WINDOW SHUTTER APPARATUS AND ARCHITECTURAL OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES THEREOF
The present invention relates to a window shutter apparatus and architectural optical assemblies thereof. The architectural optical assembly includes a discolorable element and a light-shielding element. The discolorable element is used for receiving the light beam to exhibit discoloration effect. The light-shielding element is disposed adjacent to the discolorable element and used for shielding a part of the light beam having a wavelength within a predetermined range. Thereby, the architectural optical assembly has both light-shielding effect and light-transmitting effect. Furthermore, the architectural optical assembly can be applied to a window shutter apparatus. Whereby, the window shutter apparatus has both light-shielding effect and light-transmitting effect.
1 . An architectural optical assembly used for receiving light beam, and comprising:
a discolorable element, used for receiving the light beam to exhibit discoloration effect; and
a light-shielding element, disposed adjacent to the discolorable element and used for shielding a part of the light beam having a wavelength within a predetermined range.
2 . The architectural optical assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the light beam is the sunlight beam.
3 . The architectural optical assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the discolorable element is a UV-photochromic film or a thermochromic film.
4 . The architectural optical assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the light beam further has visible light, and the discolorable element is used for shielding a part of the visible light.
5 . The architectural optical assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the light beam having a wavelength within a predetermined range is ultraviolet (UV) light.
6 . The architectural optical assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the light-shielding element shields more than 60% of ultraviolet (UV) light.
7 . The architectural optical assembly as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a light-guiding film, wherein the light-guiding film comprises:
a film base, having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; and
at least one microstructure, disposed on the first side or the second side of the film base, and having a first surface and a second surface above the first surface, wherein a first inclination angle is between the first surface and a reference plane, the reference plane is perpendicular to the film base, a second inclination angle is between the second surface and the reference plane;
whereby a plurality of incident light beams becomes a plurality of output light beams after passing through the light-guiding film, an output angle is defined as the angle between the output light beam and the light-guiding film, the output angle is defined as 0 degree when the output light beam is downward and parallel with the light-guiding film, the output angle is defined as 180 degrees when the output light beam is upward and parallel with the light-guiding film, the total luminous flux of the output light beams with the output angles from 85 to 120 degrees is more than 40% of the total luminous flux of the output light beams with the output angles from 0 to 180 degrees.
8 . A window shutter apparatus for receiving light beam, and comprising:
a plurality of seats;
a plurality of architectural optical assemblies, each of the architectural optical assemblies being disposed on each of the seats, and comprising:
a discolorable element, used for receiving the light beam to exhibit discoloration effect; and
a light-shielding element, disposed adjacent to the discolorable element and used for shielding a part of the light beam having a wavelength within a predetermined range; and
a controlling apparatus, used for controlling the rotation of the seats.
9 . The window shutter apparatus as claimed in claim 8 , wherein each of the seats includes a base and two clip plates, and each of the architectural optical assemblies is inserted between the base and the clip plates.
10 . The window shutter apparatus as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the seats are substantially parallel to each other.
11 . The window shutter apparatus as claimed in claim 8 , wherein each of the architectural optical assemblies further comprises a light-guiding film, the light-guiding film comprises:
a film base, having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; and
at least one microstructure, disposed on the first side or the second side of the film base, and having a first surface and a second surface above the first surface, wherein a first inclination angle is between the first surface and a reference plane, the reference plane is perpendicular to the film base, a second inclination angle is between the second surface and the reference plane;
whereby a plurality of incident light beams becomes a plurality of output light beams after passing through the light-guiding film, an output angle is defined as the angle between the output light beam and the light-guiding film, the output angle is defined as 0 degree when the output light beam is downward and parallel with the light-guiding film, the output angle is defined as 180 degrees when the output light beam is upward and parallel with the light-guiding film, the total luminous flux of the output light beams with the output angles from 85 to 120 degrees is more than 40% of the total luminous flux of the output light beams with the output angles from 0 to 180 degrees.
12 . The window shutter apparatus as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising a plurality of opaque plates parallel to the seats.
13 . The window shutter apparatus as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the seats are light-transmissive.