Touch activated electroluminescent lamp and display switch
First Claim
1. A touch activated electroluminescent lamp comprising:
- a flexible transparent substrate;
a transparent first electrode deposited onto said transparent substrate;
a phosphor layer overlaying said transparent first electrode;
a dielectric layer overlaying said phosphor layer;
a second electrode overlaying said dielectric layer;
a third electrode spaced apart from said second electrode; and
an insulating spacer having an open region, said insulating spacer interposed between said second electrode and said third electrode, said open region being configured to allow contact between said second electrode and said third electrode when pressure is applied to said flexible transparent substrate,said transparent first electrode and said second electrode serving to energize said phosphor layer when said second electrode contacts said third electrode.
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Abstract
The present invention is for touch activated electroluminescent lamps and displays having a flexible translucent or transparent substrate, a transparent electrode deposited onto the flexible transparent substrate, a phosphor layer over the transparent electrode, a dielectric layer over the phosphor layer, and a second electrode, which together form a lamp. A third electrode is separated from the second electrode by an insulating spacer having an open region configured to allow contact between the second electrode and the third electrode when pressure is applied to the flexible transparent substrate. For a touch activated display, a segmented second electrode is employed to allow selectively energizing regions of the display. In a two-staged embodiment, a fourth electrode is separated from the third electrode by an insulating sheet, and a fifth electrode is separated from the fourth electrode by a second insulating spacer which has a second open region therein, which is configured to allow contact between the fourth electrode and the fifth electrode when additional pressure is applied to the flexible transparent substrate.
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1. A touch activated electroluminescent lamp comprising:
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a flexible transparent substrate; a transparent first electrode deposited onto said transparent substrate; a phosphor layer overlaying said transparent first electrode; a dielectric layer overlaying said phosphor layer; a second electrode overlaying said dielectric layer; a third electrode spaced apart from said second electrode; and an insulating spacer having an open region, said insulating spacer interposed between said second electrode and said third electrode, said open region being configured to allow contact between said second electrode and said third electrode when pressure is applied to said flexible transparent substrate, said transparent first electrode and said second electrode serving to energize said phosphor layer when said second electrode contacts said third electrode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12)
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6. A touch activated electroluminescent display comprising:
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a flexible transparent substrate; a transparent first electrode deposited onto said transparent substrate; a phosphor layer overlaying said transparent first electrode; a dielectric layer overlaying said phosphor layer; a second electrode which is segmented, said segmented second electrode overlaying said dielectric layer, said segmented second electrode having at least a first electrode segment bounded by a first peripheral edge and a second electrode segment bounded by a second peripheral edge; a third electrode spaced apart from said segmented second electrode; and an insulating spacer having an open region, said insulating spacer being interposed between said segmented second electrode and said third electrode and being configured to allow contact between said segmented second electrode and said third electrode when pressure is applied to said flexible transparent substrate, said transparent first electrode and said segmented second electrode serving to energize said phosphor layer when said second electrode contacts said third electrode. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 13)
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