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US 8,770,815 B2Granted
Active bezel edge lighting with diffuser layer
AssigneesSony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
InventorsRobert Hardacker, Rafael Calderon, Steven Richman
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Abstract
A bezel for a TV display has two or more bezel elements, one being more diffusive of light from a source juxtaposed with the bezel assembly than the other element. One element can laterally border the other element or one element can be directly behind the other. More than two bezel elements may be used.
Claims5
Apparatus comprising:
- video display;
- at least one light source juxtaposed with the video display;
- and
- a bezel assembly framing the video display, the bezel assembly including:
- at least first and second transparent or translucent bezel elements, wherein the light source projects light parallel to a front surface of the display at least one of the bezel elements of the bezel assembly reflects the light perpendicularly away from the display;
- and
- a third bezel element laterally disposed between the first and second bezel elements.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.