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(11) | EP 1 718 116 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | Method for manufacturing an electric heated mirror and the mirror thereof |
| (57) There are provided a method for manufacturing an electric heated mirror and the mirror
thereof. An electrode pattern is printed on a metal-coated surface of the mirror in
which the metal-coated surface is formed on a rear surface of a glass plate, or printed
on a rear surface of the glass plate of the mirror in which the metal-coated surface
is formed on a front surface of the glass plate using a conductive paste. Thereafter,
a current input terminal is connected to the electrode pattern in parallel after protecting
the electrode pattern by a PTC paste. Alternatively, the current input terminal is
connected to the electrode pattern in series after forming a passivation layer on
the electrode pattern by any of printing, coating, and deposition process. According
to the method, the manufacturing process is simplified and the manufacturing cost
decreases. In addition, environmental pollutants are not produced at all and the durability
of the plane heater is enhanced. Further, the electrode pattern is not damaged and
thus, there is no flame during the heating operation of the plane heater.
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