CN1022352C - Autonomous visual-attraction enhancement utilizing edgeilluminated panel - Google Patents

Abstract

The visual attraction of various individual integral articles is obviously strengthened by a plate, wherein the plate comprises an opening; the inner part of the plate is photic; the plate is basically solid; moreover, best, the outer edge of the plate has a reflecting coating; the edge of the plate can illuminate; the plate supplies power to a contained element from article bodies. The openings, the point holes of the distributing surfaces of the articles, or the distributing surface openings and the point holes are illuminated. The display effect of the distributing surfaces is strengthened by forming optical concentrating discontinuity aligned with the openings on the plate. A point display effect can be similarly strengthened by forming the point discontinuity of optical concentration aligned with the point holes on the plate likewise. The point effect can also be strengthened by a point discontinuous optical fiber aligned with the holes, wherein the optical fiber is connected with the perforated plate together, and the end head of the optical fiber is illuminated.

Description

Autonomous visual-attraction enhancement utilizing edgeilluminated panel

Presents is that the name of submitting on September 6th, 1985 is called " transmittance and scintillation electro-optical device " (application number 06/773,184) the part in first to file to be examined jointly continues, should be again to submit (application number 06/594 on March 28th, 1984 in first to file itself, 209) be United States Patent (USP) 4 now, 559,583, name is called the part continuation in first to file of " card of congratulating on that has flare light device ".These in the disclosure of first to file by with reference to comprehensively here.

The present invention relates generally to the device of edge light, particularly uses the edge light plate to strengthen the article of visual attraction.The present invention with such as congratulating card on, big souvenir badge, playing the article that even summation decorative panel etc. has a style of one's own has special relation.For the purpose of practicality, the illumination component wherein and the energy must be comprised by article self.

Yet though be noted that and will describe theme of the present invention with reference to specific embodiment and final use, the present invention is not limited to such embodiment and purposes.Those people that have this technical field common skill and can obtain this instructions instruction will find other enforcement and utilization within the scope of the invention.

The present invention is subjected to a kind of like this inspiration of sensation to a great extent, promptly can significantly be strengthened the visual attraction of various other article that have a style of one's own by the display board of edge light includes.

For example, though Autoluminescence congratulates on card to know in this technology, these known cards generally are limited to always and utilize the point type luminescent effect that obtains such as the discrete such some type device of light emitting diode basically.Only utilized the arranged evenly next actual distribution luminescent effect that obtains based on card of discrete luminescent device in the past.Referring to for example United States Patent (USP) 4,363,081,4,286,399 and 4,209,824.

In addition, more generally see, though in fact previous just being used in of edge light plate comprises in those self-energizing various devices that this application generally is limited to stacked transparent substance or liquid crystal indicator generation background luminescence effect always.The conduct in the autoexcitation environment of edge light plate obviously also was not familiar with in the past from the workability and the noticeable validity of projection display element.Referring to for example United States Patent (USP) 4,573,766,4,555,694,4,385,343 and 4,059,916, and Swemer, Gerry E. will show " fiber optics future " second portion " signs in epoch " (Signs of the Times) the 38-41 page or leaf in Dec nineteen eighty-three of (" Fiber Optic Futures ").

The present invention has overcome the restriction in the prior art, provide a kind of card of congratulating at first aspect concrete, this edge by add an edge light and in this card body by self-contained component feeding energy, opening, inner printing opacity, periphery basically in reflective solid plate, significantly strengthened its visual attraction.This first aspect of the present invention has further provided card opening, some hole or the two of the branch cloth cover that will be thrown light on so particularly.By on this plate, form with the emerging concentrated discontinuity of making of register, can strengthen the effect that the branch cloth cover shows.By on this plate with aiming at of forming of the same manner with a hole, make the concentrated some discontinuity of light can strengthen a demonstration effect similarly.This first aspect of the present invention further specifically provides, and uses termination light transmitting fiber illumination, that aim at the hole, that a bit be interrupted also can strengthen point effect by touching upon with one at perforated plate.

The present invention more fundamentally provides, and concentrates and design such as light transmitting fiber strengthens the attractive force of the general article that have a style of one's own by plate, opening, the light comprehensively as above sketched similarly.Utilize the two-way demonstration effect of the plate acquisition with backprojection surface of a stratification, come auxiliary total basic display ability that strengthens.Under the situation that the article thickness that is increased can allow, this general invention also more specifically provides by including the effect that a kind of light transmitting fiber array that illuminates obtains change color in addition, and wherein self is illuminated the input end of light transmitting fiber array by a rotatable polychrome colour filter ring that is inserted in a primary light source front.

The aspect that other of the present invention is enumerated especially provides, such as key chain board, election contest badge, tree ornament, play even summation and have plate and the light transmitting fiber of introducing the enhance attraction of touching upon in the such article that have a style of one's own of the decorative panel etc. of picture.

