Classifications

• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
  • H05B47/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light sources in general, i.e. where the type of light source is not relevant
  • H05B47/10—Controlling the light source
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
  • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
  • E06B9/00—Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
  • E06B9/24—Screens or other constructions affording protection against light, especially against sunshine; Similar screens for privacy or appearance; Slat blinds
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
  • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
  • E06B9/00—Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
  • E06B9/24—Screens or other constructions affording protection against light, especially against sunshine; Similar screens for privacy or appearance; Slat blinds
  • E06B2009/247—Electrically powered illumination
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
  • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
  • E06B9/00—Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
  • E06B9/24—Screens or other constructions affording protection against light, especially against sunshine; Similar screens for privacy or appearance; Slat blinds
  • E06B2009/2476—Solar cells
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02A30/00—Adapting or protecting infrastructure or their operation
  • Y02A30/24—Structural elements or technologies for improving thermal insulation
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
  • Y02B80/00—Architectural or constructional elements improving the thermal performance of buildings

Definitions

• the invention relates to a window for an object, an object comprising the window, a lighting system and a method for modifying the appearance of the object.
• US 6,601,634 B2 discloses a window cover apparatus that includes a window cover substrate and a mechanism for adjusting the configuration of the substrate relative to a window.
• Illuminating material such as phosphorescent material is provided on or in the substrate to provide illumination in darkness.
• the illuminating material may contain a color pigment and may be configured to provide a colorful design in both daylight and darkness.
• a window for an object wherein the window comprises photolummescent material located within the window. Since the photolummescent material is located within the window, the photolummescent material is protected against environmental influences, in particular, against humidity, thereby increasing the lifetime of the photolummescent material and, thus, of the window, which generates light by using the photolummescent material.
• the photolummescent material is sealingly located within the window. Since the photolummescent material is sealingly located within the window, the degree of protection of the photolummescent material against environmental influences is further increased, thereby further increasing the lifetime of the photolummescent material.
• the window is preferentially a building window for being used in a building.
• the window comprises at least two transparent plates defining a sealed space in which the photoluminescent material is located.
• the window comprises preferentially two or three glass plates defining at least one sealed space containing, for example, a vacuum or neutral gas.
• the sealed space is therefore preferentially used for sealing the photoluminescent material and for providing a temperature and/or noise protection of the inside of, for example, a building comprising the window.
• the photoluminescent material is a phosphorescent material.
• the phosphorescent material can be charged up during, for example, daylight, and the phosphorescent material can then emit phosphorescent light during, for example, darkness.
• the photoluminescent material is preferentially non-radioactive and non-toxic.
• the photoluminescent material is, for example, Super-LumiNova from the company RC TRITEC .
• a sun blind is integrated within the window, wherein the sun blind comprises the photoluminescent material.
• the sun blind with the photoluminescent material is preferentially located within the space defined between at least two transparent plates, which is preferentially sealed.
• the sun blind is preferentially covered with the photoluminescent material.
• the sun blind comprises a first side and a second side, wherein at least one of the first side and the second side comprises the
• first side is covered with a first photoluminescent material and the second side is covered with a second photoluminescent material being different to the first photoluminescent material.
• first and second photoluminescent materials can comprise different colors.
• the sun blind comprises several lamellae being covered with the photoluminescent material.
• the first side and the second side of the sun blind are formed by a first side and a second side of the lamellae. At least one of the sides of the lamellae can be covered by the photoluminescent material.
• the lamellae are preferentially rotatable by at least 180°.
• the window comprises at least one of a time providing unit, a light sensor, a presence sensor and a movement sensor for generating at least one of a time signal, a light signal, a presence signal and a movement signal, wherein the light signal is indicative of ambient light and/or light emitted by the photoluminescent material, the presence signal is indicative of a presence of an object within a predefined area and the movement signal is indicative of a movement of an object within a predefined area, wherein the sun blind is controllable based on at least one of the time signal, the light signal, the presence signal and the movement signal.
• a control of the sun blind based on the presence signal and/or based on the movement signal allows an interaction of the window with the ambience.
• the time providing unit is, for example, a clock for providing the time of the day or for providing the time which has lapsed since a starting time.
• the sun blind can be controlled such that the first side and the second side are shown at different times to the outside and/or the inside of a building comprising the window depending on the time signal, thereby allowing presenting a temporally changing pattern, in particular, a temporally changing color pattern.
• the light sensor can be adapted to sense the light outside of a building comprising the window for determining whether it is day or night, for instance, by determining whether the sensed light exceeds a predefined threshold or not.
