WO2021110160A1

WO2021110160A1 - Electrochromic mirror assembly

Info

Publication number: WO2021110160A1
Application number: PCT/CN2020/134100
Authority: WO
Inventors: 刘泽钊; 郑建明; 徐春叶
Original assignee: 常州雅谱新材料有限公司
Priority date: 2019-12-05
Filing date: 2020-12-05
Publication date: 2021-06-10
Also published as: CN210894936U

Abstract

An electrochromic mirror assembly, comprising a color-changing assembly, a transparent cover plate (6) and a mirror housing (7), the color-changing assembly comprising a first transparent substrate (1), a first conductive layer (2), an electrochromic layer (3), a second conductive layer (4) and a second transparent substrate (5) which are sequentially provided from front to rear; the transparent cover plate (6) is connected to a front surface of the first transparent substrate (1), an outer periphery of the transparent cover plate (6) has a transparent cover plate extension portion extending beyond an outer periphery of the color-changing assembly in an outward direction, and at least a part of a rear space of the transparent cover plate extension portion forms a mirror housing mounting space; and the mirror housing (7) is connected to a rear surface of the transparent cover plate extension portion and/or an outer circumferential wall of the color-changing assembly, and at least a part of the mirror housing is provided in the mirror housing mounting space. The front surface of the color-changing assembly is connected to the transparent cover plate (6), which not only provides a mounting space for the mirror housing (7), but also improves the aesthetic appearance thereof.

Description

Electrochromic mirror assembly

Technical field

The utility model relates to an electrochromic mirror assembly.

Background technique

The electrochromic mirror assembly mainly energizes the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, so that the electrochromic layer is discolored, thereby playing an automatic anti-glare effect. At present, the first transparent lining of the existing electrochromic mirror assembly The bottom is directly exposed. The lens case is installed on the first transparent substrate, which is inconvenient to install, and the exposed area of the lens case is too large, resulting in unsightly appearance. The front surface of the first transparent substrate has no protective measures and is easy to install. broken.

Summary of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide an electrochromic mirror assembly, which is connected with a transparent cover plate on the front surface of the color changing assembly, which not only provides installation space for the mirror housing, but also increases its Aesthetics.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution of the present invention is: an electrochromic mirror assembly, which includes:

A color-changing component, the color-changing component comprising a first transparent substrate, a first conductive layer, an electrochromic layer, a second conductive layer, and a second transparent substrate sequentially arranged from front to back;

A transparent cover plate, the transparent cover plate is connected to the front surface of the first transparent substrate, the outer periphery of the transparent cover plate has a transparent cover plate overhang that exceeds the outer periphery of the color changing component in the outward direction, the transparent cover plate At least part of the space behind the protruding part forms a mirror housing installation space;

The mirror case is connected with the rear surface of the overhang of the transparent cover plate and/or the outer peripheral wall of the color changing component, and at least a part is placed in the mirror case installation space.

Further, in order to make the entire electrochromic mirror assembly more beautiful, the outer periphery of the distal end of the transparent cover plate has rounded corners to smoothly transition with the mirror housing.

Further, the transparent cover plate is a glass plate or an acrylic plate or a polycarbonate plate or a plexiglass plate.

To further enable the electrochromic mirror assembly to have a reflective function, the electrochromic mirror assembly further includes a reflective assembly connected to the color changing assembly and located behind the second conductive layer.

A specific structure of a reflective component is further provided. The reflective component includes a bonding layer and a silver or aluminum layer or a niobium oxide layer or a silicon oxide layer plated on the front surface of the bonding layer. Between the two conductive layers and the second transparent substrate.

Further, the material of the first conductive layer and/or the second conductive layer is indium tin oxide or indium zinc oxide or tin oxide or zinc oxide.

Further, the electrochromic mirror assembly further includes a sealing member whose front surface is in contact with the first conductive layer and the rear surface is in contact with the second conductive layer. The sealing member at least together with the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer encloses the In the color-changing cavity, the electrochromic layer is located in the electrochromic cavity.

To further facilitate the energization of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, the electrochromic mirror assembly further includes a first electrode electrically connected to the first conductive layer and a second electrode electrically connected to the second conductive layer. The electrodes, the first electrode and the second electrode are electrically insulated.

Further, the material of the first electrode and/or the second electrode is silver glue.

Further, the material of the first transparent substrate and/or the second transparent substrate is glass.