Fig. 1 is a decomposition diagram of congratulating card on by the invention configuration, this congratulates on card to have a distributed opening, opening is thrown light on by the display board of the edge-illuminated that card comprises, and this display board is then driven by a control and an exciting bank that is also comprised by card.

Fig. 2 is another by the decomposition diagram of congratulating card on of invention configuration, and this card has distributed opening and some hole, and these two kinds of openings form all and to include the edge light display board that point type that an opening light is concentrated is interrupted by one and throw light on.

Fig. 3 a represents a described display board that has a style of one's own and carry that is carried out edge-illuminated by the multi-strip fiber that embeds the termination.

The input end of Fig. 3 a of Fig. 3 b graphic extension fibre-optic bundle, itself carries out the end illumination by a juxtaposed discrete light sources of axially parallel.

Fig. 4 a represents another card of congratulating on by configuration of the present invention of an expansion perspective, and it has one, and itself is by the opening of bidirectional visual after configuration is used to throw light on specially.

Fig. 4 b represents the described panel of an exploded perspective, and its utilization forms the opposite interruption of direction respectively and comes configuration on the relative rear surface of two flaggy parts of plate, be used for the bi-directional light projection of Fig. 4 a type.

Fig. 4 c is a side sectional view of Fig. 4 b plate, and it has shown the opposite interruption of direction of being touched upon in the stacked configuration that has edge embedding light source.

Fig. 4 d represents another doubling plate of touching upon of exploded perspective, it comprises such as sheet metal or the such additional materials of serigraphy pigment here, these additional materials are configured on the selected part on this plate surface, so that produce such map, it is static visual when not having edge light, then is dynamic strong illumination having in phase around the incident illumination that is interrupted figure the time.

Fig. 4 e also is a side sectional view that is configured the plate of being touched upon that is used for the projection of Fig. 4 a types of bi-directional light, and it is to utilize the opposite interruption of direction that is made of the relative part in the inner three-dimensional lumen that forms of an independent flaggy respectively to come configuration here.

Fig. 4 f has illustrated a kind of picture motion effect, and it can utilize the not superimposed cloth of the interruption figure of the equal image in a multiple-plate flaggy that is alternately thrown light on of touching upon to obtain.

Fig. 5 a is the decomposition diagram of a demixing plate of touching upon, yet it has utilized stoping of a leaded light and directly comes configuration to be used to obtain two-way readable performance by plate to the translucent middle layer of the visuality of asymmetric stacked figure.

Fig. 5 b is a side sectional view of Fig. 5 a plate.

Fig. 6 is another by the decomposition diagram of congratulating card on of invention configuration, it has distributed opening once more and puts the hole, but the panel of being touched upon only is used for distributed illumination, and a pair of then combined light that is used for a hole of fiber optic loop with the point type interruption of instructing as prior art is concentrated.

Fig. 7 represents that one is congratulated on the consistent key chain board by configuration of the present invention of opening design of the illustrated branch cloth cover of card, edge light with Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 represents that one is congratulated on the corresponding to tree ornament by configuration of the present invention of design that illustrated branch cloth cover opening of card and some Aperture Illumination combine with Fig. 2.

Fig. 9 represents that one is congratulated on the branch cloth cover opening illumination of the plate that card is illustrated and the corresponding to election contest badge by configuration of the present invention of design that the fiber optic point Aperture Illumination combines with Fig. 6.

Figure 10 a and Figure 10 b represent to have the decorative panel of picture, they respectively according among Fig. 1 and Fig. 7, Fig. 2 and Fig. 8 and Fig. 6 and Fig. 9 respectively the design with fiber optic point that distribute and point and that plate distributes of the plate branch cloth cover and that replace of the plate of explanation obtain by configuration of the present invention.

Figure 10 c represents another described decorative panel that has picture, and it is configured to and is used for powering by the solar cell of circumferential distribution or by the external power supply that non-this decorative panel of linking a selectivity input socket comprises here.

Figure 11 a and Figure 11 b are the complementary perspective representation figure of backup system of a rotary color ring that is used to change the color of the light of injecting plate of the present invention and optical fiber.

Figure 12 represents another color change system, and it has used some panel edges configuration light sources of different color matchings mutually here, and these light sources are alternately encouraged under the manipulation of a sequencing controller.

From Fig. 1, congratulate the vision and the gravitation of card 100 such article that have a style of one's own on by introducing the design of the opening that is illuminated by panel of the present invention, can significantly strengthen to resemble.Card 100 comprises an opening 130 that forms on the display surface 120 of card body 110.But on by the position of outline line 133 indication edge light plate 160 observation place installing and locating on opening 130.Because this plate that is set like this, total is make this illuminated plate, particularly make the following mark that will narrate 185 and image 187, for example strengthened visuality at separately position outline line 135 and 137 places.Like this, as long as suitably installing and locating is in card body and be fixed on the back of display surface with this plate, the projection surface of plate 160 and pattern thereof, mark 185 and image 187 all are observable in this opening.Can cover or not cover this opening as required.The having a style of one's own property of card 100 preserves for the control and the exciting bank 190 of this plate power supply by having comprised at shown position 189 upper clamp slices.