• the sun blind can be controlled such that a side of the sun blind, in particular, sides of the lamellae, comprising the photoluminescent material is directed to the outside of the building, whereas during day the sun blind can be controlled such that the side comprising the photoluminescent material is directed to light inside or outside the building.
• the sun blind is controlled such that the side comprising the photoluminescent material is illuminated by daylight, in particular, uniformly illuminated by daylight.
• the light sensor can also be adapted to sense the light emitted by the photoluminescent material, wherein the sun blind can be controlled such that the side of the sun blind with the largest emitted light intensity is directed to a predefined direction, for example, to the outside or the inside of a building comprising the window.
• single lamellae are controllable depending on, for example, the time signal, the sensed light, the presence signal and/or the movement signal. If single lamellae are independently controllable, a large variety of patterns can be generated. The sun blind is preferentially also manually controllable.
• the photoluminescent material forms a pattern.
• the photoluminescent material can form letters, signs et cetera.
• the window comprises a light source for illuminating the photolummescent material.
• the light source is preferentially a light emitting diode (LED).
• LEDs can be provided on lamellae of a sun blind for charging the photolummescent material up, if the daylight is not sufficient and/or if a side of the sun blind comprising a photolummescent material is directed to the inside of, for example, a building comprising the window.
• an object comprising a window as defined in claim 1 is presented.
• the object is preferentially a building comprising the window.
• a lighting system comprising:
• a time providing unit at least one of a time providing unit, a light sensor, a presence sensor and a movement sensor for generating at least one of a time signal, a light signal, a presence signal and a movement signal, wherein the light signal is indicative of ambient light and/or light emitted by the photolummescent material, the presence signal is indicative of a presence of an object within a predefined area and the movement signal is indicative of a movement of an object within a predefined area,
• control unit for controlling the sun blind depending on at least one of the time signal, the light signal, the presence signal and the movement signal.
• a method for modifying the appearance of an object is presented, the object comprising a window, wherein
• photolummescent material is located within the window, wherein a sun blind is integrated within the window and wherein the sun blind comprises the photolummescent material, wherein the method comprises:
• the object is preferentially a building, i.e. the method allows preferentially modifying the appearance of a building.
• a computer program for modifying the appearance of an object comprises program code means for causing a lighting system as defined in claim 13 to carry out the steps of the method as defined in claim 14, when the computer program is run on a computer controlling the lighting system.
• window of claim 1 the object of claim 12, the lighting system of claim 13, the method of claim 14 and the computer program of claim 15 have similar and/or identical preferred embodiments, in particular, as defined in the dependent claims.
• Fig. 1 shows schematically and exemplarily an embodiment of a building window
• Fig. 2 shows schematically and exemplarily the building window within a wall of a building
• Fig. 3 shows schematically and exemplarily a lamella comprising an LED
• Fig. 4 shows schematically and exemplarily two lamellae comprising an arrangement of LEDs
• Fig. 5 shows schematically and exemplarily an embodiment of a building comprising several building windows during the day
• Figs. 6 and 7 show exemplarily and schematically embodiments of buildings comprising several building windows during the night, and
• Fig. 8 shows a flowchart exemplarily illustrating an embodiment of a method for modifying the appearance of a building.
• Fig. 1 shows schematically and exemplarily a building window 1 comprising two transparent plates 3, 4 defining a sealed space 5 in which a sun blind 6 is located.
• the sun blind 6 comprises several lamellae 9 being covered with
• the sealed space 5 can contain a vacuum or neutral gas.
• the photoluminescent material 2 is a phosphorescent material being non-radioactive and non-toxic.
• a phosphorescent material does not immediately re-emit the radiation it absorbs.
• the slower time scales of the re-emission are associated with "forbidden" energy state transitions in quantum mechanics. As these transitions occur less often in certain materials, absorbed radiation may be re-emitted at a lower intensity for up to several hours.
• phosphorescence is a process in which energy absorbed by a phosphorescent material is released relatively slowly in the form of light. This is the mechanism used for "glow-in-the-dark" materials which are “charged” by exposure to light. While in general the phosphorescent material may contain radium or tritium which might be dangerous for health, in the present embodiment, as already mentioned above, a non-radioactive and non-toxic phosphorescent material is used like Super-LumiNova from the company RC TRITEC.
• the lamellae 9 comprise a first side 7 and a second side 8.
• the first side 7 is the upper side and the second side 8 is the lower side.
• the first sides 7 of the lamellae 9 form a first side of the overall sun blind 6, if the sun blind 6 is closed.
