Illumination – Illuminated scale or dial
Patent
1999-02-04
2000-11-28
Cariaso, Alan
Illumination
Illuminated scale or dial
362226, 362800, 362489, 315 51, 439 57, 439620, G01D 1128, H01R 1366, H01J 744
Patent
active
061525685
ABSTRACT:
A lighting apparatus such as for a display apparatus equipped for an instrument panel of an automobile, for example, comprises a light source, such as a light-emitting diode, having polarities of substantially a tubular structure having a center axis, a circuit board arranged substantially on the center axis of the light source and electrically connected thereto, a socket body having substantially a cylindrical structure for accommodating the circuit board, and contact terminals accommodated in the socket body and including an inner terminal portion electrically connected to the circuit board through a contact point of the circuit board and an outer terminal portion electrically connected to the inner terminal portion and fixed to the socket body so as to protrude outward the socket body. The circuit board is provided with a flicker element for flickering the light source at 0.5 to 10 Hz controlled by a control unit provided for a printed circuit board of the display apparatus.
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Baba Masaharu
Higano Masato
Cariaso Alan
Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
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