Plate 160 itself is the inner solid of printing opacity basically, and can belong to a kind of common structure, preferably a kind of suitable lightweight transparent plastic.Other suitable material comprises glass and crystal.The hidden light emitting diode 171 and 172 of vision that this plate utilization suitably is embedded on this plate lateral edge 165 carries out edge light.Obviously, the light source of other form as the miniature incandescent lamp can be used to the illumination of related built-in edge equally.It is equally clear, this combination lighting plate be substantially the static color that shows will with such as the color effect of composition in the color of the type of light emitting diode, incandescent lamp and the plate like this some factors can select.Be used to obtain the example of backup system of the dynamic change of Show Color will be in the back in conjunction with the embodiment discussion of Figure 11 and Figure 12.

By using a plurality of such two light emitting diodes that are installed in this plate opposite end 161 and 162 places as shown in the figure, can improve the illumination uniformity in the plate 160 to a certain extent, cover each light emitting diode by fragment 173 and 174 and can improve illumination efficiency to a certain extent similarly with the reflecting metal band, these fragments can prevent that luminous energy from directly surrounding the plate zone effusion of light emitting diode from those, it preferably covers lateral edge 165 basically, and all are not capped part, thereby make the reflective overlay 175 of this plate, have bigger effect for illumination efficiency and illumination uniformity from the edge reflects light.In fact have found that, particularly in view of can by the subsidiary energy of card 100 self intrinsic limited characteristic, and in view of the finite population of the spendable input light source that links mutually therewith thereby the non-uniform Distribution characteristic that certainly leads to, the interior reflective at this edge obviously helps the article that have a style of one's own of related reduced size to realize the even display effect of substantial light brightness.Overlay 175 can be and be used for a proper metal layer or the even such ordinary construction of reflective tape that 173 and 174 parts have identical fundamental characteristics.

Light emitting diode 171 and 172 by they each termination 171a and the termination 190a of 171b, 172a and 172b and control and exciting bank 190 and 190b between the suitable connecting line that partly is illustrated on the figure receive electric energy.The device 190 that schematically illustrates comprises suitable connection storage seat 191 and 192, be used to place as the detachable garden disk-shaped battery 191b that replaces and the suitable energy the 192b, their light emitting diodes to plate under the control of a suitable control module C1 provide electric energy.C1 unit itself can constitute with the form of integrated circuit.Be noted that described light emitting diode in passing, with the connecting line of its associated and the device 190 that has battery storage seat and a C1 unit from more can be considered to be a card self-tolerant electric network that is used for edge light plate 160 in form.The desired illumination functions of this electric network again can be from regard as in form at the described energy itself in case move with regard to realizing when putting into described storage seat.

The C1 unit preferably is configured to be started by a suitable switching mechanism S1, and S1 for example is the switching mechanism following the opening and closing of card body and start itself.C1 unit itself can also comprise the element of the particularization demonstration effect that is suitable for producing as optical flare.

Discuss now in order to produce the mechanism of actual demonstration effect of watching, the general configuration of card 100 include dispose its a part of luminous energy that is applied to plate 160 edges is illuminated appropriate configuration, make incide on this structure more part of energy from this plate by transverse projection and by opening 130 towards showing that the observer penetrates.Such structure can have been taked several forms, yet preferably takes the form of the discontinuity that formation material light path changes in this plate itself.Itself can take various ways such discontinuity, several will being illustrated by the illustrated various embodiment of the present invention wherein.

The discontinuity that the intralamellar part of Fig. 1 embodiment forms belongs to a kind of like this form, and its ultimate principle will be discussed in conjunction with Fig. 4 embodiment in the back together in more detail.In brief, the place that the discontinuity of Fig. 1 need be at the back side of plate 160, leave open surfaces is carved and is pressed the serrate groove, for example can be or more directly obtain described groove with the mould that anti-carves with the etched householder method behind the moulding, these grooves are represented as the pattern 185 that constituted linguistic form and picture, specifically spend on figure pattern 187.When suitably installing and locating was in card 100, the opening 130 that the light on back side pattern 185 and 187 is conducted through by position shown in the outline line 163 that incides that sends from light emitting diode 171 and 172 outwards penetrated at plate 160.Be noted that, though plate 160 can add the transverse projection structure such as other types such as hackly backboard face of described special reflecting liner plate or general front projection, in the practical embodiments that only comprises described formation groove discontinuity, just obtained extraordinary display effect.Different especially with the vague generalization projection that is produced by described rough surface injustice is to notice further that described discontinuity has the effect that light is concentrated, and causes the demonstration distinctiveness of special appellation.It is also noted that simultaneously, though liner plate is optional concerning display effect, but, adopt this liner plate of suitable form to be good for such as producing the color contrast or providing Background to assist purpose like this, particularly consider that plate 160 usually is transparent characteristic.About using this additional and other consideration that is used to show enhancing purpose material that generally play surface bearing, will discuss together in conjunction with Fig. 4 d and Figure 10 a embodiment.

