IP Library Granted Patent US 8,427,750
Granted Patent B2
US 8,427,750 · App. 12/747,960 · Granted Apr 23, 2013

Semitransparent mirror

Inventor: Thomas Hoeing (Cham, DE)
Assignee: Flabeg Deutschland GmbH
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Patent No.
US 8,427,750
App. No.
12/747,960
Granted
Apr 23, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semitransparent mirror includes a front side having a front luminous reflectance of at least 60%; a rear side having a rear luminous reflectance of at most 25%; and a light transmittance of at least 20% with a vertical light incidence under standard illuminant C.

Claims (22)

1. A semitransparent mirror comprising:

a front side having a front luminous reflectance of at least 60% at a vertical light incidence under standard illuminant C;

a rear side having a rear luminous reflectance of at most 25% at the vertical light incidence; and

a light transmittance of at least 20% at the vertical light incidence.

2. The semitransparent mirror as recited in claim 1 , wherein the front luminous reflectance is at least 65%.

3. The semitransparent mirror as recited in claim 1 , wherein the rear luminous reflectance is at most 20%.

4. The semitransparent mirror as recited in claim 1 , wherein the light transmittance is at least 25%.

5. The semitransparent mirror as recited in claim 1 , wherein a reflection on the front side and a transmission of the vertical light incidence under standard illuminant C and a view angle of 2° each include a color value a* and a color value b* having an absolute amount of at most 10.

6. The semitransparent mirror as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a transparent substrate and a multilayer coating disposed on a rear side of the transparent substrate, the coating having a layer sequence of a first H layer, an L layer, an M layer and a second H layer, wherein the first and the second H layers include a high-refractive material having an index of refraction of at least 2, the L layer includes a low-refractive material having an index of refraction of at most 2, and the M layer includes a metallic layer.

7. The semitransparent mirror as recited in claim 6 , wherein the index of refraction of the low refractive material is at most 0.2 times the index of refraction of the high-refractive material.

8. The semitransparent mirror as recited in claim 7 , wherein the index of refraction of the low refractive material is at most 0.5 times the index of refraction of the high-refractive material.

9. The semitransparent mirror as recited in claim 6 , wherein, at a wavelength of 550 nm, the first H layer has an optical layer thickness of between 49 nm and 344 nm, the L layer has an optical layer thickness of between 44 nm and 203 nm, the second H layer has an optical thickness of between 95 nm and 167 nm, and the M layer has an optical thickness of between 3 nm and 9 nm.

10. The semitransparent mirror as recited in claim 6 , wherein the high-refractive material includes at least one of TiO 2 and Nb 2 O 5 .

11. The semitransparent mirror as recited in claim 6 , wherein the low-refractive material includes SiO 2 .

12. The semitransparent mirror as recited in claim 6 , wherein the metallic layer includes at least one of Ni, Cr and Ti.

13. The semitransparent mirror as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a transparent substrate and a multilayer coating disposed on a front side of the transparent substrate, the coating having a layer sequence of a first H layer adjacent to the substrate, an L layer, an M layer and a second H layer, wherein the first and the second H layers include a high-refractive material having an index of refraction of at least 2, the L layer includes a low-refractive material having an index of refraction of at most 2, and the M layer includes a metallic layer.

14. The semitransparent mirror as recited in claim 13 , wherein the index of refraction of the low refractive material is at most 0.2 times the index of refraction of the high-refractive material.

15. The semitransparent mirror as recited in claim 14 , wherein the index of refraction of the low refractive material is at most 0.5 times the index of refraction of the high-refractive material.

16. The semitransparent mirror as recited in claim 13 , wherein, at a wavelength of 550 nm, the first H layer has an optical layer thickness of between 49 nm and 344 nm, the L layer has an optical layer thickness of between 44 nm and 203 nm, the second H layer has an optical thickness of between 95 nm and 167 nm, and the M layer has an optical thickness of between 3 nm and 9 nm.

17. The semitransparent mirror as recited in claim 13 , wherein the high-refractive material includes at least one of TiO 2 and Nb 2 O 5 .

18. The semitransparent mirror as recited in claim 13 , wherein the low-refractive material includes SiO 2 .

19. The semitransparent mirror as recited in claim 13 , wherein the metallic layer includes at least one of Ni, Cr and Ti.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2023
From: FLABEG AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
To: ELEUTHERA SPC (ACTING ON BEHALF OF ITS SEGREGATED PORTFOLIO SIG-I EURO MEZZ II SP)
Reel/Frame 065081/0096 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2023
From: FLABEG DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
To: FLABEG AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 064988/0901 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 4, 2013
From: FLABEG GMBH & CO. KG
To: FLABEG DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Reel/Frame 029572/0683 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2010
From: HOEING, THOMAS
To: FLABEG GMBH & CO. KG FURTH IM WALD
Reel/Frame 025011/0203 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2007 060 374 · Dec 12, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110019284A1 · Jan 27, 2011