• the second sides 8 of the lamellae 9 form a second side of the sun blind 6, if the sun blind 6 is closed.
• the first sides 7 of the lamellae 9 form therefore a first side of the sun blind and the second sides 8 of the lamellae 9 form a second side of the sun blind 6.
• the phosphorescent material 2 is coated on the first sides 7 of the lamellae 9.
• both sides 7, 8 of the lamellae 9 can be coated with the phosphorescent material.
• the first side can be covered with a first phosphorescent material and the second side can be covered with a second phosphorescent material being different to the first phosphorescent material.
• the first and second phosphorescent materials can comprise different colors.
• the lamellae 9 are thin plastic rectangular shaped lamellae comprising the phosphorescent material 2.
• the lamellae 9 are connected together with threads 20, 21 in a known way, in order to allow the lamellae to be rotated over an angle of, for example, 180 °C and to be moved up and down for arranging the sun blind in a desired position.
• Light sensors 10, 11, 12 are arranged on some of the lamellae 9 for generating a light signal being indicative of ambient light and/or light emitted by the phosphorescent material 2, wherein the sun blind 6 is controllable based on the light signal.
• Fig. 2 shows schematically and exemplarily the building window 1 with the sun blind 6 within a wall 16 of a building.
• a presence sensor 13 and a movement sensor 14 for generating a presence signal and a movement signal, respectively, are arranged.
• the presence signal is indicative of a presence of an object within a predefined area and the movement signal is indicative of a movement of an object within the predefined area.
• the predefined area is, for example, an area in front of the building or within an inner room of the building.
• the presence sensor and the movement sensor are, for example, based on a known infrared detection technique.
• a clock 19 is provided as a time providing unit for providing a time signal.
• a control unit 15 is provided for controlling the sun blind 6 depending on at least one of the light signal generated by the light sensors 10, 11, 12, the presence signal generated by the presence sensor 13, the movement signal generated by the movement sensor 14, and the time signal generated by the clock 19.
• the control unit 15 is adapted to control the angular position of the lamellae 9 depending on at least one of these signals.
• the control unit 15 can be adapted to control the sun blind 6 depending on the time such that, for example, the first side 7 and the second side 8 of the lamellae 9 are shown at predetermined times to the outside and/or the inside of the building, thereby allowing presenting a temporally changing pattern, in particular, a temporally changing color pattern.
• the light sensors 10, 11, 12 sense the light outside of the building for determining whether it is day or night, for instance, by determining whether the sensed light exceeds a predefined threshold or not.
• the threshold can be predefined by calibration measurements, wherein the intensity of the light is sensed, while it is know whether it is day or night.
• the control unit 15 can be adapted such that, during night, a side of the sun blind 6, in particular, the first sides 7 of the lamellae, which comprise the phosphorescent material 2, is directed to the outside of the building, whereas during the day the sun blind 6 can be controlled such that the side comprising the phosphorescent material is directed to light being inside or outside the building for charging up the phosphorescent material.
• control unit 15 is adapted such that during the day the first side 7 comprising the phosphorescent material 2 is substantially uniformly illuminated by daylight.
• the angular positions of the lamellae 9 can be controlled such that the first sides 7 are uniformly illuminated by the daylight.
• the angular positions of the lamella 9, which lead to a substantially uniform illumination by daylight, depend on, for example, the orientation of the building with respect to the sun, the position of the building window with respect to the building, the shape of the building, et cetera.
• the appropriate angular positions of the lamellae which ensure a substantially uniform illumination by daylight, can easily be determined by a user, for example, by try- and-error.
• the determined angular positions of the lamellae 9 can then be input into the control unit 15, in order to allow the control unit 15 to control the angular positions of the lamellae 9 such that the first sides 7 are uniformly illuminated by daylight.
• the light sensors 10, 11, 12 can also be adapted to sense the light emitted by the phosphorescent material, wherein the sun blind 6 can be controlled such that a side of the sun blind 6 with the largest emitted light intensity is directed to a predefined direction, for example, to the outside or the inside of the building.
• the sun blind 6 is also controlled based on the presence signal and on the movement signal, the building window 1 can interact with the ambience. For example, if a person enters a predefined area in front of the building, the sun blind 6 can be controlled such that the color of the sun blind 6, which can be seen from the outside, is modified.
• the sun blind 6 is preferentially also adapted to allow a manual control of the sun blind 6.
• the control unit 15, the clock 19, the presence sensor 13 and/or the movement sensor 14 can be integrated into a window frame or can be arranged on or within a wall of the building in which the building window is included.
