I. Brief Introduction of Dimming Glass
Dimming glass is a new type of photoelectric glass product, which can realize the conversion between transparency and opacity through electric control, temperature control and light control. Dimming glass generally consists of two layers of glass and a liquid crystal film in the middle. It not only has the general characteristics of glass, but also has the function of privacy protection.
Second, the development of dimming glass
Dimming glass was invented and patented by researchers at Kent State University in the late 1980s. In China, people are used to calling dimming glass intelligent electronic control dimming glass, smart glass, liquid crystal glass, electronic control glass, color-changing glass, PDLC glass, smart glass, magic glass and so on. Intelligent electronic control dimming glass began to enter the domestic market in 2003. Because of the high price, few people know it, and it developed slowly in China in the next ten years. With the sustained and high-speed growth of the national economy, the domestic building materials market is developing rapidly, and the intelligent electronic control dimming glass is gradually accepted by the architectural and design industries and widely used because of its low cost. With the further reduction of cost and the downward adjustment of market price, dimming glass has also begun to enter the field of home improvement applications. I believe that in the near future, this practical high-tech product will enter thousands of households.
Three, dimming glass maintenance skills
1, anti-collision, don't hit the glass surface hard at ordinary times, in order to prevent the glass surface from being scratched, it is best to spread a tablecloth. When placing objects on dim glass furniture, handle them carefully to avoid collision.
2. The position is fixed. Dimming glass furniture should be placed in a relatively fixed place. Don't move back and forth at will. Store items stably. Heavy objects should be placed at the bottom of glass furniture to prevent the furniture from tipping over due to unstable center of gravity. In addition, it is necessary to avoid moisture, stay away from the stove, and be isolated from chemical reagents such as acid and alkali to prevent erosion and deterioration.
3, towel wipe, daily cleaning, wipe with a wet towel or newspaper, in case of stains can be wiped with a towel dipped in beer or warm vinegar, in addition, you can also use the glass cleaner currently on the market to avoid cleaning with strong acid and alkali solution. In winter, the surface of dimming glass is easy to frost, so it can be wiped with cloth dipped in concentrated salt water or white wine, and the effect is very good.
4, toothbrush wipe, once the patterned dimming glass is dirty, you can use a toothbrush to dip in the detergent and wipe it around the pattern. In addition, you can also drop some kerosene on the glass or dry it with chalk dust and gypsum powder dipped in water, and then wipe it with a clean cloth or cotton, so that the glass will be clean and bright.
5, detergent cleaning, using a wet cloth sprayed with detergent can also make the glass that is often stained with oil pollution clean. First, spray detergent on the art dimming glass, and then stick plastic wrap to soften the solidified oil stains. After fifteen minutes, tear off the plastic wrap and wipe it with a wet cloth. If you want to keep the dimming glass bright and clean, you must clean it often. If there is writing on the glass, you can rub it with rubber in water and then wipe it with a wet cloth. If there is paint on the glass, it can be scrubbed with cotton dipped in hot vinegar; Wipe the glass with a clean dry cloth dipped in alcohol to make it as bright as crystal.
Although the price of dimming glass has dropped from tens of thousands of yuan per square meter when it first came out to several thousand yuan per square meter, the price of dimming glass has been relatively high due to high cost, which also determines that its application fields are mostly in the high-end market. Of course, with the further maturity of the market and the deepening of customers' understanding of this product, the application fields of dimming glass are increasingly extensive, and it has gone out of the application framework of building materials and penetrated into the application fields such as glass panels of household appliances, with great development potential.