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US 9,805,629 · App. 14/436,889 · Granted Oct 31, 2017

Transparent electronic display board capable of uniform optical output

Inventor: Ho Joon Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: G-SMATT CO., LTD.
G09F9/33F21V19/0025F21V23/002G09F13/22F21Y2105/10F21Y2115/10G09F2013/222
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Patent No.
US 9,805,629
App. No.
14/436,889
Granted
Oct 31, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a transparent electronic display board that is capable of uniform optical output and, more particularly, to a transparent electronic display board that is capable of uniform optical output wherein the pattern width and length are adjusted according to the sheet resistance of a transparent electrode of the transparent electronic display board, wherein a driving voltage applied to a light-emitting device can be uniformly supplied within a constant range, and wherein multiple light sources disposed in the transparent electronic display board can emit light at uniform intensity.

Claims (35)

1. A transparent electronic display board capable of producing a uniform optical output, comprising:

one or more light-emitting elements fixed on at least one surface of a pair of transparent plates bonded to each other so that the transparent plates are spaced apart from each other by a transparent resin;

transparent electrodes formed by applying a conductive material to a corresponding transparent plate and configured to apply power of the one or more light-emitting elements; and

connectivity patterns etched from each transparent electrode and connected to respective electrodes of the light-emitting elements at different lengths so that electrical signals are transferred to the light-emitting elements,

wherein widths of the connectivity patterns are increased as the lengths of the connectivity patterns connected to the light-emitting elements are increased;

each light-emitting element comprises one or more anode electrodes to which the connectivity patterns are connected, and one cathode electrode;

the connectivity patterns comprise:

one or more anode connectivity patterns etched from the transparent electrode and connected to the anode electrodes; and

a single cathode connectivity pattern connected in common to cathode electrodes respectively formed in the multiple light-emitting elements;

connection terminals at which the cathode connectivity pattern and the anode connectivity patterns are sequentially extended from at least one of upper/lower and left/right ends of the transparent plate and are connected to transparent conductive tape are aligned,

a connection terminal of the cathode connectivity pattern is formed in an uppermost portion of the connection terminals, and

connection terminals of the one or more anode connectivity patterns are sequentially extended below the connection terminal of the cathode connectivity pattern.

2. The transparent electronic display board of claim 1 , wherein the widths of the connectivity patterns are calculated by the following Equations 1 and 2:

L (mm)/ W (mm)×sheet resistance of transparent electrode (Ω)=resistance of etched area (Ω)  Equation 1

rated voltage ( V )/resistance of etched area (kΩ)= I (mA)  Equation 2

where L denotes a length of a connectivity pattern; W denotes a width of the connectivity pattern; ‘sheet resistance of transparent electrode’ denotes self-sheet resistance of the transparent electrode; ‘rated voltage’ denotes a voltage applied to the transparent electronic display board; I denotes a current value applied from the connectivity pattern to the corresponding light-emitting element (hereinafter referred to as a ‘drive current for the light-emitting element’); and ‘resistance of etched area’ denotes a resistance value per unit area of the connectivity pattern formed by etching the transparent electrode.

3. The transparent electronic display board of claim 1 , wherein:

one or more light-emitting elements are aligned in a horizontal or vertical direction, and

a number of anode connectivity patterns identical to a number of anode electrodes of each light-emitting element are extended for each light-emitting element.

4. A transparent electronic display board capable of producing a uniform optical output, comprising:

one or more light-emitting elements fixed on at least one surface of a pair of transparent plates bonded to each other so that the transparent plates are spaced apart from each other by a transparent resin;

transparent electrodes formed by applying a conductive material to a corresponding transparent plate and configured to apply power of the one or more light-emitting elements; and

connectivity patterns etched from each transparent electrode and connected to respective electrodes of the light-emitting elements at different lengths so that electrical signals are transferred to the light-emitting elements,

wherein widths of the connectivity patterns are increased as the lengths of the connectivity patterns connected to the light-emitting elements are increased;

each light-emitting element comprises one or more anode electrodes to which the connectivity patterns are connected, and one cathode electrode; and

the connectivity patterns comprise:

one or more anode connectivity patterns etched from the transparent electrode and connected to the anode electrodes; and

a single cathode connectivity pattern connected in common to cathode electrodes respectively formed in the multiple light-emitting elements;

wherein the anode connectivity patterns are respectively connected to two or more anode electrodes of the light-emitting element, and one or more of the anode connectivity patterns are spaced apart from each other with the cathode connectivity pattern interposed therebetween and are connected to the anode electrodes.

5. The transparent electronic display board of claim 4 , wherein the widths of the connectivity patterns are calculated by the following Equations 1 and 2:

L (mm)/ W (mm)×sheet resistance of transparent electrode (Ω)=resistance of etched area (Ω)  Equation 1

rated voltage ( V )/resistance of etched area (kΩ)= I (mA)  Equation 2

where L denotes a length of a connectivity pattern; W denotes a width of the connectivity pattern; ‘sheet resistance of transparent electrode’ denotes self-sheet resistance of the transparent electrode; ‘rated voltage’ denotes a voltage applied to the transparent electronic display board; I denotes a current value applied from the connectivity pattern to the corresponding light-emitting element (hereinafter referred to as a ‘drive current for the light-emitting element’); and ‘resistance of etched area’ denotes a resistance value per unit area of the connectivity pattern formed by etching the transparent electrode.

6. The transparent electronic display board of claim 4 , wherein one or more light-emitting elements are aligned in a horizontal or vertical direction; and

a number of anode connectivity patterns identical to a number of anode electrodes of each light-emitting element are extended for each light-emitting element.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2015
From: LEE, HO JOON
To: G-SMATT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 035442/0930 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2012-0116080 · Oct 18, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150287348A1 · Oct 8, 2015