• the control unit 15 can be adapted to determine whether the phosphorescent material 2 has received enough light depending on the light signal generated by the light sensors 10, 11, 12 and to control the LEDs such that they illuminate the phosphorescent material 2, if the phosphorescent material 2 has not received enough light.
• Fig. 3 shows schematically and exemplarily how a lamella 9 can be provided with an LED 31.
• One surface of the lamella 9 is covered with a waveguide 30, wherein light of the LED 31 is coupled into the waveguide via a known incoupling structure 32.
• the surface of the waveguide 30, which faces the lamella 9, comprises outcoupling structures allowing the light within the waveguide 30 to leave the waveguide 30 in the direction of the lamella 9.
• the outcoupling structures are designed such that the lamella 9 is uniformly illumined by the outcoupled light.
• the LED 31 is connected via an electrical connection 35 with a power source 37 which can be controlled by the control unit 15.
• the power source 37 can be integrated into a frame of the building window or can be placed on a wall or within a wall close to the building window. In the embodiment shown in Fig.
• the lamella 9 is transparent to the outcoupled light, in order to allow the outcoupled light to illuminate the phosphorescent material arranged on the first side 7 of the lamella 9.
• Fig. 4 shows schematically and exemplarily a further possible arrangement of LEDs 33 on the lamellae 9.
• LEDs 33 for emitting light 34 are arranged on the first side 7 of the lamellae 9 .
• the LEDs 33 comprise preferentially an optical element like a lens for broadening the light 34 in order to more homogenously illuminate a neighboured lamella 9.
• the LEDs 33 are equidistantly arranged.
• the phosphorescent material is preferentially located on the second side 8 of the lamella 9 only, wherein the second side 8 of the lamella 9 is illuminated by the light 34 of the LEDs 33 of an adjacent lamella.
• the LEDs 33 are connected to a power source 39 via electrical connections 38, wherein the power source 39 can be controlled by the control unit 15.
• the power source 39 can be controlled by the control unit 15.
• Several power sources can be provided for controlling the different LEDs 33 individually. It is also possible that the LEDs of a lamella are simultaneously controlled and are connected to the same power source. In a further embodiment, all LEDs of all lamellae can be connected to the same power source being controlled by the control unit 15.
• the power source 39 can be integrated into a frame of the building window or can be placed on a wall or within a wall close to the building window.
• the phosphorescent material 2 can be uniformly distributed on the respective lamella or the photoluminescent material can be coated in a pattern.
• the phosphorescent material 2 can form letters, signs et cetera.
• the building window 1, the clock 10, the light sensors 10, 11, 12, the presence sensor 13, the movement sensor 14, the sun blind 6 and the control unit 15 can be regarded as a lighting system for providing an ambience lighting.
• the lighting system for providing an ambience lighting can further comprise the above mentioned LEDs which can be controlled by the control unit 15.
• Fig. 5 shows schematically and exemplarily a building 17 comprising several building windows 1 during the day.
• the sides of the lamellae 9, which comprise the phosphorescent material 2 are faced to the outside of the building such that the phosphorescent material can be charged up.
• the phosphorescent material 2 emits phosphorescent light.
• different building windows 1 can emit different colors.
• different building windows can comprise different phosphorescent materials.
• the control unit can be adapted such that the phosphorescent material of all building windows is directed to the outside or such that only some of the building windows direct their phosphorescent material to the outside.
• Fig. 6 an embodiment is shown, wherein some of the different building windows show different colors caused by emitted phosphorescent light and some further building windows do not show phosphorescent light.
• Fig. 7 shows schematically and exemplarily a further embodiment of a building comprising the building windows 1 during the night.
• the building 18 shown in Fig. 7 comprises several building windows 1, which have the same phosphorescent material and which provide therefore the same color.
• some building windows show the side with the phosphorescent material to the outside and some other building windows show the side with the phosphorescent material to the inside of the building, thereby generating a pattern which is visible from the outside of the building.
• the control unit 15 can be adapted such that a desired pattern is generated, which is visible from the outside of the buildings 17 and 18.
• Fig. 8 shows a flowchart exemplarily illustrating a method for modifying the appearance of a building.
• step 101 at least one of a time signal, a light signal, a presence signal and a movement signal are generated by at least one of the time providing unit 19, the light sensors 10, 11, 12, the presence sensor 13 and the movement sensor 14, wherein the light signal is indicative of ambient light and/or light emitted by the phosphorescent material, the presence signal is indicative of a presence of an object within a predefined area and the movement signal is indicative of a movement of an object within a predefined area.
