Light blocking louver panel for an LED light display
AssigneeFormetco, Inc.
InventorJim Shimmin
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Abstract
A LED light display having a plurality of LED bulb arrays and a louver panel defining a plurality of hole arrays. Each hole array can define openings that are sized and spaced to receive at least the distal end portions of the bulbs forming a single LED bulb array. The louver panel further has a plurality of shaped protrusions in the form of louvers that are configured to extend outwardly and forwardly from a front surface of the louver panel and are arranged in a plurality of columns and in a plurality of rows in regularly repeating patterns related to the pattern of the placement of a plurality of the plurality of hole arrays in the louver panel and are further configured to block at least a portion of the emission of light from the LED bulbs in both a horizontal and vertical direction.
Claims24
A LED light display comprising:
- a louver panel defining a plurality of hole arrays, each hole array defining a LED opening centroid that is on the horizontal plane, wherein the louver panel further comprises a plurality of shaped protrusions in the form of louvers that are configured to extend outwardly and forwardly from a front surface of the louver panel and are arranged in a plurality of columns and in a plurality of rows in regularly repeating patterns related to the pattern of the placement of a plurality of the plurality of hole arrays in the louver panel, each louver comprising an elongate vertical member integrally connected to a compound curve member, wherein a rear surface of the louver panel further defines an array of recessed bays such that a respective recessed bay underlies a respective hole array;
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- a plurality of LED bulb arrays, each bulb LED array defining an LED bulb centroid that is on a horizontal plane, wherein each respective LED opening centroid is operationally substantially coincident with the respective LED bulb centroid, wherein a respective LED bulb array is mounted in a respective recessed bay such that an exposed portion of the tip of each LED bulb array extends outwards from the front surface to a relative height h1, wherein the relative height h1 of the exposed portion of the tip of each LED bulb array to a height h2 of the louvers is between about 10% to about 40%;
- wherein each louver is configured to block at least a portion of the emission of light from the plurality of LED light bulb arrays in both a horizontal and vertical direction, and wherein the louvers are configured to preserve a range of angles at which the LED light display may be viewed by a member of a target audience in an optimal viewing region.
A LED light display comprising:
- a louver panel defining a plurality of hole arrays, each hole array defining a LED opening centroid that is on the horizontal plane, wherein the louver panel further comprises a plurality of shaped protrusions in the form of louvers that are configured to extend outwardly and forwardly from a front surface of the louver panel and are arranged in a plurality of columns and in a plurality of rows related to the placement of a plurality of the plurality of hole arrays in the louver panel, each louver comprising an elongate vertical member integrally connected to a compound curve member, wherein a rear surface of the louver panel further defines an array of recessed bays such that a respective recessed bay underlies a respective hole array;
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- a plurality of LED bulb arrays, each bulb LED array defining an LED bulb centroid that is on a horizontal plane, wherein each respective LED opening centroid is operationally substantially coincident with the respective LED bulb centroid, wherein a respective LED bulb array is mounted in a respective recessed bay such that an exposed portion of the tip of each LED bulb array extends outwards from the front surface to a relative height h;
- wherein each louver is configured to block at least a portion of the emission of light from the plurality of LED light bulb arrays in both a horizontal and vertical direction, and wherein the louvers are configured to preserve a range of angles at which the LED light display may be viewed by a member of a target audience in an optimal viewing region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.