a source at different energy intensities.
- those of ordinary skill in the art should choose an appropriate source of electromagnetic radiation depending on the particular electrochromic monomer composition, and place that source at a suitable distance therefrom which, together with the length of exposure, optimizes the transformation process.
- a slower, controlled cure such as that achieved by multiple passes using a less intense energy source, may be preferable over a rapid cure using a more intense energy source, for example, to minimize shrinkage during the transformation process.
- a source of electromagnetic radiation that is delivered in an intermittent fashion, such as by pulsing or strobing, so as to ensure a thorough and complete cure without causing excessive heat build-up.
- shrinkage may be observed during and after the transformation process of the electrochromic monomer composition into a polychromic solid film.
- This undesirable event may be controlled or lessened to a large extent by making appropriate choices among the components of the electrochromic monomer composition. For instance, appropriately chosen polyfunctional monomers or cross -linking agents may enhance resistance to shrinkage during the transformation process.
- a conscious control of the type and amount of plasticizer used in the electrochromic monomer composition may also tend to enhance resistance to shrinkage.
- shrinkage may also be observed with polychromic solid films that have been subjected to environmental conditions, especially conditions of environmental accelerated aging, such as thermal cycling and low temperature soak, a conscious choice of components used in the electrochromic monomer composition may tend to minimize this event as well .
- shrinkage may be decreased as the molecular weight of the monomer employed is increased, and by using index matched inert fillers, such as glass beads or fibres.
- Electrochromic devices may be manufactured with polychromic solid films of a particular thickness by preparing partially- cured polychromic solid films between the glass substrates of electrochromic assemblies with spacers or a thermoplastic spacing means having been placed on one or both of the substrates.
- This partially- cured polychromic solid film should have a thickness slightly greater than that which the resulting polychromic solid film will desirably assume in the completed device.
- the electrochromic assemblies should then be subjected to compression, such as that provided by an autoclave/vacuum bagging process, and thereafter be exposed to electromagnetic radiation to complete the transformation into a polychromic solid film with the desired film thickness.
- FIGS 1 and 2 show an electrochromic device assembled from the polychromic solid films of the present invention.
- the electrochromic assembly 1 includes two substantially planar substrates 2, 3 positioned substantially parallel to one another. It is preferable that these substrates 2 , 3 be positioned as close to parallel to one another as possible so as to avoid double imaging, which is particularly noticeable in mirrors, especially when the electrochromic media -- i.e., the polychromic solid film -- is colored to a dimmed state.
- a source of an applied potential need be introduced to the electrochromic assembly 1 so that polychromic solid film 6 may color in a rapid, intense and uniform manner. That source may be connected by electrical . leads 8 to conducting strips, such as bus bars 7.
- the bus bars 7 may be constructed of a metal, such as copper, stainless steel, aluminum or solder, or of conductive frits and epoxides, and should be affixed to a conductive coating 4, coated on a surface of each of the substrates 2, 3.
- An exposed portion of the conductive coating 4 should be provided for the bus bars 7 to adhere by the displacement of the coated substrates 2 , 3 in opposite directions relative to each other - - lateral from, but parallel to - - , with polychromic solid film 6 positioned between, and in abutting relationship with, the conductive surface of the two substrates.
- a substantially transparent conductive coating 4 is coated on a surface of each of these substrates 2, 3.
- the conductive coating 4 is generally from about 300 A to about 10,000 A in thickness, having a refractive index in the range of about 1.6 to about 2.2.
- a conductive coating 4 with a thickness of about 1,200 A to about 2,300 A, having a refractive index of about 1.7 to about 1.9 is chosen depending on the desired appearance of the substrate when the polychromic solid film situated therebetween is colored.
- the conductive coating 4 should also be highly and uniformly conductive in each direction to provide a substantially uniform response as to film coloring once a potential is applied.
- the sheet resistance of these transparent conductive substrates 2, 3 may be below about 100 ohms per square, with about 6 ohms per square to about 20 ohms per square being preferred.
- Such substrates 2, 3 may be selected from among those commercially available as glass substrates, coated with indium tin oxide ("ITO") from Donnelly Corporation, Holland, Michigan, or tin oxide- coated glass substrates sold by the LOF Glass division of Libbey-Owens-Ford .
- TEC-Glass products, such as "TEC 10" (10 ohms per square sheet resistance), “TEC 12” (12 ohms per square sheet resistance) , “TEC 15” (15 ohms per square sheet resistance) and “TEC 20” (20 ohms per square sheet resistance) tin oxide- coated glass.
- TEC 10 10 ohms per square sheet resistance
- TEC 12 (12 ohms per square sheet resistance
- TEC 15 (15 ohms per square sheet resistance
- TEC 20 (20 ohms per square sheet resistance
- tin oxide coated glass substrates commercially available from Pittsburgh Plate Glass Industries, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania under the “SUNGATE” tradename, may be advantageously employed herein.
- substantially transparent conductive coated flexible substrates such as ITO deposited onto substantially clear or tinted "MYLAR” may be used. Such flexible substrates are commercially available from Southwall Corp., Palo Alto, California.
- the conductive coating 4 coated on each of the substrates 2, 3 may be constructed from the same material or different materials, including tin oxide, ITO, ITO-FW, ITO-HW, ITO-HWG, doped tin oxide, such as antimony-doped tin oxide and fluorine-doped tin oxide, doped zinc oxide, such as antimony-doped zinc oxide and aluminum- doped zinc oxide, with ITO being preferred.
- the substantially transparent conductive coated substrates 2, 3 may be of the full -wave length- type
- HW half -wave length green- type
- HWG half -wave length green- type
- the thickness of FW is about 3,000 A in thickness
- HW is about 1,500 A in thickness
- HWG is about 1,960 A in thickness
- HWG has a refractive index of about 1.7 to about 1.8, and has an optical thickness of about five- eighths wave to about two- thirds wave.
- HWG is generally chosen for electrochromic devices, especially reflective devices, such as mirrors, whose desired appearance has a greenish hue in color when a potential is applied.
- the spaced-apart substantially transparent conductive coated substrates 2 , 3 may have a weather barrier 5 placed therebetween or therearound.
- a weather barrier 5 in the electrochromic devices of the present invention is for the purpose of preventing environmental contaminants from entering the device during long-term use under harsh environmental conditions rather than to prevent escape of electrochromic media, such as with an electrochemichromic device.
- Weather barrier 5 may be made from many known materials, with epoxy resins coupled with spacers, plasticized polyvinyl butyral
- weather barrier 5 materials such as nitrile containing polymers and butyl rubbers that form a good barrier against oxygen permeation from environmental exposure.
- weather barrier materials and types including single and double weather barrier constructions
- flexible weather barrier materials that are beneficial when the polychromic solid film devices of this invention are exposed to wide and rapid oscillation between temperature extremes, such as the thermal shocks experienced during normal use in or on a vehicle in regions of climate extremes.
- devices such as electrochromic rearview mirrors utilizing a polychromic solid film
- devices can be constructed suitable for use on automobiles, and suitable to withstand accelerated aging testing such as boiling in water for an extended period (such as 96 hours or longer) ; exposure to high temperature/high humidity for an extended period (for example, 85°C/85% relative humidity for 720 hours or longer) ; exposure within a steam autoclave for extended periods (for example, 121°C; 15-18 psi steam for 144 hours or longer) .
- the thickness of the polychromic solid film itself is the thickness of the polychromic solid film itself, especially when a highly viscous electrochromic monomer composition is used, optionally coupled with either spacers or a thermoplastic spacing means, assembled within the electrochromic devices of the present invention that determines the interpane distance of the spaced-apart relationship at which the substrates are positioned.
- This interpane distance may be influenced by the addition of spacers to the electrochromic monomer composition, which spacers, when added to an electrochromic monomer composition, assist in defining the film thickness of the resulting polychromic solid film.
- the thickness of the polychromic solid film may be about 10 ⁇ m to about 1000 ⁇ m, with about 20 ⁇ m to about 200 ⁇ m being preferred, a film thickness of about 37 ⁇ m to about 74 ⁇ m being particularly preferred, and a film thickness of about 53 ⁇ m being most preferred depending of course on the chosen electrochromic monomer composition and the intended application.
- electrochromic devices manufactured with polychromic solid films may operate so that, upon application of a potential thereto, only selected portions of the device -- i.e., through the polychromic solid film -- will color in preference to the remaining portions of the device.
- lines may be scored or etched onto the conductive surface of either one or both of substrates 2, 3, in linear alignment so as to cause a break in electrical continuity between regions immediately adjacent to the break, by means such as chemical etching, mechanical scribing, laser etching, sand blasting and other equivalent means.
- an addressable pixel may be created by the break of electrical continuity when a potential is applied to a pre-determined portion of the electrochromic device.
- the electrochromic device colors in only that predetermined portion demonstrating utility, for example, as an electrochromic mirror, where only a selected portion of the mirror advantageously colors to assist in reducing locally reflected glare or as an electrochromic information display device.
- the electrochromic monomer composition may be dispensed onto the conductive surface of one of the substrates 2 or 3.
- the conductive surface of the other substrate may then be placed thereover so that the electrochromic monomer composition is dispersed uniformly onto and between the conductive surface of substrates 2, 3.
- This assembly may then be exposed, either in a continuous or intermittent manner, to electromagnetic radiation, such as ultraviolet radiation in the region between about 200 nm to about 400 nm for a period of about 2 seconds to about 10 seconds, so that the electrochromic monomer composition is transformed by in situ curing into polychromic solid film 6.
- the intermittent manner may include multiple exposures to such energy.
- a potential may be applied to the bus bars 7 in order to induce film coloring.
- the applied potential may be supplied from a variety of sources including, but not limited to, any source of alternating current (“AC”) or direct current (“DC”) known in the art, provided that, if an AC source is chosen, control elements, such as diodes, should be placed between the source and each of the conductive coatings 4 to ensure that the potential difference between the conductive coatings 4 does not change polarity with variations in polarity of the applied potential from the source.
- Suitable DC sources are storage batteries, solar thermal cells, photovoltaic cells or photoelectrochemical cells.
- An electrochromic device such as an electrochromic shade band where a gradient opacity panel may be constructed by positioning the bus bars 7 along the edges of the substrates in such a way so that only a portion -- e.g., the same portion -- of each of the substrates 2, 3 have the bus bars 7 affixed thereto.
- the introduction of an applied potential to the electrochromic device will cause intense color to be observed in only that region of the device onto which an electric field has been created -- i.e., only that region of the device having the bus bars 7 so aligned.
- a portion of the remaining bleached region will also exhibit color extending from the intensely colored region at the bus bar/non-bus bar transition gradually dissipating into the remaining bleached region of the device.
- the applied potential generated from any of these sources may be introduced to the polychromic solid film of the electrochromic device in the range of about 0.001 volts to about 5.0 volts. Typically, however, a potential of about 0.2 volts to about 2.0 volts is preferred, with about 1 volt to about 1.5 volts particularly preferred, to permit the current to flow across and color the polychromic solid film 6 so as to lessen the amount of light transmitted therethrough.
- a zero potential or a potential of negative polarity may be applied to the bus bars 7 in order to induce high light transmittance through polychromic solid film 6.
