IP Library Granted Patent US 10,690,942
Granted Patent B2
US 10,690,942 · App. 15/621,134 · Granted Jun 23, 2020

Sunglasses with a sun protection filter

Inventors: Ramon Hofer-Kraner (Herisau, CH); Martin Esposito (Rapperswil, CH); Daniel Bloechlinger (Gallenkappel, CH)
Assignee: Optrel Holding AG
G02C7/101B29D12/02G02C11/10G02F1/13318B29C45/14639G02F2001/13312G02F2001/13324
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Patent No.
US 10,690,942
App. No.
15/621,134
Granted
Jun 23, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention is based on a sun protection device, in particular sunglasses, with at least one optical sun protection filter comprising at least one liquid-crystal cell, and with at least one sensor unit, which is configured for capturing a solar irradiation. It is proposed that at least one sensor cover, which covers a sensor surface of the at least one sensor unit at least partly and which is, at least partly, at least substantially opaque with respect to an irradiation of a visible light spectrum.

Claims (13)

1. Sunglasses with at least one optical sun protection filter comprising at least one liquid-crystal cell and with at least one sensor unit, which is configured for capturing solar radiation, wherein

at least one sensor cover, which covers a sensor surface of the at least one sensor unit and which is opaque with respect to radiation of at least 70% of a spectral range of the visible light spectrum, so that a total of at least 70% of respective radiation is blocked either by absorption, by reflection or by a combination of both, and

the sensor cover and a spectacle frame are one-component injection-molded, so that the at least one sensor cover is embodied at least with a base frame of the spectacle frame as one part, wherein the sensor cover and the base frame are made of the same material.

2. The sunglasses according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor cover covers the sensor surface of the at least one sensor unit entirely.

3. The sunglasses according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor cover is at least translucent with respect to a radiation of at least 70% of a spectral range from 780 nm up to 1100 nm of an infrared-light spectrum, so that wherein at least 70% of a respective radiation is transmitted.

4. The sunglasses according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor cover is at least translucent with respect to a radiation of at least 70% of a spectral range from 100 nm to 380 nm of the UV light spectrum, wherein at least 70% of a respective radiation is transmitted.

5. The sunglasses according to claim 1 , further comprising the spectacle frame, which is configured for accommodating the optical sun protection filter.

6. The sunglasses according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor unit is in at least one operating state configured to at least partly supply an energy for actuating the at least one liquid-crystal cell of the optical sun protection filter.

7. The sunglasses according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor unit comprises at least one photodiode and/or at least one solar cell.

8. A method for producing sunglasses according to claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the spectacle frame and the at least one sensor cover are produced as the one part in an injection-molding procedure.

9. Sunglasses with at least one optical sun protection filter comprising at least one liquid-crystal cell and with at least one sensor unit, which is configured for capturing solar radiation, wherein

at least one sensor cover, which covers a sensor surface of the at least one sensor unit and which is opaque with respect to a radiation of at least 70% of a spectral range of the visible light spectrum, so that a total of at least 70% of respective radiation is blocked, wherein the total blocked part of the respective radiation is a sum of radiation that is absorbed and radiation that is reflected, and

the sensor cover and a spectacle frame are one-component injection-molded, so that the at least one sensor cover is embodied at least with a base frame of the spectacle frame as one part, wherein the sensor cover and the base frame are made of the same material.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2018
From: OPTREL AG
To: OPTREL HOLDING AG
Reel/Frame 047146/0461 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2017
From: HOFER KRANER, RAMON, DR.; ESPOSITO, MARTIN; BLOECHLINGER, DANIEL
To: OPTREL AG
Reel/Frame 043401/0588 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 16174458 · Jun 14, 2016 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170357108A1 · Dec 14, 2017