Can observe now, one according to illuminatian plate discussed above design constituted congratulates card on, plate bearing structure and opening shape that employing all is suitable for for language, picture and symbolic representation, can be not only aspect language and picture, and aspect symbol, strengthen the reception and registration of the meaning by lighting system.With congratulate in the prior art some hole display effect that card was limited to different especially be that the cloth cover display capabilities obviously was noticeable in of the present invention minute.Opening 130 has just illustrated this basic condition, and wherein said minute cloth cover ability is used to produce the illumination of enhance attraction in a branch cloth cover opening.

Yet, not only still can obtain with the present invention but also can adopt unique form arranged evenly to realize the effect in some hole.The embodiment of Fig. 2 illustrates a kind of situation with this characteristic.

Since on the basic element of character among Fig. 2 embodiment with Fig. 1 embodiment in identical, so present discussion will concentrate on those different aspects among Fig. 2 and Fig. 1.Except minute cloth cover opening 230, the display surface 220 of card 200 also comprises at least one some hole 240, but it is illuminated by the transverse projection light from this plate precalculated position owing to suitable the setting of plate 260.Plate 260 is preferably with the interruption 281 of at least one point-like configuration corresponding with this hole, and it concentrates groove 185 and 187 consistent with the light of Fig. 1 on function, to produce the lateral light projection that point mode is concentrated.One can be used to this purpose such as being the such structure of cone-shaped groove basically of this backboard face.As can be seen, card body 210 and plate 260 provide described some hole and the some discontinuity that has that a plurality of positions match jointly, to reach the effect of favourable concentrated arrangement.

Fig. 3 a has illustrated another the available scheme that is used for described display board edge light.Be different from the hidden light emitting source of sight line as the light emitting diode 371 and 372 that itself is embedded in plate 360 edges, the light of light emitting diode is at first imported the input end of each fibre bundle 381 and 386, and output terminal 382b, the 383b of this fibre bundle and 384b and 387b, 388b and 389b are embedded into the relative two sides 364 and 366 of this plate on a plurality of positions of separating.Though the same still inevitable plane geometric shape for plate of feature image pattern 1 scheme of Fig. 3 a scheme is to belong to non-homogeneous input light to distribute, and has still obtained clean improvement in this distributes.Fig. 3 b is at the interface 385 of fibre bundle and the light emitting diode front end sectional view along plane 3b-3b, its illustrative light emitting diode 372 and fibre bundle input end 387a, 388a and the axial juxtaposed mode of 389a.In order to reduce the loss of the luminous energy that is transmitted, interface 185 comprises a suitable inside reflective valve jacket as plating band section 373.

Fig. 4 a, 4b and 4c understand that in general the design of adopting edge light plate of the present invention obtains the basic mode of two-way display effect.Fig. 4 b and 4c also more particularly understand the principal character of the method for the transverse projection that can realize the various different embodiment of the present invention easily and light localization effects.Fig. 4 a shows that in the mode of launching perspective is congratulated on a card 400, and it has the combination display surface 420 that a configuration is specially adapted for two-way observation.Combination display surface 420 comprises first and second fens display surfaces 421 and 422 of opposite orientation.Single first and second minutes openings 431 and 432 form on this first and second surface respectively, and in illustrated embodiment, first and second fens openings are configurations of alignment, thereby form the two-way opening 430 of a combination jointly.

Combination display board 460 shown in the exploded view of Fig. 4 b is to be used for two-way demonstration with paired configuration to watch and be placed on opening 430.Plate 460 comprises the outer projection surface 463 that has relevant opposite orientation respectively and 464 first and second flaggies 461 and 462.The interruption figure 487a and the 487b that play throw light are respectively formed on flaggy 461 and 462.In order to produce required two-way projection, and as will further discussing in conjunction with Fig. 4 c, each figure throws away incident optical energy by relative projection surface 463 and 464.This purpose preferably can realize by the form that makes figure 487a and 487b take the serrate groove once more, forms this groove respectively here on inside surface 465 and 466 vis-a-vis.As what in Fig. 4 b, seen, the figure 487a recessed back of the body surface 465 that need make progress, complementary graph 487b then needs the back of the body recessed down surperficial 466.

It is also noted that in passing because each flaggy transparent characteristic easily, the shape of typical discontinuity figure can be watched by another flaggy vis-a-vis in a given flaggy.So,, preferably adopt figure with consistent alignment characteristics for the doubling plate of this present bidirectional visual type.In addition, putting upside down of relevant figure also can draw figure and preferably have non-Characteristics of Language when watching the other way around.The common flag that constitutes the bidirectional visual of an integral body of the figure as an example of Fig. 4 b.

