WO2004068448A1 - Integrated low profile display - Google Patents
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- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
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- G09F9/00—Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements
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- the present invention relates generally to displays used in man/machine interfaces. More particularly, the present invention relates to integration of such displays into wiring boards, equipment panels and other substrates.
- Displays often are used to visually communicate information to a user of machines as diverse as coffee makers and industrial presses. Such displays can be embodied in many forms. For example, a simple display might take the form of one or more lights that illuminate selectively to indicate the status of a machine (e.g., energized, running, stopped). A more complex display might include one or more multi-segment or dot matrix elements for providing alphanumeric information (e.g., temperature, pressure, time).
- a conventional display typically is provided as a pre-manufactured component or sub-assembly for later mounting to a carrier or substrate, typically a printed wiring board or other component or panel of a machine.
- the substrate or carrier may include other include other electrical/electronic components, for example, proximity sensors.
- Conventional displays can be complicated and expensive to build. Indeed, some applications might even require custom-made displays. This can make them unsuitable for low-cost applications. Also, conventional displays have a finite thickness. When mated to a machine panel or other substrate, even a relatively thin conventional display might be too thick for integration into an application requiring a low overall profile.
- the present invention overcomes these and other shortcomings of the prior art by integrating a display into a component carrier or substrate, for example, a printed wiring board or panel of an apparatus in connection with which the display is to be used, thus obviating the need for a separate display component.
- Other components such as sensors, can be integrated into the assembly, as well.
- sensors as described in U.S. Patents No. 5,594,222, No. 6,310,611 and No. 6,320,282, the teachings of which are incorporated herein by reference, are well suited for such an application.
- the substrate is of substantially uniform thickness and relatively thin compared to its length and width.
- the substrate may embody any other shape and cross section, as well.
- the first and second surfaces may be, but need not be, substantially parallel.
- the substrate typically would be embodied as a printed wiring board, but could be embodied in any other number of other forms.
- the substrate could be an exterior panel of an appliance or the dash panel of an automobile.
- the substrate defines one or more penetrations therethrough, each such penetration having a side wall, an entrance opening and an exit opening.
- the penetration can be of any regular or irregular shape, for example, round, square or elliptical, and it can be formed using any suitable molding, forming or machining technique, for example, NC drilling or punching, among others.
- a light source is associated with the entrance opening and is configured to selectively direct or otherwise admit light to the penetration through the entrance opening. Preferred light sources include lamps, LEDs, OLEDs, PLEDs, though others can be used, as well.
- the penetration serves as a light guide.
- the side wall of the penetration preferably is coated with a reflective material, for example, white paint or a reflective metal, so that light introduced to the penetration is transmitted therethrough and not dissipated into the substrate.
- the side wall could be coated with any substantially opaque material which precludes diffusion of light into the substrate. Further, the side wall could be left uncoated if the substrate were made of a material which does not substantially transmit light.
- light entering the penetration at the entrance opening reflects off the side wall and exits the penetration at the exit opening.
- the penetration serves as a housing for a light guide
- the penetration is substantially filled with a material having a high ref active index, for example, a light transmissive epoxy having good optical properties.
- a material having a high ref active index for example, a light transmissive epoxy having good optical properties.
- light entering the refractive material from the entrance opening reflects off the internal walls of the refractive material and exits the refractive material at the exit opening.
- the refractive material acts as a light guide.
- a discrete light guide could be installed in the penetration.
- a light diffuser is associated with the exit opening of the penetration.
- the diffuser diffuses light exiting the penetration to enhance readability of the display by the user.
- Such light diffuser typically would be embodied as a layer of light transmissive material applied over the exit opening.
- the substrate defines one or more cavities, instead of (or in addition to) the foregoing penetrations.
- Each cavity includes a side wall and an entrance opening. Such cavities do not completely penetrate the substrate.
- each cavity includes a closed end instead of an exit opening.
- These cavities can be molded into the substrate or formed into the substrate using any suitable machining technique, hi this embodiment, at least the portion of the substrate between the closed end of the cavity and the second surface of the substrate is transparent or translucent so that light may be transmitted therethrough.
- the side wall of the cavity preferably is coated in the manner discussed above to preclude light dispersion into the substrate.
- the cavity can be filled with a refractive material, as discussed above.
- the portion of the substrate between the closed end of the cavity and the second surface of the substrate performs the function of the light diffuser of the embodiment described above.
- a display according to the invention can mimic conventional single element or multiple element displays.
- a single penetration or cavity would be used to mimic a single element display, such as a status indicator light, or the individual elements of a multiple element display.
- seven penetrations or cavities arranged in the manner of a conventional seven- segment display could mimic such a conventional display.
- Other configurations are possible, as well.
- any practical number of displays can be located on the same substrate.
- the present invention is well-suited to applications requiring multiple displays.
- the substrate can include other components commonly present in man/machine interfaces, such as sensors and other electrical or electronic components. Integration of such components with the display can further reduce the cost, complexity, and size of an end component.
- the substrate also can include decoration, texture, and the like, for functional or purely decorative purposes.
- FIG. 1A is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. IB is a top plan view of the apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1 A;
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an alternate embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of another alternate embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a further embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 1A and IB illustrate a preferred embodiment of an integrated display 10 according to the present invention.
- Display 10 includes a substrate 12 having a first surface 14 and a second surface 16.
- Substrate 12 can be embodied as virtually any type of substrate, carrier, panel, etc. Although illustrated as planar and having uniform thickness, substrate 12 can take any virtually any other form. For example, it can have regularly or irregularly varying non-uniform thickness. It can be curved, rippled, or have any variety of complex shapes and cross-sections.
- substrate 12 might be a printed wiring board, such as an FR4 board with a one-half ounce copper layer and an OSP or HASL finish.