- a zero potential to about -0.2 volts will typically provide an acceptable response time for bleaching; nevertheless, increasing the magnitude of the negative potential to about -0.7 volts will often enhance response times. And, a further increase in the magnitude of that potential to about -0.8 volts to about -0.9 volts, or a magnitude of even more negative polarity as the art-skilled should readily appreciate, may permit polychromic solid film 6 to form a light- colored tint while colored to a partial- or fully-dimmed state.
- the performance of the device may be enhanced by applying the positive polarity of the potential to the substrate that faced the electromagnetic radiation during the transformation process.
- the positive polarity of the potential should be applied to the conductive surface of the clear, front glass substrate, and the negative polarity of the potential applied to the conductive surface of the silvered, rear glass substrate, to observe such a beneficial effect.
- a reflective coating having a thickness in the range of 250 A to about 2,000 A, preferably about 1,000 A, should thereafter be applied to one of the transparent conductive coated glass substrates 2 or 3 in order to form a mirror.
- Suitable materials for this layer are aluminum, palladium, platinum, titanium, gold, chromium, silver and stainless steel, with silver being preferred.
- multi- coated thin film stacks of dielectric materials or a high index single dielectric thin film coating may be used as a reflector.
- one of the conductive coatings 4 may be a metallic reflective layer which serves not only as an electrode, but also as a mirror.
- the reflective coating need only be omitted from the assembly so that the light which is transmitted through the transparent panel is not further assisted in reflecting back therethrough.
- an electrochromic optically attenuating contrast filter may be manufactured in the manner described above, optionally incorporating into the electrochromic assembly an anti -reflective means, such as a coating, on the front surface of the outermost substrate as viewed by an observer (see e.g., Lynam V) ; an anti -static means, such as a conductive coating, particularly a transparent conductive coating of ITO, tin oxide and the like; index matching means to reduce internal and interfacial reflections, such as thin films of an appropriately selected optical path length; and/or light absorbing glass, such as glass tinted to a neutral density, such as "GRAYLITE" gray tinted glass (commercially available from Pittsburgh Plate Glass Industries, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) and "SUNGLAS” Gray gray tinted glass (commercially available from Ford Glass Co., Detroit, Michigan), to augment contrast enhancement.
- polymer interlayers which may be tinted gray, such as those used in electrochromic constructions as described in Lynam III, may be incorporated
- Electrochromic optical attenuating contrast filters may be an integral part of a device or may be affixed to an already constructed device, such as cathode ray tube monitors.
- an optical attenuating contrast filter may be manufactured from a polychromic solid film and then affixed, using a suitable optical adhesive, to a device that should benefit from the properties and characteristics exhibited by the polychromic solid film.
- Such optical adhesives maximize optical quality and optical matching, and minimize interfacial reflection, and include plasticized polyvinyl butyral , various silicones, polyurethanes such as "N0RL7AND NOA 65" and "NORLAND NOA 68", and acrylics such as "DYMAX LIGHT-WELD 478".
- the electrochromic compounds are chosen for use in the polychromic solid film so that the electrochromic assembly may color to a suitable level upon the introduction of an applied potential thereto, and no undesirable spectral bias is exhibited.
- the polychromic solid film should dim through a substantially neutral colored partial transmission state to a substantially neutral colored full transmission state.
- Polychromic solid films may be used in electrochromic devices, particularly glazings and mirrors, whose functional surface is substantially planar or flat, or that are curved with a convex curvature, a compound curvature, a multi -radius curvature, a spherical curvature, an aspheric curvature, or combinations of such curvature.
- flat electrochromic automotive mirrors may be manufactured using the polychromic solid films of the present invention.
- convex electrochromic automotive mirrors may be manufactured, with radii of curvature typically in the range of about 25" to about 250", preferably in the range of about 35" to about 100", as are conventionally known.
- multi-radius automotive mirrors such as those described in United States Patent 4,449,786 (McCord) may be manufactured using the polychromic solid films of the present invention.
- Multi -radius automotive mirrors may be used typically on the driver- side exterior of an automobile to extend the driver's field of view and to enable the driver to safely see rearward and to avoid blind- spots in the rearward field of view.
- Such mirrors comprise a higher radius (even flat) region closer to the driver and a lower radius (i.e., more curved) region outboard from the driver that serves principally as the blind- spot detection zone in the mirror.
- such polychromic solid film- containing electrochromic multi- radius automotive mirrors may benefit from the prolonged coloration performance of polychromic solid films and/or from the ability to address individual segments in such mirrors.
- a demarcation means such as a silk- screened or otherwise applied line of black epoxy, may be used to separate the more curved, outboard blind- spot region from the less curved, inboard region of such mirrors.
- the demarcation means may also include an etching of a deletion line or an otherwise established break in the electrical continuity of the transparent conductors used in such mirrors so that either one or both regions may be individually or mutually addressed.
- this deletion line may itself be colored black.
- the outboard, more curved region may operate independently from the inboard, less curved region to provide an electrochromic mirror that operates in a segmented arrangement. Upon the introduction of an applied potential, either of such regions may color to a dimmed intermediate reflectance level, independent of the other region, or, if desired, both regions may operate together in tandem.
- An insulating demarcation means such as demarcation lines, dots and/or spots, may be placed within electrochromic devices, such as mirrors, glazings, optically attenuating contrast filters and the like, to assist in creating the interpane distance of the device and to enhance overall performance, in particular the uniformity of coloration across large area devices.
- Such insulating demarcation means constructed from, for example, epoxy coupled with glass spacer beads, plastic tape or die cut from plastic tape, may be placed onto the conductive surface of one or more substrates by silk- screening or other suitable technique prior to assembling the device.
- the insulating demarcation means may be geometrically positioned across the panel, such as in a series of parallel, uniformly spaced-apart lines, and may be clear, opaque, tinted or colorless and appropriate combinations thereof, so as to appeal to the automotive stylist .
- the insulating demarcation means (being substantially non-deformable) may be screened, acted or adhered to the conductive surface of a substrate at a lesser thickness, for example, about 150 ⁇ m to about 225 ⁇ m.
- a greater thickness for example, about 275 ⁇ m to about 325 ⁇ m, may be appropriate as well.
- the insulating demarcation means may have a thickness about equal to that of the interpane distance of the device, and actually assist in bonding together the two substrates of the device.
- the insulating demarcation means should prevent the conductive surfaces of the two substrates (facing one another in the assembled device) from contacting locally one another to avoid short- circuiting the electrochromic system.
- the insulating demarcation means present within the interpane distance between the substrates, should prevent one of the conductive surfaces from touching, and thereby short-circuiting, the other conductive surface. This may be particularly advantageous when flexible substrates, such as ITO- coated "MYLAR", are used in the electrochromic device.
- spacers may be added to the electrochromic monomer composition and/or distributed across the conductive surface of one of the substrates prior to assembling the device, such random distribution provides a degree of uncertainty as to their ultimate location within the electrochromic device.
- spacers may be a rigid insoluble spacer material such as glass or be rigid soluble spacer material (such as a polymer such as polycarbonate, polymethylmethacrylate, polystyrene and the like) capable of dissolving in the plasticizer of the monomer composition.
- rigid, soluble polymer spacer beads can be sprinkled across the conductive surface of a substrate and so help define an interpane spacing when the device is first assembled. Then, when the monomer composition is dispensed into the interpane spacing (after the establishment of the interpane spacing with the assistance of soluble polymer spacers) , then over time the soluble spacer beads dissolve in the plasticizer, preferably prior to in situ conversion to the solid polychromic film.
- one or both of the substrates may be divided into separate regions with openings or voids within the insulating demarcation means interconnecting adjacent regions so as to permit a ready introduction of the electrochromic monomer composition into the assembly.
- a demarcation means may be used that is conductive as well, provided that it is of a smaller thickness than the interpane distance and/or a layer of an insulating material, such as a non- conductive epoxy, urethane or acrylic, is applied thereover so as to prevent conductive surfaces from contacting one another and thus short-circuiting the electrochromic assembly.
- Such conductive demarcation means include conductive frits, such as silver frits like the # 7713 silver conductive frit available commercially from E.I. de Pont de Nemours and Co., Wilmington, Delaware, conductive paint or ink and/or metal films, such as those disclosed in Lynam IV.
- a conductive demarcation means such as a line of the # 7713 silver conductive frit, having a width of about 0.09375" and a thickness of about 50 ⁇ m, placed on the conductive surface of one of the substrates of the electrochromic device may provide the added benefit of enhancing electrochromic performance by reducing bus bar-to-bus bar overall resistance and thus enhancing uniformity of coloration, as well as rapidity of response, particularly over large area devices.
- Convex or multi -radius minilites/shapes can, for example, be individually bent [and thereafter ITO coated or metal reflector coated (such as with a chromium metal reflector, a chromium undercoat, rhodium overcoat metal reflector, a chromium undercoat/aluminum overcoat reflector, or their like, such as is described in US Patent Application 08/429,643 and then the individual bent minilites/shapes can be selectively sorted so that the best matched pairs from a production batch can be selected.
- bent convex or aspheric minilites/shapes can be bent in production lots such as of 100 pieces or thereabouts.
- each individual bent minilite/shape is placed in a vision system where the reflection of a pattern of dots, squares, lines, circles, ovals (or the like) is photographed using a digital camera and the position of individual dots, etc. in the pattern, as reflected off the individual minilite/shape being measured, is captured and stored digitally in a computer storage.
- Each individual minilite/shape is similarly measured and a digital image of the reflected image of each part's pattern is also computer stored.
- An identifier is allocated to each minilite/shape and to its corresponding computer stored record of the reflected image of the pattern.
- a computer program finds which combination of two minilites/shapes have most closely matched reflected images of the fixed pattern (which typically is a dot matrix or the like) . This is achieved, for example, by finding how close the center of one reflected dot on a given part is located apart from its corresponding dot on another part. For perfectly matched parts, corresponding dots coincide; when they are located apart, then a local mismatch is occurring.
- the fixed pattern which typically is a dot matrix or the like
- minilites/shapes can be selectively sorted by selecting the matched pairs with the lowest inter-dot distances as indicated by the smallest figure of merit.
- a pattern with a measured, pre-established distortion can be designed such that, upon reflection off the convex (or concave) surface of a bent minilite/shape, the pattern is reflected as straight, parallel lines.
- the equipment suitable to use in a vision system is conventional in the machine vision art and includes a digital camera (such as a charge coupled device (CCD) camera or a video microchip camera (CMOS camera) ) , a frame grabber/video computer interface, and a computer.
- a digital camera such as a charge coupled device (CCD) camera or a video microchip camera (CMOS camera)
- CMOS camera video microchip camera
- the camera is mounted above (typically 1 foot to 4 feet above, or even farther above) the subject minilite/shape, and the camera views through the pattern (that typically is an illuminated light box with the pattern incorporated therein) to view the pattern's reflection off the convex (or, if desired, the concave) surface of the bent part.
- optical calculations can be made that allow determination of the actual profile of the bent glass based upon measurements taken and calculated from the pattern's reflection.
- an aspheric electrochromic (or a convex electrochromic) mirror can be used as an interior rearview mirror, and can be packaged as a clip- on to an existing vehicular rearview mirror in a manner that is similar to aftermarket wide angle mirrors conventionally known.
