IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0351252
(2006-02-10)
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등록번호 |
US-7407306
(2008-08-05)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- DeMarb,Jeffrey L.
- Volochine,Vladimir
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
2 인용 특허 :
2 |
초록
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A lighted display panel includes a plurality of illumination layers, with each layer having leading and trailing edges. Each of the layers has a cross section in which the leading and trailing edges are angled toward an upper or lower face of the layer. In some cases, the leading and trailing edges
A lighted display panel includes a plurality of illumination layers, with each layer having leading and trailing edges. Each of the layers has a cross section in which the leading and trailing edges are angled toward an upper or lower face of the layer. In some cases, the leading and trailing edges are offset from one another. In other cases, the illumination layer has a wing shape. Lighting elements (e.g., LEDs) are located in the leading edges of the illumination layers. The illumination layers define vents through which air may flow, but which obstruct the passage of light.
대표청구항
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We claim: 1. A display panel, comprising: a display housing having a front and a rear; a plurality of illumination layer enclosures extending across the display housing, each of the illumination layer enclosures having an upper surface, a lower surface, a leading portion situated toward the display
We claim: 1. A display panel, comprising: a display housing having a front and a rear; a plurality of illumination layer enclosures extending across the display housing, each of the illumination layer enclosures having an upper surface, a lower surface, a leading portion situated toward the display housing front, and a trailing portion situated toward the display housing rear; and a plurality of lights contained within each of the illumination layer enclosures and distributed along the leading portions thereof, wherein the illumination layer enclosures define a plurality of vents through which air may pass from the front to the rear, at least one of the leading and trailing portions of each illumination layer enclosures is angled toward one of the upper and lower surfaces of that layer, the illumination layer enclosures are positioned so that, when the display panel is viewed from the front at an intended viewing angle, the pluralities of lights are visible and passage of light between the illumination layer enclosures is obstructed; and wherein each of the illumination layer enclosures has a wing-shaped cross section having an upper arcuate surface and a lower arcuate surface, the upper and lower arcuate surfaces meeting at a front portion that is thicker than a rear portion at which the upper and lower arcuate surfaces meet. 2. The display panel of claim 1 wherein, as to each of the illumination layer enclosures, the leading portion is angled toward the lower surface, the trailing portion is angled toward the upper surface, and the leading and trailing portions are offset from and parallel to one another. 3. The display panel of claim 1, wherein the leading portion of each of the illumination layer enclosures is formed from a transparent or translucent material. 4. The display panel of clam 1, wherein one of the upper and lower surfaces of each of the illumination layer enclosures is incident to the intended viewing angle and is darkly colored. 5. The display panel of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of support plates arranged perpendicular to the illumination layer enclosures, each of the support plates having a plurality of cutouts through which the illumination layer enclosures extend. 6. The display panel of claim 1, wherein the plurality of lights contained within each of the illumination layer enclosures is distributed adjacent the leading portions of the illumination layer enclosures. 7. A display panel, comprising: a display housing; a plurality of illumination layer housings arranged in parallel within the display housing, each of the illumination layer housings including a leading portion, a trailing portion and a cross section, the cross section including at least one curve or angle therein, wherein the cross section of each of the illumination layer housings has a wing-like shape having an upper arcuate surface and a lower arcuate surface, the upper and lower arcuate surfaces meeting at a front portion that is thicker than a rear portion at which the upper and lower arcuate surfaces meet; and a plurality of lights located within each of the illumination layer housings and distributed along the leading portions thereof, and wherein the leading portions of the illumination layer housings are located closer to the display housing front than to the display housing rear, and the illumination layers define a plurality of air flow paths from the front to the rear. 8. The display panel of claim 7, further comprising a plurality of support plates arranged perpendicular to the illumination layer housings, each of the support plates having a plurality of cutouts through which the illumination layer housings extend. 9. The display panel of claim 7, wherein each of the lights is a light emitting diode. 10. The display panel of claim 7, wherein each of the leading portions comprises a transparent material. 11. The display panel of claim 7, wherein each of the leading portions comprises a translucent material. 12. The display panel of claim 7, wherein the cross section of each of the illumination layer housings includes a straight central portion joining the leading and trailing portions, and wherein the leading and trailing portions of each illumination layer housing are substantially parallel to and offset from one another. 13. The display panel of claim 7, wherein the leading portion of each of the illumination layer housings has a thickness greater than a thickness of the trailing portion of that illumination layer housing. 14. The display panel of claim 7, wherein at least part of each of the illumination layer housings is darkly colored. 15. The display panel of claim 7, wherein each of the illumination layer housings includes a first support reciever extending along the length of that illumination layer housing. 16. The display panel of claim 15, wherein each of the illumination layer housings includes a plurality of second support receivers perpendicular to the first support receivers of that illumination layer housing. 17. The display panel of claim 7, wherein the plurality of lights located within each of the illumination layer housings is distributed adjacent the leading portions thereof. 18. A display panel, comprising: a display housing having a front and a rear, a first side and a second side; a plurality of illumination layers extending across the display housing from the first side to the second side, each of the illumination layer enclosures having a planar top surface, a planar bottom surface, a leading portion situated toward the display housing front and joining the top and bottom surfaces, a trailing portion situated toward the display housing rear and also joining the top and bottom surfaces, and a cross section in which the leading portion is angled toward the bottom surface and the trailing portion is angled toward the top surface; a plurality of lights contained within the illumination layer enclosures and distributed along the leading portions thereof; and a plurality of support plates arranged perpendicular to the illumination layer enclosures, each of the support plates having a plurality of cutouts through which the illumination layer enclosures extend, and wherein the leading portion of each illumination layer enclosure is formed from a transparent material, and the plurality of illumination layer enclosures define a plurality of vents through which air may flow from the front to the rear.
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