The bi-directional light projection of total association is illustrated that by the side sectional view of Fig. 4 c Fig. 4 c represents the panel example 460 of the stacked assembling of stratiform. Comprise LED source 471 and 472 not only for instruct conveniently and also for illustrative can be with the edge light element by the embedding mode of coming mechanical fixation in the edge of sealing.This bidirectional mode from this figure just clearly, wherein the discontinuity 487a that constitutes relatively and 487b make respectively from the incident light of edge configuration light source basically among vis-a-vis two viewing location 488a and the 488b a relevant projection go out.

Generally, can replenish the several other consideration of indication about described discontinuity.At first, described smooth localization effects seem good as if since towards a given viewing location local refraction cause than the effect of the inclination interrupted surfaces of relatively large luminous energy.Secondly, except adopting the sawtooth grooves of being discussed, can also by in a given flat plate substrate suitably and put the discontinuity that the different suitable material of optical property has obtained the refraction effect.The 3rd, have found that, when at least effectively a little during roughening, usually improving the illumination uniformity in a given interruption such as the such relevant interface of groove front surface 487j among Fig. 4 b and 487k.At last, for example on given boundary groove surfaces, take to apply such as affirming reflection, mode filter colors or more such other material that the both possesses by comprising, generally can further strengthen the dynamic projection display effect of a given discontinuity itself.Particularly when described reflecting material has small a plurality of facet, can obtain a kind of multiple color varying flash effect even thus.

With originally use additional materials incomplete same on one's body in this interrupted surfaces, and a kind of special circumstances of the general additional liner plate of discussing in conjunction with Fig. 1 embodiment as the front, Fig. 4 d embodiment has illustrated a kind of example of mode, wherein said additional materials as metal forming or serigraphy pigment can be configured at this above selected part in plate surface, so that produce such map, it is a static visual not having under the situation of edge light, and to being dynamic strong illumination around being interrupted that figure has under such incident illumination in phase.The branch flaggy 461d of compoboard 460 and 462d have silvery white thin slice section 491 and 492 respectively, red thin slice section 493 and 494, and the blue pigment coating 495 and 496 of serigraphy.The static state that each thin slice of combination and the integral body of pigment have formed a multiple color flag shows, also can directly keep visual as requested during edge light that it even need not be related.Yet, by this thin slice and pigment are formulated in respectively in the boundary contour of the flag shape that is made of discontinuity figure 497 and 498, under the situation that has described discontinuity incident illumination, this thin slice and pigment show also becomes dynamic strong illumination state on request.It is also noted that under the illuminated situation of doubling plate, in order to utilize the cause of impalpable mechanical integrity, material described here preferably specifically is to be carried by each internal layer surface 465d and 466d.It is equally clear that some materials can be embossed into the inside of an independent flaggy like this.Can notice that equally described strong illumination is not limited to the border of image, and can for example comprise such as and this flag strip between separator bar 499a and the discontinuity in the such image of the corresponding to curved slot of 499d.Other purpose that is used to throw light on, will narrate together in conjunction with Figure 10 b embodiment at the example of the discontinuity of the internal configurations of an image that constitutes with this additive type material at least in part.

Before other display effect that can realize with multilayer board is discussed, can attach about Fig. 4 e and to point out, utilize the bi-directional light projection that can obtain to be suitable for Fig. 4 a type purpose in the inner three-dimensional lumen that constitutes of an independent flaggy.Like this, in a lamina 460e, cavity 481 boundary member 481a and 481b vis-a-vis becomes rightabout discontinuity effectively, and the light that it injects the edge is gone out by projection towards two relative viewing location as shown in the figure again.Be apparent that the paired relative projection of the same generation of remaining cavity boundary part.The cavity that also it may be noted that this kind form can be regarded as the juxtaposed a kind of special circumstances of internal layer of the such optical property different materials of the foregoing plastics such as two kinds of different refractivities that are used for general light projection purpose.This shows,, can more generally obtain described two-way performance similarly by in a given flaggy, comprising the suitable rightabout configuration of this different in kind material.

Fig. 4 f has illustrated the image motion effect that a kind of interruption figure that can utilize the equal image of inconsistent distribution in related multiple-plate flaggy that alternately throws light on obtains.The flaggy 461f of compoboard 460f and 462f comprise with the arrow being the equal interruption figure 481f and the 482f of configuration respectively.As watch, arrow 481f constitutes in that the left side of preceding flaggy 461f is half of, arrow 482f then constitutes the right half of of metaplax layer 462f.Can attach and point out, though single arrow and thereby be whole plate can by configuration suitably be used for folk prescription to or the twocouese projection, the example of present described movement effects requires two arrows to be incident upon at least one side of described plate equidirectionally.

When the suitable edge configuration light source that is not clearly illustrated among the figure along with described flaggy illuminates independently, only when these related flaggies itself are illuminated, arrow ability separately so be illuminated independently basically.Suitably alternately change direction by means of a not shown controller, the illumination of the periodicity alternate of each layer causes illuminating of periodicity alternate that these two the same arrows that are associated are followed, the inconsistent configuration that relies on these two arrows to be illuminated produces a kind of present arrow repeating motion from left to right.Clearly, can easily obtain similar effect as a hand is vacillated now to the left, now to the right equally with respective type map.Need to replenish and point out, in order to weaken at a given time be not any general faint secondary illumination of the described discontinuity figure in the flaggy of direct illumination, each flaggy can be equipped with the front surface coating as the suitable filter coating that makes the light deepening, it plays the such secondary illumination of blocking-up, and can be overcome with transmission mode by the projection that direct original illumination produces light.

