Light-emitting diode indicator and display panel using the same
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1. A light-emitting diode indicator comprising:
- an indicator main body having an outer frame and a plurality of light-emitting diode elements disposed in the outer frame;
a hood to be mounted circumferentially around the outer frame of the main body; and
mounting means comprising spaced interengageable detent means including a plurality of circumferentially spaced projections and recesses provided in the main body and in the hood and resilient means for urging the detent means into engagement so that the hood may be circumferentially positioned and releasably locked on the outer frame of the main body at any of a plurality of circumferentially spaced positions determined by the detent means to shield the light emitting diode elements from ambient light incident in a selected circumferential direction.
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A plurality of light-emitting diode elements are disposed in a generally cylindrical outer frame of an indicator main body. Recesses are formed on the outer surface of the outer frame so as to be arranged in its circumferential and longitudinal directions. Several ribs are formed on the inner surface of a hood so as to be arranged in its circumferential direction. The ribs of the hood are fitted in selected ones of the recesses of the outer frame to form an indicator. A display panel is constituted by two-dimensionally arranging a large number of the above indicators on a base.
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1. A light-emitting diode indicator comprising:
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an indicator main body having an outer frame and a plurality of light-emitting diode elements disposed in the outer frame; a hood to be mounted circumferentially around the outer frame of the main body; and mounting means comprising spaced interengageable detent means including a plurality of circumferentially spaced projections and recesses provided in the main body and in the hood and resilient means for urging the detent means into engagement so that the hood may be circumferentially positioned and releasably locked on the outer frame of the main body at any of a plurality of circumferentially spaced positions determined by the detent means to shield the light emitting diode elements from ambient light incident in a selected circumferential direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A display panel comprising a plurality of light-emitting diode indicators arranged two-dimensionally, each of the indicators comprising:
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an indicator main body having an outer frame and a plurality of light-emitting diode elements disposed in the outer frame; a hood to be mounted circumferentially around the outer frame of the main body; and mounting means comprising spaced interengageable detent means including a plurality of circumferentially spaced projections and recesses provided in the main body and in the hood and resilient means for urging the detent means into engagement so that the hood may be circumferentially positioned and releasably locked on the outer frame of the main body at any of a plurality of circumferentially spaced positions determined by the detent means to shield the light emitting diode elements from ambient light incident in a selected circumferential direction. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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