26th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100165560 | PORTABLE COMPUTER - A portable computer includes a main body including a bottom sheet and a panel which cooperatively form a receiving cavity, a display, a pivot shaft connecting the main body to the display, a keyboard, a pushing member including a pushing body, two connecting rods, and two restricting members. The panel includes a first surface facing the bottom sheet. The keyboard includes a first side, a second side, a flexible blocking member, and at least one auto-flick pivot on the second side. The restricting members are received in the receiving cavity corresponding to the connecting rods. Each restricting member includes a liftable restricting portion positioned on the bottom sheet. The auto-flick pivot connects the keyboard to the main body. Each connecting rod movably connects the keyboard to the main body. The pushing body is movably connected to the first surface and moves from a first position to a second position. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165561 | DISPLAY ASSEMBLY FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE - A display assembly is provided for a computing device. The display assembly includes an exterior shell that (i) is translucent or clear, (ii) has at least a rounded exterior surface, and (iii) a substantially flat underside along at least a mid-section of the exterior shell. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165562 | MEMORY MODULE - A sub system for a computing device comprising a plurality of chips mounted on a foldable substrate wherein the foldable substrate and the chips are layered by folding the substrate whereby the chips are disposed in at least one stacked configuration and wherein the sub system is adapted to be received on a host board. In addition, removable connections using resilient and nanostructure based members. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165563 | DATA STORAGE ASSEMBLY - A data storage assembly includes a bracket, a data storage device, a driving member and a locking member. The bracket includes a sidewall. The data storage device is moveably received in the bracket along a first direction parallel to the sidewall. The driving member is moveable along the first direction and includes a driving portion. The locking member includes a resisting portion corresponding to the driving portion of the driving member. The driving portion is capable of urging the resisting portion to move the locking member along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The storage device is secured in the bracket in a locking position along a first direction by the locking member. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165564 | Quick-releasing structure for fastening a hard disk, and hard disk carrier and computer system using the same - A quick-releasing structure is applied to a casing for installing a hard disk device. The quick-releasing structure comprises a spring plate, a handle, and two shock-absorbing members. The spring plate is connected to the casing; the two ends of the handle are coupled to the spring plate; two shock-absorbing members are connected to the two ends of the spring plate for fastening the hard disk device and producing shock-absorbing effect. By pulling the handle, the two ends of the spring plate being moved away from the casing, and the two shock-absorbing members being moved to release the hard disk device. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165565 | DATA CENTER - A data center inside a shipping container having a lower plenum and an upper plenum in its interior. Heated air in the upper plenum exits therefrom into a plurality of heat exchangers adjacent thereto. Air cooled by the heat exchangers travels toward and enters the lower plenum. The data center includes a plurality of carriages each having an equipment receiving portion located between an open bottom portion in open communication with the lower plenum, and an open top portion in open communication with the upper plenum. Fans inside each of the carriages draw cooled air up from the lower plenum into the open bottom portion of the carriage, blow the cooled air up through the equipment receiving portion thereby cooling any computing equipment received therein, and vent the cooled air through the open top portion into the upper plenum. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165566 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE - A heat dissipation device for dissipating heat generated from an add-on card. The heat dissipating device includes two heat sinks and two heat pipes connecting with the two heat sinks. Each of the heat sinks includes a base and a fin group mounted on a top surface of the base. Each of the heat pipes includes a connecting section and two heat-conductive sections extending from opposite ends of the connecting section. One of the two heat-conductive sections of each of the heat pipes is sandwiched between the base and the fin group of one heat sink, and another of the two heat-conductive sections is sandwiched between the base and the fin group of another heat sink. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165567 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH AN INPUT/OUTPUT MODULE TO BE DRIVEN TO LIFT FOR IMPROVING HEAT DISSIPATION WHEN OPENING THE SCREEN MODULE - A portable electronic device includes a screen module, a main body module, and an input/output module. The screen module is connected with the main body module. The input/output module is electrically connected with the main body module. The input/output module is pivotally connected with the screen module and close to the bottom. When the screen module is rotated relative to the main body module to be opened, the front end of the input/output module is driven to lift to drive the input/output module to be out of a state that the input/output module abuts against the main body module. Therefore, the portable electronic device is easy to be operated. Moreover, the heat dissipation is improved to keep the internal temperature low and reduce energy consumption. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165568 | AIRFLOW CONDUCTING APPARATUS - An airflow conducting apparatus is used for dissipating heat from at least one memory module received in a corresponding socket on a motherboard. The airflow conducting apparatus includes an airduct and a valve piece. The airduct is positioned over the socket and configured to guide air to flow therethrough. The valve piece is attached to an inside of the airduct. The valve piece includes a plurality of parallel elastic flaps. Each flap has at least one configuration that deflects air flowing through the airduct. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165569 | CONNECTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING SAME - A connecting device is used in an electronic device. The electronic device includes a housing including a bottom plate, a sidewall and a pivot shaft. The sidewall extends perpendicularly from the bottom plate and defines an opening and a slot. The pivot shaft extends perpendicularly from the bottom plate and is aligned with the slot. The connecting device includes a driven gear, a main body and a driving member. The driven gear is disposed on the bottom plate, rotatably positioned by the pivot shaft, and fixed to the main body. The main body defines more than one connection port. The driving member is engaged with the driven gear and protrudes out from the slot. The driving member is operable to rotate the driven gear and the main body around the pivot shaft, thereby switches the connection ports to be exposed to the outside of the housing via the opening. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165570 | LATCHING STRUCTURE AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH THE SAME - A latching structure for a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device has a touch pen and a housing defined a slot to received the touch pen, the latching structure comprises at least a mounting portion formed on the housing; a least a latching module fixed in the mounting portion; each latching module has a latching element and an elastic element; the latching element is rotationally fixed in the mounting portion and elastically resists against the touch pen by the elastic force of the elastic element. A portable electronic device having the latching structure is also disclosed. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165571 | MOBILE MODULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A mobile, modular communications device, featuring a multiple-slot base chassis designed to support a plurality of individual user-configurable and interchangeable personality modules, capable of providing the ability to accept secure/classified user communications, including voice, data and video, the means to encrypt or secure such user communications through either internal or external encryption capabilities, the means to optimize the secure voice, data and video communications for transmission across a remote reachback communications link and the ability to provide multiple network/uplink reachback transmission alternatives, such as local area networks, satellites, cellular, ISDN or other forms of fixed or wireless communications. The invention is intended to provide a standardized, structured and modular approach to the provisioning of different technologies within the overall system and to be capable of being deployed as a man-carry or rack-embedded unit. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165572 | DATA CENTER COOLING - A system for restricting mixing of air in a data center includes a plurality of racks, each of the racks having a front face, and a back face. The system includes an enclosure for collecting air released from the back faces of the plurality of racks, the enclosure configured to substantially contain the air in an area between the first row and the second row and having a roof panel coupled to the first row of racks and the second row of racks configured to span a distance between the first row of racks and the second row of racks. The enclosure is configured to maintain a first air pressure inside of the enclosure that is substantially equal to a second air pressure outside the enclosure. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165573 | HEAT SINK USED IN INTERFACE CARD - A heat sink used in an interface card includes a supporting base, a first heat-dissipating body and a second heat-dissipating body. The supporting base has a side. The first heat-dissipating body is mounted on the supporting base. The first heat-dissipating body is constituted of a plurality of overlapping heat-dissipating pieces. The heat-dissipating pieces are arranged obliquely with respect to the side. The second heat-dissipating body overlaps on the first heat-dissipating body. The second heat-dissipating body comprises a plurality of heat-dissipating pieces. Via the above arrangement, the heat-dissipating efficiency of the interface card can be increased and the lifetime thereof can be extended. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165574 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus of the present invention includes: a display device for displaying an image; a heat-receiving tube that is disposed so as to be in thermal communication with the display device and is filled with a cooling liquid; a heat-radiating tube that is provided to be continuous with the heat-receiving tube and is filled with the cooling liquid; and a transporting pump allowing the cooling liquid to circulate through the heat-receiving tube and the heat-radiating tube. When viewed from a display surface side of the display device, at least a part of the heat-radiating tube is located outside a peripheral edge of the display device and is disposed along the peripheral edge. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165575 | Electronics component packaging for power converter - Assembling a power converter for a multiple phase electric drive propulsion system in a machine includes arranging a plurality of rectangular capacitor units of a capacitor subassembly for conditioning electrical power in the power converter in a first packaging arrangement. In the first packaging arrangement, major capacitor axes of each one of the capacitor units are co-linear with one another and minor capacitor axes of each one of the capacitor units are oriented parallel but not co-linear with one another. Assembling the power converter further includes arranging a plurality of IGBT modules of a transistor subassembly for power switching in the power converter in a second packaging arrangement. In the second packaging arrangement major module axes of each one of the IGBT modules are oriented parallel but not co-linear with one another and minor module axes of each one of the IGBT modules are co-linear with one another. The capacitor subassembly and the transistor subassembly are supported in the first packaging arrangement and in the second packaging arrangement for service in a power converter housing. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165576 | POWER SYSTEM MODULE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Provided are a power system module allowing a user's requirements to be easily met, and having economic practicality and high integration, and a manufacturing method thereof. The power system module includes a plastic case, a molding type power module package, a control circuit board, and at least one external terminal. The plastic case defines a bottom and a side wall. The molding type power module package is fixed to the bottom of the plastic case and includes at least a power device therein. The control circuit board is fixed to the side wall of the plastic case, includes at least a control device mounted thereon which is electrically connected to the power module package. The external terminal protrudes to outside the plastic case and is electrically connected to the control circuit board. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165577 | Electric Circuit Device, Electric Circuit Module, and Power Converter - The present invention provides an electric circuit device in which it is possible to achieve simultaneously the improvement of cooling performance and reduction in operating loss due to line inductance. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165578 | Heat Sink Mount for Providing Non-Rigid Support of Overhanging Portions of Heat Sink - A computer adapted for force-air cooling of a processor. The computer includes a board supporting the processor and a heat sink mounted such with its base plate contacting the processor. A primary mount supports the heat sink near the processor, and a portion of the heat sink base plate extends outward a distance or overhang length from the primary mount to an edge. The apparatus includes a secondary heat sink mounting assembly supported upon the processor board that includes a damping element with an resilient body positioned proximate to the edge of the base plate, whereby the body abuts the base plate during movement of the base plate toward the board, e.g., upon application of a dynamic or shock load that causes the overhanging portions of the base plate of the heat sink to vibrate or oscillate about the support locations of the primary mount. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165579 | CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY - A circuit board assembly includes a circuit board with two heat dissipating assemblies mounted thereon and an L-shaped back plate attached to an underside of the circuit board. Each of the heat dissipating assembly includes at least a pair of securing members at opposite corners thereof. The back plate includes a first portion and a second portion each defining at least a pair of circular protrusions corresponding to the securing members of the heat dissipating assemblies. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165580 | FASTENER AND HEAT SINK ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME - A fastener includes a connecting pole, a sleeve, an elastic element enclosing the sleeve and a baffling portion. The connecting pole includes a shaft, a head and a thread portion. The sleeve includes an engaging portion and a receiving portion extending from the engaging portion. The engaging portion encloses a top end of the shaft therein and abuts against the head. The receiving portion encloses a bottom end of the shaft and a top end of the thread portion. The receiving portion includes a plurality of spaced resilient pieces. The baffling portion screws onto the thread portion of the connecting pole. When the connecting pole rotates relative to the sleeve, the baffling portion moves upwardly along the thread portion to push the pieces of the receiving portion outwardly to make the pieces abut against a bottom surface of a printed circuit board. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165581 | PACKAGE FOR MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS OF THE MEMS TYPE AND CORRESPONDING MANUFACTURING PROCESS - An embodiment of a package for Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems of the MEMS type comprising a base for the assembly of said MEMS and a protective envelope, for containing the MEMS. The base is a multi-layer structure with at least one layer of composite material to make a substrate and at least one flexible wing projecting from the substrate, such base being a monolithic element suitable for being connected to external connection tracks. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165582 | POWER SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE SYSTEM - A power semiconductor module system. One embodiment provides a power semiconductor module and a mounting adapter. The mounting adapter and the power semiconductor module can be latched to one another in two different latching stages such that a contact element of the power semiconductor module makes electrical contact with a contact element of the mounting adapter assigned to the contact element in a second one of the latching stages but not in a first one of the latching stages. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165583 | Method for Manufacturing PCB, Display Module and Method for Fabricating Display Module - In the specification and drawing a display module is disclosed. The display module comprises a backboard, a display component and a printed circuit board with at least one locating pin formed thereon. The backboard has at least one locating hole. The display component is disposed on the backboard. The at least one the locating pin is inserted in the locating hole. Moreover, a method for manufacturing the printed circuit board and a method for fabricating the display module are also disclosed in the specification and drawing. