Patent · US Expired

Light-driven display device

US5949346A · kind A · utility

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56References
14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 7, 1996
Grant dateSep 7, 1999
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Expiry dateJun 7, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09F13/0472
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An LED display device has an indicator having a housing. The housing has at least one incident portion which receives light from at least one LED. The incident portion has a reflection surface at its inside surface. LEDs emit light from one side or one longitudinal end of the incident portion. A refraction plate may be provided to direct emission of the incident light for viewing by a user.

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