- Such interior aspheric/convex electrochromic mirrors can optionally be solar powered or be powered by a battery pack, for ease of installation in the vehicular aftermarket. Should it be desirable to minimize weight for convex or aspheric inside or outside mirrors, then thin glass (in the thickness range of about 1 mm to about 1.8 mm, or even thinner) can be used for one or both of the substrates used in a laminate electrochromic assembly.
- cutting of convex and especially aspheric glass can benefit from computer numerical controlled (CNC) cutting where a cutting head is moved under digital computer control.
- CNC computer numerical controlled
- a multi -axis CNC cutter is preferred where the cutting head (which may be a diamond tool or wheel, a laser beam, a water jet, an abrasive water jet, or the like) can be moved in three dimensions.
- a cutter that moves in three- dimensions but that keeps the cutting tool (such as a diamond wheel) normal (i.e., with a cutting wheel axis at or close to 90° to the tangential plane of the bent glass surface) is preferred.
- a cutting machine such as available from LASER Maschlnenbau GmbH & Company KG, Grossbetlingen, Germany can be used to cut aspheric glass.
- the bent glass lite/minilite from which the shape is to be cut is mounted on a support arm that is movable in three dimensions and that generally moves in three dimensions either CNC driven, or by following a cam, along the three- dimensional profile of the aspheric shape being cut.
- the cutting wheel can be adjusted so that its angle relative to a tangent to the glass at point of cut is close to 90° (and not less than about 70°; not less than about 80° more preferred and not less than about 85° most preferred) .
- movement of the cutting support under the cutting wheel in combination with adjustment of the pitch of the cutting wheel itself, maintains as close to normal (i.e., 90°) the cutting angle as possible, and thus achievement of a clean, efficient cut and breakout of the shape.
- cutting of convex glass can also benefit from maintenance of a near normal cutting angle for the cutting tool (i.e., cutting wheel).
- a machine vision system can be utilized to determine the surface profile of the glass to be cut and the data as to the profile is fed back to the cutter's CNC controller to properly orientate the glass under the cutting head.
- Use of a vision system, such as is described above, to scan and measure the system profile of the glass to be cut can be thus used to determine how much offset there is on the radius of the glass relative to the cutting head.
- CNC controlled sensors can be automatically adjusted on every cutting cycle based on the information received from the vision system.
- a five-axis shape cutter that allows the cutting head remain approximately perpendicular to the surface of the glass regardless of the radius of curvature is commercially available, such as from LASER Maschlnenbau GmbH & Company KG, Grossbetlingen, Germany.
- the front substrate and/or rear substrate can be toughened or tempered (such as by, for example, chemical tempering or contact tempering) such as described in US Patent 5,239,405 entitled “Near- Infrared Reflecting, Ultraviolet Protected, Safety Protected Vehicular Glazing” invented by N. Lynam and issued August 24, 1993, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
- an exterior mirror of this invention can be attached to the backplate commonly used to mount to the actuator used in an exterior complete mirror assembly (as is commonly known in automotive mirror art) by use of a double- sticky tape such as is described in US 5,572,384 (see supra) or can be attached using a hot melt adhesive that is applied to the rearmost surface of the laminate glass assembly (i.e., the rear surface of the rear glass substrate, often referred to as the fourth surface of the laminate assembly) .
- a hot melt adhesive when cured, is flexible, provides an anti -scatter function meeting automotive safety specification and most preferably, is electrically conductive (such as by inclusion of conductive carbon or conductive metal flakes or fibrils, such as copper, brass, aluminum or steel fibrils) .
- a heater can be attached to the rearmost surface of the laminate construction formed by sandwiching the electrochromic medium between the first and second (i.e., front and rear) substrates of an electrochromic rearview mirror device.
- Such heater can be directly applied to the rearmost glass surface, or can be a separate heater pad, such as is disclosed in copending US Patent Application 08/429,643 filed April 27, 1995, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
- the heater is combined with the mirror reflector mounting plate (also known in the automotive mirror art as the mirror backing plate or the mirror backplate) .
- the heater and/or the mirror backing plate is formed (such as by injection molding, extrusion and the like) of a conductive polymer material such as a polymer resin incorporating conductive carbon or conductive metal . flakes or fibrils (such as of copper, brass, aluminum, steel or equivalent metal) .
- the heater and the mirror backing plate are formed and attached to the mirror element in an integral molding operation as follows.
- the mirror reflector glass that preferably is an electrochromic mirror cell but that, optionally, can be a conventional mirror reflector such as chromed glass is placed in a mold.
- a heater such as a positive temperature coefficient heater pad, or a pad formed from a conductive polymer resin that incorporates metal or carbon conducting particles, or a pad formed from a resin that is intrinsically self- conducting in its resin structure such as a polyaniline resin
- a heater is either injection molded onto the rearmost glass surface of the glass reflector element (optionally, with an adhesion promoting primer already applied to the rearmost glass surface and/or with a heat transfer agent applied to the rearmost glass surface) , or is attached to the rearmost glass surface (or is already pre-attached to the rearmost glass surface) using a double- sticky tape or a hot melt adhesive (preferably, also conducting and/or of high heat transfer efficiency such as aluminum foil) .
- a double- sticky tape or a hot melt adhesive preferably, also conducting and/or of high heat transfer efficiency such as aluminum foil
- a plastic resin is injection molded to form the mirror backing plate (and, optionlly, the bezel around the outer perimeter of an electrochromic sideview mirror sub-assembly as is commonly known in the electrochromic rearview mirror art) .
- the backing plate for the mirror element is the means for attachment to the electrical or manually operated actuator within the complete outside sideview mirror assembly that enables the driver to change the orientation of the mirror reflector when mounted on the vehicle and to select the mirror's alignment relative to the driver and thus select the rearward view that suits that particular driver's needs for field of view rearward.
- integral molding By integral molding, the conventionally separate steps of separately attaching a heater pad to the mirror glass and then attaching a separately formed backing plate can be reduced to a single integral molding step where components, including the mirror glass, are loaded into a mold, plastic resin is injected or plastic resins are co- injected, and a complete sub-assembly (including heater, connectors, busbars, wire leads/wire harnesses, heat distributors, thermistors, thermal cut-off switches, backing plate, bezel, etc.) is unloaded from the tool after completion of the integral molding step.
- a complete sub-assembly including heater, connectors, busbars, wire leads/wire harnesses, heat distributors, thermistors, thermal cut-off switches, backing plate, bezel, etc.
- vehicle warning indicia such as the familiar "OBJECTS MAY BE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR" can be created (such as by silk-screening, dispensing, printing, etc.) using a conductive material (such as a conductive ink, conductive paint, conductive polymer and the like) .
- a conductive material such as a conductive ink, conductive paint, conductive polymer and the like.
- a metal reflector such as a chromium layer or an underlayer of chromium overcoated with a higher reflecting metal layer such as of silver, aluminum or rhodium
- the metal reflector can first be deposited (such as by sputter deposition utilizing planar magnetron or rotary magnetron cathodes) onto the conductive surface of TEC glass (or any other transparent conductive coated surface) .
- the metal reflector can be selectively removed to form the desired indicia (i.e., a "HEATED" symbol, a manufacturer's date code and ID, a hazard warning indicia such is commonly found on signal mirrors such as are available on MY97 Ford Bronco and Ford Expedition vehicles available from Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Michigan and as described in United States Patent 5,207,492 invented by Roberts and issued May 1993, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein) .
- the metal reflector can be removed using chemical etching through a mask, or directly using laser scribing (such as with a YAG laser) , by controlled sandblasting, and the like.
- a conductive indicia of a non-dark color could be created on the second surface (i.e., the inward facing surface of the front substrate) of the laminate electrochromic assembly.
- the indicia remains visible as a color contrast against the colored dimmed state of the electrochromic medium.
- the indicia is created from conducting or at least partially conducting material (such as can be achieved using conductive carbon fillers) .
- non-conducting non-dark colored indicia can be used on the second surface of the laminate assembly.
- any of the electrochromic devices described herein may have a molded casing placed there around.
- This molded casing may be pre- formed and then placed about the periphery of the assembly or, for that matter, injection molded therearound using conventional techniques, including injection molding of thermoplastic materials, such as polyvinyl chloride [see e.g., United States Patent 4,139,234 (Morgan)], or reaction injection molding of thermosetting materials, such as polyurethane or other thermosets [see e.g., United States Patent 4,561,625 (Weaver)].
- thermoplastic materials such as polyvinyl chloride [see e.g., United States Patent 4,139,234 (Morgan)]
- reaction injection molding of thermosetting materials such as polyurethane or other thermosets [see e.g., United States Patent 4,561,625 (Weaver)].
- thermosetting materials such as polyurethane or other thermosets
- the front substrate 2 that would first be impacted by an impinging object can be toughened and/or tempered such as is disclosed in US Patent 5,115,346 and US Patent Application No. 08/866,764 filed May 30, 1997 to a "Method and Apparatus for Tempering and Bending Glass", the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein.
- Such toughening/tempering can be achieved by chemical tempering/strengthening, by air tempering, by contact tempering or by bladder bending/tempering as disclosed in the '764 application above .
- Polychromic solid films may be used in a variety of automotive rearview mirror assemblies including those assemblies described in US Patent Application Serial No: (not yet assigned) entitled “Vehicle Blind Spot detection and Display System", invented by Schofield et al . and filed February 12, 1997, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. Also, they may be used in association with rain sensor interior mirror assemblies wherein a rain sensor functionality, as is commonly known in the automotive art, is provided in association with an interior rearview mirror assembly.
- Such association includes utilizing an element of the rearview mirror assembly (such as a plastic housing attached, for example, to the mirror channel mount that conventionally attaches the mirror assembly to a windshield button slug) to cover a windshield- contacting rain sensor (such as is described in US Patent 4,973,844 titled “Vehicular Moisture Sensor and Mounting Apparatus Therefor” , invented by O'Farrell et al . and issued November 27, 1990, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference) , or it may include a non- windshield- contacting rain sensor (such as is described in PCT International Application PCT/US94/05093 entitled "Multi- Function Light Sensor for Vehicle” invented by Dennis J. Hegyl, published as WO 94/27262 on November 24, 1994, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein) .
- the rearview mirror assembly can include a display function (or multiple display functions) .
- These displays may perform a single display function or multiple display functions such as providing indication of an additional vehicle function, such as a compass mirror display function, a temperature display function, status of inflation of tires display function, a passenger air bag disable display function, an automatic rain sensor operation display function, telephone dial information display function, highway status information display function, blind spot indicator display function, or the like.
- Such display may be an alpha-numerical display or a multi-pixel display, and maybe fixed or scrolling.
- Such an automatic rain sensor operation display function may include a display function related to both a windshield- contacting and a non-windshield- contacting rain sensor, including, for example, where the circuitry to control the rain sensor, electrochromic dimming of a variable reflectance electrochromic mirror, and any other mirror-mounted electronic feature are commonly housed in or on a rearview mirror assembly and wholly or partially share components on a common circuit board.
- the blind spot detection display or the automatic rain sensor operation display may alternate with other display functions by a display toggle which may be manually operated, time- shared, voice-actuated, or under the control of some other sensed function, such as a change in direction of the vehicle or the like.
