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Edge-lit light engine module for signs and sign

US8984780B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 20, 2012
Grant dateMar 24, 2015
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Expiry dateDec 20, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09F2013/222
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An edge-lit light engine module for signs and a sign are provided. The light engine module has housing and a light engine that fits within the housing. The housing has a base member and at least one side member that overlaps a tab formed along an edge of a sign face. The housing is configured to align the light engine with the partial edge of the sign so that light from the light engine enters and is reflected within the material that forms the sign face so that the sign face becomes illuminated. The housing properly aligns the light engine, and also serves as a heat sink to draw heat away from the light engine and transfer the heat outside the housing.

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