• step 102 the sun blind 6 is controlled based on at least one of the time signal, the light signal, the presence signal and the movement signal.
• phosphorescent material allows to the create zero energy ambient glows for indoor and outdoor applications used in an automated system with daylight measurement, if LEDs are not used for charging up the photoluminescent material. Thus, an energy consumption as required by LEDs is preferentially not needed, if the sun blind with the photoluminescent material within the building window is used.
• the building window can provide an ambient lighting for buildings, in particular, an outdoor or indoor coloured architecture lighting can be provided.
• An indoor ambience can be created, which offers visitors an "experience”.
• the sun blind i.e. a sun shading element
• the control unit 15 can use a simple electronic circuit to read the signals emitted by, for example, the light sensors.
• the lamellae of the sun blind can be used like a sun screen with the lamellae rotating by 180 degrees.
• One side, or both sides, of the lamellae can be covered with a phosphorescent material.
• the light sensors can give a light signal which causes the control unit to rotate the lamellae.
• Rotation could be done automatically or mechanically. If both sides of the lamellae are covered with phosphorescent material, the colour can be changed to give the glow pattern a different geometry, for example, every day or every minute. If only one side of the lamellae is covered, a given pattern can be changed, thereby giving the effect of having a moving structure like on a display, wherein the building windows correspond to the pixels of the display. Indoor the effect is less visible, when the indoor lighting is on. But, in the evening, for example, when office hours are passed, and if lights are switched off, a glow could be still visible and give enough light for safety purposes.
• the light sensor can monitor the light emitted by the phosphorescent material and the lamellae can be controlled such that the most glowing surface faces the outdoor, or the indoor, side of the building window.
• the lamellae can be used for interior decoration.
• the window can comprise further pigments.
• These further pigments can be sprayed or painted on the sun blind or mixed within the material of the sun blind.
• the additional pigments can be sprayed or painted on lamella of a sun blind or mixed into a plastic material of the lamellae.
• the sun blind is comprised of several lamellae
• another kind of sun blind can be used like a continuous sun screen, wherein at least one side of the sun screen comprises
• the photoluminescent material is provided on a sun blind, which is integrated into the building window, in other embodiments the photoluminescent material can also directly be provided within the building window or by using another element not being a sun blind.
• the photoluminescent material is a phosphorescent material
• another photoluminescent material can be used like a fluorescent material.
• certain phosphorescent materials are mentioned, also other phosphorescent materials can be used within the building window.
• the phosphorescent material can comprise zinc sulfide and/or strontium aluminate.
• the photoluminescent material can also be a traser.
• the traser can contain tritium, which emits electrons if illuminated by light, wherein the emitted electrons cause phosphors, which are also contained in the trasers, to glow.
• the building window has two transparent glass plates
• the building window can comprise more than two transparent glass plates, in particular, three transparent glass plates. If more than two transparent glass plates form the building window, more than one internal space can be defined by these transparent glass plates and the photoluminescent material, in particular, sun blinds comprising the photoluminescent material, can be provided in one or more of the defined spaces between the transparent glass plates.
• the window is a building window within a building
• the window can also be used with another object like a car, a bus, a ship, an airplane, et cetera.
• a single unit or device may fulfill the functions of several items recited in the claims.
• the mere fact that certain measures are recited in mutually different dependent claims does not indicate that a combination of these measures cannot be used to advantage.
• the determinations like the determination of day or night and the control of the sun blind performed by one or several units or devices can be performed by any other number of units or devices.
• the determinations and/or the control of the sun blinds in accordance with the above described method for modifying the appearance of a building can be implemented as program code means of a computer program and/or as dedicated hardware.
• a computer program may be stored/distributed on a suitable medium, such as an optical storage medium or a solid-state medium, supplied together with or as part of other hardware, but may also be distributed in other forms, such as via the Internet or other wired or wireless telecommunication systems.
• a suitable medium such as an optical storage medium or a solid-state medium, supplied together with or as part of other hardware, but may also be distributed in other forms, such as via the Internet or other wired or wireless telecommunication systems.
• the invention relates to a window, in particular, a building window, wherein the window comprises photoluminescent material located within the window.
• the photoluminescent material is preferentially a phosphorescent material provided on a sun blind which is located within a sealed space between two transparent plates of the window.
• the photoluminescent material can be charged up by daylight and during the night the photoluminescent material can emanate light. Since the photoluminescent material is located within the window, the photoluminescent material is protected against
• the invention relates further to an object, in particular, a building, comprising the window, thereby giving the object an ambient glow.

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