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165584 | DETACHABLE NETWORK COMMUNICATION DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A detachable network communication device comprising a first antenna is disclosed. The detachable network communication device is operable to be coupled to a second electronic device comprising a second antenna, wherein the first antenna is coupled to the second antenna to form a combined antenna structure. The combined antenna structure is operable to receive and/or transmit radio signals such as, for example, digital television signals. The detachable network communication device may also comprise an additional sub-antenna that may be operable as a diversity antenna. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165585 | CHIP PACKAGES WITH POWER MANAGEMENT INTEGRATED CIRCUITS AND RELATED TECHNIQUES - Chip packages having power management integrated circuits are described. Power management integrated circuits can be combined with on-chip passive devices, and can provide voltage regulation, voltage conversion, dynamic voltage scaling, and battery management or charging. The on-chip passive devices can include inductors, capacitors, or resistors. Power management using a built-in voltage regulator or converter can provide for immediate adjustment of the voltage range to that which is needed. This improvement allows for easier control of electrical devices of different working voltages and decreases response time of electrical devices. Related fabrication techniques are described. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165586 | DISPLAY PANEL APPARATUS - A display panel apparatus includes a panel, a fixed frame, a circuit board and one or more flexible printed circuits (FPC). The fixed frame may be a back bezel or a frame, and is placed at the rear of the panel. The fixed frame includes two fixed portions extending outwards from a side thereof. The circuit board is connected to the two fixed portions and disposed at the side of the fixed frame, and extends away from the fixed frame. The maximum plane of the circuit board and the maximum plane of the fixed frame are disposed at a same (common) plane. More specifically, the maximum plane of the circuit board and the maximum plane of the fixed frame are not overlapping in a vertical direction, and are on a same horizontal plane. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165587 | MEMORY CARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A memory card includes a circuit board, semiconductor chips mounted on different areas on the circuit board, a semiconductor chip with a semiconductor electrode on its top face and being fixed such that at least a part of its bottom face faces at least a part of a top face of the semiconductor chip, a wire for connecting the semiconductor electrode and a board electrode on the circuit board to achieve a mounting state of the semiconductor chip, and a cover for covering a circuit formation area from an upper side of the circuit board. The circuit formation area includes three semiconductor chips and the wire. At least a part of each of three semiconductor chips, at least a part of the circuit board, and the wire are covered with secondary sealing resin and primary sealing resin. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165588 | ELECTRONIC CARD AND EXPANSION CARD COMBINATION - An electronic card and expansion card combination includes an electronic card, for example, vertical insertion type Express card defining a 34 mm card accommodation space and accommodating a circuit board with an electric connector, and an expansion card, which has a flat sliding holder base movable in and out of the card accommodation space and carrying an adapter terminal set that contacts the metal contacts of the circuit board when the flat sliding holder base is extended out of the card accommodation space, and an expansion plate pivotally coupled to the flat sliding holder base and carrying a matching terminal set that contacts the adapter terminal set for the contact of metal contacts of a chip card to be inserted into a card insertion slot defined in the flat sliding holder base and the expansion plate after the expansion plate is turned to out of the flat sliding holder base. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165589 | SIM CARD, SIM CARD HOLDER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SAME - A. SIM card includes a base body, two integrated circuits mounted on the base body, an electrical connector electrically connected to each of the two integrated circuits respectively. A SIM card holder for the SIM card includes a bracket defining a cavity to receive the SIM card, and a terminal connected to each of the electrical connectors respectively. The SIM card and the SIM card holder occupy little space and can be easily assembled and detached. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165590 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes an electronic component and a circuit board. The electronic component includes a metal material. The circuit board includes a first surface on which the electronic component is mounted and a second surface opposite the first surface. The electronic component includes a contact surface configured to be in contact with the first surface, and is configured to have the center of gravity at a location displaced from the center of the contact surface. The electronic component is temporarily fixed by a magnetic force that attracts the metal material from the second surface with the contact surface being in contact with the first surface. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165591 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE ENCLOSURE - An enclosure for an electronic device includes a chassis and a cover. The chassis includes a bottom wall and an opening. A circuit board is mounted on the bottom wall. The cover is mounted on the chassis to cover the opening of the chassis. A fixing apparatus is movably mounted on the cover. The fixing apparatus contacts and biases the expansion card toward the circuit board. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165592 | ATTACHMENT DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An attachment device includes a first holding member configured to be fixed to a board and engage a first end part of a device to be attached to the board to hold the first end part; a second holding member configured to be attached to the board and engage a second end part of the device to be attached to hold the second end part; and a positioning mechanism configured to adjust the attachment position of the second holding member relative to the board. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165593 | Apparatus to Receive Electromagnetic Radiation that Penetrates a Housing Formed of a Conductive Material - An apparatus includes a hermetically sealed housing formed of conductive material. The hermetically sealed housing contains a circuit that includes a power supply and a power using element. The power supply has a power receiving element within the hermetically sealed housing for receiving electromagnetic radiation having a frequency low enough to penetrate through the conductive material. The power supply is connected to provide electrical energy derived from the electromagnetic radiation for powering the power using element. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165594 | Mounting structure of semiconductor package and plasma display device having the same - A mounting structure of a semiconductor package includes a semiconductor package, a chassis having a coupling boss protruding at a position corresponding to the coupling hole, a coupling member penetrating the coupling hole and coupled to the coupling boss, and an insulation member covering around the coupling hole of the reinforcing plate and making insulation contact with the coupling member and the coupling boss. The semiconductor package includes a film substrate for interfacing transmission of signals between a circuit board and a display panel, a semiconductor chip forming an electrical contact point with the film substrate, and a reinforcing plate to which the film substrate and the semiconductor chip are directly attached. The reinforcing plate has a coupling hole. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165595 | Semiconductor package and plasma display device including the same - Provided are a semiconductor package and a plasma display device including the same. The semiconductor package includes a film substrate that relays a signal between a circuit board and a display panel; a semiconductor chip that is electrically connected to the film substrate; a reinforcement plate to which the film substrate and the semiconductor chip are connected to via adhesive layers, and that provides a floating ground; and a connecting member that electrically connects the reinforcement plate and a ground of the semiconductor chip, and the electrically connects the reinforcement plate and a ground of the film substrate. Accordingly, the semiconductor package has excellent heat dissipation performance and ground stability. