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Process for manufacturing painted backlit displays having uniform backlighting intensity

  • US 5,432,684 A
  • Filed: 01/11/1994
  • Issued: 07/11/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/11/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for producing backlit components having substantially uniform backlighting intensities, said method comprising the steps of:

  • forming a plurality of said backlit components such that each of said backlit components comprises a white translucent substrate, a white translucent layer disposed on a surface of said white translucent substrate, and an opaque layer covering a portion of said white translucent layer so as to define an insignia with an exposed portion of said white translucent layer, wherein said forming step includes;

    individually tailoring the thickness of said white translucent substrate of each of said plurality of backlit components so as to achieve a uniform backlighting intensity of each said insignia as produced by light transmission through said white translucent substrate and then said white translucent layer from a light source; and

    providing said white translucent layer so as to promote the reflective intensity of each said insignia.

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