Because the visuality of plate, the doubling plate of Fig. 4 b and Fig. 4 c tends to not use the discontinuity pattern of non-consistent visual symmetry under the situation that flaggy throws light on simultaneously, different therewith, Fig. 5 a and Fig. 5 b comprise a normally translucent intermediate laminae 563, it makes in described two-way projection environment, even normal sharpness becomes possibility when the interruption pattern of required language or other pattern lacks stacked symmetry.Fig. 5 b illustrates to have pointed out this mode particularly, though wherein flaggy 563 generally allows total the passing through of luminous energy, is tending towards stoping in the reverse flaggy to the unwanted visuality of inconsistent projecting figure.In addition, be apparent that, the sight line on stoping described reverse flaggy, when also needing all to stop light, can select to use whole opaque middle materials that insert.And under any circumstance this middle layer also can be used as an installation surface of the additional materials of discussing the front.

Fig. 6 has illustrated a kind of card of congratulating on, and the distribution display capabilities of wherein said edge light plate is blended in the instruction of the optical fiber of the some interruption that comprises prior art.This basic effect be a kind of can replace Fig. 2 be used to throw light on congratulate on card branch cloth cover opening and the some hole scheme.As the discussion to Fig. 2, the explanation here mainly concentrates on those aspects that Fig. 6 is different from configuration in the prior figures.

Congratulate on card 600 still to comprise the opening 630 of a branch cloth cover and a plurality of somes holes 640 preferably.Yet, different with Fig. 2 embodiment, the some hole be utilize one or more optical fiber, preferably a pair of optical fibre ring 651 and 652 throws light on.Each optical fiber is to carry out the termination illumination by the hidden light emitting diode 673 and 674 of reflex sight.As what instruct in the prior art, the subsidiary some discontinuity that preferably a plurality of inner formations are arranged of each fiber optic loop, most convenient is cutting mouth 683 and 684, and they are used for that some hole by an alignment of accompanying realizes that the point of discontinuities incident optical energy concentrates becomes horizontal projection with optical fiber.Light emitting diode preferably can also controllably provide electric energy by being equivalent to Fig. 1 subsystem 190 so not shown devices.Yet this moment is different with the scheme of Fig. 1, and a controller that is used for native system preferably can be configured to not only switch with flashing mode impose on the luminous energy of each fiber optic loop, and the flicker that replaces that is used to encircle.As shown in the figure, be configured to it alternately to be overlapped with described some hole and also be configured to symbol each other as shown in figure by means of the disconnected property of the point on a given ring and on the same group hole do not replace mutually by each ring, described ring replace the integral illumination effect that just a kind of point of generation moves on display surface 620 of glimmering.

Also it is apparent that in addition, as the discontinuity that also can be applied to form about formation discontinuity in described plate in the described optical fiber, the design of Fig. 2 embodiment can combine with the design of Fig. 6 embodiment, interrelate therewith and be apparent that, in general, the present design that reaches all included in prior art embodiment can be intercoursed and mutually combine in every way.

Fig. 7,8,9,10a and 10b understand certain methods specifically, use these methods, and some designs recited above can be used to more generally to produce except that congratulating the article of the enhance attraction of having a style of one's own the card kind on.To narrate these additional embodiments now.Those aspects that it is uniqueness that discussion concentrates on a given embodiment equally.

As an application example of the distribution faceplate panels design aspect of some Fig. 1 embodiment, Fig. 7 has represented a key chain board 700, and it has a key chain 705 and a board body 710, and in fact edge light display board 760 has constituted an integral part of this board.Plate 760 may extend into the whole width range of board body 710 easily, thereby be particularly suitable for producing the effect of two-way demonstration, by means of the interior reflective overlay 765 on the periphery, the distribution demonstration opening 730 that plate 760 itself in fact also helps to limit the surface 720 of two-way board demonstration and is associated.This notion as at present used demonstration opening has more generally shown the areal extent of the bounded that described illumination shows.The light source 771 and 772 of edge configuration is basically as shown in the figure by installing and locating easily, so that improve the validity of illumination.In the typical case was opaque top area 715, board body 710 was still to provide energy battery 791b and 792b and the controller C7 of self that mode has comprised suitable configuration for oneself.Zone 715 is the dress battery that has connection/S7 of stopcock mechanism that the outside can contact and the hinge joint flap 769 of coming in and going out easily also.

