Light emission display arrangements

• US 7,157,838 B2
• Filed: 10/08/2003
• Issued: 01/02/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Barco NV
• Original Assignee: Barco NV
• Inventors: Meersman, Karim, Devos, Bruno, Thielemans, Robbie, Declerck, Tom, Van Hille, Herbert, Vanluchene, Kristof, Ooghe, Koen, De Keukeleire, Steven, Veldeman, Steve
• Primary Examiner(s): Williams; Joseph
• Assistant Examiner(s): HODGES, MATTHEW P
• Application Number:
  US10/681,728
• Publication Number:
  US 20040135482A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,182 Days
• Field of Search: 313/11, 313/39, 313/40, 313/44, 313/45, 313/46, 165/70, 361/687, 361/708
• US Class Current: 313/35
• 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: H10K 50/87 Arrangements for heating or cooling
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/18 Tiled displays
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/8794 Arrangements for heating and cooling

Abstract

The present invention provides arrangements for electroluminescent displays 10 comprising a packaged semiconductor light emitting element 12 that has a light emitting display side 16. A heat sink 22 is disposed in the region of a rear side of the light-emitting element 12 opposite to the display side. Electrical connections 28 from the light emitting element 12 pass through said heat sink 22. Drive circuitry 30 for the light emitting element 12 is connected thereto by the electrical connections 28 and spaced apart from the heat sink 22 in such a manner that at least one cooling channel 34 is defined between the heat sink 22 and the drive circuitry 30 for the passage in use of a cooling fluid.

Claims

1. A panel display comprising:

a) a substrate having an array of addressable light emitting devices, the array having a light emitting display side facing in a first direction;

b) an input means for inputting an arbitrary image;

c) drive circuitry for said array of light emitting devices for driving said light emitting devices to display the arbitrary image;

d) electrical connections from said light emitting devices to the drive circuitry, said electrical connections extending from a rear side of the substrate in a second direction opposed to the first direction;

e) a heat sink comprising a heat transporting plate having a plurality of holes defined therein through which said electrical connnections pass;

f) said drive circuitry being spaced apart from said array in such a manner that at least one cooling channel is defined between said array and said drive circuitry for extraction of heat from said array and said drive circuitry by passage of a cooling fluid through the cooling channel,

g) said heat sink being disposed in the region of the rear side of said array of light emitting devices opposite to said display side, and

h) wherein the cooling channel is sealed with respect to both the array of addressable light emitting devices, and with respect to the drive circuitry for said array of light emitting devices.

2. A panel display according to claim 1, wherein the cooling channel is arranged so as to extract heat from said array and said drive circuitry in parallel.

3. A panel display according to claim 1, wherein the panel is flat or curved.

4. A display according to claim 1, wherein the heat sink is disposed within or adjacent said at least one cooling channel.

5. A display according to claim 1, wherein said light emitting devices comprise semiconductor light emitting devices.

6. A display according to claim 5, wherein said light emitting devices comprise a plurality of Light Emitting Diodes (LED'"'"'s) or organic light emitting devices (OLED'"'"'s).

7. A display according to claim 1, wherein said light emitting devices are packaged for environmental protection.

8. A display according to claim 7, wherein said encapsulation comprises, at least over a working area of the display side, a substantially transparent material.

9. A display according to claim 1, wherein said heat sink comprises a metallic material and electrical insulation is provided between said electrical connections and said heat sink.

10. A display according to claim 1, wherein said cooling fluid comprises a gas or a liquid.

11. A display according to claim 1, wherein said cooling fluid is forced or drawn through one or more cooling channels by a fluid propulsion means.

12. A tiled display formed from a plurality of flat panel displays according to claim 1, said plurality of displays preferably being juxtaposed and configured to form a unified said tiled display.

13. A tiled display according to claim 12, wherein said cooling channels are separated between said plurality of displays forming said tiled display.

14. A tiled display according to claim 12, wherein the cooling channels of a plurality of flat panel displays forming the tile display are connected together to form a cooling circuit.