- the rain sensor circuitry in addition to providing automatic or semi-automatic control over operation of the windshield wipers (on the front and/or rear windshield of the vehicle) , can control the defogger function to defog condensed vapor on an inner cabin surface of a vehicle glazing (such as the inside surface of the front windshield, such as by operating a blower fan, heater function, air conditioning function, or their like) , or the rain sensor control can close a sunroof or any other movable glazing should rain conditions be detected.
- a vehicle glazing such as the inside surface of the front windshield, such as by operating a blower fan, heater function, air conditioning function, or their like
- the rain sensor control (or any other feature such as a head- lamp controller, a remote keyless entry receiver, a cellular phone including its microphone, a vehicle status indicator and the like) to share components and circuitry with the electrochromic mirror function control circuitry and electrochromic mirror assembly itself.
- a convenient way to mount a non-windshield- contacting rain sensor such as described by Hegyl is by attachment, such as by snap- on attachment, as a module to the mirror channel mount such as is described in US Patent 5,576,678 entitled “Mirror Support Bracket," invented by R. Hook et al . and issued November 19, 1996, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
- the mirror mount and/or windshield button may optionally be specially adapted to accommodate a non-windshield- mounting rain sensor module.
- a non-windshield- mounting rain sensor module is readily serviceable and attachable to a wide variety of interior mirror assemblies (both electrochromic and non- electrochromic such as prismatic, manually adjusted mirror assemblies) , and can help ensure appropriate alignment of the non-windshield-mounted variety of rain sensor to the vehicle windshield insofar that the module attached to the mirror mount remains fixed whereas the mirror itself (which typically attaches to the mirror channel mount via a single or double ball joint) is movable so that the driver can adjust its field of view.
- a mirror-attached housing can be used to shroud the rain sensor unit and shield it from smoke (and other debris) .
- such ability to detect presence of cigarette smoke can be used to enforce a non- smoking ban in vehicles, such as is commonly requested by rental car fleet operators.
- the sensor when a rain sensor (contacting or non- contacting) is used to activate the wiper on the rear window (rear backlight) of the vehicle, the sensor can be conveniently packaged and mounted with the CHMSL (center high mounted stop light) stop light assembly commonly mounted on the rear window glass or close to it. Mounting of the rain sensor with the CHMSL stop light can be aesthetically appealing and allow sharing of components/wiring/circuitry.
- the electrochromic solid films can be used with interior rearview mirrors equipped with a variety of features such as a control to open/close a gasoline fill cap or a rear trunk or a front bonnet, a high/low (or daylight running beam/low) headlamp controller, altitude/incline display, a hands -free phone attachment, a video camera for internal cabin surveillance and/or video telephone function, a vehicle mounted remote transaction interface system (such as would allow payment for gas purchases, automatic bank teller interactions, etc.) seat occupancy detection, map reading lights (including map reading lights comprising an incandescent lamp, an array of light, emitting diodes or a solid state diode laser/array of solid state diode lasers) , compass/temperature display, fuel level and other vehicle status display, a train warning system display, a trip computer, an intrusion detector and the like.
- a control to open/close a gasoline fill cap or a rear trunk or a front bonnet such as would allow payment for gas purchases, automatic bank teller interactions, etc
- Placement of a video camera either at, within, or on the interior rearview mirror assembly has numerous advantages.
- the mirror is centrally and high mounted and so is in a location that has an excellent field of view of the driver, and of the interior cabin in general. Also, it is a defined distance from the driver and so focus of the camera is facilitated.
- the normal alignment of the mirror reflector relative to the driver's field of vision rearward via the mirror can be used to readily align the video camera to view the head of the driver.
- a camera Since many interior rearview mirrors are electrically serviced, placement of a camera at within, or on the rearview mirror assembly can be conveniently and economically realized, with common sharing of components and circuitry by, for example, a compass direction function (which may include a flux gate sensor, a magneto- resistive sensor, a magneto- inductive sensor, or a magneto- capacitive sensor) , an external temperature display function and the electrochromic dimming function.
- a compass direction function which may include a flux gate sensor, a magneto- resistive sensor, a magneto- inductive sensor, or a magneto- capacitive sensor
- the video camera field of view can be mechanically or electrically (i.e., via a joystick) adjusted to view other portions/occupants of the vehicle cabin interior.
- the joystick controller that adjusts the position of the reflector on the outside rearview mirrors can, optionally, be used to adjust the video camera field of view as well.
- the video camera can be a CCD camera or a CMOS based video microchip such as is described in PCT Application No. 94/01954 filed February 25, 1994, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
- the internal cabin of the vehicle may optionally be illuminated with non-visible radiation, such as near- infrared radiation, and the video camera can be responsive to said near- infrared radiation so that a video telephone call can be conducted even when the interior cabin is dark to visible light, such as at night.
- the video camera mounted at, within or on the inner rearview mirror assembly can be utilized to capture an image of the face of a potential driver and then, using appropriate image recognition software, decide whether the driver is authorized to operate the vehicle and, only then, enable the ignition system to allow the motor of the vehicle be started.
- a mirror-mounted video camera or a digital still camera
- the video camera can monitor the driver while he/she is driving and, by detection of head droop, eye closure, eye pupil change, or the like, determine whether the driver is becoming drowsy/falling asleep, and then activate a warning to the driver to stay alert/wake up.
- microprocessor can, for example, control the electrochromic dimming function, a compass direction display and an external temperature display.
- a user actuatable switch can be provided that at one push turns on a compass/temperature display, on second push changes the temperature display to metric units (i.e., to degrees Celsius), on third push changes to Imperial units (i.e., degrees Fahrenheit) and on fourth push turns off the compass/temperature display, with the microprocessor controlling the logic of the display.
- metric units i.e., to degrees Celsius
- Imperial units i.e., degrees Fahrenheit
- fourth push turns off the compass/temperature display, with the microprocessor controlling the logic of the display.
- a single switch actuation turns on the display in Imperial units
- the second actuation changes it to metric units
- third actuation turns the display off.
- the displays and functions described herein can find utility also on outside rearview mirrors.
- a transducer that receives and/or transmits information to a component of an intelligent highway system (such as is known in the automotive art) can be incorporated into an interior and/or outside rearview mirror assembly.
- a transmitter/receiver for automatic toll booth function could be mounted at/within/on an outside sideview mirror assembly.
- a digital display of the toll booth transaction can be displayed by a display incorporated in the interior rearview mirror assembly.
- a micro printer incorporated within the rearview mirror can print a receipt of the transaction.
- GPS information, state of traffic information, weather information, telephone number information, and the like may be displayed and transmitted/received via transducers located at, within, or on an interior rearview mirror assembly and/or an outside sideview mirror assembly.
- the interior rearview mirror assembly can include a link to the Worldwide Web via the INTERNET.
- the driver can interact with other road users, can receive/transmit messages including E-mail, can receive weather and status of highway traffic/conditions, and the like, via a mirror located interface to the INTERNET.
- a trainable garage door opener such as a universal garage door opener such as is available from Prince Corporation, Holland, Michigan under the tradename HOMELINKTM
- the transmitter for a universal home access system that replaces the switch in a household garage that opens/closes the garage door with a smart switch that is programmable to a household specific code that is of the rolling code type, such as is available from TRW Automotive, Farmington Hills, Michigan under the tradename KWIKLINKTM
- a trainable garage door opener such as a universal garage door opener such as is available from Prince Corporation, Holland, Michigan under the tradename HOMELINKTM
- the transmitter for a universal home access system that replaces the switch in a household garage that opens/closes the garage door with a smart switch that is programmable to a household specific code that is of the rolling code type, such as is available from TRW Automotive, Farmington Hills, Michigan under the tradename KWIKLINKTM
- KWIKLINKTM may be mounted at, within, or on the interior mirror (or, if desired, the outside sideview mirror) .
- Switches to operate such devices can be mounted on the mirror assembly, preferably user actuatable from the front face of the mirror housing.
- the universal garage door opener HOMELINKTM unit or the universal home access KWIKLINKTM unit is mounted at, within or on the interior rearview mirror assembly.
- such a unit could be mounted at, within or on an outside sideview mirror assembly.
- the KWIKLINKTM Universal Home Access System (which operates on a rolling code, such as is commonly known in the home/vehicle security art) comprises a vehicle mounted transmitter and a receiver located in the garage.
- the KWIKLINKTM system is a low- current device that can be, optionally, operated off a battery source, such as a long life lithium battery. It is also compact and lightweight as executed on a single-or double- sided printed circuit board.
- the KWIKLINKTM printed circuit board can be mounted within the mirror housing (optionally adhered to a shock absorber comprising a double-sticky tape anti-scatter layer on the rear of the reflector element (prismatic or electrochromic) such as is described in US Patent 5,572,354 entitled "Rear Mirror Assembly", invented by J.
- the KWIKLINKTM unit in a detachable module has advantages, particularly for aftermarket supply where a battery operated KWIKLINKTM unit can be supplied within a pod housing (with the necessary user actuatable button or buttons mounted on the pod and with the battery being readily serviceable either by access through a trap door and/or by detaching the pad from the mirror mount) .
- a battery-operated, stand-alone, snap-on, detachable KWIKLINKTM mirror mount pod the KWIKLINKTM home access system can be readily and economically provided to a broad range of mirrors (including non- electrical mirrors such as base prismatic mirrors, and electrical mirrors such as lighted prismatic mirrors and electo- optic mirrors, such as electrochromic mirrors) .
- a solar panel can be installed on the pod housing to recharge the battery.
- the pod module assembly may have a windshield button mount attached thereto or incorporated therein and have, in addition, a structure that replicates the windshield button standard on most vehicles manufactured in the United States.
- the consumer simply removes the existing interior rearview mirror assembly from the windshield button it is attached to in the vehicle.
- the consumer attaches the pod module windshield button mount to the windshield button attached to the windshield (this can be achieved either by sliding on and securing with a screwdriver, or by snap- on in a manner conventional in the mirror mounting art) .
- the consumer now attaches the rearview mirror assembly to the windshield button replication structure that is part of the aftermarket pod module.
- an aftermarket product such as a pod module incorporating a home access transmitter, a universal garage door opener, a security monitor such as a pyroelectric intrusion detector (such as disclosed in copending US Patent Application 08/720,237 filed September 26, 1996, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein) , a remote keyless entry receiver, a compass, a temperature and/or clock function and the like
- an aftermarket product such as a pod module incorporating a home access transmitter, a universal garage door opener, a security monitor such as a pyroelectric intrusion detector (such as disclosed in copending US Patent Application 08/720,237 filed September 26, 1996, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein)
- a remote keyless entry receiver such as disclosed in copending US Patent Application 08/720,237 filed September 26, 1996, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein
- a remote keyless entry receiver such as disclosed in copending US Patent Application 08/720,237 filed September 26, 1996, the disclosure of which
- a cellular phone can be incorporated into the interior mirror assembly with its antenna, optionally, incorporated into the outside sideview mirror assembly or into the inside rearview mirror assembly.
- a seat occupancy detector coupled to an air bag deployment/disable monitor can be located at, within or on the interior rearview mirror assembly.
