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US 9,851,079 B2Granted
System and technique for tensioned wall of individual LED tiles
AssigneeBarco N.V.
InventorMatthew Ward
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Abstract
Support wires can be used to hold up light tiles to provide a lightweight display system or technique.
Claims27
A method comprising:
- providing support wires;
- and
- providing at least two light tiles that can be coupled separately to and supported by the support wires, wherein each of the light tiles comprises
- a front shell and a back shell,
- a light guide, wherein the light guide is positioned between the front shell and the back shell and the light guide comprises a side light-receiving surface and a front light-emitting surface that transmits the light out from the light guide,
- a light source, optically coupled to the side light-receiving surface of the light guide, that transmits light into the side light-receiving surface of the light guide, and
- a heat sink, wherein the heat sink is thermally coupled to the light source for sinking heat generated by the light source, the heat sink is positioned between the front shell and the back shell, the heat sink, the front shell, and the back shell seal the light guide in the light tile, and
- an adhesive, wherein the adhesive bonds the heat sink to the front shell and bonds the heat sink to the back shell, and
- the support wires extend in a direction parallel to the front light-emitting surface of the light tiles.
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A method comprising:
- providing supporting members;
- providing at least two light tiles that can be separately coupled to and supported by the support members, wherein each of the light tiles comprises
- a front shell and a back shell,
- a light guide, wherein the light guide is positioned between the front shell and the back shell,
- a light source, optically coupled to the light guide, that transmits light into the light guide,
- a heat sink, wherein the heat sink is thermally coupled to the light source for sinking heat generated by the light source, the heat sink is positioned between the front shell and the back shell, the heat sink, the front shell, and the back shell seal the light guide in the light tile, and
- an adhesive, wherein the adhesive bonds the heat sink to the front shell and bonds the heat sink to the back shell, and
- the support members extend in a direction parallel to the front light-emitting surface of the light tiles.
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A method comprising:
- providing tensioned wires;
- and
- providing at least two light tiles that can be separately coupled to and supported by the tensioned wires, wherein each of the light tiles comprises
- a front shell and a back shell,
- a light guide, wherein the light guide is positioned between the front shell and the back shell and the light guide comprises a side light-receiving surface and a front light-emitting surface that transmits the light out from the light guide,
- a light source, optically coupled to the side light-receiving surface of the light guide, that transmits light into the side light-receiving surface of the light guide,
- a heat sink, positioned between the front and back shells, is thermally coupled to the light source for sinking heat generated by the light source, and
- an epoxy, wherein the epoxy bonds the heat sink to the front shell and bonds the heat sink to the back shell, and
- the tensioned wires extend in a direction parallel to the front light-emitting surface of the light tiles.
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A method comprising:
- providing support members;
- and
- providing at least two light tiles that can be separately coupled to and supported by the support members, wherein each of the light tiles comprises
- a front shell and a back shell, wherein each the front and back shells are translucent, and
- a light guide, wherein the light guide is positioned between the front shell and the back shell and the light guide comprises a side light-receiving surface and a front light-emitting surface that transmits the light out from the light guide.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.