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Color display system utilizing a matrix arrangement of triads

  • US 4,720,709 A
  • Filed: 01/13/1984
  • Issued: 01/19/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/13/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A color display system comprising:

  • (a) a plurality of display units each composed of a body having a front panel, a rear panel, and a pair of rear side recesses, said front panel supporting a plurality of sockets thereon, and a plurality of light-emitting elements mounted respectively in said sockets and capable of emitting light of three primary colors, said light-emitting elements being grouped into a horizontal array of triads of said light-emitting elements on each of said display units, a control circuit unit housed in each said body for controlling said light-emitting elements, said control circuit unit including a printed-circuit board electrically connected to said sockets, and electric connector means mounted on said body and electrically connected to said control circuit unit for external electric connection; and

    (b) support means for supporting said display units as a matrix of horizontal rows and vertical columns, said support means comprising vertical posts positioned in said rear side recesses in adjacent display units in each of said horizontal rows, said adjacent display units being mounted on said vertical posts.

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