Abstract: Electro-optical glare protection device comprising a liquid crystal (LCD) and an electronic control circuit (75) for controlling same, whereby a plane-parallel liquid crystal cell (LCD) is joint face to have at least on one side with a plane lens (33, 34, 37, 33, 42, 43, 46, 47, 52, 53, 56, 57) in order to form a neutral lens (31, 35) or an ophthalmic lens (41, 45, 51, 55) and in particular a multi-focal or progressive lens. This electro-optical glare protection device is preferably operated in a “normally-black” mode and comprises a wearing-switch (78) which detects whether the anti-glare device is worn or if it is pushed aside or put aside.

Abstract: The invention relates to a face and antiglare protection device (1) for observing an object field or a workplace with light intensity differences varying in time and/or space of, for example, 10000:1, as in welding operations. The device (1) comprises at least one camera (4) for generating electronic image signals, at least one sensor (5) for generating electronic measuring data, at least one electronic system (8) for processing the image signals and the measuring data and at least one display for the optical representation of the object field and the measured data. According to the invention, the device comprises at least two electronic cameras (4) having a different spectral and/or spatial resolution. The electronic system (8) is provided with image analyzing means which analyze the image signals captured by said electronical cameras (4) and, preferably, the measuring data of the at least one sensor (5).

Abstract: Electro-optical glare protection device is disclosed for use with protective glasses, protective helmets or protective masks with at least one optical detector, especially a photodiode, with an electro-optical glare protection plate incorporating at least one liquid crystal cell, and with an electronic circuit for the adjustment and setting of the optical transmission of this glare protection plate. The protective device comprises a non-optical detector and a switch connected to the electronic circuit for adjusting the optical transmission of the glare protection plate. The switch links the signals produced by these detectors with each other as an and/or circuit. The electronic circuit generates corresponding switch signals.

Abstract: An antiglare device, as used in the welding and cutting torch technology, comprising an electro-optical protective light filter and a controller. The electronics of the controller is designed in such a manner that in the case of a glare the protective light filter dims as rapidly as possible, but as soon as the source of glare light extinguishes the brightening time can be controlled as a function of the duration and intensity of the glare light.

Abstract: An electro-optical glare shielding device for protective glasses, protective helmets or protective masks, which includes an electro-optical glare shield including at least one liquid crystal cell, an electronic circuit connected to the electro-optical glare shield for applying an electric operating voltage thereto for varying the optical transmission value of the at least one liquid crystal cell, a light sensor connected to the electronic circuit for providing an input signal thereto indicative of sensed light adjacent to the electro-optical glare shielding device and in which the electronic circuit produces an electric operating voltage such that the optical transmission value of the at least one liquid crystal cell is less than 1% and the electric operating voltage frequency is less than 32 Hertz.