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Electronic display with lens matrix

  • US 5,043,716 A
  • Filed: 07/14/1988
  • Issued: 08/27/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/14/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electronic display which comprises:

  • a printed circuit board having a plurality of light emitting devices mounted to its front surface and arranged in a pattern;

    a reflector matrix disposed over the front surface of the printed circuit board and having a plurality of openings formed therethrough which are aligned with the light emitting devices in said pattern to provide a light pipe which extends forward from each light emitting device;

    a lens cover disposed over the front surface of the reflector matrix and having a plurality of lenses which are aligned with the light pipes in said pattern to provide a convex lens portion over the forward end of each light pipe, said convex lens portion having a concave back portion; and

    a petting compound disposed in each light pipe, the potting compound filling each light pipe and extending beyond the reflector matrix to fill the concave back portion of the lens cover, the potting compound being the sole material occupying the light pipe except for any material covering said light emitting devices.

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