Claims
- 1. An anti-glare electrochromic mirror comprising in the following order:
- a transparent substrate;
- a transparent electroconductive film on top of said transparent substrate;
- an oxidatively coloring film having a first refractive index on top of said transparent electroconductive film;
- an interference suppressing film on top of said oxidatively coloring film;
- an electrolyte film having a second refractive index on top of said interference suppressing film;
- a reductively coloring film on top of said transparent electrolyte film; and
- a reflective film of a electroconductive material on top of said reductively coloring film; wherein
- said interference suppressing film has a refractive index intermediate said first and second refractive indices.
- 2. An anti-glare electrochromic mirror according to claim 1, wherein said transparent electroconductive film serves as one electrode, and said reflective film serves as the other electrode.
- 3. An anti-glare electrochromic mirror according to claim 1, wherein said interference suppressing film is made from SnO.sub.2.
- 4. An anti-glare electrochromic mirror according to claim 3, wherein said transparent substrate is made of glass, said transparent electroconductive film is made of ITO, said oxidatively coloring film is made of IrO.sub.x, said electrolyte film is made of Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5, said reductively coloring film is made of WO.sub.3, and said reflective film is made of Al.
- 5. An anti-glare electrochromic mirror according to claim 4, wherein said transparent electroconductive film has a thickness of 2000 .ANG., said oxidatively coloring film has a thickness from 200 .ANG. to 500 .ANG., said interference suppressing film has a thickness from 100 .ANG. to 2000 .ANG., said electrolyte film has a thickness from 5000 .ANG. to 7000 .ANG., said reductively coloring film has a thickness from 4000 .ANG. to 5000 .ANG., and said reflective film has a thickness of 1000 .ANG..
- 6. An anti-glare electrochromic mirror according to claim 1, wherein said interference suppressing film is made from SnO.sub.2-x wherein x is a number greater than zero and less than 2.
- 7. An anti-glare electrochromic mirror according to claim 6, wherein said transparent substrate is made of glass, said transparent electroconductive film is made of ITO, said oxidatively coloring film is made of IrO.sub.x, said electrolyte film is made of Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5, said reductively coloring film is made of WO.sub.3, and said reflective film is made of Al.
- 8. An anti-glare electrochromic mirror according to claim 7, wherein said transparent electroconductive film has a thickness of 2000 .ANG., said oxidatively coloring film has a thickness from 200 .ANG. to 500 .ANG., said interference suppressing film has a thickness from 100 .ANG. to 2000 .ANG., said electrolyte film has a thickness from 5000 .ANG. to 7000 .ANG., said reductively coloring film has a thickness from 4000 .ANG. to 5000 .ANG., and said reflective film has a thickness of 1000 .ANG..
- 9. An anti-glare electrochromic mirror according to claim 1, wherein said interference suppressing film is made from In.sub.2 O.sub.3.
- 10. An anti-glare electrochromic mirror according to claim 9, wherein said transparent substrate is made of glass, said transparent electroconductive film is made of ITO, said oxidatively coloring film is made of IrO.sub.x, said electrolyte film is made of Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5, said reductively coloring film is made of WO.sub.3, and said reflective film is made of Al.
- 11. An anti-glare electrochromic mirror according to claim 1, wherein said interference suppressing film is made from ZnO.
- 12. An anti-glare electrochromic mirror according to claim 11, wherein said transparent substrate is made of glass, said transparent electroconductive film is made of ITO, said oxidatively coloring film is made of IrO.sub.x, said electrolyte film is made of Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5, said reductively coloring film is made of WO.sub.3, and said reflective film is made of Al.
- 13. An anti-glare electrochromic mirror according to claim 1, wherein said interference suppressing film is made from TiO.sub.2.
- 14. An anti-glare electrochromic mirror according to claim 13, wherein said transparent substrate is made of glass, said transparent electroconductive film is made of ITO, said oxidatively coloring film is made of IrO.sub.x, said electrolyte film is made of Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5, said reductively coloring film is made of WO.sub.3, and said reflective film is made of Al.
- 15. An anti-glare electrochromic mirror according to claim 1, wherein said interference suppressing film consists essentially of SnO.sub.2-x wherein x is a number greater than zero and less than 2.