- substrate 12 could be an exterior panel of a domestic appliance, such as a coffee maker or washing machine, a dash panel or other interior panel of an automobile, or a panel of any other machine or piece of equipment.
- a domestic appliance such as a coffee maker or washing machine
- dash panel or other interior panel of an automobile or a panel of any other machine or piece of equipment.
- first surface 14 and second surface 16 are illustrated as generally opposed, parallel surfaces, first and second surfaces 14 and 16 could be related in any number of other ways. For example, first and second surfaces 14 and 16 could be at right angles to each other.
- Substrate 12, as illustrated in FIG. IB, includes two rectangular penetrations 18.
- substrate 12 may include more or fewer than two such penetrations, and such penetrations may be of any regular or irregular shape, including, without limitation, circular, square, elliptical or free form.
- Penetrations 18 may be formed by drilling, molding, punching, or other suitable techniques. Each penetration 18 includes an entrance opening 20, an exit opening 22 and a side wall 24.
- Penetrations 18 function as light guides or housings for light guides. Light is coupled from a light source into entrance opening 20. The light reflects off of the internal walls of the light guides so that the light ultimately leaves the light guide at the exit opening.
- penetrations 18 function as light guides.
- side wall 24 preferably is impervious to light transmission to prevent light dissipation or diffusion through substrate 12.
- side wall 24 preferably is plated with a reflective coating 26, as shown in FIG. 1 A.
- side wall 24 can be coated with, for example, white paint or other non-transparent materials.
- side wall 24 could be left uncoated.
- substrate 12 preferably would be made of a material which inherently reflects light or does not substantially transmit light because such materials would tend to reduce light dissipation through the substrate, i an alternate embodiment, as illustrated in FIG.
- penetrations 18 function as housings for light guides
- penetrations 18 are filled with an epoxy material 28 having a high refractive index, with the epoxy material comprising the light guide.
- epoxy material 28 allows light transmission though penetrations 18, from the first side to the second side of substrate 12, but prevents or retards light dispersion into substrate 12.
- Other materials having desirable optical, mechanical and electrical properties can be used in lieu of epoxy 28.
- a discrete light guide such as a light pipe could be installed in penetration 18.
- side wall 24 can be, but need not be coated as described above in connection with the FIG. 1 A embodiment.
- a separate light pipe assembly with apertures built into it could serve as the light guide in a similar fashion.
- a display according to the present invention can include a diffuser 30 located at or near exit opening 22.
- the purpose of diffuser 30 is to diffuse light exiting penetration 18 which might otherwise be channelized, thus enhancing readability of the display by the user.
- diffuser 30 can be made of any variety of light transmissive materials, hi preferred embodiments, diffuser 30 can cover a substantial portion of second surface 16, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 2, or it can simply cover a smaller portion of second surface 16 proximate exit opening 22.
- Diffuser 30 can include printing or other decoration (not shown) to enhance the functionality of the display (and of any other components associated with the substrate), or for purely decorative purposes.
- Diffuser 30 can be embodied as, for example, a fascia, an overlay , a piece of glass, or any other structure that aids in diffusing light exiting penetration 18.
- Display 10 further includes a light source 34 adapted to introduce light to entrance opening 20, as shown in FIGS. 1 A, IB and 2.
- light source 34 takes the form of a low profile LED mounted to first surface 14 of substrate 12, proximate entrance opening 20.
- light source 34 could be a lamp, an EL, OLED, PLED, vacuum fluorescent or light source.
- light source LED is illustrated in a particular orientation with respect to penetration 18, other orientations are possible, as well.
- each cavity 18A includes an entrance opening 20, a side wall 24 and a closed end 32.
- Side wall 24 of cavity 18A can be coated with a reflective or other non-transparent material (not shown), as discussed above, so that cavity 18A can function as a light guide.
- cavity 18A can be filled with a refractive material (not shown), as discussed above, which can function as a light guide.
- At least thin layer of substrate material 12A is transparent or translucent so that light may be transmitted therethrough and be visible to the user.
- thin layer of substrate material 12A can function as a diffuser, obviating any need for a separate diffuser, such as diffuser 30 as illustrated in FIGS. 1A and 2 and described above.
- a separate diffuser 30 may be layered or screen-printed on surface 16.
- the light source is disposed on a carrier, for example, a printed wiring board, separate from the substrate comprising the light guide.
- light sources 34 for example, surface mount LEDs, are disposed on carrier 112 A, which can include other components, such as sensors, as discussed above.
- Substrate 112B includes cavities 18 A, as discussed above, hi other embodiments, substrate 112B could include penetrations in addition to or in lieu of cavities 18 A.
- Carrier 112A is attached to substrate 112B using adhesives or other suitable attachment means such that light sources 34 mounted on carrier 34 are substantially aligned with cavities 18A (and/or penetrations) in substrate 112B.
- An optional diffuser 130 can be attached to the viewed surface (here, the opposing surface) of substrate 112B, as described above.
- a seven-segment display could be constructed by tooling (such as by punching or NC drilling) or molding a substrate (such as a printed wiring board) with penetrations corresponding to the seven segments, plating the side walls of the penetrations using known plating techniques, and attaching a suitable light source (such as a surface-mount LED of appropriate color) proximate the entrance opening of each penetration using a suitable technique (such as a reflow-solder technique, using known surface-mount component process equipment), opposite the exit opening and any diffuser or fascia that might be located proximate the exit opening.
- a suitable light source such as a surface-mount LED of appropriate color
- the penetrations could be filled with a material, such as an epoxy, having an appropriate refractive index, in lieu of plating.
- the substrate could be could be tooled or molded with cavities instead of penetrations, and the penetrations could be filled with a refractive material or the side walls thereof could be plated.
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