The present disclosure relates to reflective devices, such as mirrors.
Vanity mirrors are mirrors that are typically used for reflecting an image of a user during personal grooming, primping, cosmetic care, or the like. Vanity mirrors are available in different configurations, such as free-standing mirrors, hand-held mirrors, mirrors connected to vanity tables, bathroom wall mirrors, car mirrors, and/or mirrors attached to or produced by electronic screens or devices.
Some embodiments disclosed herein pertain to a mirror assembly comprising a reflective portion configured to provide a reflected image of a user and a display portion positioned behind the reflective portion configured to communicate information to the user through the reflective portion.
Any of the mirror assembly features, structures, steps, or processes disclosed in this specification can be included in any embodiment.
In some embodiments, a mirror assembly comprises a mirror having a front surface and a rear surface, a glass layer, a dielectric layer, and a metal layer. For example, the glass layer can be disposed closest to a user of the mirror assembly. In some embodiments, the mirror assembly comprises a display device, a window configured to provide a view of the display device, and a display region disposed on the front surface of the mirror.
The dielectric layer can be disposed between the glass layer and the metal layer. The dielectric layer can include one or more alternating layers of Titanium dioxide and Silicon dioxide.
In some embodiments, the mirror assembly includes a dark coating disposed on at least a portion of the rear surface of the mirror.
The display device can be curved to engage the rear surface of the mirror. The display device can be flat.
In some embodiments, the mirror assembly includes a mounting mechanism. The mounting mechanism can be configured to couple the display device to the mirror.
The display region can be positioned outside of a central region of the mirror.
Certain aspects of this disclosure are directed toward a mirror assembly including a first mirror coupled to a second mirror. The first and second mirrors can each have a front surface, a rear surface, a reflectance, and a transmissivity. In some embodiments, the mirror assembly includes a display device, a window configured to provide a visual of the display device, and a display region disposed on the front surface of the first mirror.
The window can be disposed on one of the first mirror or the second mirror. The window can be transparent. The display region can be positioned outside of a central region of the first mirror. The transmissivity of the second mirror can be higher than the transmissivity of the first mirror. The reflectance of the second mirror can be higher than the reflectance of the first mirror.
The display device can be curved to engage the rear surface of the second mirror. The display device can be flat.
The first and second mirrors can have substantially the same diameter.
In some embodiments, the mirror assembly includes a mounting mechanism. The mounting mechanism can be configured to couple the display device to the second mirror.
The first mirror can include a glass layer, a dielectric layer, and a metal layer. The glass layer can be disposed closest to a user of the mirror assembly. The dielectric layer can be disposed between the glass layer and the metal layer. The dielectric layer can include one or more alternating layers of Titanium dioxide and Silicon dioxide.
The features of the mirror assemblies disclosed herein are described below with reference to the drawings of certain embodiments. The illustrated embodiments are intended to demonstrate, but not to limit, the present disclosure. The drawings contain the following Figures:
Certain embodiments of a mirror assembly are disclosed in the context of a portable, free-standing vanity mirror, as it has particular utility in this context. However, various aspects of the present disclosure can be used in many other contexts as well, such as wall-mounted mirrors, mirrors mounted on articles of furniture, automobile mirrors, such as rear-view mirrors or vanity mirrors (e.g., mirrors located in sun-visors), and otherwise. None of the features described herein are essential or indispensable. Any feature, structure, or step disclosed herein can be replaced with or combined with any other feature, structure, or step disclosed herein, or omitted.