- 16. An anti-glare electrochromic mirror according to claim 15, wherein said transparent substrate consists essentially of glass, said transparent electroconductive film consists essentially of ITO, said oxidatively coloring film consists essentially of IrO.sub.x, said electrolyte film consists essentially of Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5, said reductively coloring film consists essentially of WO.sub.3, and said reflective film consists essentially of Al.
- 17. An anti-glare electrochromic mirror according to claim 16, wherein said transparent electroconductive film has a thickness of about 2000 .ANG., said oxidatively coloring film has a thickness of 200 .ANG. to 500 .ANG., said interference suppressing film has a thickness from 100 .ANG. to 2000 .ANG., said electrolyte film has a thickness from 5000 .ANG. to 7000 .ANG., said reductively coloring film has a thickness from 4000 .ANG. to 5000 .ANG., and said reflective film has a thickness of about 1000 .ANG..
- 18. An anti-glare electrochromic mirror comprising in the following order:
- a transparent substrate;
- a transparent electroconductive film on top of said transparent substrate;
- an oxidatively coloring film on top of said transparent electroconductive film;
- an interference suppressing film on top of said oxidatively coloring film;
- an electrolyte film on top of said interference suppressing film;
- a reductively coloring film on top of said transparent electrolyte film; and
- a reflective film of a electroconductive material on top of said reductively coloring film; wherein
- said interference suppressing film supplies water to the oxidatively coloring film.
- 19. An anti-glare electrochromic mirror according to claim 18, wherein said transparent electroconductive film serves as one electrode, and said reflective film serves as the other electrode.
- 20. An anti-glare electrochromic mirror according to claim 18, wherein said interference suppressing film consists essentially of SnO.sub.2.
- 21. An anti-glare electrochromic mirror according to claim 20, wherein said transparent substrate is made of glass, said transparent electroconductive film consists essentially of ITO, said oxidatively coloring film consists essentially of IrO.sub.x, said electrolyte film consists essentially of Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5, said reductively coloring film consists essentially of WO.sub.3, and said reflective film consists essentially of Al.
- 22. An anti-glare electrochromic mirror according to claim 21, wherein said transparent electroconductive film has a thickness of about 2000 .ANG., said oxidatively coloring film has a thickness from 200 .ANG. to 500 .ANG., said interference suppressing film has a thickness from 100 .ANG. to 2000 .ANG., said electrolyte film has a thickness from 5000 .ANG. to 7000 .ANG., said reductively coloring film has a thickness from 4000 .ANG. to 5000 .ANG., and said reflective film has a thickness of about 1000 .ANG..
- 23. An anti-glare electrochromic mirror according to claim 18, wherein said interference suppressing film consists essentially of In.sub.2 O.sub.3.
- 24. An anti-glare electrochromic mirror according to claim 23, wherein said transparent substrate consists essentially of glass, said transparent electroconductive, film consists essentially of ITO, said oxidatively coloring film consists essentially of IrO.sub.x, said electrolyte film consists essentially of Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5, said reductively coloring film consists essentially of WO.sub.3, and said reflective film consists essentially of Al.
- 25. An anti-glare electrochromic mirror according to claim 18, wherein said interference suppressing film consists essentially of ZnO.
- 26. An anti-glare electrochromic mirror according to claim 25, wherein said transparent substrate of glass, said transparent electroconductive film consists essentially of ITO, said oxidatively coloring film consists essentially of IrO.sub.x, said electrolyte film consists essentially of Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5, said reductively coloring film consists essentially of WO.sub.3, and said reflective film consists essentially of Al.
- 27. An anti-glare electrochromic mirror according to claim 18, wherein said interference suppressing film consists essentially of TiO.sub.2.
- 28. An anti-glare electrochromic mirror according to claim 27, wherein said transparent substrate of consists essentially of glass, said transparent electroconductive film consists essentially of ITO, said oxidatively coloring film consists essentially of IrO.sub.x, said electrolyte film consists essentially of Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5, said reductively coloring film consists essentially of WO.sub.3, and said reflective film consists essentially of Al.
- 29. An anti-glare electrochromic mirror according to claim 18, wherein
- said oxidatively coloring film has a first refractive index;
- said electrolyte film has a second refractive index; and
- said interference suppressing film has a refractive index intermediate said first and second refractive indices.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/334,382, filed Nov. 3, 1994, now abandoned.
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