Waterproof led display

• US 6,329,593 B1
• Filed: 05/01/2000
• Issued: 12/11/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Formosa Industrial Computing, Inc. (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Formosa Industrial Computing, Inc. (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited)
• Inventors: Yang, Chung-Chin
• Primary Examiner(s): OLIVA, CARMELO B
• Application Number:
  US09/562,607
• Time in Patent Office: 589 Days
• Field of Search: 174/52.1, 174/52.3, 174/50.5, 174/50.51, 174/50.52, 174/50.54, 174/60, 174/64, 361/748, 361/752, 362/800, 362/812, 313/500, 313/318.01, 313/318.09, 313/318.1, 439/611
• US Class Current: 174/559
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 27/008 Sun shades, shades, hoods or louvres on electronic displays to minimise the effect of direct sun light on the display
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/3026 Video wall, i.e. stackable semiconductor matrix display modules video wall control systems G06F3/1446, G09G2300/026
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/33 being semiconductor devices, e.g. diodes
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/088 Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof casings or inlets
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/80 Light emitting diode
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/812 Signs

Abstract

A waterproof LED display has a housing and a circuit board with a plurality of LEDs provided in the housing. A back seat is formed at a rear portion and a back cover is mounted on the back seat. The back seat forms a first rim defining an opening and has a channel defined around the opening. A gasket is provided in the channel. The back seat and the back cover respectively have complementary teeth to engage with each other to form a zigzag path between them. The back cover further has a plurality of vertical slots defined in a bottom portion thereof and a plurality of flexible conduits respectively received in the vertical slots and extended out from the slots. Wires of the circuit board are extended out along the flexible conduits.

Claims

1. A waterproof LED display comprising:

a housing (10);

a circuit board (11) provided in said housing (10) and having a plurality of LEDs (111) formed thereon;

a back seat (12) formed on a rear face of said housing (10) and having a first rim defining an opening, a channel (121) defined around said opening in said rim and a watertight device (13) received in said channel (121);

a back cover (20) mounted on said back seat (12) and having a chamber defined therein, a second rim formed around said chamber, a plurality of slots (21) vertically defined in a bottom portion of said chamber and a plurality of flexible conduits (22) respectively received in said slots (21), whereby said circuit board (11) and said LEDs (111) are sealed from external water; and

a movable block (23) mounted in a notch defined in said bottom portion of said back cover (20), wherein each of said slots (21) is composed of a first half-slot defined in said movable block (23) and a second half-slot defined in an inner wall of said chamber beside said notch.

2. The waterproof LED display as claimed in claim 1, wherein said back seat (12) and said cover (20) respectively form complemented steps engaged with each other on said first and second rims.

3. The waterproof LED display as claimed in claim 1, wherein said back seat (12) and said cover (20) respectively form complemented teeth engaged with each other on said first and second rims.

4. The waterproof LED display as claimed in claim 1, wherein said back seat (12) further comprises a plurality of holes (122) defined in said first rim, and said back cover (20) further comprises a plurality of stubs (24) formed on said second rim to respectively align with and engage in said holes (122).

5. The waterproof LED display as claimed in claim 1, wherein the watertight device is a gasket.