Illuminant display device

• US 5,268,828 A
• Filed: 04/15/1992
• Issued: 12/07/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Takiron Company Limited (Itochu Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Takiron Company Limited (Itochu Corporation)
• Inventors: Miura, Masanobu
• Primary Examiner(s): Dority, Carroll B.
• Application Number:
  US07/868,772
• Time in Patent Office: 601 Days
• Field of Search: 362/800, 362/249, 362/252, 362/812, 313/500, 40/550, 40/544, 340/766
• US Class Current: 362/249.06
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/02 Wall, ceiling, or floor bases; Fixing pendants or arms to the bases F21V21/08 takes precedence; bases for movable standing lamps F21V21/06
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/3026 Video wall, i.e. stackable semiconductor matrix display modules video wall control systems G06F3/1446, G09G2300/026
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/33 being semiconductor devices, e.g. diodes
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/80 Light emitting diode
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/812 Signs

Abstract

An illuminant display device having a wired substrate with a large number of LEDs mounted thereon, and a case frame member for accommodating the wired substrate. An illuminant dot being composed of a plurality of the LEDs and a plurality of the illuminant dots being aligned in a horizontal direction in each case frame member. A plurality of the illuminant display devices are arranged in a matrix form to form a large-scale display unit. Alignment of the illuminant display devices in a horizontal direction is easily and accurately maintained.

Claims

1. An illuminant display device comprising:

a wired substrate;

a plurality of LEDs mounted on said substrate;

a case frame member, said substrate being accommodated in said case frame member;

a plurality of independent illuminant dots each being composed of more than one of said LEDs, said illuminant dots being disposed along said substrate;

means for operating said illuminant dots independently of one another;

at least two stop member insertion holes, each of which has a cross section enlarged vertically toward a rear end portion thereof, and each of which is formed in a rear portion of said case frame member;

at least one spacer having a wedge-shaped cross-section interposed between said rear portion of said case frame member and a box member for accommodating a plurality of said case frame members so as to arrange said case frame members in an inclined state with respect to said box member;

stop members threadedly engaged through said stop member insertion holes at right angles to said box member to fix said case frame members to said box member.

2. The illuminant display device as defined in claim 1 wherein said spacer is provided with stop member insertion holes which are elongated in a vertical direction so as to allow said fixing members to pass therethrough.

3. The illuminant display device as defined in claim 1 wherein said case frame member comprises a visor to block external light, said visor having a plurality of through holes formed therein for ventilation.

4. The illuminant display device as defined in claim 1 wherein said illuminant dots are arranged so that centers thereof are spaced apart at a dot pitch of 15 mm to 150 mm.

5. The illuminant display device as defined in claim 1 wherein each of said illuminant dots comprises 5-100 LEDs.

6. The illuminant display device as defined in claim 1 wherein 4-16 illuminant dots are arranged in horizontal lines.

7. An illuminant device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a visor portion extending over an area defined in front of said illuminant dots, said visor portion having through holes formed therein so as to facilitate ventilation.