Connectors for smart windows
AssigneeView, Inc.
InventorsTravis Wilbur, Stephen C. Brown
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Abstract
This disclosure provides connectors for smart windows. A smart window may incorporate an optically switchable pane. In one aspect, a window unit includes an insulated glass unit including an optically switchable pane. A wire assembly may be attached to the edge of the insulated glass unit and may include wires in electrical communication with electrodes of the optically switchable pane. A floating connector may be attached to a distal end of the wire assembly. The floating connector may include a flange and a nose, with two holes in the flange for affixing the floating connector to a first frame. The nose may include a terminal face that present two exposed contacts of opposite polarity.
Claims20
An electrical connection system comprising:
- a smart window including an optically switchable pane;
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- a track at the perimeter of the smart window, the track comprising a frame and two or more rails electrically connected via one or more wires and/or bus bars to the optically switchable pane, wherein the track is configured to accept a connector configured to establish electrical communication with the two or more rails and provide power to the optically switchable pane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.