- the seat occupancy detector can be a video microchip or CCD camera seat occupancy detector, an. ultrasonic detector or a pyroelectric detector, or their combination.
- a temperature sensor such as a thermocouple or thermistor
- a display such as a vacuum fluorescent display
- the external temperature display is located at, within or on the interior rearview mirror assembly, optionally in combination with another display function such as a compass display (see US Patent Application No: not yet assigned, entitled “Vehicle Blind Spot Detection System” invented by K. Schofield et al . , and filed February 12, 1997), or as a stand-alone pod attached as a module to a mirror support supper member (see US Patent No. 5,576,687).
- the interior and outside mirror assemblies are supplied by the same supplier, using just-in-time sequencing methods, such as is commonly known in the automotive supply art and as is commonly used such as for supply of seats to vehicles.
- Just -in- time and/or sequencing techniques can be used to supply a specific option (for example, the option of configuring an external temperature display with a base prismatic interior mirror, or with a base electrochromic interior mirror, or with a compass prismatic interior mirror, or with a compass electrochromic interior mirror) for an individual vehicle as it passes down the vehicle assembly line.
- a specific option for example, the option of configuring an external temperature display with a base prismatic interior mirror, or with a base electrochromic interior mirror, or with a compass prismatic interior mirror, or with a compass electrochromic interior mirror
- the mirror system supplier sends to the vehicle assembly plant, in- sequence and/or just- in- time, a set of an interior rearview mirror assembly and at least one outside sideview mirror assembly for that particular vehicle being produced that day on the assembly line, and with the outside sideview mirror equipped with an external temperature sensor and with the interior rearview mirror assembly equipped with an external temperature display.
- an interior electrochromic mirror can optionally be equipped with a myriad of features (such as map lights, reverse inhibit line, headlamp activation, external temperature display, remote keyless entry control, and the like), it is useful to equip such assemblies with a standard connector (for example, a 10 -pin parallel connector) so that a common standard wiring harness can be provided across an automaker's entire product range.
- a standard connector for example, a 10 -pin parallel connector
- multiplexing within the vehicle can help alleviate the need for more pins on such a connector, or allow a given pin or set of pins control more than one function.
- Polychromic solid films can be used in added feature interior rearview mirror assemblies including those that include a loudspeaker (such as for a vehicle audio system, radio or the like, or for a cellular phone including a video cellular phone) .
- a loudspeaker such as for a vehicle audio system, radio or the like, or for a cellular phone including a video cellular phone
- Such loudspeaker may be a high frequency speaker that is mounted at, within, or on the interior rearview mirror assembly (such as within the mirror housing or attached as a module-type pod to the mirror mount such as is described supra) and with its audio output, preferably, directed towards the front windshield of the vehicle so that the windshield itself at least partially reflects the audio output of the speaker (that preferably is a tweeter speaker, more preferably is a compact (such as about 1" X 1" X 1" in dimensions or smaller) , and most preferably utilizes a neodynium magnet core) back into the interior cabin of the vehicle.
- a tweeter speaker
- the interior rearview mirror assembly can also include a microphone and a digital (or a conventional magnetic tape) recorder that can be used by vehicle occupants to record messages and the like.
- a display can be provided that receives paging information from a pager incorporated in the interior rearview mirror assembly and that displays messages to the driver (preferably via a scrolling display) or to other occupants.
- the interior rearview mirror assembly can include a digital storage of information such as phone numbers, message reminders, calendar information and the like, that can automatically, or on demand, display information to the driver.
- electrochromic mirrors To demonstrate the cycle stability, ultraviolet stability and thermal stability of some of the electrochromic devices manufactured with the polychromic solid films of the present invention, we subjected electrochromic mirrors to (1) 15 seconds color -- 15 seconds bleach cycles at both room temperature and about 50 °C; (2) ultraviolet stability tests by exposing the electrochromic mirrors to at least about 900 KJ/m 2 using a Xenon Weatherometer as per SAE J1960 and (3) thermal stability tests at about 85 °C
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising about 3.7% HVBF 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 1.6% RMPT (as an anodic compound) , both homogeneously dispersed in a combination of about 47.4% propylene carbonate (as the plasticizer) and, as a monomer component, about 52.6% "IMPRUV” (an ultraviolet curable formulation) .
- HVBF 4 as a cathodic compound
- RMPT as an anodic compound
- IMPRUV an ultraviolet curable formulation
- the dimensions of the mirror assemblies were about 2.5" x 10" x 37 ⁇ m, with a weather barrier of an epoxy resin coupled with spacers of about 37 ⁇ m also applied. 5
- Example 15 Once the electrochromic monomer composition of Example 1(B), supra , was uniformly applied within the mirror assemblies of Example 1(C), supra , we placed the assemblies onto the conveyor belt of a Fusion UV Curing System F-300 B. While the belt advanced initially at a
- RMPT-HVBF 4 electrochromic pair in conjunction with a combination of commercially available ultraviolet curable formulations, to illustrate the beneficial properties and characteristics of the polychromic solid film and the electrochromic interior automotive mirrors manufactured therewith by using the sandwich lamination technique.
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising by weight about 2.6% HVBF 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 1.2% RMPT (as an anodic compound), both homogeneously dispersed in a combination of about 40% propylene carbonate (as a plasticizer) and, in combination as a monomer component, about 50% "QUICK CURE” B-565 (an acrylated urethane/ultraviolet curable formulation) and about 10% "ENVIBAR” UV 1244 (a cycloalkyl epoxide/ultraviolet curable formulation) .
- Example 2 (A) was uniformly applied within the mirror assemblies of Example 2 (B) , supra , we placed the assemblies onto the conveyor belt of a Fusion UV Curing System F-300 B. While the belt advanced initially at a rate of about twenty feet per minute, we exposed the assemblies to ultraviolet radiation generated by the D fusion lamp of the F-300 B. We passed the assemblies under the fusion lamp light twelve times at that rate, pausing between every third or fourth pass to allow the assemblies to cool.
- the high reflectance at the center portion of the mirror was about 57% reflectance which decreased to a low reflectance of about 9.3%.
- the response time for the reflectance to change from about 55% to about 20% was about 10 seconds when a potential of about 1.3 volts was applied thereto. We made this determination by the reflectometer described in Example 1, supra .
- the mirror bleached from about 10% reflectance to about 50% reflectance in a response time of about 56 seconds under about zero applied potential We also observed that the mirror bleached from about 10% reflectance to about 50% reflectance in a response time of about 56 seconds under about zero applied potential. We noted the bleaching to be uniform, and the bleached appearance to be silvery.
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising by weight about 4.4% EVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound) , about 2% ferrocene (as an anodic compound) , both homogeneously dispersed in a combination comprising, in combination as the plasticizer component, about 48.6% propylene carbonate and about 8.8% cyanoethyl sucrose and, in combination as a monomer component, about 17.7% caprolactone acrylate and about 13.3% polyethylene glycol diacrylate (400).
- the dimensions of the mirror assemblies were about 2.5" x 10" x 44 ⁇ m, with a weather barrier of an epoxy resin coupled with spacers of about 44 ⁇ m also applied.
- each of a first and second electrochromic mirror colored rapidly and uniformly to a blue color with a greenish hue.
- the first mirror bleached from about 10% reflectance to about 60% reflectance in a response time of about 3.9 seconds under about a zero applied potential, and the second mirror bleached to the same extent in about 3.6 seconds .
- the bleaching to be uniform, and the bleached appearance to be silvery.
- t-butyl ferrocene as the anodic electrochromic compound together with a monomer component containing the combination of a monomer and a commercially available ultraviolet curable formulation to illustrate the beneficial properties and characteristics of the polychromic solid films made therefrom and the electrochromic interior automotive mirrors manufactured therewith.
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising by weight about 3.9% EVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 2.3% t-butyl ferrocene (as an anodic compound) , both homogeneously dispersed in a combination comprising about 61.7% propylene carbonate (as a plasticizer) and, in combination as a monomer component, about 10.7% caprolactone acrylate and about 10.6% "S7ARB0X" acrylate resin (SB 500) (an ultraviolet curable formulation).
- Example 4 (A) was uniformly applied within the mirror assemblies of Example 4(B), supra , we placed the assemblies onto the conveyor belt of a Fusion UV Curing System F-300 B, and exposed the assemblies to ultraviolet radiation in the same manner as described in Example 1(D), supr .
- the response time for the reflectance to change from about 70% to about 20% when that potential was applied thereto was about 2.3 seconds .
- Examples 5 through 8 we compared the beneficial properties and characteristics of polychromic solid films prepared from ferrocene, and three alkyl derivatives thereof, as the anodic electrochromic compound and manufactured within interior automotive mirrors .
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising about 3.5% EVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 2.1% dimethyl ferrocene (as an anodic compound) , both homogeneously dispersed in a combination of about 51.5% propylene carbonate (as a plasticizer) and about 34.3% "QUICK CURE" B-565 (as a monomer component) .
- EVC10 4 an electrochromic compound
- dimethyl ferrocene as an anodic compound
- QUICK CURE as a monomer component
- Example 5 (A) was uniformly applied within the mirror assemblies of Example 5 (B) , supra , we placed the assemblies onto the conveyor belt of a Fusion UV Curing System F-300 B, and exposed the assemblies to ultraviolet radiation in the same manner as described in Example 2 (C) , supra .
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising about 3.5% EVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 2.3% n-butyl ferrocene (as an anodic compound) , both homogeneously dispersed in a combination of about 51.3% propylene carbonate (as a plasticizer) and about 34.3% "QUICK CURE" B-565 (as a monomer component) .
- EVC10 4 as a cathodic compound
- n-butyl ferrocene as an anodic compound
- QUICK CURE B-565
- Example 6 (A) was uniformly applied within the mirror assemblies of Example 6 (B) , supra, we placed the assemblies onto the conveyor belt of a Fusion UV Curing System F-300 B, and exposed the assemblies to ultraviolet radiation in the same manner as described in Example 2 (C) , supra .
- the high reflectance at the center portion of the mirror was about 73.8% reflectance which decreased to a low reflectance of about 7.8% when about 1.3 volts was applied thereto.
- the response time for the reflectance to change from about 70% to about 20% when that potential was applied thereto was about 2.5 seconds .
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising about 3.5% EVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 2.3% t-butyl ferrocene (as an anodic compound) , both homogeneously dispersed in a combination of about 51.3% propylene carbonate (as a plasticizer) and about 34.3% "QUICK CURE" B-565 (as a monomer component) .
- EVC10 4 as a cathodic compound
- t-butyl ferrocene as an anodic compound
- QUICK CURE B-565
- Example 7 (A) electrochromic monomer composition as of Example 7 (A) , supra
- Example 7(B) was uniformly applied within the mirror assemblies of Example 7(B), supra
- the high reflectance at the center portion of the mirror was about 73.1% reflectance which decreased to a low reflectance of about 7.8% when about 1.3 volts was applied thereto.
- the response time for the reflectance to change from about 70% to about 20% when that potential was applied thereto was about 2.5 seconds. We made this determination by the reflectometer described in Example 1, supra .
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising about 3.5% EVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 1.8% ferrocene (as an anodic compound) , both homogeneously dispersed in a combination of about 51.8% propylene carbonate (as a plasticizer) and about 34.3% "QUICK CURE" B-565 (as a monomer component) .
