Non-black dead front display assembly
US10209563B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 9, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/1336
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A non-black dead front display assembly includes a display frame, a backlight system supported by the frame, the backlight system configured to generate backlight rays, a light mask disposed on the backlight system, a light mask disposed on the backlight system, the light mask configured to transmit or to block the backlight rays in response to a control signal, and a film positioned over the light mask, the film configured to reflect ambient light rays and to scatter the backlight rays transmitted through the light mask, the scattered backlight rays causing a first portion of the film to glow while a second portion of the film appears non-glowing.
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