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Electroluminescent panel and method for manufacturing same
Assignee: Vibrachoc SAS
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Filing: 1985-08-30
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Granted: 1987-05-19
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Expires: 2005-08-30
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to an electroluminescent panel (10), composed of an electroluminescent lamp (1) and two plates (2, 3) enclosing said lamp, one of which (2) generally is not required to transmit light and the other (3) which is provided with lighting elements, comprising at least one opening for the passage of an operating control (6, 8), wherein the active part of the electroluminescent lamp is tangential to the periphery of one or several openings. It also relates to a method of manufacture of such a panel, and for application for control and command panels (pilot cockpits, dashboards, synoptics, . . . ).
Inventors
- 👤 Pierre Queudray
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 22:06
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H9/00; H01H9/18; H01H9/182; G; G09; G09F; G09F13/00; G09F13/20; G09F13/22; H05; H05B; H05B33/00; H05B33/02; H05B33/04; H01H2009/186; H01H2219/00; H01H2219/002; H01H2219/018; H01H2219/054; H01H2219/062; H01H2219/0622
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
An electroluminescent panel (10), composed of an electroluminescent lamp (1) and two plates (2, 3) enclosing said lamp, one of which (2) generally is not required to transmit light and the other (3) which is provided with lighting elements, and comprising at least one opening extending completely through said panel, an operating control member (6, 8), positioned within said opening, the improvement comprising an active part of the electroluminescent panel (10) tangential to the periphery of said at least one opening for direct contact with the operating control member passing through said opening.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
93 words
An electroluminescent panel (10), composed of an electroluminescent lamp (1) and two plates (2, 3) enclosing said lamp, one of which (2) generally is not required to transmit light and the other (3) which is provided with lighting elements, and comprising at least one opening extending completely through said panel, an operating control member (6, 8), positioned within said opening, the improvement comprising an active part of the electroluminescent panel (10) tangential to the periphery of said at least one opening for direct contact with the operating control member passing through said opening.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
The electroluminescent panel of claim 1, wherein said control member mounts includes concentrically an optical guide (7, 9) said optical guide (7, 9) is sized to fit said panel opening and wherein said optical guide (7, 9) is of length so as to extend axially over the entire thickness of the panel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The electroluminescent panel of claim 2, wherein the optical guide (7, 9) comprises a chamfer (7A, 9A) to improve the lighting of the operating control member passing through said opening.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
120 words
A method for manufacturing an electroluminescent panel (10) composed of an electroluminescent lamp (1) and two plates (2, 3) enclosing said lamp, one of which (2) generally is not required to transmit light and the other (3) which is provided with lighting elements, and comprising at least one opening for the passage of an operating control member (6, 8), and wherein said lamp has an active part, said method comprising the steps of: inserting a full electroluminescent lamp (1) between two plates 92, 3), and providing an opening through the entire thickness of the panel including said lamp active part such that the exposed surface of the lamp active part directly contacts the operating control member when passed axially therethrough.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
120 words
A method for manufacturing an electroluminescent panel (10) composed of an electroluminescent lamp (1) and two plates (2, 3) enclosing said lamp, one of which (2) generally is not required to transmit light and the other (3) which is provided with lighting elements, and comprising at least one opening for the passage of an operating control member (6, 8), and wherein said lamp has an active part, said method comprising the steps of: inserting a full electroluminescent lamp (1) between two plates 92, 3), and providing an opening through the entire thickness of the panel including said lamp active part such that the exposed surface of the lamp active part directly contacts the operating control member when passed axially therethrough.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 4, further comprising the step of placing an optical guide (7, 9) in the opening which receives said operating control member.
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