- EVC10 4 an electrochromic compound
- ferrocene as an anodic compound
- Example 8 (A) was uniformly applied within the mirror assemblies of Example 8 (B) , supra , we placed the assemblies onto the conveyor belt of a Fusion UV Curing System F-300 B, and exposed the assemblies to ultraviolet radiation in the same manner as described in Example 2(C), supra .
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising by weight about 3.9% EVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 1.2% t-butyl ferrocene and about 1.0% DMPA (in combination as the anodic compound) , homogeneously dispersed in a combination comprising about 45% propylene carbonate, about 8.9% cyanoethyl sucrose and about 8.9% 3-hydroxypropionitrile (in combination as a plasticizer component) and, in combination as a monomer component, about 17.7% caprolactone acrylate, about 11.5% polyethylene glycol diacrylate (400) and about 1.8% 1, 6-hexanediol diacrylate.
- Example 9 (A) was uniformly applied within the mirror assemblies of Example 9 (B) , supra , we placed the assemblies onto the conveyor belt of a Fusion UV Curing System F-300 B, and exposed the assemblies to ultraviolet radiation in the same manner as described 0 in Example 1(D), supra .
- the high reflectance at 0 the center portion of the mirror was about 78.2% decreased to a low reflectance of about 8.2%, with a change in the reflectance of about 70% to about 20% in a response time of about 1.9 seconds when a potential of about 1.3 volts was applied thereto.
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising by weight about 3.0% EVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 1.9% t-butyl ferrocene (as an anodic compound) , both homogeneously dispersed in a combination of about 31.7% propylene carbonate (as a plasticizer) , and, in combination as a monomer component, about 31.7% "QUICK CURE" B-565 and about 31.7% Urethane Acrylate (Soft) (CN 953).
- EVC10 4 as a cathodic compound
- t-butyl ferrocene as an anodic compound
- both homogeneously dispersed in a combination of about 31.7% propylene carbonate (as a plasticizer) and, in combination as a monomer component, about 31.7% "QUICK CURE" B-565 and about 31.7% Urethane Acrylate (Soft) (CN 953).
- Soft Urethane Acrylate
- Example 10 (A) was uniformly applied within the mirror assemblies of Example 10 (B) , supra , we placed the assemblies onto the conveyor belt of a Fusion UV Curing System F-300 B, and exposed the assemblies to ultraviolet radiation in the same manner as described in Example 2 (C) , supra .
- the high reflectance at the center portion of the mirror was about 66.7% reflectance which decreased to a low reflectance of about 5.8%.
- the response time for the reflectance to change from about 60% to about 5.9% was about 30 seconds when a potential of about 1.3 volts was applied thereto. We made this determination by the reflectometer described in Example 1, supra .
- Example 11 (A) was uniformly applied within the glazing assemblies of Example 11(B), supra , we placed the assemblies onto the conveyor belt of a Fusion UV Curing System F-300 B, and exposed the assemblies to ultraviolet radiation in the same manner as described
- the center portion of the glazing decreased from about 79.2% to about 7.4%, with a changed transmission of about 70% to about 20% in a response time of about 4.4 seconds when a potential of about 1.3 volts was applied thereto.
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising by weight about 3.7% HVBF 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 1.6% RMPT (as an anodic compound), both homogeneously dispersed in a combination comprising about 46.2% 3 -hydroxypropionitrile (as a plasticizer) , and, in combination as a monomer component, about 23.1% 2- (2- ethoxyethoxy) -ethylacrylate and about 23.1% tetraethylene glycol diacrylate.
- Example 12 (A) was uniformly applied within the mirror assemblies of Example 12 (B) , supra, we placed the assemblies onto the conveyor belt of a Fusion UV Curing System F-300 B, and exposed the assemblies to ultraviolet radiation in the same manner as described in Example 1(D), supra .
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising about 4.0% HVBF 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 1.7% RMPT (as an anodic compound) , both homogeneously dispersed in a combination comprising, in combination as a 0 plasticizer, about 10.2% propylene carbonate, about 17% benzyl acetone and about 14.7% cyanoethyl sucrose, and, in combination as a monomer component, about 33.5% "QUICK CURE" B-565 and about 18.9% polyethylene glycol diacrylate (400) .
- We thoroughly mixed this 5 electrochromic monomer composition to ensure that a homogeneous dispersion of the components was achieved.
- Example 13 (A) was uniformly applied within the glazing assembly of Example 13 (B) , supra , we placed the assembly onto the conveyor belt of a Fusion UV Curing System F-300 B, and exposed the assembly to ultraviolet radiation in the same manner as described in Example
- the glazing assembly bleached from about 10% transmission to about 45% transmission in a response time of about 4.2 minutes under about a zero applied potential.
- EVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 1.2% RMPT (as an anodic compound), both homogeneously dispersed in a combination comprising about 53.3% propylene carbonate (as a plasticizer) and about 43.6% "QUICK CURE" B-565 (as a monomer component) .
- EVC10 4 an electrochromic monomer composition
- RMPT an anodic compound
- both homogeneously dispersed in a combination comprising about 53.3% propylene carbonate (as a plasticizer) and about 43.6% "QUICK CURE" B-565 (as a monomer component) .
- Example 14 (A) was uniformly applied within the truck mirror assemblies of Example 14 (B) , supra .
- Example 15 The electrochromic truck mirrors performed satisfactorily with its long axis positioned in vertical alignment with the ground.
- Example 15 The electrochromic truck mirrors performed satisfactorily with its long axis positioned in vertical alignment with the ground.
- the electrochromic monomer composition may be prepared in stages and thereafter used to manufacture polychromic solid films, and electrochromic devices manufactured with same, that demonstrates the beneficial properties and characteristics herein described. Also, in this example, like Examples 12 and 13, supra , we chose to formulate the electrochromic monomer composition with a difunctional monomer component to illustrate the properties and characteristics attendant with the addition of that component .
- the electrochromic monomer composition of this example comprised by weight about 3.9% EVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 2.3% t-butyl ferrocene (as an anodic compound) , both homogeneously dispersed in a combination of about 62% propylene carbonate (as the plasticizer) , and, in combination as a monomer component, about 20% caprolactone acrylate and about 6.5% polyethylene glycol diacrylate (400).
- Example 15 (A) was uniformly applied within the mirror assemblies of Example 15 (B) , supra , we placed the assemblies onto the conveyor belt of a Fusion UV Curing System F-300 B, and exposed the assemblies to ultraviolet radiation in the same manner as described in Example 1(D), supra .
- the high reflectance at the center portion of the mirror was about 82.6% reflectance which decreased to a low reflectance of about 8.8%.
- the response time for the reflectance to change from about 70% to about 20% was about 2.5 seconds at about room temperature and about the same when the surrounding temperature was reduced to about -28 °C when a potential of about 1.3 volts was applied thereto.
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising by weight about 4.7% HVBF 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 1.7% ferrocene (as an anodic compound) , both homogeneously dispersed in a combination comprising about 64.5% propylene carbonate (as a plasticizer) and about 26.5% "CYRACURE” resin UVR-6105 (as a monomer component) and about 1.2% 2- ethyl-2- (hydroxymethyl) -1, 3 -propanediol (as a cross- linking agent) .
- Example 16 (A) was uniformly applied within the mirror assemblies of Example 16 (B) , supra, we placed the assemblies onto the conveyor belt of a Fusion UV Curing System F-300 B, and exposed the assemblies to ultraviolet radiation in the same manner as described
- Example 16 we chose to manufacture polychromic solid films from a commercially available epoxy resin together with a cross -linking agent to illustrate enhanced prolonged coloration performance attained when such combinations are used in the electrochromic monomer composition.
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising about 4.7% HVBF 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 1.4% ferrocene (as an anodic compound) , both homogeneously dispersed in a combination of about 64.6% propylene carbonate (as a plasticizer), about 17.5% "CYRACURE” resin UVR-6105 (as a monomer component) and about 10.1% “CARBOWAX” PEG 1450 (as a cross-linking agent) .
- Example 17(A), supra was uniformly applied within the mirror assemblies of Example 17(B), supra , we placed the _. _. assemblies onto the conveyor belt of a Fusion UV Curing System F-300 B, and exposed the assemblies to ultraviolet radiation in the same manner as described in Example 1(D), supra .
- ferrocene as the anodic electrochromic compound together with a monomer component containing the combination of a monofunctional monomer and a difunctional monomer to illustrate the beneficial properties and characteristics of polychromic solid films made therefrom.
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising by weight about 4.3% EVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 1.9% ferrocene (as an anodic compound) , both homogeneously dispersed in a combination comprising about 55.9% propylene carbonate (as a plasticizer) and, in combination as a monomer component, about 12.7% caprolactone acrylate and about 17.2% polyethylene glycol diacrylate (400) .
- Example 18 (A) was uniformly applied within the mirror assemblies of Example 18 (B) , supra , we placed the assemblies onto the conveyor belt of a Fusion UV Curing System F-300 B. While the belt advanced initially at a rate of about fifty feet per minute, we exposed the assemblies to ultraviolet radiation generated by the D fusion lamp of the F-300 B. We passed these mirror assemblies under the fusion lamp fifteen times pausing for two minute intervals between every third pass, then nine times at that rate pausing for two minute intervals between every third pass, and finally six times at a rate of about twenty- five feet per minute pausing for two minute intervals after every other pass . D. Use of Electrochromic Mirror
- the high reflectance at the center portion of the mirror was about 77.1% reflectance which decreased to a low reflectance of about 7.9% when about 1.5 volts was applied thereto.
- the response time for the reflectance to change from about 70% to about 20% when that potential was applied thereto was about 2.8 seconds. We made this determination by the reflectometer described in Example 1, supra .
- ferrocene as the anodic electrochromic compound together with a monomer component containing the combination of a monomer and a commercially available ultraviolet curable formulation to illustrate the beneficial properties and characteristics of polychromic solid films made therefrom.
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising by weight about 4.3% EVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 1.9% ferrocene (as an anodic compound) , both homogeneously dispersed in a combination of about 55.9% propylene carbonate (as a plasticizer) , and, in combination as a monomer component, about 10.3% caprolactone acrylate, about 15.5% polyethylene glycol diacrylate (400) and about 4.3% "SARBOX” acrylate resin (SB 500) .
- Example 19 (A) was uniformly applied within the mirror assemblies of Example 19 (B) , supra, we placed the 5 assemblies onto the conveyor belt of a Fusion UV Curing System F-300 B, and exposed the assemblies to ultraviolet radiation in the same manner as described in Example 18(C), supra .
- the high reflectance at the center portion of the mirror was about 79.6% reflectance which decreased to a low reflectance of about 7.6%.
- the response time for the reflectance to change from about 70% to about 20% was about 2.2 seconds when a potential of about 1.5 volts was applied thereto.
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising by weight about 4.6% EVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 2.1% ferrocene (as an anodic compound) , both homogeneously dispersed in a combination comprising about 57.4% propylene carbonate (as a plasticizer) and, in combination as a monomer component, about 8.2% "CYRACURE” resin UVR-6105 and about 14.0% caprolactone, and about 1.1% 2 -ethyl -2- (hydroxymethyl) -1, 3 -propanediol (as a cross-linking agent) .
