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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2013
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Jun Yamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuya Miyazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/153 (2006.01); G02F 1/155 (2006.01); G02F 1/01 (2006.01); G02B 5/00 (2006.01); G02B 5/23 (2006.01); G02F 1/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/155 (2013.01); G02B 5/003 (2013.01); G02B 5/23 (2013.01); G02F 1/0128 (2013.01); G02F 2001/1515 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is an electrochromic element having: a pair of electrodes; an electrochromic layer which is provided between the pair of electrodes and has an electrolyte and an electrochromic material; and a spacer which surrounds a periphery of the electrochromic layer, the element having a change mechanism that changes a thickness of the electrochromic layer.