Light sheet display using light strips with adjustable positions and orientations
First Claim
1. An apparatus for generating a sheet of light, comprising:
- a first light strip positioned on a first support member;
a second light strip positioned on a second support member; and
elongate first and second lenses extending substantially parallel to the first and second light strips, respectively, wherein light generated by the first and second light strips is focused by the first and second lenses into a sheet of light formed by mixing light generated by the first and second light strips.
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Abstract
An apparatus for generating light sheets useful in flame simulators or other lighting displays. The apparatus includes first and second light strips, which may include light emitting diodes of differing colors. Each of the light strips is mounted on support members that are mounted in the apparatus to rotate such that the orientations of the light strip outputs can be adjusted. The support members are mounted on end plates that can be rotated such that the light strips can be moved to be into a single plane or into differing planes, and the support members may be rotated to set the orientation of the light strips. Positioned over each light strip is an elongate projection lens such as a cylindrical rod. The light generated by the light strips is focused by the projection lenses into a sheet of light by converging and combining the light from the light strips.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for generating a sheet of light, comprising:
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a first light strip positioned on a first support member; a second light strip positioned on a second support member; and elongate first and second lenses extending substantially parallel to the first and second light strips, respectively, wherein light generated by the first and second light strips is focused by the first and second lenses into a sheet of light formed by mixing light generated by the first and second light strips. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A flame simulator, comprising
a fan moving a volume of air; -
a display screen positioned in the moving air; and a light sheet display assembly comprising a linear strip of light emitting diodes each generating a beam of light and a lens bending the beams of light into a sheet of light directed toward the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A light sheet display assembly, comprising:
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a pair of spaced apart mounting plates; a pair of elongate supports extending between and supported by the mounting plates; a light strip attached to each of the supports generating dispersed beams of light; and a cylindrical lens positioned adjacent to each of the light strips, wherein the cylindrical lens focus the dispersed beams of light from each of the light strips into a thinner sheet of light. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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