A system such as a vehicle, building, or electronic device system may have a support structure with one or more windows. The support structure and window may separate an interior region within the system from a surrounding exterior region. Control circuitry may receive input such as user input and may adjust an adjustable layer in the window based on the input. The adjustable layer may be an adjustable light transmission layer. The adjustable light transmission layer may have a polymer matrix layer with embedded guest-host liquid crystal cells. Each cell may have liquid crystal material and dichroic dye. The adjustable light transmission layer may be operated in a dark state to prevent light from passing through the window, a clear state in which the window passes light, and intermediate states that exhibit intermediate light transmission levels.


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    Title :

    Systems with adjustable window transmission


    Contributors:
    CHEN YUAN (author) / YANG FALU (author) / XIANYU HAIQING (author) / MASSCHELEIN PETER F (author) / CHOI SANG UN (author) / LI XIAOKAI (author) / LEE YUNSEOK (author) / GE ZHIBING (author)

    Publication date :

    2024-09-17


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G02F DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH IS MODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THE DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY, COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g. SWITCHING,... , Vorrichtungen oder Anordnungen, deren optische Arbeitsweise durch Änderung der optischen Eigenschaften des Mediums der Vorrichtungen oder Anordnungen geändert wird zum Steuern der Intensität, Farbe, Phase, Polarisation oder der Richtung von... / B60J WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES , Fenster, Windschutzscheiben und bewegbare Dächer, Türen oder Ähnliches für Fahrzeuge / E06B Feste oder bewegliche Abschlüsse für Öffnungen in Bauwerken, Fahrzeugen, Zäunen oder ähnlichen Einfriedungen allgemein, z.B. Türen, Fenster, Läden, Tore , FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES, OR LIKE ENCLOSURES, IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES



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