Full color illuminating unit

• US 5,400,228 A
• Filed: 07/12/1994
• Issued: 03/21/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lite Vision Corporation
• Original Assignee: Lite Vision Corporation
• Inventors: Kao, Pin-Chi
• Primary Examiner(s): Cole, Richard R.
• Application Number:
  US08/273,640
• Time in Patent Office: 252 Days
• Field of Search: 362/231, 362/249, 362/240, 362/252, 362/800
• US Class Current: 362/231
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/33 being semiconductor devices, e.g. diodes
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/80 Light emitting diode

Abstract

A full-color illuminating unit includes a first circuit board which is a disk having a hole and a plurality of green lights and red lights installed around the hole. A second circuit board which is a disk includes a blue light installed thereon. A first housing has an isolation plate integrally connected with an inner periphery thereof, thus separating the first housing into a first cavity and a second cavity. The first circuit board is installed in the first cavity while the second circuit board is installed in the second cavity. A boss protrudes from the isolation plate to the first cavity and is in communication between the first cavity and the second cavity. The first circuit board is positioned in place, with the periphery of the hole thereof being around the boss. The blue light is positioned in the boss, with a portion thereof protruding beyond an opening of the boss. A second housing is attached to the first housing, thus enclosing the second circuit board.

Claims

1. A full-color illuminating unit comprising

a first circuit board which is a disk having a hole and a plurality of green lights and red lights installed around said hole;

a second circuit board which is a disk including a blue light installed thereon;

a first housing means comprising an isolation plate integrally connected with an inner periphery thereof, thus separating said first housing means into a first cavity and a second cavity, a first boss protruding from said isolation plate to said first cavity, said first cavity and said second cavity being in communication with each other via said boss, said first circuit board being positioned in place, with the hole thereof receiving said boss, said blue light positioned in said boss, with a portion thereof protruding beyond an opening of said boss, an annular protrusion extending from said isolation plate thus separating said second cavity into a first recess enclosed in said annular protrusion and a second recess out of said annular protrusion, said second circuit board being received in said first recess, a ring seal being received in said second recess; and

a second housing means substantially being a barrel firmly attached to said first housing means, thus enclosing said second circuit board.

2. The full-color illuminating unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second housing means has two second bosses formed in an inner periphery thereof and opposite to each other, each boss having a hole therethrough, and said first housing means has two threaded holes formed in the isolation plate each corresponding to one of said second bosses, and two screws each respectively threaded into said corresponding pair of holes, thereby firmly attaching said second housing means to said first housing means.

3. The full-color illuminating unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first housing means has a protrusion extending from one end of the first housing means for concentrating any light emitted therefrom.

4. The full-color illuminating unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein said green lights and red lights are light emitting diodes.

5. The full-color illuminating unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein said blue light is a cathode ray type bulb.