Environmentally-sealed, convectively-cooled active matrix liquid crystal display (LCD)
US5748269A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 21, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 5, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F2201/36
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A display unit for use with a computer and a power supply, includes an environmentally-sealed enclosure having a removable cover, and housing a liquid crystal display screen, the removable cover serving as an integral heat sink for the power supply, the power supply being mounted on the internal surface of the cover. Further, a backlighting device backlights the display screen, and a cooling plenum conductively and convectively cools the backlighting device, the backlighting device being mounted directly on a surface of the plenum.
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