Multicolored illuminator and portable information apparatus having the same
First Claim
1. An illuminator comprising:
- a printed board;
a plurality of light-emitting groups, each light-emitting group being mounted on the printed board and constituted by a plurality of light-emitting elements which are different in wave length and disposed at predetermined intervals;
light guide means guiding lights from said light-emitting element groups onto a predetermined surface; and
a substantially rectangular liquid crystal display for displaying while being illuminated by said light guide means;
wherein said light-emitting element groups being disposed at intervals along one side of said rectangular liquid crystal display.
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Abstract
An illuminator comprises: a printed board 9; light-emitting element bodies 23 mounted on this printed board 9 and each including a plurality of light-emitting elements which are different in wave length and which are formed integrally; a light guide 20 having a light guiding means for guiding light from these light-emitting element bodies 23 as light sources onto a predetermined surface; and a substantially rectangular liquid crystal display 19 held by this light guide 20 and for displaying characters, symbols, figures, etc. while being illuminated by the light guide means, wherein the plurality of light-emitting element bodies 23 are disposed at intervals along one side of this liquid crystal display 19 so as to face in one and the same direction.
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9 Claims
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1. An illuminator comprising:
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a printed board;
a plurality of light-emitting groups, each light-emitting group being mounted on the printed board and constituted by a plurality of light-emitting elements which are different in wave length and disposed at predetermined intervals;
light guide means guiding lights from said light-emitting element groups onto a predetermined surface; and
a substantially rectangular liquid crystal display for displaying while being illuminated by said light guide means;
wherein said light-emitting element groups being disposed at intervals along one side of said rectangular liquid crystal display. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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2. An illuminator comprising:
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a printed board;
light-emitting element bodies, each of said bodies being mounted on said printed board and constituted by a plurality of light-emitting elements which are different in wave length and provided integrally with each other;
light guide means guiding lights from said light-emitting element bodies onto a predetermined surface; and
a substantially rectangular liquid crystal display for displaying while being illuminated by said light guide means;
wherein said light-emitting element bodies being disposed at intervals along one side of said rectangular liquid crystal display. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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6. A portable information apparatus comprising:
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an illuminator including a printed board;
a plurality of light-emitting groups, each light-emitting group being mounted on the printed board and constituted by a plurality of light-emitting elements which are different in wave length and disposed at predetermined intervals;
light guide means guiding lights from said light-emitting element groups onto a predetermined surface; and
a substantially rectangular liquid crystal display for displaying while being illuminated by said light guide means;
wherein said light-emitting element groups being disposed at intervals along one side of said rectangular liquid crystal display.
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7. A portable information apparatus comprising:
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an illuminator including a printed board;
light-emitting element bodies, each of said bodies being mounted on said printed board and constituted by a plurality of light-emitting elements which are different in wave length and provided integrally with each other;
light guide means guiding lights from said light-emitting element bodies onto a predetermined surface; and
a substantially rectangular liquid crystal display for displaying while being illuminated by said light guide means;
wherein said light-emitting element bodies being disposed at intervals along one side of said rectangular liquid crystal display.
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8. A portable information apparatus having a multicolored illuminator comprising:
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a printed board;
light-emitting element bodies, each of the bodies being mounted on the printed board and constituted by a plurality of light-emitting elements which are different in wavelength and provided integrally with each other;
a light guide unit for guiding lights from the light-emitting element bodies onto a predetermined surface; and
a liquid crystal display for displaying while being illuminated by the light guide unit, wherein the light guide unit includes a light path changing unit for changing light paths of lights emitted from the light-emitting element bodies, wherein the light-emitting element bodies are arranged along one side of the light guide unit so that the lights from the light-emitting element bodies are entered into one surface of the light guide unit. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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Specification