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165596 | Lead frame for quad flat no-lead package - A lead frame for a quad flat no-lead package includes a plurality of units arranged in a matrix manner and each having four comers. Each of the corners extends outwards to define an attaching portion for attachment to a UV tape such that four sides of each of the units won't fly off when the sides are cut off. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165597 | LASER APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A laser apparatus comprises: a lead frame comprising a first outer lead and a first inner lead connected to the first outer lead; mold resin that has a top surface, does not seal the first outer lead but does seal the first inner lead and leaves part of the first inner lead exposed on the top surface; a sub-mount comprising a mounting surface and a back surface facing each other, the mounting surface facing the top surface of the mold resin and the back surface being not covered with the mold resin; and a laser element mounted on the mounting surface of the sub-mount and electrically connected to the exposed part of the first inner lead. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165598 | MICROSTRUCTURAL POLARIZED LIGHT-GUIDE DEVICE - A microstructural polarized light-guide device comprises an unpolarized light source module, a subwavelength polarization beam splitter structure and a polarization conversion module, the unpolarized light source module comprises a light-guide plate and a light source at the edge of the light-guide plate, the material of the light-guide plate is PMMA with the characteristic of high transparency, the surface of the light-guide plate has a plurality of extraction patterns, the polarization beam splitter structure is a nano-scale structure and comprises a dielectric nanograting layer and a metallic nanograting layer, and the dielectric nanograting layer and the metallic nanograting layer are vertically stacked with each other, the dielectric nanograting layer is integrated with a surface opposite to the surface with the plurality of extraction patterns, the polarization conversion module is disposed on the surface with the plurality of extraction patterns of the light-guide plate. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165599 | REMOTE PHOSPHOR LED ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - An illuminator is disclosed, in which an LED module emits short-wavelength light toward a phosphor module, which absorbs it and emits wavelength-conditioned light. The emission is generally longitudinal, with a generally Lambertian distribution about the longitudinal direction. The phosphor module includes a transparent layer, closest to the LED module, and a phosphor layer directly adjacent to the transparent layer. Both layers are oriented generally perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The illuminator includes a reflector, circumferentially surrounding the emission plane in the LED module and extending longitudinally between the emission plane and the transparent layer. Virtually all the light emitted from the LED module either enters the phosphor module directly, or enters after a reflection off the reflector. The transverse side or sides of the transparent layer support total internal reflection, so that virtually all the light that enters the transparent layer, from the LED module, is transmitted to the phosphor layer. In some applications, the phosphor layer is located at the focus of a concave mirror, which can narrow and/or collimate the light emitted by the phosphor. Adjacent to the phosphor layer and opposite the transparent layer, the phosphor module can include a transparent dome, a heat sink, or nothing. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165600 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE LAMP - An LED lamp includes a base, a bracket, a knob pivotably interconnecting the base and the bracket, and a reflector facing the base. The bracket includes two perpendicular arms on which multiple first LED modules and second LED modules are mounted. The first LED modules emit warm light, and the second LED modules emit cold light. The first LED modules and the second LED modules are selective to lighten by manipulating a button attached to the base. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165601 | Light emitting diode module and back light assembly - The present application presents a light emitting diode module comprising a substrate including a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, and a metal layer between the first and the second insulating layers; a groove formed at the first insulating layer for exposing the metal layer; and a light emitting element disposed at the groove, and including an LED chip and body part surrounding the LED chip, wherein the LED chip contacts the metal layer for radiating heat. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165602 | LIGHTING APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND TV RECEIVER - A lighting apparatus includes a back chassis covering a rear surface side thereof, a light source including a fluorescent tube having opposite end portions thereof held by the back chassis, and a supporting member mounted on the back chassis and arranged to support a portion of the light source between the opposite end portions thereof, wherein the supporting member is made of a shock-absorbing material capable of absorbing shock by its elastic behavior, and the light source is disposed on the supporting member. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165603 | BACKLIGHT MODULE - The present invention provides a backlight module, which at least includes: a light guide plate having a plurality of V-cuts on both sides, in which the valley line of the V cut extends as a straight line and the valley lines of the V cuts on the same side of the light guide plate are parallel to each other, while the valley lines of the V cuts on the different sides of the light guide plate are non-parallel to each other; a reflective film disposed on the lower side of the light guide plate; at least a light source disposed around the light guide plate; and a single optical film disposed on the upper side of the light guide plate, in which the optical film includes a substrate and a plurality of light-adjusting structures. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165604 | WHITE ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE - Disclosed is a white polymer organic electroluminescent device having excellent device characteristics such as efficiency. Specifically disclosed is a white organic electroluminescent device containing a polymer material as an electron-transporting material or a light-emitting material, wherein at least two light-emitting layers emitting light of different colors are laminated and at least one of the light-emitting layers is a crosslinked light-emitting layer. The white organic electroluminescent device is further characterized by emitting a white light as a whole. Preferably, at least one of the crosslinked light-emitting layers and at least one of the non-crosslinked light-emitting layers are in contact with each other in the white organic electroluminescent device. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165605 | Iluminating headlamp providing substantially uniform illumination - An illuminating headlamp consisting of a headband and at least one optical device providing illumination at a known distance from said optical device attached to said headband. Each optical device consists of a housing having an open first end and an open second end. There is a light emitting device attached to a mounting which is attached to the second end causing said light emitting device to be orientated at a known angle to an axis of said housing. At least one optically transparent lens is incorporated into said first end, and a means for adjusting said optically transparent lens in order to cause a focal point of the lens to be positioned behind said light emitting device, wherein a zone of substantially uniform illumination is projected at said known distance. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165606 | IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO WALLS - A glass or plastic wall structure with nested channel members is provided with electroluminescent strips running along the channel flanges to provide an internal illumination. In particular, it relates to illuminated transparent walls or internal partitions of a building or similar fixed construction. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165607 | Lighting assembly with aperture alignment assembly - A lighting assembly includes a lamp alignment assembly for positioning the lamps after the lighting assembly is installed. The lighting assembly includes a ceiling pan for mounting to the ceiling support and a lamp assembly attached to the ceiling pan. The lamp assembly is adjustable in a transverse and rotational direction with respect to the ceiling pan. The lamp assembly is provided with alignment springs to align the lamp assembly at predetermined settings. A sight window is formed in the ceiling to visually set the lamp assembly in a selected position. A locking member on the lamp assembly locks the lamp assembly in a fixed position on the ceiling pan. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165608 | WARNING LAMP WITH EMERGENCY POWER - A warning lamp with emergency power has a base, a power storage module, an emergency power provider, a power output connector, a light emitting module and a lamp housing. The emergency power provider connects electrically to the power storage module and transforms electric power in the power storage module to an emergency power. The power output connector exposes through the base and obtains and outputs the emergency power. The light emitting module is powered by the power storage module. The lamp housing covers the power storage module, the emergency power provider and the light emitting module. When an external electronic device is running out of power, the warning lamp can provide the emergency to the external electronic device to allow the external electronic device to work temporarily with the emergency power. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165609 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a portable lighting apparatus. The portable lighting apparatus includes a main body, one or more color filters, and an input jack and an output jack. The main body includes a light source. The color filters are provided so as to be moved to the light emission region of the light source. The input and output jacks are connected to a charging unit, which is provided in the main body. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165610 | Long-Range Illuminator Using Multiple Radiation Dispersion Angles - An illumination system, designed primarily for use in assist in a landing an airplane, includes a collimator that accepts radiation from a set of laser diodes, that may be at different wavelengths. The collimator directs the radiation to a diffusion screen that includes a Fourier dispersion film that results in multiple dispersion angles of the radiation, which is ideally suiting for airplane landing or other uses, such as surveillance, improved optical collection and transmission surface used in the illuminator, includes a plastic mold injection surface including staggered multiple transmission sites each with a recessed portion in which incident light is not lost during reflection towards the propagation surface. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165611 | Replacement Illumination Device for a Miniature Flashlight Bulb - Disclosed is a method and apparatus for providing a light emitting diode and driving circuitry integrated into a component module that will retrofit common incandescent lightbulb applications. The disclosed embodiments will perform with high efficiency at a wide operating voltage range with a very small size allowing for the incorporation within the envelope and form of existing lightbulb bases. Therefore, a single universal LED light bulb module can be used to replace the dozens of conventional LED and incandescent lights currently being used. The electronic circuitries used to drive the LEDs are extremely compact and consequently can be incorporated in nearly any standard bulb base. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165612 | Flashlight - A flashlight has a barrel formed with retaining elements located at a front end and a rear end of the barrel, respectively, and spaced from an outer periphery of the barrel. The retaining elements have oppositely facing ends each formed with a lead-in section narrower than the corresponding retaining element. A clipping device having a recessed end is matable with the retaining element at either the front or rear end of the barrel under guidance of the corresponding lead-in section while a projection formed at an opposite end of the clipping device is engageable with a corresponding one of grooves on the barrel. The barrel is concavely formed with a coupling section adjacent to the front end for coupling with resilient claws of an installation seat. Thus, the flashlight can be clipped on a user's clothes or installed on an object so as to provide illumination in a desired direction. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165613 | EMERGENCY SWITCH FOR A TAIL CAP FLASHLIGHT - Improvements in an emergency switch for an end cap flashlight that allows conducting power to the light source by applying side or rotational force on the end caps of the flashlight. The cap is designed to give faster and more convenient access to light in an emergency, or when needed. The end cap connects to the inner conductor with a castled shape that allows the conductors to be moved in or out alignment to allow or prevent contact. The gasket or washer provides insulation and spacing of the conductors. Side forces on the end cap overcome the spacing of the washer to make electrical contact. The end cap may also support a glass breaking device. The glass breaker is a hardened tip on the end of the cap. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165614 | LED LAMP AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An LED lamp comprises a lamp enclosure and an LED assembly. The lamp enclosure defines a receiving hole therein, and the LED assembly is received in the lamp enclosure. The lamp enclosure is made of a light penetrable material. A plurality of fluorescent powders are doped integrally and distributed uniformly in the lamp enclosure. The LED assembly comprises a plurality of LEDs. Lights emitted by the LEDs pass through the lamp enclosure for lightening an outside of the LED lamp. A method for manufacturing the lamp is also disclosed. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165615 | LIGHTING DEVICE WITH PULSATING FLUID COOLING - An illumination device ( | 2010-07-01 |
20100165616 | Luminaire with Adjustable Light Source - Light sources in a luminaire attach to the luminaire by one or more tabs. Up to three axis of rotation are possible. Bendable tabs enable a first axis of rotation of the light source. Light sources are rotatable about a mounting point to the tab providing a second axis of rotation. Some tabs are twistable about a third axis of rotation. Some tabs also conduct heat away from the light source. Tabs can also be formed in a baffle plate for new luminaires or for the retrofit of existing luminaires. Multiple types of light sources can be combined to provide luminaires with custom light patterns and intensities. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165617 | Illumination device - Disclosed is an illumination device for projecting a substantially uniform light at a remote distance. The illumination device comprises a mounting assembly divided into a plurality of sections, each section comprising a plurality of light emitting sources arranged substantially equi-distant along a circumference of said assembly at an angle to project a light image at the remote distance, an contact plate connected via a central axis with, and fixed to, the mounting assembly, the contact plate providing an electrical contact to each of the light emitting devices, a plurality of lensing assemblies equal in number to plurality of sections axially aligned with the mounting assembly, the lensing assembly aligned with a select one of the light emitting sources in a corresponding section, the light emitting source being positioned in front of a focal point of the lensing assembly, each lensing assembly comprising at least one optically transparent lens determining said lensing assembly focal point, and means for shifting said contact plate and mounting assembly to align a select one of said light emitting devices with a corresponding lensing assembly. In another aspect of the invention, the lens assemblies may be positioned linearly and light emitting sources are positioned along an edge of the mounting assemblies, wherein the LEDs are positioned in front of the lensing assemblies by shifting each of the mounting assemblies. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165618 | LED-BASED LUMINAIRE WITH ADJUSTABLE BEAM SHAPE - Proposed is a luminaire ( | 2010-07-01 |
20100165619 | LIGHT DIFFUSING PLATE AND LIGHTING DEVICE USING IT - A light diffusing plate integrally formed with an optical element array on the front and rear surfaces thereof, and a direct lighting device having this light diffusing plate installed on a light reflection plate having a box type shape and provided therein with a light source, whereby a light diffusing plate and a thin direct lighting device are provided which eliminate luminance non-uniformity among a number of light sources (inter-light-sources distance) at a practical level (making luminance uniform), and realize higher luminance (delivering luminance equal to that when conventional prism sheets are laminated) | 2010-07-01 |
20100165620 | REFLECTOR CHANNEL - A lighting module has an array of solid-state light sources on a substrate, a reflector channel arranged adjacent to the array of solid-state light sources, the reflector channel having curved, reflective inner surfaces arranged to increase collimation of light emitted from the light sources in one axis of light. A method of manufacturing a lighting module includes providing a substrate, mounting an array of solid-state light sources on the substrate, manufacturing a reflector channel, wherein the size and arrangement of the reflector channel depends upon the array of light sources, and arranging the reflector channel on the substrate such that light emitting from the light sources will be reflected in a desired direction | 2010-07-01 |
