Lighting unit
First Claim
1. A lighting unit of an indirect type for substantially uniform illumination, comprising:
- a light guide plate comprised of a transparent plate;
a plurality of light emitting diodes each serving as a light source for supplying a light to said light guide plate, said light emitting diodes being arranged to enable selective illumination of different colored light by said lighting unit;
means for substantially uniformly distributing said light in said light guide plate; and
a control section connected to energize said plurality of light emitting diodes;
said control section comprising a liquid crystal display panel operating system adapted to output control signals for a liquid crystal display panel, and means for energizing said light emitting diodes in response to outputs of said liquid crystal display panel operating system, whereby the illumination of said lighting unit varies as a function of said output control signals.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a lighting unit of an indirect type, capable of varying the luminance and color of illumination with respect to a target to be lit thereby ensuring an effective display of the target, and further capable of using itself as a display unit. The lighting unit comprises a light guide plate having one side fashioned into an uneven surface or a reflective surface; a plurality of light emitting diodes for supplying a light to the light guide plate, the light derived from the diodes being dispersed through the light guide plate; and a control section which controls actions including blinking of the light emitting diodes. At least a part of the diodes is intended to emit a light different in color from that of the others so that the color or blinking of illumination can be arbitrarily varied through the control by means of the control section.
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12 Claims
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1. A lighting unit of an indirect type for substantially uniform illumination, comprising:
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a light guide plate comprised of a transparent plate; a plurality of light emitting diodes each serving as a light source for supplying a light to said light guide plate, said light emitting diodes being arranged to enable selective illumination of different colored light by said lighting unit; means for substantially uniformly distributing said light in said light guide plate; and a control section connected to energize said plurality of light emitting diodes; said control section comprising a liquid crystal display panel operating system adapted to output control signals for a liquid crystal display panel, and means for energizing said light emitting diodes in response to outputs of said liquid crystal display panel operating system, whereby the illumination of said lighting unit varies as a function of said output control signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A lighting unit for illuminating a liquid crystal display device of the type having a liquid crystal display panel and a control circuit connected to control the selective energization of said liquid crystal display panel, the improvement wherein said lighting unit comprises:
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a light guide plate comprised of a transparent plate; a plurality of light emitting diodes each serving as a light source and being arranged to supply light to said light guide plate, said light emitting diodes including light emitting diodes of different colors; and a control section connected to energize said plurality of light emitting diodes; said control section comprising means for selectively energizing said liquid crystal display panel and means for selectively energizing said light emitting diodes to control the color of illumination of said lighting unit in dependence upon said selective energization of said liquid crystal display panel. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. In a display system of the type having a liquid crystal display panel, a control circuit connected to control the selective energization of said liquid crystal display panel, and a lighting unit for supplying light to said liquid crystal display panel, the improvement wherein said lighting unit comprises:
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a light guide plate comprised of a transparent plate; a plurality of light emitting diodes each serving as a light source and being arranged to supply light to said light guide plate, said light emitting diodes including light emitting diodes of different colors; and a control section connected to energize said plurality of light emitting diodes; said control section comprising means responsive to said control circuit for illuminating said lighting unit with different colors in response to information displayed on said liquid crystal display panel. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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