Illuminated vehicular assembly for day and night use
First Claim
1. A luminescent indicia assembly comprising:
- a mounting surface displaying a first color;
a luminescent planar sheet affixed to said mounting surface and constructed to provide a non-luminescent and a luminescent indicia in the form of a letter or number, said luminescent planar sheet including a non-luminescent printed circuit board in the shape of said letter or number, said printed circuit board having one or more layers of non-electrically conducting substrates and a plurality of electrically conducting pathways;
said printed circuit board having a top surface displaying a second color which contrasts with said mounting surface'"'"'s first color, said luminescent planar sheet including a plurality of light sources surface mounted upon said printed circuit board which are electrically connected to said electrically conducting pathways, said light sources mounted substantially uniformly upon said printed circuit board so as to be arranged in the shape of said letter or number so that upon illumination of said light sources an illuminated letter or number is produced, and said light sources covering no more than 20% of the surface area of said printed circuit board'"'"'s top surface so that at least 80% of said printed circuit board top surface can be seen; and
a power source for providing power to said one or more luminescent planar sheets.
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Abstract
A vehicle lighting system is provided primarily for use with emergency response vehicles. The vehicle lighting system includes at least one luminescent planar sheet affixed to a vehicle'"'"'s mounting surface. The luminescent planar sheet includes a non-luminescent printed circuit board in the shape of a letter or number which has a top surface of a color which contrasts with the mounting surface'"'"'s color. The luminescent planar sheet includes a plurality of light emitting LEDs which are surface mounted upon the printed circuit board so as to be arranged in the shape of the desired letter or number with the LEDs covering no more than 20% of the printed circuit board'"'"'s top surface. Preferably, the LEDs cover no more than 7% the printed circuit board'"'"'s top surface.
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15 Claims
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1. A luminescent indicia assembly comprising:
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a mounting surface displaying a first color; a luminescent planar sheet affixed to said mounting surface and constructed to provide a non-luminescent and a luminescent indicia in the form of a letter or number, said luminescent planar sheet including a non-luminescent printed circuit board in the shape of said letter or number, said printed circuit board having one or more layers of non-electrically conducting substrates and a plurality of electrically conducting pathways;
said printed circuit board having a top surface displaying a second color which contrasts with said mounting surface'"'"'s first color, said luminescent planar sheet including a plurality of light sources surface mounted upon said printed circuit board which are electrically connected to said electrically conducting pathways, said light sources mounted substantially uniformly upon said printed circuit board so as to be arranged in the shape of said letter or number so that upon illumination of said light sources an illuminated letter or number is produced, and said light sources covering no more than 20% of the surface area of said printed circuit board'"'"'s top surface so that at least 80% of said printed circuit board top surface can be seen; anda power source for providing power to said one or more luminescent planar sheets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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