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The display region 112 can be configured to display information or media such as data, words, messages, images, photos, videos, and/or other graphics from an electronic display device. For example, in some embodiments, the user can view information relating to one or more of time, temperature, weather, traffic, financial information such as bank account entries or balances or financial market performance information or levels or predictions (e.g., stocks, bonds, interest rates, etc.), sporting event information (e.g., upcoming sporting schedules, outcomes of past sporting events such as scores or other statistics, team or player rankings, etc.), calendar or appointment scheduling information, individual communications (e.g., emails, texts, voicemail transcriptions), social media information (e.g., posts or information streams from social media websites or other sources such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.), personal task lists or to-do lists, exercise or work-out instructions or coaching or task lists, dieting reminders or information or lists, news or current event information from news websites or other sources, televised information or programs (e.g., news or other televised shows, music videos, etc.), and/or any other suitable information while sitting or standing in front of the mirror 110. The mirror assembly 100 described herein can be incorporated into any suitable mirror system, such as mirror system 10. For example, a mirror assembly 100 or any component or grouping of components of a mirror assembly 100 can be used in any vanity mirrors, wall mirrors, medicine cabinet mirrors, mirrored building panels, advertising devices, and/or vehicular mirrors.
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In some embodiments, the base mirror 110 can have a first layer 120, a second layer 122, and a third layer 124. The material(s) of which each layer 120, 122, 124 are made can be glass, a dielectric material (e.g., TiO2, SiO2, etc.), metal (e.g., aluminum, silver, etc.), and/or any other suitable material. In some embodiments, the base mirror 110 can be assembled using a sputtering process, a vaporizing process, a deposition process, and/or any other suitable process. In some embodiments, one or more of the layers can be applied using adhesive, thermal bonding, sonic welding, or in any other suitable way. In some embodiments, the first layer 120, the layer disposed closest to the user, comprises glass. This can help prevent the mirror 110 from becoming scratched because glass is highly scratch resistant, much more scratch resistant than many other materials. In some embodiments, the second layer 122, the layer disposed between the first layer 120 and the third layer 124, comprises a metallic or dielectric material (e.g., TiO2, SiO2). In some embodiments, the third layer 124 or an additional layer comprises metal. One or more of the layers 120, 122, 124 can be used in the base mirror 110. One or more of the layers 120, 122, 124 can be omitted from the base mirror 110, rearranged or assembled in a different order, and/or supplemented by other layers or materials. For example, in some embodiments, a dark coating such as black paint and/or a copper layer is disposed on at least a portion of a metal layer of the mirror 110. Any layer or structure disclosed in this specification is not required to be homogeneous, but can include multiple sub-layers or sub-structures as appropriate.
The base mirror 110 can have various properties. The base mirror 110 can have a front surface and a rear surface. The front surface can be disposed closer to the user of the mirror assembly 100 than the rear surface. The base mirror 110 can be planar or curved. In a curved mirror, a user's image can be magnified. As shown in
In some embodiments, an optical interference structure in the base mirror 110 can include a combination of layers such as the following:
Of course, many other types and orderings of layers can be used instead of or in addition to those provided in this example. In some embodiments, a reflectance of a mirror 110 with an optical interference structure on a glass substrate can be provided as shown in
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In some embodiments, the window 114 can be rectangular, square, circular, and/or any other suitable shape. In some embodiments, the window 114 can align with the display device 116 such that the window 114 and the display device 116 have one or multiple or all dimensions that are the same or substantially the same, enabling the window 114 and the display 116 to be positioned snugly or tightly or precisely together without any functionally or aesthetically significant gap or overlap. For example, the window 114 can be sized and shaped to align with the screen of the display device 116. The window 114 can be formed or positioned in any suitable portion of the mirror 110. For example, the window 114 can be formed along a periphery of the mirror 110, towards the bottom of the mirror 110, and/or along the sides of the mirror 110. In some embodiments, the mirror 110 includes more than one window 114. In some embodiments, the window 114 is positioned in a region of the mirror outside of the primary viewing zone of the mirror. For example, as shown in the mirror system 10 of
In some embodiments, the electronic display device 116 can have a liquid crystal display (LCD), thin-film-transistor (TFT) display, light-emitting diode (LED) display, and/or any other suitable type of display. In some embodiments, the screen or display of the display device 116 is selectively obscured or virtually hidden from the user's casual view and/or only visible to the user when the display device 116 is on. For example, the entirety or substantially the entirety of the front surface of the mirror 110, including the region of the window 114, may appear reflective to the user when the display device 116 is off. In some embodiments, the difference between the reflectance of the display region 112 and the reflectance of the majority of the area of the rest of the mirror 110 is less than or equal to about 10% or less than or equal to about 5% or less than or equal to about 2%. In some embodiments, the overall reflectance of the mirror 110 from the perspective of the user is at least about 90% or at least about 93%.