Attach and be pointed out that, because described display surface and demonstration opening limit the characteristic of boundary, yet plate 760 can be regarded as special circumstances that more generally are still the included situation of the present invention, wherein the attributive function of Biao Mian qualification and opening is only finished by a described plate basically, and this plate only has directly related peripheral overlay and edge light element basically.The example of this more generalized case comprises such as foregoing card or the such article of the doll that then will talk about congratulated on, in these examples, described plate is configured to the accessory constituent into another self-contained apparatus main body part basically, this main part itself does not comprise the parts of described qualification boundary in form, but still provides described lighting energy to this plate.Like this some more generally in the situation, so a described plate with its direct related element can suitably be regarded as another part that these article are overall.Can notice further that in this respect the present invention is divided into several parts from object and sees and comprised some intermediate states, for example a self-energizing doll has a portable radio by the doll excitation, and this radio has used a described plate.Can find out that also the self-energizing wireless described plate of portability that comprises is not considering that it is attached under the situation of certain other subject matter article, itself can suitably constitute the article of a subject matter.Will be in conjunction with noticing similar ancillary item, a whole part, placed in the middle comprise and design such as autoexcitation article is equally applicable to light transmitting fiber in present and the comprehensive condition.

With having of discussing of front is that the embodiment that is interrupted of the light projection of language or picture form is different basically, and the related interruption of plate 760 simply is configured as a kind of more general pattern 785 that is suitable for doing ornament as shown in figure.Pattern 785 for example can form on one of plate or two outer surfaces 763 and 764, forms also to be fine on certain middle layer or intermediate surface.

As a combination that embodies Fig. 2 embodiment the example of tree ornament of design of the plate of a plurality of minutes cloth covers and some orifice plate, Fig. 8 represents an installable star 800 in top, star 800 comprises the celestial body 810 that the live part by plate 860 constitutes.Consistent with the principle that discuss the front, plate 860 has illuminated central opening 830 and the array in the some hole 840 of the environment that forms on 825 around the opaque border.The illumination in the some hole shown in the figure is that pointwise is concentrated, then be used to the to distribute display lighting of opening of inner figure 885 that constitutes and general roughening surface 888.Lighting source for example can be set in fork position 812.Control and driver typically are installed in the base region 815 that also comprises handle bar socket 817.Zone 815 also can comprise assembly 895, it can be the generator such as a sound pattern, may be with illumination flicker rate synchro control, perhaps switchgear that starts by the frequency of the audio frequency that is sensed or other predetermined space any one in some attachment devices like this.

The design that combines the plate of branch cloth cover and fiber optic point hole with Fig. 6 is consistent, the election contest badge 900 of Fig. 9 uses plate 960 to be used for the illumination of the edge-lit of branch cloth cover opening 930, and utilizes the dicyclo of optical fiber 951 and 952 to throw light on to carrying out two groups of flicker displacements as shown by arrows that replace some hole 940.Equally still, the control and the electric supply installation that have comprised suitable configuration.

Consistent with the notion of the plate of the branch cloth cover shown in the embodiment of Fig. 1 and Fig. 7, the decoration template article 1000a that has a style of one's own that framework is housed among Figure 10 a comprises the edge light plate 1060a of the interruption pattern 1025a with language.Plate 1060a also is included in the demonstration decorative material 1055a of the non-integral ground formation that is configured to a caricature type personage here.Material 1055a can be nontransparent or transparent.Just as the additional materials of discussing in conjunction with Fig. 1 and Fig. 4 d embodiment with the front, material 1055a typically is adhered on the front surface or rear surface of a described plate, also is possible although be encapsulated in this board substrate itself.

Similarly with figure organize 2 and 8 or figure to organize the design of some illumination of arbitrary group of embodiment among 6 and 9 consistent, article 1000b among Figure 10 b uses a described plate 1060b to be used for branch cloth cover effect in total opening 1030b, and alternately or even be used in combination the optical fiber that plate that one or more described point types are interrupted or described point type be interrupted in addition and be used for the illumination of hole 1040b.The example of the strong illumination that is interrupted in the additional image of being discussed in conjunction with Fig. 4 d embodiment as a front in addition, plate 1060b also can be used to produce in the some hole 1045b in the personage point of light and concentrate effect.

Figure 10 c represents another described decorative panel that has picture, and it is configured and is used for or by the solar cell 1093 of circumferential distribution or come typically supplemental powered by the self-contained external power supply of non-decorative panel that is connected to a selectable input socket 1094 here.The electric energy that produces by battery 1093 can be for example directly to the relevant illumination component power supply of decorative panel or be not like this but be used for to the subsidiary charge in batteries of decorative panel.Here can attach and point out, consistent with the foregoing self-contained electrical network of card body that acts on the associated described panel of edge-illuminated of some element of Fig. 1 embodiment being worked as in form, no matter this battery can be looked at as a part that combines of the similar edge light electrical network of this decorative panel 1000c equally under the situation of directly powering or charging the battery.

The outside electric energy of supplying with socket 1094 can be used for the function of directly powering or charge the battery similarly, also can adopt an operating selection switch between such two kinds of externally fed schemes.Because described edge light element generally requires DC voltage, the described outside electric energy of supplying with generally must itself be by the actual DC electricity or by conversion the direct current form that produces of alternating current, also can come to carry out the AC/DC convertor of proper transformation with the alternating current that is used for that the outside is provided that a decorative panel attaches.

