VARIABLE TRANSMITTANCE LAMINATE WITH EMBEDDED THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE MULTI-LAYER

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Julien P. Mourou of Bloomfield Hills MI (US)

VARIABLE TRANSMITTANCE LAMINATE WITH EMBEDDED THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE MULTI-LAYER

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250084227 titled 'VARIABLE TRANSMITTANCE LAMINATE WITH EMBEDDED THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE MULTI-LAYER

Original Abstract Submitted

aspects of the disclosure include variable transmittance laminates having an embedded thermally conductive multi-layer for auto-shading applications. an exemplary vehicle includes a lighting system having a light source and a housing for the light source. a variable transmittance laminate is positioned such that light emitted from the housing passes through the variable transmittance laminate. the variable transmittance laminate includes a thermally conductive multi-layer and an auto-shading film on the thermally conductive multi-layer. the auto-shading film includes discrete substructures which vary in alignment in response to an electric field. a wire is embedded in the auto-shading film and a controller is electrically coupled to the wire. the controller switchably causes the wire to deliver the electric field to the discrete substructures. the variable transmittance laminate has a first transmittance when a switch is in a first state and a second transmittance when the switch in in a second state.