Extended avionics LCD backlight
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsBrian D. Cull, Elias S. Haim
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Abstract
An aircraft avionics display assembly comprises a first and second liquid crystal display, each operable to display avionics flight data in an aircraft. A backlight is operable to backlight both the first and second liquid crystal displays. In some embodiments, the backlight comprises a primary light source and a redundant light source, wherein the primary light source and the redundant light source are controlled by a common backlight controller.
Claims14
An aircraft avionics display assembly comprising:
- a first liquid crystal display operable to display avionics flight data in an aircraft;
- a second liquid crystal display operable to display avionics flight data in an aircraft;
- a single backlight comprising a primary light source and a redundant light source disposed on a common panel and operable to backlight both the first and second liquid crystal displays;
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- a common backlight controller in operable communication with the primary light source and the redundant light source, and operable to selectively illuminate one of the primary light source and the redundant light source,
- wherein the first and second liquid crystal displays are located adjacent to one another when mounted in an aircraft instrument panel.
An aircraft avionics instrument cluster comprising:
- a first display operable to display avionics flight data in an aircraft;
- a second display operable to display avionics flight data in an aircraft;
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- a single backlight comprising a primary light source and a redundant light source disposed on a common panel and operable to backlight both the first and second liquid crystal displays;
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- a common backlight controller in operable communication with the primary light source and the redundant light source and operable to selectively illuminate one of the primary light source and the redundant light source,
- wherein the first and second displays are located adjacent to one another when mounted in an aircraft instrument panel.
A method of backlighting an avionics display assembly, comprising:
- illuminating a first backlight from a common backlight controller while not illuminating a redundant backlight that is disposed on a common panel with the first backlight, the first backlight operable to illuminate both a first and a second display panel, the first and second display panels operable to display avionics flight data and located adjacent to one another when mounted in an aircraft instrument panel;
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- selectively illuminating the redundant backlight from the common backlight controller while not illuminating the first backlight, the redundant backlight also operable to illuminate both the first and the second display panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.