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Electrochromic display element
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1983-06-08
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Granted: 1985-08-27
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Expires: 2003-06-08
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is an electrochromic display element having an electrochromic material layer and an ion-conductive material layer being in contact therewith, characterized in that said electrochromic layer comprises a transition metal oxide and said ion-conductive material layer comprises a light-transmissive organic polymeric resin and an inorganic ion-conductive material.
Inventors
- 👤 Masataka Miyamura
- 👤 Masanori Sakamoto
- 👤 Yuko Nakajima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 17:05
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/15; G02F1/1514; G02F1/1523; G02F1/1524; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10S428/917; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/256; Y10T428/258; Y10T428/259; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31511; Y10T428/31652; Y10T428/31667; Y10T428/31678; Y10T428/31688; Y10T428/31692; Y10T428/31696; Y10T428/31699; Y10T428/31786; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31935; Y10T428/31938; Y10T428/31942
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
51 words
An electrochromic display element comprising (a) a first layer consisting essentially of an electrochromic material comprising a transition metal oxide, and (b) a second layer in contact with said first layer, said second layer consisting essentially of (i) a light-transmissive organic polymeric resin and (ii) an inorganic material which is ion-conductive.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
51 words
An electrochromic display element comprising (a) a first layer consisting essentially of an electrochromic material comprising a transition metal oxide, and (b) a second layer in contact with said first layer, said second layer consisting essentially of (i) a light-transmissive organic polymeric resin and (ii) an inorganic material which is ion-conductive.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The electrochromic display element according to claim 1, wherein said transition metal oxide is selected from the group consisting of tungsten oxide, molybdenum oxide and titanium oxide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
The electrochromic display element according to claim 1, wherein said organic polymeric resin is at least one of the resins selected from the group consisting of polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, a vinyl chloride/vinyl acetate copolymer, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl acetal, phenol resin, epoxy resin, alkyd resin, acrylic resin, polyacrylonitrile, butadiene type synthetic rubber and polyolefin.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The electrochromic display element according to claim 3, wherein said organic polymeric resin is polystyrene, polyvinyl acetate or acrylic resin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The electrochromic display element according to claim 4, wherein said acrylic resin is polymethylmethacrylate or a methyl methacrylate/methacrylic acid copolymer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The electrochromic display element according to claim 1, wherein said inorganic ion-conductive material is at least one selected from the group consisting of lithium fluoride, lithium iodide, lithium hydroxide, lithium perchlorate, sodium fluoride, sodium iodide, sodium hydroxide and sodium perchlorate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The electrochromic display element according to claim 6, wherein said inorganic ion-conductive material is formulated in an amount of 0.01 to 1000% by weight based on the organic polymeric resin.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The electrochromic display element according to claim 7, wherein said inorganic ion-conductive material is formulated in an amount of 20 to 100% by weight based on the organic polymeric resin.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The electrochromic display element according to claim 1, wherein said ion-conductive material layer further contains a plasticizer and/or a pigment.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
80 words
The electrochromic display element according to claim 9, wherein said plasticizer is at least one selcted from the group consisting of tricresyl phosphate, tributyl phosphate, triethyl phosphate, trioctyl phosphate, trisdichloropropyl phosphate, tributoxyethyl phosphate, methylacetyl ricinoleate, octyldecyl phthalate, butyllauryl phthalate, butylphthalyl butylglycolate, butylbenzyl phthalate, dilauryl phthalate, dibutyl phthalate, cyclohexyl phthalate, diethyl phthalate, diisobutyl phthalate, diisodecyl phthalate, dioctyl phthalate, dioctyl adipate, diisodecyl adipate, octyldecyl adipate, dibutyl sebacate, tributyl citrate, acetyltributyl citrate, triethyl citrate, acetyltriethyl citrate, di-2-ethylhexyl maleate, dibutyl fumarate and polyethylene glycol.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The electrochromic display element according to claim 10, wherein said plasticizer is polyethylene glycol.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
The electrochromic display element according to claim 11, wherein the amount of said plasticizer is within the range of from 1 to 100% by weight based on the polymeric resin.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
The electrochromic display element according to claim 12, wherein the amount of said plasticizer is within the range of from 5 to 70% by weight based on the polymeric resin.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
58 words
The electrochromic display element according to claim 9, wherein said pigment is at least one selected from the group consisting of white pigments such as titanium dioxide, aluminum oxide, magnesium oxide, zirconium oxide, yttrium oxide, tantalum pentaoxide and silicon dioxide, and coloring pigment such as nickel titanium yellow, cadmium yellow, chromium yellow, cadmium red, molybdenum orange and colcothar.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
The electrochromic display element according to claim 14, wherein said pigment is titanium dioxide, zirconium oxide or yttrium oxide.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
The electrochromic display element according to claim 14, wherein said pigment is formulated in an amount of 5 to 50% by weight based on the organic polymeric resin.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
The electrochromic display element according to claim 16, wherein said pigment is formulated in an amount of 10 to 30% by weight based on the organic polymeric resin.
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