After adopting the above technical solution, a transparent cover plate is connected to the front surface of the first transparent substrate, and the outer periphery of the transparent cover plate extends beyond the outer periphery of the color-changing component, thereby providing installation space for the mirror housing and facilitating the installation of the mirror housing. The mirror housing is covered on the color changing assembly and connected to the rear surface of the transparent cover plate that extends beyond the color changing assembly. From the front view of the electrochromic mirror assembly, only the frame with the width H of the mirror housing less than 5mm can be seen, so that The appearance of the electrochromic mirror assembly of the utility model is better than that of the traditional electrochromic mirror assembly; the transparent cover plate adopts an acrylic plate, which has high strength, protects the first transparent substrate, and prevents the first transparent substrate from being broken. The safety is higher; the outer periphery of the distal color-changing component end of the transparent cover of the present invention is rounded, so that the transparent cover and the mirror case are smoothly transitioned. From the front, the mirror case is invisible, which further improves the appearance degree.

Description of the drawings

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the electrochromic mirror assembly of the utility model with the lens case removed;

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of another electrochromic mirror assembly of the present invention with the lens case removed.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the electrochromic mirror assembly in Fig. 1 with a mirror housing added.

Detailed ways

In order to make the content of the present utility model easier to be understood clearly, the following further describes the present utility model in detail based on specific embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

As shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3, an electrochromic mirror assembly includes:

A color-changing component, the color-changing component comprising a first transparent substrate 1, a first conductive layer 2, an electrochromic layer 3, a second conductive layer 4, and a second transparent substrate 5 sequentially arranged from front to back;

A transparent cover plate 6, which is connected to the front surface of the first transparent substrate 1, and the outer periphery of the transparent cover plate 6 has a transparent cover plate overhang that extends beyond the outer periphery of the color changing component in the outward direction , At least part of the space behind the overhang of the transparent cover forms a mirror housing installation space;

The mirror case 7 is connected with the rear surface of the overhang of the transparent cover and/or the outer peripheral wall of the color changing component, and at least a part is placed in the mirror case installation space.

In this embodiment, the material of the first transparent substrate 1 and/or the second transparent substrate 2 is glass.

In this embodiment, the material of the first conductive layer 2 and/or the second conductive layer 4 is indium tin oxide or indium zinc oxide or tin oxide or zinc oxide.

In this embodiment, the transparent cover plate 6 can be an acrylic plate, or can be a glass plate, a polycarbonate plate, a plexiglass plate, or the like.

Specifically, a transparent cover 6 is connected to the front surface of the first transparent substrate 1, and the outer periphery of the transparent cover 6 extends beyond the outer periphery of the color-changing component, thereby providing installation space for the mirror housing 7 and facilitating the installation of the mirror housing 7 , The mirror housing 7 is covered on the color changing assembly and connected to the rear surface of the transparent cover 6 beyond the part of the color changing assembly. From the front view of the electrochromic mirror assembly, only the width H of the mirror housing 7 is less than 5mm. The frame of the present invention makes the appearance of the electrochromic mirror assembly of the present invention better than that of the traditional electrochromic mirror assembly; the transparent cover 6 adopts an acrylic plate, which has high strength, and protects the first transparent substrate 1 and avoids the first The transparent substrate 1 is broken, and the safety is higher.

As shown in FIG. 2, in order to make the entire electrochromic mirror assembly more beautiful, the outer periphery of the distal end of the transparent cover 6 has rounded corners 61 to smoothly transition with the mirror housing 7.

Specifically, the outer periphery of the distal color-changing component end of the transparent cover 6 of the present invention is rounded, so that the transparent cover 6 and the mirror housing 7 are smoothly transitioned. From the front, the mirror housing 7 is invisible, which further improves the appearance. The beauty of it.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in order to make the electrochromic mirror assembly have a reflective function, the electrochromic mirror assembly further includes a reflective assembly connected to the color changing assembly and located behind the second conductive layer.

In this embodiment, the reflective component includes a bonding layer 8 and a silver layer 81 or an aluminum layer or a niobium oxide layer or a silicon oxide layer plated on the front surface of the bonding layer 8. The bonding layer 8 is disposed on the second surface. Between the conductive layer 4 and the second transparent substrate 5.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the electrochromic mirror assembly further includes a sealing member 9 whose front surface is in contact with the first conductive layer 2 and the back surface is in contact with the second conductive layer 4, and the sealing member 9 is at least in contact with the first conductive layer. 2 and the second conductive layer 4 jointly enclose an electrochromic cavity, and the electrochromic layer 3 is located in the electrochromic cavity.

In this embodiment, the electrochromic layer 3 is in the prior art, and the electrochromic material used therein is well known to those skilled in the art, and will not be described in detail here.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, in order to facilitate the energization of the first conductive layer 2 and the second conductive layer 4, the electrochromic mirror assembly further includes a first electrode electrically connected to the first conductive layer 2 and The second electrode of the second conductive layer 4 is electrically connected, and the first electrode is electrically insulated from the second electrode.