20100165621 | COLLIMATING LIGHT INJECTORS FOR EDGE-LIT BACKLIGHTS - Illumination devices whose function are to inject light into backlights, particularly into backlights that incorporate a recycling cavity formed by a front ( | 2010-07-01 |
20100165622 | INTERIOR TRIM PANEL WITH AT LEAST ONE LIGHTING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN INTERIOR TRIM PANEL OF THIS KIND - An interior trim panel ( | 2010-07-01 |
20100165623 | LIGHT FIXTURE - The invention shows and describes, among others, a light fixture ( | 2010-07-01 |
20100165624 | LIGHT SOURCE MODULE AND LIGHTING APPARATUS - A light source module includes a module substrate, a metal conductor, a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements, a white diffuse reflection layer, and translucent sealing members. The metal conductor is provided in a predetermined pattern on a front surface of the module substrate. The semiconductor light emitting elements are electrically connected to the metal conductor and mounted on the front surface of the module substrate. The white diffuse reflection layer includes a plurality of holes in which the semiconductor light emitting elements are located, is thinner than the semiconductor light emitting elements, and is laminated to the front surface of the module substrate. The translucent sealing members bury the semiconductor light emitting elements, project below the diffuse reflection layer, and are mixed with a phosphor. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165625 | LED DEVICE FOR WIDE BEAM GENERATION - An apparatus and method is characterized by providing an optical transfer function between a predetermined illuminated surface pattern, such as a street light pattern, and a predetermined energy distribution pattern of a light source, such as that from an LED. A lens is formed having a shape defined by the optical transfer function. The optical transfer function is derived by generating an energy distribution pattern using the predetermined energy distribution pattern of the light source. Then the projection of the energy distribution pattern onto the illuminated surface is generated. The projection is then compared to the predetermined illuminated surface pattern to determine if it acceptably matches. The process continues reiteratively until an acceptable match is achieved. Alternatively, the lens shape is numerically or analytically determined by a functional relationship between the shape and the predetermined illuminated surface pattern and predetermined energy distribution pattern of a light source as inputs. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165626 | LED LAMP - An LED lamp fixed to an end of a fixing rod, includes a casing, a heat dissipating member fixed to a bottom of the casing and a plurality of LED modules attached to a bottom of the heat dissipating member. The casing has a sleeve part and a mounting part integrally extending from an end of the sleeve part. A plurality of connecting plates extend inwardly along radial directions from an inner wall of the sleeve part. The fixing rod is inserted into the sleeve part of the casing and secured within free, inner ends of the connecting plates. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165627 | LIGHT EMITTING MODULE AND LED LAMP EMPLOYING IT - An LED lamp comprises an array of light emitting modules. The light emitting modules each comprise a grille, a heat sink, an LED module and a transparent plate. The grille comprises an inner wall and a frame extending integrally upwards and downwards from the inner wall. The heat sink has a bottom portion thereof extending through the inner wall and has two opposite ends of a top portion thereof abutting the inner wall. The LED module is attached to a top side of the heat sink. The transparent plate is mounted on a top end of the grille and covers the heat sink and the LED module. A plurality of fasteners extend through the inner wall, each having a rotatable resisting portion. The resisting portion presses the heat sink downwardly on the inner wall. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165628 | LIGHT SOURCE - A light source contains at least one light-emitting diode installed in the casing or on the base, and a lens system located along the light flux. The lens system comprises a plane-convex lens, a first plane-concave lens, and a composite lens | 2010-07-01 |
20100165629 | COLOR-RENDERING INDEX DEVICE - A color chart device for providing color standards for a plurality of colors, with less power consumption as well as reduced luminance variations in colored light within an emission surface, is provided. The color chart device includes a plurality of first light emission sections emitting colored light in wavelength ranges corresponding to the plurality of colors. The first light emission section includes: an enclosure having an emission surface; a single-color light source arranged in the enclosure to emit colored light; a reflective sheet formed on inner surfaces other than the emission surface in the enclosure; and a shielding plate arranged between the single-color light source and the emission surface so as to interrupt the colored light emitted from the single-color light source. The wavelength ranges of the colored light emitted from the first light emission sections are different from one another. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165630 | HEAT DISSIPATING STRUCTURE OF LED LAMP CUP MADE OF POROUS MATERIAL - A heat dissipating structure of a lightweight lamp cup | 2010-07-01 |
20100165631 | REFLECTOR ELEMENT OF LIGHTING UNIT - A reflector element is provided for a lighting device and includes a light transmission/reflection component that includes a light conductor containing therein light diffusion particles. The light transmission/reflection component includes a light entrance section, a light transmission/reflection section, and a light emission section. The reflector element is coupled to a light-emitting diode (LED) lighting unit, or a heat dissipation element, or a cover. The light entrance section of the reflector element is set in front of the LED lighting unit and the light transmission/reflection section is set at an opposite side to the light entrance section in order to redirect an incident light to the light emission section. Due to the effect provided by the light diffusion particles for refraction, light is uniformly distributed and emitted through the cover. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165632 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE AND LUMINAIRE COMPRISING THE SAME - A heat dissipation device and a luminaire comprising the same are provided. The luminaire comprises a first circuit board, a light-emitting diode, the heat dissipation device, a circuit device, a bulb cap. The first circuit board has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The light-emitting diode is disposed on the first surface and electrically connected to the first circuit board. The heat dissipation device comprises a fan module and a plurality of heat dissipation channels. The fan module is disposed on the second surface of the first circuit board and electrically connected to the first circuit board. The heat dissipation channels are connected to an atmosphere, wherein the fan module is adapted to generate airflow to pass the heat dissipation channels to the ambient. The circuit device is electrically connected to the first circuit board, and the bulb cap is electrically connected to the circuit device to provide power to the first circuit board and the light-emitting diode. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165633 | Lamp Using a Light Emitting Diode (LED) as a Light Source - This invention relates to a lamp ( | 2010-07-01 |
20100165634 | Ultra-thin light guidance device - Disclosed is an ultra-thin light guidance device, which is realized through integrating a micro prism set into a light guidance module, and achieving filtering the incident lights by means of a micro grating in said micro prism set, thus only part of the effective incident lights pass through said micro prism set, while the rest of incident lights are reflected back to a bottom light guidance layer and a bottom light reflection plate, so that lights are reflected back and enters into said micro prism set again. As such, in less than 10 mm thickness of the ultra-thin light guidance device, a dot or a line light source is converted to form an evenly distributed and highly efficient surface light source by making use of said micro prism set. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165635 | LED UNIT - An LED unit includes a reflector, an LED mounted in the reflector, and a lens detachably mounted within the reflector and covering the LED. The reflector includes a bottom plate in which the LED is received, an annular sidewall and a tapered sidewall interconnecting the annular sidewall and the bottom plate. The lens includes a disk and dome protruding upwardly from the disk. The reflector forms a pair of buckles at two opposite sides thereof to abut against the disk, thereby fixing the lens therein. A bottom face of the disk confronting the LED and a top face of the dome remote from the LED are all aspheric surfaces. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165636 | LED UNIT - An LED unit includes an LED and an envelope receiving the LED therein. The envelope includes a bottom substrate fixing the LED thereon, a sidewall angling upwardly from the substrate and surrounding the LED, and a lens formed in the sidewall and located above the LED. The lens has two aspheric surfaces with different curvatures to collect light deflected at a small angle relative to an axis of the LED into a parallel pattern. The sidewall has upper and lower conical inner circumferences and a parabolic outer circumference to direct light deflected at a large angle relative to the axis of the LED into parallel pattern. The lower inner circumference of the sidewall has an angle of 2π/5 to 13π/30, and the upper inner circumference of the sidewall has an angle of 5π/36 to 7π/36. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165637 | ILLUMINATION LENSES INCLUDING LIGHT REDISTRIBUTING SURFACES - Illumination lenses ( | 2010-07-01 |