- Example 20 (A) was uniformly applied within the mirror assemblies of Example 20 (B) , supra , we placed the assemblies onto the conveyor belt of a Fusion UV Curing System F-300 B, and exposed the assemblies to ultraviolet radiation in the same manner as described in Example 1(D), supra .
- a prolonged application of a bleach potential -- i.e., a potential having a polarity opposite to that used to achieve color --, having a magnitude greater than about 0.2 volts, and preferably about 0.4 volts, may be used to enhance bleach speeds of electrochromic devices, such as automotive rearview mirrors, manufactured with polychromic solid films as the medium of variable reflectance.
- a bleach potential i.e., a potential having a polarity opposite to that used to achieve color --, having a magnitude greater than about 0.2 volts, and preferably about 0.4 volts
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising by weight about 4.3% EVC10 4 (as a cathodic c compound), about 1.9% ferrocene (as an anodic compound) , both homogeneously dispersed in a combination comprising about 60.2% propylene carbonate (as a plasticizer) and, in combination as a monomer component, about 8.6% caprolactone acrylate, about ⁇ n 12.9% polyethylene glycol diacrylate (400) and about 4.3% "SARBOX” acrylate resin (SB 500).
- the dimensions of the mirror assemblies were about 2.5" x 10" x 44 ⁇ m, with a weather barrier of an epoxy resin coupled with spacers of about 44 ⁇ m also applied.
- Example 21(A), supra was uniformly applied within the mirror assemblies of Example 21(B), supra , we placed the assemblies onto the conveyor belt of a Fusion UV Curing System F-300 B, and exposed the assemblies to ultraviolet radiation in the same manner as described in Example 1(D) , supra .
- a potential of about zero volts to about -0.2 volts was applied to the mirror to bleach the mirror from the fully dimmed stated, the response time to achieve this effect was about 2.0 seconds.
- a potential having a greater magnitude such as about -0.8 volts to about -0.9 volts, was applied to the mirror, the color assumed by the polychromic solid film may be controlled.
- a slight blue tint may be achieved at that aforestated greater negative potential using the electrochromic system of this example so that the bleached state of the electrochromic mirror may be matched to the color appearance of conventional non- electrochromic blue- tint mirrors commonly featured on luxury automobiles.
- a gradient opacity panel such as that which may be used as an electrochromic shade band on an automobile windshield, may be created by configuring the bus bars on the electrochromic assembly so they are affixed partially around, or along the opposite sides, of the assembly, thus creating a transition between the areas of the device to which voltage is applied and those where no voltage is applied.
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising by weight about 2.1% EVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 1.4% t-butyl ferrocene (as an anodic compound) , both homogeneously dispersed in a combination of about 54.2% propylene carbonate (as the plasticizer) , and, in combination as a monomer component, about 28.6% B-565 and about 13.8% Urethane Acrylate (Soft) (CN 953) .
- EVC10 4 as a cathodic compound
- t-butyl ferrocene as an anodic compound
- bus bars along the 14" sides of the panel assembly only about 4" inward from the edge of each of the opposing 14" sides. We thereafter affixed electrical leads to the bus bars.
- Example 22 (A) was uniformly applied within the window panel assembly of Example 22 (B) , supra , we placed the assembly onto the conveyor belt of a Fusion UV Curing System F-300 B, and exposed the panel assembly to ultraviolet radiation in the same manner as described in Example 2(C), supra .
- a weather barrier of epoxy resin was formed, we applied a weather barrier of epoxy resin along, and over, the glass joints to prevent entry of environmental contaminants.
- This weather barrier consisted of a bead of "ENVIBAR” UV 1244 ultraviolet curable adhesive followed by the application of "SMOOTH-ON” room temperature cure epoxy (commercially available from Smooth-On Inc., Gillette, New Jersey).
- the high transmittance at the center portion of the panel assembly was about 79.6% transmittance which decreased to a low transmittance of about 7.6%.
- the response time for the transmittance to change from about 70% to about 20% was about 2.2 seconds when a potential of about 1.5 volts was applied thereto.
- Example 3 we installed the interior automotive mirror as a rearview mirror in an automobile to observe its performance under . . conditions attendant with actual use.
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising by weight about 3.0% EVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 1.3% ferrocene (as an anodic compound) , both homogeneously dispersed in a combination of about 62.6% propylene carbonate (as a plasticizer) , and, in combination as a monomer component, about 8.9% caprolactone acrylate, about 13.4% polyethylene glycol diacrylate (400) and about 4.5% "SARBOX” acrylate resin (SB 500) .
- Example 23 (A) was uniformly applied within the mirror assembly of Example 23 (B) , supra , we placed the assembly onto the conveyor belt of a Fusion UV Curing System F-300 B, and exposed the assembly to ultraviolet radiation in the same manner as described in Example 1 (D) , supra.
- the high reflectance at the center portion of the mirror was about 72.0% reflectance which decreased to a low reflectance of about 7.5%.
- the response time for the reflectance to change from about 70% to about 20% was about 3.5 seconds when a potential of about 1.5 volts was applied thereto.
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising about 1.4% EVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 0.9% t-butyl ferrocene (as an anodic compound) , both homogeneously dispersed in a combination comprising about 39% propylene carbonate (as a plasticizer) , and, in combination as a monomer component, about 39% "QUICK CURE" B-565 and about 19.53% Urethane Acrylate (Soft) (CN 953) .
- EVC10 4 as a cathodic compound
- t-butyl ferrocene as an anodic compound
- both homogeneously dispersed in a combination comprising about 39% propylene carbonate (as a plasticizer) and, in combination as a monomer component, about 39% "QUICK CURE" B-565 and about 19.53% Urethane Acrylate (Soft) (CN 953) .
- Soft Urethane Acrylate
- the black drafting tape (Zipatone, Inc., Hillsdale, Illinois), having a width of about 0.0625" and a thickness of about 150 ⁇ m, onto a conductive surface of one of the bent "TEC-20" glass substrates in about 1.5" intervals across the width of the substrate. At such intervals, we found the black drafting tape to be positioned in an aesthetically . appealing manner, and to maintain uniformity of the electrochromic media across the full dimensions of the panel .
- the glazing assembly bleached from about 5% transmission to about 60% transmission in a response time of about 6.5 minutes under about a zero applied potential.
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising about 2.4% EVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 1.6% ferrocene (as an anodic compound) , both homogeneously dispersed in a combination comprising about 48% propylene carbonate (as a plasticizer) , and, in combination as a monomer component, about 32% "QUICK CURE” B-565 and about 16% Urethane Acrylate (Soft) (CN 953).
- EVC10 4 as a cathodic compound
- ferrocene as an anodic compound
- a combination comprising about 48% propylene carbonate (as a plasticizer)
- Soft Urethane Acrylate
- Example 25 (A) was uniformly applied within the sun visor assembly of Example 25 (B) , supra , we placed the assembly onto the conveyor belt of a Fusion UV Curing System F-300 B, and exposed the assembly to ultraviolet radiation in the same manner as described in Example 2 (C) , supra .
- sun visor bleached from about 10% transmission to about 70% transmission in a response time of about 15 seconds under about a zero applied potential.
- the segmented portions of the sun visor of this example may be made in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction, and individual segments may be activated by connection to an individual segment addressing means, such as a mechanical switch, a photosensor, a touch sensor, including a touch activated glass panel, a voice activated sensor, an RF activated sensor and the like.
- segments may be activated individually or as pluralities by responding to glare from the sun, such as when the sun rises from and falls toward the horizon, or as it traverses the horizon.
- This sun visor, as well as other electrochromic glazings, such as windows, sun roofs and the like may use automatic glare sensing means that involve single or multiple photosensors, such as those disclosed in United States Patent 5,148,014 (Lynam).
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising by weight about 3.6% EVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 1.6% ferrocene (as an anodic compound) , both homogeneously dispersed in a combination of about 61.9% propylene carbonate (as a plasticizer) , and, in combination as a monomer component, about 11.1% polyethylene glycol monomethacrylate (400), about 11.1% polyethylene glycol diacrylate (400) and about 4.4% "SARBOX” acrylate resin (SB 500).
- Example 26(A), supra was uniformly applied within the mirror assembly of Example 26 (B) , supra , we placed the assembly onto the conveyor belt of a Fusion UV Curing System F-300 B, and exposed the assembly to ultraviolet radiation in the same manner as described in Example 0 1 (D) , supra .
- Example 27(A), infra illustrates the manufacture and use of an interior rearview mirror
- Example 27(B), infra illustrates the use of an exterior mirror, sized for driver- side and passenger- side applications, to be installed in the automobile.
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising by weight about 3.6% EVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 1.6% ferrocene (as an anodic compound) , both homogeneously dispersed in a combination of about 62% propylene carbonate (as a plasticizer) , and, in combination as a monomer component, about 8.9% caprolactone acrylate, about 13.3% polyethylene glycol diacrylate (400) and about 4.4% "SARBOX” acrylate resin (SB 500).
- Example 27(A) (1) was uniformly applied within the mirror assembly of Example 27(A) (2) , supra , we placed 0 the assembly onto the conveyor belt of a Fusion UV Curing System F-300 B, and exposed the assembly to ultraviolet radiation in the same manner as described in Example 1(D), supra .
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising by weight about 2.6% EVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 1.2% ferrocene (as an anodic compound) , both homogeneously dispersed in a combination of about 63% propylene carbonate (as a plasticizer) , and, in combination as a monomer component, about 9% caprolactone acrylate, about 13.5% polyethylene glycol diacrylate (400) and about 4.5% "SARBOX” acrylate resin (SB 500) .
- Example 27(B) (1), supra was uniformly applied within the mirror assemblies of Example 27(B) (2), supra , we placed the assemblies onto the conveyor belt of a Fusion UV Curing System F-300 B, and exposed the assemblies to ultraviolet radiation in the same manner as described in Example 1(D), supra .
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising by weight about 6.31% HVSS (as a cathodic compound), about 1.63% ferrocene (as an anodic compound) , both homogeneously dispersed in a combination of about 47.48% propylene carbonate and about 8.63% 3-hydroxypropionitrile (as a plasticizer), and, in combination as a monomer component, about 12.95% caprolactone acrylate, about 8.63% polyethylene glycol diacrylate (400) and about 8.63% "SARBOX” acrylate resin (SB 501) .
- Example 28(A), supra was uniformly applied within the mirror assembly of Example 28(B), supra . we placed the assembly onto the conveyor belt of a Hanovia UV Curing
- UV lamp 6506A431 with the intensity dial set at 300 watts. We exposed the assembly to ultraviolet radiation in a similar manner as described in Example
- UVINUL N 35 (as an ultraviolet stabilizing agent) , and thoroughly mixed this electrochromic monomer composition to ensure that a homogeneous dispersion of the components was achieved.
- Example 29 (A) was uniformly applied within the mirror assembly of Example 29 (B) , supra, we placed the assembly onto the conveyor belt of a Hanovia UV Curing System (Hanovia Corp., Newark, New Jersey, fitted with UV lamp 6506A431, with the intensity dial set at 300 watts. We exposed the assembly to ultraviolet radiation in a similar manner as described in Example 1(D), supra . by passing the assembly under the UV lamp with the conveyor speed set at about 20% to about 50% for about 120 to about 180 multiple passes.