In some embodiments, the user can actuate a power button or any other button to turn the display device 116 on and off or to otherwise control or change any other feature or function of the display device (e.g., brightness, information content, etc.). A power or other button can comprise an actuator on any portion of the housing of the mirror system 10 or a touch screen region on the mirror 110, or any other suitable structure or location for turning on or off the power or otherwise controlling or changing any other feature or function of the display device. In some embodiments, the user can turn the display device 116 on and off or otherwise control any function or feature of the display device 116 using the user's phone or other mobile electronic device by communicating by wire or wirelessly with the mirror system 10. In some embodiments, a sensor is configured to sense when the user is a certain distance from the mirror assembly 100. The sensor can be configured to illuminate the mirror system 10 and/or to turn the display device 116 on when the user is in front of the mirror assembly 100 and to turn the illumination off or to turn the display device 116 off, or to keep the illumination off or to keep the display device 116 off, when the user is not in front of the mirror assembly 100. In some embodiments, the display device 116 is always on. In some embodiments, the brightness of the display can dim when the user is not using the mirror assembly 100.
In some embodiments, the display device 116 can be curved and/or can be planar and adapted to mechanically couple to the mirror 110. In some embodiments, a front surface and/or a rear surface of the display device 116 can be curved. In some embodiments, the front surface and/or the rear surface of the display device 116 can be flat or planar. A curved display device 116 can help prevent refractance or ghosting of the display of the display device 116 and/or can avoid the perception by the user of one or more gaps or varying depth between the mirror 110 and the display device 116. For example, in some embodiments as shown in
In some embodiments, the display device 116 is configured to automatically change the information or content that it displays. For example, in some embodiments, the display device 116 can automatically transition between different types of content (e.g., time, temperature, weather, traffic, videos, data, etc.) after a set amount of time (e.g., at least about 5 seconds and/or less than or equal to about 20 seconds). In some embodiments, the information or content shown by the display device 116 can be controlled by the user. For example, in some embodiments, the display device 116 can have a capacitive sensor or other actuator that allows the user to interface with the display and/or touch the display to change or modify the content of the display device 116. In some embodiments, the mirror assembly 100 can be compatible with the user's phone and can allow the user to vary the content on the display device 116 by using an application on the user's phone. For example, in some embodiments, the user can configure the display device 116 to display text message alerts.
In some embodiments, the mirror assembly 100 and/or display device 116 can be configured to be continuously connected to a power source and/or rechargeable.
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Although the mirror assembly has been disclosed in the context of certain embodiments and examples, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present disclosure extends beyond the specifically disclosed embodiments to other alternative embodiments and/or uses of the subject matter and obvious modifications and equivalents thereof. In addition, while several variations of the mirror assembly have been described in detail, other modifications, which are within the scope of the present disclosure, will be readily apparent to those of skill in the art based upon this disclosure. It is also contemplated that various combinations or sub-combinations of the specific features and aspects of the embodiments can be made and still fall within the scope of the present disclosure. It should be understood that various features and aspects of the disclosed embodiments can be combined with or substituted for one another in order to form varying modes of the mirror assembly. Thus, it is intended that the scope of the subject matter herein disclosed should not be limited by the particular disclosed embodiments described above.
This application claims the priority benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/733,555, filed on Sep. 19, 2018, which is entitled “Vanity Mirror,” and which is incorporated by reference herein for all that it discloses.
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