Illuminated display board
AssigneeVCH International Limited
InventorRoger Walton
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Abstract
An illuminated display assembly fits into an opening in a display board such as a sports scoreboard. The display assembly includes an indicator module containing a front panel having a plurality of light transmitting data indicating areas arranged thereon with a plurality of chambers mounted behind the front panel. Each chamber is associated with one of the data indicating areas and encloses light sources therein which illuminate the data indicating areas when energized. A light source module includes a printed circuit board having a plurality of light sources mounted thereto. When the light source module and indicator modules are assembled together, the light sources from the former project into the chambers in the latter to form a finished display.
Claims14
An illuminated display assembly comprising:
- a front panel;
- a plurality of light transmitting data indicating areas arranged on said front panel;
- a plurality of discrete light sources behind each data indicating area of said front panel said plurality of light sources being mounted on a substrate to form a light source module;
- a plurality of chambers mounted directly to a back surface of said front panel to form an indicator module, each of said chambers being associated with one of said data indicating areas and enclosing the light sources behind the associated data indicating area, said chambers having reflective interior surfaces to reflect light from the light sources enclosed therein through the associated data indicating area of the front panel,
- means for securing said plurality of light sources to said indicator module, the securing means comprising openings in each of said chambers for receiving the light sources therein, each of said openings being sized so that said plurality of discrete light sources contact said openings to secure said light source module to said indicator module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.