Patent ID: 6122093
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: B32B,B60J,B60R,G02F

Abstract:
A reduced ultraviolet transmitting, safety protected electrochromic vehicular glazing assembly adapted for mounting in a vehicle having an interior and an exterior, said assembly comprising:first and second spaced transparent panels, said first panel located closest to said exterior of said vehicle when said assembly is mounted in said vehicle and said second panel located closest to said interior of said vehicle when said assembly is mounted in said vehicle;said first and said second panels each having a front surface and an opposing rear surface, said rear surface of said first panel facing and spaced from said front surface of said second panel defining a space between said first and second panels, said rear surface of said first panel and said front surface of said second panel coated with a transparent electrical conductor;an electrochromic medium disposed in said space whose light transmittance is variable upon the application of an electric field thereto;ultraviolet radiation reducing means incorporated in said assembly for reducing ultraviolet radiation transmission through said assembly; anda polymeric antilacerative layer disposed on said rear surface of said second panel for preventing lacerative injuries should said second panel crack or break.