- Hanovia UV Curing System Hanovia Corp., Newark, New Jersey
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising by weight about 4.42% DSMVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound) and about 0.59% EHPVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 1.65% ferrocene (as an anodic compound) , both homogeneously dispersed in a combination of about 48.67% propylene carbonate (as a plasticizer) , and, in combination as a monomer component, about 13.27% caprolactone acrylate, about
- Example 30(A), supra was uniformly applied within the mirror assembly of Example 30(B), supra , we placed the assembly onto the conveyor belt of a Hanovia UV Curing System (Hanovia Corp., Newark, New Jersey, fitted with UV lamp 6506A431, with the intensity dial set at 300 watts. We exposed the assembly to ultraviolet radiation in a similar manner as described in Example 1 (D) , supra, by passing the assembly under the UV lamp with the conveyor speed set at about 20% to about 50% for about 120 to about 180 multiple passes. D. Use of Electrochromic Mirror
- Example 31 (A) was uniformly applied within the mirror assemblies of Example 31 (B) , supra , we placed the assemblies overnight at room temperature during which time the monomer composition reacted to form in situ the solid polymer matrix film inside the mirror. These mirror assemblies were then placed in an electrically heated convection oven maintained at about 80°C for about 2 hours.
- the response time for reflectance to change from about
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising by weight about 2.11% prepolymer composition of Example 32 (A) , supra (as a cathodic compound and polyol), about 1.97% EVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound), and about 1.01% 5 , 10-dihydro-5 , 10-dimethylphenazine (as an anodic compound) , all homogeneously dispersed in a combination of about 76.65% propylene carbonate (as plasticizer) and in combination as a monomer component, about 2.68% HDT (an isocyanate) and about 15.52% Desmophen 1700 (a polyol), and about 0.06% T-9 (a tin catalyst) .
- HDT an isocyanate
- Desmophen 1700 a polyol
- T-9 a tin catalyst
- Example 32 (B) was uniformly applied within the mirror assemblies of Example 32 (C) , supra , we placed the assemblies overnight at room temperature during which time the monomer composition reacted to form in situ the solid polymer matrix film inside the mirror. These mirror assemblies were then placed in an electrically heated convection oven maintained at about 80°C for about 2 hours .
- the high reflectance at the center portion of the mirror was about 64.1% reflectance which decreased to a low reflectance of about 6.5% when about 1.4 volts was applied to thereto.
- the response time for reflectance to change from about
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising by weight about 0.3% HHVPF 6 (as a cathodic compound), about 0.97% EVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 0.59% 5 , 10-dihydro-5 , 10-dimethylphenazine (as an anodic compound) , all homogeneously dispersed in a combination of about 89.71% propylene carbonate (as plasticizer) and, in combination as a monomer component, about 0.65% HDT (an isocyanate) and about 3.08% Lexorez 1931-50 (a polyol), and about 0.03% T-9 (a tin catalyst), and about 4.67% Uvinul N 35 (a UV stabilizer) .
- HHVPF 6 as a cathodic compound
- EVC10 4 as a cathodic compound
- 0.59% 5 10-dihydro-5 , 10-dimethylphenazine
- 10-dimethylphenazine as an anodic compound
- Example ,_ 33 (A) was uniformly applied within the mirror assemblies of Example 33 (B) , supra, we placed the assemblies in an electrically heated convection oven maintained at about 80°C for about 2 hours whereupon the monomer composition reacted to form in situ the solid ⁇ n polymer matrix film inside the mirror.
- the center portion of the mirror was about 71.8 % reflectance which decreased to a low reflectance of about 7.0% when about 1.4 volts was applied to thereto.
- the response time for reflectance to change from about 70% to about 20% when that potential was applied was about 71.8 % reflectance which decreased to a low reflectance of about 7.0% when about 1.4 volts was applied to thereto.
- Electrochromic Devices Manufactured with Polychromic Solid Films
- the environmental and overall performance the electrochromic mirrors was suitable for use in a vehicle.
- TEC 15 glass for the front substrate and a multi -layer metal reflector coated glass (consisting of about 200 angstroms of rhodium undercoated with about 1500 angstroms of chromium, and with the chromium being disposed between the rhodium layer and the glass surface so as to serve as an adhesion promoter layer such as is described in US Application No.
- Example 34 (A) was uniformly applied within the mirror assemblies of Example 34 (B) , supra , we placed the assemblies in an electrically heated convection oven maintained at about 80°C for about 2 hours whereupon the monomer composition reacted to form in situ the solid polymer matrix film inside the mirror.
- the high reflectance at the center portion of the mirror was about 56.3% reflectance which decreased to a low reflectance of about 7.0% when about 1.4 volts was applied to thereto.
- the response time for reflectance to change from about 55% to about 20% when that potential was applied thereto was 1.2 seconds. We made this determination by the reflectometer described in Example 1, supra .
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising by weight about 1.09% HUVPF 6 (as a cathodic compound), about 0.58% EVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 0.59% 5 , 10-dihydro-5 , 10-dimethylphenazine (as an anodic compound) , all homogeneously dispersed in a combination of about 89.34% propylene carbonate (as plasticizer) and, in combination as a monomer component, about 0.84% HDT (an isocyanate) and about 2.88% Lexorez 1931-50 (a polyol), and about 0.03% T-l (a tin catalyst), and about 4.65% Uvinul N 35 (a UV stabilizer) .
- HUVPF 6 as a cathodic compound
- EVC10 4 an electrochromic compound
- Example 35 (A) was uniformly applied within the mirror assemblies of Example 35 (B) , supra, we placed the assemblies overnight at room temperature during which time the monomer composition reacted to form in situ the solid polymer matrix film inside the mirror. These mirror assemblies were then placed in an electrically heated convection oven maintained at about 80°C for about 2 hours .
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising by weight about 0.3% HHVPF 6 (as a cathodic compound), about 0.96% EVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 0.59% 5, 10 -dihydro-5 , 10-dimethylphenazine (as an anodic compound) , all homogeneously dispersed in a combination of about 84.13% propylene carbonate (as plasticizer) and, in combination as a monomer component, about 1.38% HDT (an isocyanate) and about 7.96% Lexorez 1931-50 (a polyol), and about 0.01% T-9 (a tin catalyst), and about 4.67% Uvinul N 35 (a UV stabilizer) .
- HDT an isocyanate
- Lexorez 1931-50 a polyol
- T-9 a tin catalyst
- Uvinul N 35 a UV stabilizer
- Example 36 (A) was uniformly applied within the mirror assemblies of Example 36 (B) , supra , we placed the assemblies in an electrically heated convection oven maintained at about 80°C for about 2 hours whereupon the monomer composition reacted to form in situ the solid polymer matrix film inside the mirror.
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising by weight about 0.65% HUVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 0.77% EVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 0.59% 5 , 10 -dihydro-5 , 10-dimethylphenazine (as an anodic compound) , all homogeneously dispersed in a combination of about 89.57% propylene carbonate (as plasticizer) and, in combination as a monomer component, about 0.79% HDT (an isocyanate) and about 2.94% Lexorez 1931-50 (a polyol), and about 0.03% T-l (a tin catalyst), and about 4.66% Uvinul N 35 (a UV stabilizer) .
- HDT an isocyanate
- Lexorez 1931-50 a polyol
- T-l a tin catalyst
- Uvinul N 35 a UV stabilizer
- the dimensions of the mirror assemblies were about 2.5" x 10" x 105 ⁇ m, with a weather barrier of an epoxy resin coupled with spacers of about 105 ⁇ m also applied.
- Example 37 (A) was uniformly applied within the mirror assemblies of Example 37 (B) , supra, we placed the assemblies overnight at room temperature during which time the monomer composition reacted to form in situ the solid polymer matrix film inside the mirror. These mirror assemblies were then placed in an electrically heated convection oven maintained at about 80°C for about 2 hours .
- the high reflectance at the center portion of the mirror was about 74.0 % reflectance which decreased to a low reflectance of about 7.5% when about 1.4 volts was applied to thereto.
- the response time for reflectance to change from about 70% to about 20% when that potential was applied thereto was about 2.0 seconds . We made this determination by the reflectometer described in Example 1 , supra .
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising by weight about 0.52% HUEVC10 4 (as a cathodic 5 compound), about 0.77% EVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 0.59% 5 , 10-dihydro-5 , 10-dimethylphenazine (as an anodic compound) , all homogeneously dispersed in a combination of about 88.75% propylene carbonate (as plasticizer) and, in combination as a monomer 0 component, about 0.93% HDT (an isocyanate) and about 3.74% Lexorez 1931-50 (a polyol), and about 0.03% T-l (a tin catalyst), and about 4.67% Uvinul N 35 (a UV stabilizer) .
- HUEVC10 4 as a cathodic 5 compound
- EVC10 4 as a cathodic compound
- 0.59% 5 10-dihydro-5 , 10-dimethylphenazine (as an anodic compound)
- Example 38 (A) was uniformly applied within the mirror assemblies of Example 38 (B) , supra , we placed the assemblies overnight at room temperature during which time the monomer composition reacted to form in situ the solid polymer matrix film inside the mirror. These mirror assemblies were then placed in an electrically heated convection oven maintained at about 80°C for about 2 hours .
- Example 39 (A) was uniformly applied within the mirror assemblies of Example 39 (B) , supra , we placed the assemblies in an electrically heated convection oven maintained at about 80°C for about 2 hours whereupon the monomer composition reacted to form in situ the solid polymer matrix film inside the mirror.
- the high reflectance at the center portion of the mirror was about 67.4% reflectance which decreased to a low reflectance of about 6.6% when about 1.4 volts was applied to thereto.
- the response time for reflectance to change from about
- an electrochromic monomer composition comprising by weight about 0.3% HHVPF 6 (as a cathodic compound), about 0.97% EVC10 4 (as a cathodic compound), about 0.59% 5, 10-dihydro-5 , 10-dimethylphenazine (as an anodic compound) , all homogeneously dispersed in a combination of about 89.71% propylene carbonate (as plasticizer) and, in combination as a monomer component, about 0.65% HDT (an isocyanate) and about 3.08% Lexorez 1931-50 (a polyol), and about 0.03% T-9 (a tin catalyst), and about 4.67% Uvinul N 35 (a UV stabilizer) .
- HHVPF 6 as a cathodic compound
- EVC10 4 as a cathodic compound
- 0.59% 5, 10-dihydro-5 as an anodic compound
- 10-dimethylphenazine as an anodic compound
- Example 40 (A) was uniformly applied within the mirror assemblies of Example 40 (B) , supra , we placed the assemblies in an electrically heated convection oven maintained at about 80°C for about 2 hours whereupon the monomer composition reacted to form in situ the solid polymer matrix film inside the mirror.
- the high reflectance at the center portion of the mirror was about 52.7% reflectance which decreased to a low reflectance of about 6.4 % when about 1.4 volts was applied to thereto.
- the response time for reflectance to change from high reflectance to about 23% when that potential was applied thereto was about 1.6 seconds. We made this determination by the reflectometer described in Example 1, supra .
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