20100165638 | OPTICAL SHEET - Disclosed is an optical sheet for use in liquid crystal displays, which is not easily damaged by external impact, thus facilitating handling thereof and decreasing defective rates, resulting in reduced production costs and increased production efficiency. Decreases in the luminance of the optical sheet due to damage can be prevented. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165639 | Light-Transmitting Columbarium Niche Shutter - The present invention relates to a niche shutter for a columbarium, in particular, a light-transmitting niche shutter for a columbarium; wherein the transmitted light may be unrefracted or refracted to create a spectrum, projected image or projected inscription within the niche. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165640 | OPTICAL MEMBER OF LIGHTING DEVICE - An optical member of lighting device is revealed. The optical member consists at least one emergent surface that is a spherical surface or an aspherical surface, and at least one incident surface with a V-shaped groove or a V-shaped like groove. The V-shaped groove is formed by two symmetrical or asymmetrical slants while the V-shaped like groove is formed by a plurality of curves. Moreover, axes of the emergent surface and the incident surface can be overlapped, shift relatively, slanted relatively to each other or combinations of them. When the optical member is used in combination with at least one solid state lighting element, an asymmetrical batwing light distribution pattern that features on non-zero maximum light intensity is generated. Thus the area being emitted is with uniform luminance and the availability of light is improved. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165641 | REFLECTOR PANEL OF A LED STREET LAMP - The present invention relates to the technical field of LED street lamp, in particular to structure of a reflector panel of the LED lamp. A reflector panel comprises a base, the base has multiple reflector cups, which are divided into two groups according to the direction of their openings, all reflector cups in each group have the same direction of their openings, the directions of the openings of the reflector cups in two different groups are opposite. The reflector panel of the present invention can form the illumination band with even illuminance on the street and cause small light loss. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165642 | FIXING STRUCTURE FOR PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD OF BACKLIGHT MODULE - The present invention relates to a fixing structure for printed circuit board of backlight module. It includes a protective cover having at least one first supporting portion and the first supporting portion having a first protrusion; a printed circuit board having at least one pierce hole; and a back plate having at least one second supporting portion and the second supporting portion having a second protrusion, wherein the first supporting portion and the second supporting portion oppositely support the printed circuit board, the first protrusion and the second protrusion oppositely wedge in the pierce hole, and two copper areas respectively surround two ends of the pierce hole and electrically connect with the first supporting portion and the second supporting portion. The present invention economizes the cost of using screws and eliminates the static electricity from the printed circuit board of the backlight module. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165643 | Lamp alignment assembly and lighting device - A lighting assembly includes a lamp alignment assembly for positioning the lamps after the lighting assembly is installed. The lighting assembly includes a ceiling pan for mounting to the ceiling support and a lamp assembly attached to the ceiling pan. The lamp assembly is adjustable in a transverse and rotational direction with respect to the ceiling pan. A stop member on the ceiling pan is received in an aperture in the lamp assembly to limit movement of the lamp assembly on the base. The lamp assembly is provided with alignment springs to align the lamp assembly at predetermined settings. A sight window is formed in the ceiling to visually set the lamp assembly in a selected position. A locking member on the lamp assembly locks the lamp assembly in a fixed position on the ceiling pan. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165644 | LED READING LAMP - An LED reading lamp includes a base, a supporting bracket fixed on the base, a heat sink mounted on the supporting bracket and an LED module mounted on a bottom surface of the heat sink. The supporting bracket has a vertical part vertically fixed on the base and a horizontal part extending horizontally from an upper end of the vertical part. The horizontal part defines an opening therein. The heat sink is placed on a top surface of the supporting bracket and located over the opening. The LED module is received in the opening of the horizontal part. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165645 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A light emitting device is disclosed. The light emitting device may include a light emitting diode (LED) for emitting light and phosphor adjacent to the LED. The phosphor may be excitable by light emitted by the LED and may include a first compound having a host lattice comprising first ions and oxygen. In one embodiment, the host lattice may include silicon, the copper ions may be divalent copper ions and first compound may have an Olivin crystal structure, a β-K2SO4 crystal structure, a trigonal Glaserite (K | 2010-07-01 |
20100165646 | Lighting assembly and lamp aiming device - A luminaire and lighting assembly is provided having a ceiling pan and a light assembly supported on the ceiling pan. The light assembly is rotatable and movable in a lateral direction on the ceiling pan to provide adjustment of the light assembly with respect to the ceiling pan. The light assembly includes an aiming device which allows the lamp to be adjusted about a vertical axis and about a horizontal axis for adjustment of the lamp. The aiming assembly includes a locking assembly which fixes the position of the aiming assembly to simultaneously prevent rotation about the vertical axis and about the horizontal axis. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165647 | Escape Path Marking for an Aircraft - Escape path marking for an aircraft having a plurality of photoluminescent elements glow in the dark and of which each has a carrier element that is provided for attaching to a subsurface, characterised in that the carrier element has connecting edges on one or both end sides, the edges having an arc-shaped progression or having at least two sections not extending perpendicular to an orientation axis of the carrier element disposed perpendicularly on a cross section in the region of the connecting edge, the orientation axes of two carrier elements disposed successively enclosing an angle with each other. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165648 | ESCAPE ROUTE MARKING FOR AN AIRPLANE - An escape route marking for a passenger cabin in an aeroplane, with a plurality of longitudinal segments which are sequentially arranged along the escape route that is to be marked, wherein each segment has a support module and a light module that is arranged on the support module, and the light module has an essentially transparent plastic material into which photo-luminescent pigments are mixed which afterglow in the dark, wherein the pigments are micro-encapsulated in a second material such that liquid and moisture do not come into contact with the pigments. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165649 | Automobile Lamp - An automobile lamp includes a light emitting element used as an initial light source, a light guide element for calculating a divergence angle and a light emitting area of the divergence angle of the initial light source, and a lens element to enhance a light extraction efficiency of the light emitting element and produce a light source with a predetermined light pattern and a high light extraction efficiency. A projecting element is used for enhancing the contrast of the light pattern of the light source, so that the automobile lamp can project a high-contrast cutoff line. A light emitting surface of the light emitting element is designed with a predetermined shape, such that no other optical component is required for projecting a light beam with a cross-section of a predetermined shape, so as to enhance a light energy utilization efficiency of the automobile lamp effectively. