Patent · US Expired

LCD Display mount window

US4367467A · kind A · utility

45Cited by
5References
8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 30, 1981
Grant dateJan 4, 1983
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 30, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K3/325
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a device for mounting a liquid crystal display (LCD) to a circuit board, a holder is positioned between the LCD and the circuit board and a cover member positioned around the LCD and holder is secured to the board. The LCD is recessed slightly within the cover member and is exposed through the cover at a display opening. To compensate for the recess of the LCD within the cover member, an optically clear lens is positioned with its lower surface in contact with the LCD and upper surface extending outwardly through the display opening. An image of the alphanumeric characters displayed by the LCD is projected on the outer surface of the lens of create an optical illusion of the display characters at the surface of the cover.

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