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Sheet type large display unit

Assignee: Stanley Electric Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-10-16
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Granted: 1990-11-20
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Expires: 2009-10-16
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Abstract

Abstract A sheet type large display unit includes a thin, flexible back sheet which is capable of being rolled up, the flexible back sheet having a plurality of electrical connections formed thereon in rows and columns; a plurality of display dot devices mounted on the front surface of the back sheet in a matrix arrangement, each display dot device including four light emitting diodes mounted on a printed circuit board substrate and connected with the electrical connections; a thin, flexible transparent display sheet which is capable of being rolled up, the display sheet being in covering relation to the display dot devices; and an adhesive which secures the peripheral edge of the display sheet in sealing relation to the peripheral edge of the back sheet.

Inventors

  • 👤 Issei Tanaka
  • 👤 Akio Uchida
  • 👤 Tadashi Irie

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 16:12
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F9/00; G09F9/30; G09F9/301; G09F9/302; G09F9/3026; G09F9/33

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim 199 words
A large sheet type display unit, comprising: a back sheet of relatively thin flexible sheet material capable of being easily deformed by hand into a rolled up configuration, said back sheet including a first surface having a peripheral edge, and a plurality of electrical connections formed on said first surface for connecting to an external display drive circuit; a plurality of display dot devices mounted on the first surface of said back sheet in a matrix arrangement, each display dot device including at least one light emitting element connected with said electrical connections; and a display sheet of relatively thin, flexible and at least partially transparent sheet material capable of being easily deformed by hand into a rolled up configuration, said display sheet having a peripheral edge secured in sealing relation to the peripheral edge of the back sheet and in environmentally protective covering relation to said display dot devices; wherein said back sheet and said display sheet when sealed to one another can be readily reformed by hand between a flat operating display position, and a storage position in which both of the sheets as sealed to one another are folded or rolled up for storage and shipping.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 199 words
A large sheet type display unit, comprising: a back sheet of relatively thin flexible sheet material capable of being easily deformed by hand into a rolled up configuration, said back sheet including a first surface having a peripheral edge, and a plurality of electrical connections formed on said first surface for connecting to an external display drive circuit; a plurality of display dot devices mounted on the first surface of said back sheet in a matrix arrangement, each display dot device including at least one light emitting element connected with said electrical connections; and a display sheet of relatively thin, flexible and at least partially transparent sheet material capable of being easily deformed by hand into a rolled up configuration, said display sheet having a peripheral edge secured in sealing relation to the peripheral edge of the back sheet and in environmentally protective covering relation to said display dot devices; wherein said back sheet and said display sheet when sealed to one another can be readily reformed by hand between a flat operating display position, and a storage position in which both of the sheets as sealed to one another are folded or rolled up for storage and shipping.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 14 words
The sheet type unit according to claim 1, wherein said back sheet is opaque.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 26 words
The sheet type display unit according to claim 2, wherein said back sheet is formed from a sheet of polyester and cloth coated with vinyl chloride.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 18 words
The sheet type display unit according to claim 1, wherein said back sheet has a substantially square configuration.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 29 words
The sheet type display unit according to claim 1, wherein each display dot device includes a printed circuit board and a plurality of light emitting elements on said board.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 41 words
The sheet type display unit according to claim 5, wherein each light emitting element of a respective said display dot device emits light of a color different from at least one other light emitting element of said respective display dot device.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 38 words
The sheet type display unit according to claim 6, wherein each light emitting element of a respective display dot device emits light of a different color from each other light emitting element of the respective display dot device.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 19 words
The sheet type display unit according to claim 7, wherein each light emitting element includes a light emitting diode.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 20 words
The sheet type large display unit according to claim 1, wherein each light emitting element includes a light emitting diode.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 19 words
The sheet type display unit according to claim 1, wherein each display dot device includes four light emitting elements.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 15 words
The sheet type display unit according to claim 1, wherein said display sheet is transparent.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 22 words
The sheet type display unit according to claim 1, wherein said display sheet is made from a transparent sheet of vinyl chloride.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 26 words
The sheet type display unit according to claim 1, wherein said display sheet is secured in sealing relation to the back sheet by a heat seal.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 33 words
The sheet type display unit according to claim 1, further including adhesive means for securing the peripheral edge of the display sheet in sealing relation to the peripheral edge of the back sheet.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 46 words
The sheet type display unit according to claim 14, wherein said adhesive means is selected from the group consisting of (a) a polyester based and vinyl chloride based adhesive, (b) a polyester based and acrylic based adhesive, and (c) a polyester based and epoxy based adhesive.

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