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165650 | Lighting device - In a lighting device provided on a ceiling of an interior of a vehicle, the lighting device has: a map lamp including: a case; a first light guide plate accommodated in the case, and having a light incident area on an end face and a light radiation area on a flat plate surface of the interior side of the vehicle; a first light source part having a plurality of LED lamps, the LED lamps being opposed to the light incident area and arranged in an array; and a prism lens provided in the light radiation area side of the first light guide plate. The map lamp allows the light of the first light source part to be incident on the first light guide plate from the light incident area, radiates the light from the light radiation area to convert the light into a planar light, and then converts the light into a light advancing in a prescribed direction to light a prescribed area in the interior of the vehicle. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165651 | DOOR MIRROR - On the surface of Fresnel lens part which is formed on the back face of the lens in a door mirror, grain is provided. This grain includes the first grain formed in the first area positioned in the outside of the boundary extending in the front and rear direction of a vehicle, and the second grain formed in the second area positioned in the door panel side of the boundary, and the concavity depth of the second grain is deeper than that of the first grain. Consequently, illumination intensity of the light irradiated toward the face of the door panel from the deeper grain side of the second area can be reduced compared with the illumination intensity of the light toward the footstep from the shallower grain side of the first area. Adoption of such lens makes possible to apply in the various vehicle models through changing only the boundary position and concavity depth of the grain on the face of the Fresnel lens part. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165652 | VEHICLE HEADLAMP - A vehicle headlamp has semiconductor-type light sources and lenses. Emission surfaces of the lenses are made of free curved faces controlled to be curved so that: projection images of light emitting chips of the semiconductor-type light sources, which is emitted from the emission surfaces, are not convexly curved in an upward direction from cutoff lines on a screen light distribution of a light distribution pattern for low beam. As a result, the vehicle headlamp can achieve downsizing, weight reduction, and cost reduction. In addition, the precision of assembling an optical element can be improved. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165653 | VEHICLE HEADLAMP - A vehicle headlamp is provided with semiconductor-type light sources, lenses, a reflector, light shading members, prism members, and a switching device. When the light shading members are positioned in a first location by means of the switching device, a light distribution pattern LP for low beam, having one or more cutoff lines, is illuminated. In addition, when the prism members are positioned in the first location by means of the switching device, a light distribution pattern HP for high beam is illuminated. As a result, the vehicle headlamp can achieve downsizing, weight reduction, power saving, and cost reduction. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165654 | VEHICLE HEADLAMP - A vehicle headlamp is provided with: a main reflector having a convergent reflecting surface; a semiconductor-type light source; a projecting lens; an auxiliary reflector having a parabolic reflecting surface; a shade and a light shading member that are structured integrally with each other; and a switching device. By means of the switching device, the shade and light shading member, which are structured integrally with each other, are switched and positioned in a first location and a second location, thereby allowing light distribution patterns for high and low beams to be switched and illuminated toward a forward direction of a vehicle. As a result, the vehicle headlamp becomes capable of achieving downsizing, weight reduction, power saving, and cost reduction. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165655 | Energy saving illumination system - Disclosed is an energy saving illumination system. The energy saving illumination system comprising an energy source, preferably renewable, a means of illumination, a non energy requiring means of enhancing said illumination, a means of conducting said illumination, and an additional means of illumination not requiring additional commercial energy thereby creating an illumination system while providing energy savings over traditional means. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165656 | LIGHT SOURCE - A light source is provided. The light source includes: an elliptical reflection mirror having first and second focal points; a discharge chamber in which a luminescent substance is enclosed and which is disposed on the first focal point; a laser light generator which emits the laser light; and a laser light guide which guides the laser light from an opening side of the elliptical reflection mirror into the discharge chamber. The luminescent substance is excited by providing the laser light to the luminescent substance so as to emit light, and the light is reflected by the elliptical reflection mirror. The laser light guide is disposed in a shade area in which the light reflected by the elliptical reflection mirror is blocked by the discharge chamber. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165657 | FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FOR LIGHT EMITTING DIODE BACKLIGHT UNIT AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A flexible printed circuit board (PCB) for a light emitting diode backlight unit includes a flexible base film; a plurality of metal lines on a first surface of the flexible base film; a cover layer on the metal lines and covering a center portion of the first surface of the flexible base film; a first gold-plating pattern on the metal lines and at both ends of the first surface of the flexible base film; a metal pattern on a second surface of the flexible base film and including a first sub-pattern at one end of the second surface, a second sub-pattern at the other end of the second surface and a plurality of third-sub patterns between the first and second sub-patterns of the metal pattern; and a second gold-plating pattern on the metal pattern and including a fourth sub-pattern on the first sub-pattern, a fifth sub-pattern on the second sub-pattern, and a plurality of sixth-sub patterns each on the third sub-patterns, wherein a first groove between a first double-layered pattern of the first sub-pattern and the fourth sub-pattern and a second double-layered pattern of the third sub-pattern and the sixth sub-pattern, a second groove between a third double-layered pattern of the second sub-pattern and the fifth sub-pattern and a second double-layered pattern of the third sub-pattern and the sixth sub-pattern, and a third groove between adjacent second double-layered patterns respectively expose a portion of the second surface of the flexible base film. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165658 | Light Guide Plate Having Lateral Optical Structures and Backlight Module Having the Light Guide Plate - The present invention discloses a light guide plate and a backlight module having the same. The light guide plate includes a light emitting surface, a light incident surface, a light reflecting surface, and a plurality of prisms disposed on the light reflecting surface. The disposition direction of the prisms can be parallel or perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of the light reflecting surface. An inclined angle may exist between the disposition direction of the prisms and the lengthwise of the light reflecting surface. The backlight module includes a light guide plate, a light source, and an optical film set, wherein the light source is disposed near the light incident surface. The optical film set partially covers the light emitting surface, wherein a distance exists between a vertex of the prism and an edge of the optical film set. | 2010-07-01 |
20100165659 | PLANAR LIGHT GUIDE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A planar light guide includes recesses formed in the upper and lower surfaces thereof. The recesses in the lower surface are perpendicular to the recesses in the upper surface. In a state in which light sources emit light into the planar light guide, when an X-direction driving mechanism is driven and the planar light guide is deformed in the X directions, the recesses in the upper surface are opened, so that the lower surface side can perform surface emission of light. When a Y-direction driving mechanism is driven and the planar light guide is deformed in the Y directions, the recesses in the lower surface are opened, so that the upper surface side can perform surface emission of light. By selectively driving the X-direction driving mechanism or the Y-direction driving mechanism, the position from which light is output, the amount of light, or the direction of light can be changed. | 2010-07-01 |