Display assemblies and methods of display
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1. A display assembly comprising:
- a heat sink;
a light source thermally coupled to said heat sink;
a liquid crystal display panel arranged to transmit light produced by said light source;
thermal insulation disposed to thermally insulate said liquid crystal display panel from heat generated by said light source; and
an active cooling device arranged to actively transfer heat away from a side of said thermal insulation facing said liquid crystal display panel and to a side of said thermal insulation facing said heat sink.
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Abstract
Applications of embodiments include the use of transmissive or transflective display technologies in extreme temperature environments. Specifically, display assemblies and methods using heating and/or active cooling are described. For example, such applications may include the use of display panels, such as LCD panels, having a diagonal dimension of 17 inches or more.
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55 Claims
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1. A display assembly comprising:
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a heat sink; a light source thermally coupled to said heat sink; a liquid crystal display panel arranged to transmit light produced by said light source; thermal insulation disposed to thermally insulate said liquid crystal display panel from heat generated by said light source; and an active cooling device arranged to actively transfer heat away from a side of said thermal insulation facing said liquid crystal display panel and to a side of said thermal insulation facing said heat sink. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A display assembly comprising:
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a thermal barrier; a heat sink located on a first side of said thermal barrier; a light source thermally coupled to said heat sink; a liquid crystal display panel (A) located on a second side of said thermal barrier opposite the first side and (B) arranged to transmit light produced by said light source; and an active cooling device arranged to actively transfer heat from the second side of said thermal barrier to the first side of said thermal barrier, wherein said thermal barrier includes a substantially planar layer disposed to be substantially parallel to said liquid crystal display panel. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A display assembly comprising:
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a light source; a liquid crystal display panel; means for thermally insulating said liquid crystal display panel from heat generated by said light source; means for transporting light produced by said light source from a first side of said means for thermally insulating to a second side of said means for thermally insulating; on the second side of said means for thermally insulating, means for directing the transported light through said liquid crystal display panel; and means for actively transporting heat energy from a cooler side of said means for thermally insulating to a warmer side of said means for thermally insulating. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A method of image display, said method comprising:
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operating a light source to produce light, where the light source is thermally coupled to a heat sink; transporting the produced light from a first side of a thermal barrier to a second side of the thermal barrier opposite to the first side; on the second side of the thermal barrier, directing the transported light through a liquid crystal display panel; and during said operating a light source, using at least one active cooling device to actively transport heat from the second side of the thermal barrier to the first side. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55)
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