Can allow to increase in the environment of article thickness the color that can be used to change the luminous energy of injecting plate of the present invention as scheme in the explanation of meaning as shown in two rightabout skeleton views of Figure 11 a and Figure 11 b at those.Can notice that a similar scheme can be used to change similarly injects described color of being interrupted the light of optical fiber a little similarly with linking.

The device 1100 of Figure 11 a comprises the inconsistent light penetrating ring 1110 of the colour developing of a rotatable configuration.Utilize the self-contained motor M of article to produce rotation as shown in figure.Realize encircling inconsistent colour developing on 1110 expediently by arranged perpendicular on this ring such as red, yellow and blue three so mutual different painted facets 1120 of facet group.Luminous energy from light source 1130 is led by the reflector 1140 of suitable configuration and lens 1150, so that illuminate a sector region 1165 of the rotation round of ring 1110, ring 1110 is inserted in the light source of focusing and receives between the body 1170.The synthetic variable color light that incides optic fibre end 1180 is brought into the edge of plate 1160 by fibre bundle 1191 and 1192.

The some of Figure 11 a device is present on Figure 11 b with the skeleton view towards receiving body that amplifies, and wherein the luminous energy from light source 1130 is guided on the input end that is installed in the optical fiber in the reception body 1170 by the colour circle 1110 that rotates.Shown in Figure 11 b in a flash, for example the ruddiness that filtered by the facet 1110r of this ring illuminated receive body 1170 top optical fiber T is installed ₁With bottom optical fiber B ₁Input end partly the light of this spline filter be brought to the bottom section vis-a-vis of plate 1160 as shown in figure, here clearly, the orientation of different views inner panel is comparatively speaking.Similarly, incide top optical fiber T ₂With bottom optical fiber B ₂Gold-tinted be brought to this plate zone line vis-a-vis, and top optical fiber T ₃With bottom optical fiber B ₂Then blue incident light is taken to this plate top area vis-a-vis.

Can point out several considerations now about described color change scheme.At first, when the relative motion of the described colored filter of described light source or optical fiber input face front was satisfied, the rotation of ring was suitable but optional.Secondly, be used for the optic fibre input end that described field of illumination receives by installing similarly, can the excitation of variable color ground be interrupted optical fiber, the 3rd as the described point that embodies Fig. 6 principle, can utilize different color modes, the input relation of the conduction optical fiber of different numbers and different plates.

Figure 12 has represented another color change backup system, and here, it has utilized the light source of the panel edges configuration of mutual different color matchings, and they alternately are energized under the manipulation of a sequencing controller.Different the backup system that the outer light source of variable color light slave plate is transmitted to the plate periphery by optical fiber with Figure 11 a and Figure 11 b, described color light source 1271g, 1271y and 1271r and 1272r, 1272y and 1272g are configured in the edge of plate 1260 itself here.In addition, the paired as shown in the figure mode of described green, yellow and red light source distributes, and improves the relevant distribution of light colour developing in plate with the symmetry of balancing illumination.The controller C12 of suitable configuration can for example realize the suitable alternative excitation in order that each colour light source is right, thereby as produce the change color of watching requiredly owing to the plate illumination of edge incident, more such other possible configurations such as azygous excitation that each light source is independent and light sources of different colors encourage simultaneously also are tangible.

Can attach and point out, it is intrinsic that the display surface of the embodiment of various different graphic extensions can be regarded as object, because their effect is the attractability that strengthens these primary goods itself, can more generally point out, all in question principles of front can be combined into the article of diversified other type, such as but not limited to: toy, consumption electronic product, fixture, gift, ornament, poster, the picture of general tape frame, chamber, container, face shield, safety pin, button, general badge, label, cap and headwear thing, dress, the atlas front cover, candle stand, the pendulum decorations, musical instrument, paper product, the animal of filling and other soft sculpture, famous brand, general object for appreciation even summation mark, they comprise and are used for advertisement, propagate and promptly or generally indicate purpose.

Claims (4)

1, a kind of thin display device of throwing light on, have that an edge can illuminate, basically be solid-state, inner printing opacity, roughly be the plate on plane, this plate has an edge, also has the projection surface that can illuminate; This display device also has to described plate provides the device that can illuminate figure, causes of can watch can illuminate figure on described projection surface in order to the illumination according to described plate; And also having a compact illumination device, this lighting device and described plate synergy are used for described plate is carried out edge light, thereby make described display device can become the device of providing illumination for oneself; It is characterized in that,

Described plate constitutes and can be placed in one and congratulate on and make it can be used for the use occasion of this member of needs in the card.

2, display device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, describedly provides the device that can illuminate figure to comprise a flute device to described plate.

3, display device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described compact illumination device comprises at least one light emitting diode.

4, display device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described compact illumination device comprises at least one small-sized incandescent light bulb.

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