In this embodiment, the material of the first electrode and/or the second electrode is silver paste 10.

The specific embodiments described above further describe the technical problems, technical solutions, and beneficial effects of the present utility model in further detail. It should be understood that the above descriptions are only specific embodiments of the present utility model and are not intended to be used To limit the utility model, any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the utility model shall be included in the protection scope of the utility model.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the terms indicating the orientation or positional relationship are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the utility model and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying. The device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present invention.

In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly defined and defined, the terms "installation", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and other terms should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection or a detachable connection. Connected or integrated; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, and it can be a connection between two elements or an interaction relationship between two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meaning of the above-mentioned terms in the present utility model can be understood according to specific circumstances.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer" The azimuth or position relationship of other indications is based on the azimuth or position relationship shown in the drawings, or the azimuth or position relationship usually placed when the utility model is used. It is only for the convenience of describing and simplifying the description of the utility model, not It indicates or implies that the pointed device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present invention. In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. are only used for distinguishing description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

In addition, the terms "horizontal", "vertical", "overhanging" and other terms do not mean that the component is required to be absolutely horizontal or overhanging, but may be slightly inclined. For example, "horizontal" only means that its direction is more horizontal than "vertical", and it does not mean that the structure must be completely horizontal, but can be slightly inclined.

In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and defined, the first feature above or below the second feature may include the first and second features in direct contact, or it may include the first and second features not in direct contact But through the contact of other features between them. Moreover, the first feature being above, above, and above the second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or it simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature below, below, and below the second feature includes the first feature directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or it simply means that the level of the first feature is smaller than the second feature.

Claims

An electrochromic mirror assembly, characterized in that:

it includes:

A color-changing component, the color-changing component comprising a first transparent substrate (1), a first conductive layer (2), an electrochromic layer (3), a second conductive layer (4), and a second transparent substrate (1), a first conductive layer (2), an electrochromic layer (3), a second conductive layer (4) and a second transparent Substrate (5);

A transparent cover plate (6), the transparent cover plate (6) is connected to the front surface of the first transparent substrate (1), and the outer periphery of the transparent cover plate (6) has an outward direction beyond the color changing component The overhang of the transparent cover on the outer periphery, and at least part of the space behind the overhang of the transparent cover forms a mirror housing installation space;

A mirror housing (7), the mirror housing (7) is connected with the rear surface of the overhang of the transparent cover plate and/or the outer peripheral wall of the color changing component, and at least a part is placed in the mirror housing installation space.
The electrochromic mirror assembly of claim 1, wherein:

The outer periphery of the distal color-changing component end of the transparent cover plate (6) is ground with rounded corners (61) to smoothly transition with the mirror housing (7).
The electrochromic mirror assembly of claim 1, wherein:

The transparent cover plate (6) is a glass plate or acrylic plate or polycarbonate plate or organic glass plate.
The electrochromic mirror assembly of claim 1, wherein:

It also includes a reflective component connected to the color changing component and located behind the second conductive layer.
The electrochromic mirror assembly of claim 4, wherein:

The reflective component includes a bonding layer (8) and a silver layer (81) or an aluminum layer or a niobium oxide layer or a silicon oxide layer plated on the front surface of the bonding layer (8), and the bonding layer (8) is arranged on Between the second conductive layer (4) and the second transparent substrate (5).
The electrochromic mirror assembly of claim 1, wherein:

The material of the first conductive layer (2) and/or the second conductive layer (4) is indium tin oxide or indium zinc oxide or tin oxide or zinc oxide.
The electrochromic mirror assembly of claim 1, wherein:

It also includes a sealing member (9) whose front surface is in contact with the first conductive layer (2) and the rear surface is in contact with the second conductive layer (4). The sealing member (9) is at least in contact with the first conductive layer (2) and the first conductive layer (2) and the second conductive layer (4). The two conductive layers (4) jointly enclose an electrochromic cavity, and the electrochromic layer (3) is located in the electrochromic cavity.
The electrochromic mirror assembly of claim 1, wherein:

It also includes a first electrode electrically connected to the first conductive layer (2) and a second electrode electrically connected to the second conductive layer (4), the first electrode and the second electrode are electrically insulated.
The electrochromic mirror assembly of claim 8, wherein:

The material of the first electrode and/or the second electrode is silver glue (10).
The electrochromic mirror assembly according to claim 1,

The material of the first transparent substrate (1) and/or the second transparent substrate (2) is glass.