Warning light
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1. A warning light comprising:
- a flexible printed circuit board;
a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged and mounted on the flexible printed circuit board;
a light-transmissive member provided at least in front of the light-emitting elements, said light-transmissive member being made of resin;
a body member for fixing said flexible printed circuit board within said body member and housing said light-transmissive member, said body member extending along the length of and retaining within a notch-like opening therein said flexible printed circuit board and said light transmissive member;
a fixing member provided on a back surface of said body member for fixing the warning light to a mounting surface with said warning light conforming to said mounting surface, said light-transmissive member having edge portions extending no further than corresponding outermost edge portions of said body member; and
a switch for turning on/off the light-emitting elements.
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Abstract
A plurality of chip-type light-emitting elements are mounted on a flexible printed circuit board, and a resin lens is provided in front of the light-emitting elements. A warning light further has, on the back side, a fixing member such as a double-sided adhesive tape and flexible magnetic sheet. The warning light having such a structure is typically installed on a side face, such as a fitting face, of a vehicle'"'"'s door, and is turned on/off by a switch which is made on/off in link motion with opening/closing of the door.
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1. A warning light comprising:
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a flexible printed circuit board; a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged and mounted on the flexible printed circuit board; a light-transmissive member provided at least in front of the light-emitting elements, said light-transmissive member being made of resin; a body member for fixing said flexible printed circuit board within said body member and housing said light-transmissive member, said body member extending along the length of and retaining within a notch-like opening therein said flexible printed circuit board and said light transmissive member; a fixing member provided on a back surface of said body member for fixing the warning light to a mounting surface with said warning light conforming to said mounting surface, said light-transmissive member having edge portions extending no further than corresponding outermost edge portions of said body member; and a switch for turning on/off the light-emitting elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A warning light comprising:
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a flexible printed circuit board; a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged and mounted on the flexible printed circuit board; a light-transmissive member provided at least in front of the light-emitting elements; a bendable metal plate having a shape-holding function; a fixing member provided on a back surface of the warning light, with said bendable metal plate disposed between said fixing member and said flexible printed circuit board, for fixing the warning light to a mounting surface with said warning light being bent to conform to said mounting surface; and a switch for turning on/off the light-emitting elements. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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