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US 7,731,369 B2Granted
Method and system for mounting a light engine assembly
AssigneeTte Technology, Inc.
InventorsMichel Cadio, Mark Yoder
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Abstract
A system and method for mounting a light engine assembly is provided. More specifically, the system comprises a housing structure including an upper portion and a lower portion, a mounting structure coupled to the housing structure, wherein the mounting structure is not affixed to the lower portion, and a light engine coupled to the mounting structure.
Claims14
A system comprising:
- a housing structure including an upper portion and a lower portion;
- a mounting structure coupled to the housing structure, wherein the mounting structure is not affixed to the lower portion;
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- a light engine coupled to the mounting structure;
- wherein the mounting structure comprises a plurality of tabs configured to aid in alignment of the light engine within the housing structure by engaging with a plurality of surfaces within the upper portion, wherein the plurality of tabs comprises a first tab configured to engage with a first side of a first surface within the upper portion, and a second and third tab configured to engage with a second side of the first surface within the upper portion.
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A method of manufacturing a display unit, the method comprising:
- attaching a mounting structure to an upper portion of a housing structure, wherein the mounting structure is attached such that the mounting structure does not make physical contact with a lower portion of the housing structure, wherein attaching the mounting structure to the upper portion of the housing structure comprises engaging a first tab of the mounting structure with a first side of a first surface within the upper portion, and engaging a second and third tab of the mounting structure with a second side of the first surface within the upper portion;
- aligning a light engine with the housing structure using the first, second, and third tabs;
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- attaching the light engine to the mounting structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.