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EP 2 312 344 A2 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication: |
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20.04.2011 Bulletin 2011/16 |
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Date of filing: 08.06.2010 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
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AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL
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16.10.2009 PL 38929809
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Applicant: EMO NEON Spolka jawna Firma Reklamowa
Jozef Zurawski, Tomasz Morawiec |
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42-200 Czestochowa (PL) |
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- EMO NEON Spolka jawna Firma Reklamowa
Jozef Zurawski, Tomasz Morawiec
42-200 Czestochowa (PL)
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Representative: Korbela, Anna |
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"AAK" Kancelaria Patentowa
Ul. Kilinskiego 30/2
42-200 Czestochowa
42-200 Czestochowa (PL) |
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The method of manufacturing the lighting element, particularly, the plate and the
lighting element |
(57) The method of manufacturing the lighting element consists of that, the transparent
and evenly diffusing light plates have to be /1/ one by one and permanently connected
together through coating their joined surfaces with a high fluidity adhesive/2/ and
then by pressing them together through moving the construction between pressing rollers
until a multi-layered, even element is created.
The side surfaces of the lighting element have one by one sprayed layers of: light
reflecting putty /3/ and light blocking lacquer and/or paint /4/. At the back of the
element, in the longitudinal channel /5/, there is a particularly elastic tape /6/
with - on one side - connected to it parallelly- diodes /7/ on a printed circuit lighting
at right angles and forward; and on the other side with two-coloured light blocking
foil/8/: black from the inside and white from the outside. The channels /5/ is covered
with a lid /9/ secured using an adhesive leak sealant /10/ with a port /11/, while
the front of the element is finished with a screen /12/ made from particularly colourful
plastic.
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[0001] The subject of the invention relates to the method of manufacturing the lighting
element and the lighting element suitable to be used particularly in advertising.
[0002] Well known methods of manufacturing involve the production of the lighting element
from one plate, which evenly diffuses light. This method has a following disadvantage:
the plate of large thickness of above 10 mm, which evenly diffuses light, is difficult
and expensive to manufacture. Known lighting elements of any shape are made from one
plate evenly diffusing light and contain diodes in yellow or other colours placed
in a channel. Such construction makes the lightning element to emit light unevenly
in different points and colours and creates the unwanted lighting points.
[0003] The method of manufacturing of the lighting element according to this invention is
that the transparent and evenly diffusing light plates have to be one by one and permanently
connected together through coating their joined surfaces with a high fluidity adhesive
and then by pressing them together through moving the construction between pressing
rollers until a multi-layered, even element is created; its side surfaces have to
be protected by spraying them with a light reflecting putty, and then with lacquer
or/and paint blocking the light from escaping-outside:
The use of diodes lighting at right angles and forward increases the light intensity
in the element and its good visibility from long distances.
[0004] In the lighting element according to this invention, there is a high fluidity adhesive
layer between the light diffusing plates. The side surfaces of the element consist
of one by one sprayed layers of: light reflecting putty and lacquer and/or paint blocking
the escaping light out , while at the back of the element, in the longitudinal channel,
particularly an elastic tape is placed with - on one side - connected to it, on a
printed circuit, parallel-connected diodes lighting at right angles and forward; and
on the other side the two-coloured light blocking foil: black from the inside and
white from the outside; besides that the channel is covered with a lid secured using
an adhesive leak sealant with a port. The front of the element is finished with a
screen made from particularly colourful plastic.
[0005] The solution according to this invention allows for cheap production of lighting
elements of large thickness from in thin plates of 10mm thickness with an effect of
even diffusion of light. Moving and pressing the glued plates between rollers distributes
the adhesive evenly and removes possible air bubbles. The use of light blocking foil
makes the light diffuse and in homogeneous colour. An additional light diffusing element
is the adhesive, which connects the plates together. Smoothing down adds smoothness
and levels the side surface, while spraying with lacquer and/or paint makes it impossible
for the light to escape out of the lighting element. The use of the glue leak sealant
seals the lighting element, allowing for its usage in severe weather conditions.
[0006] The invention shall be described in details in the drawing, where fig. presents the
lighting element in a shape of a letter in an axonometric projection, fig. 2 -lighting
element in a shape of a letter, view from back with a partly uncovered lid, and fig.
3 presents the lighting element in a shape of a letter in cross-section in an A-A
plane.
[0007] In this example of manufacturing, between the light diffusing plates 1 there is a
layer of high fluidity adhesive 2. The side surfaces of the lighting element have
the following, one by one sprayed layers of: light reflecting putty 3 in white colour
and light blocking lacquer 4, while at the back of the element, in the longitudinal
channel 5, an elastic tape 6 is placed with - on one side - connected to it parallelly
- diodes 7 on a printed circuit lighting at right angles and forward and on the other
side with two-coloured light blocking foil 8: black from the inside and white from
the outside. The channel 5 is covered with a lid 9 secured using an adhesive leak
sealant 10 with a port 11, while the front of the element is finished with a screen
12 made from plastic in the colour in which the letter is supposed to emit. The channel
5 is finished on the inside with a chamber 13 allowing to place a power lead 14, connection
to the track of the printed circuit of the tape 6 and an outlet outside through the
port 11.
1. The method of manufacturing a lighting element, mainly plate, characterised in that the transparent, evenly light diffusing plates have to be one by one and permanently
connected together through coating their joined surfaces with a high fluidity adhesive
and then by pressing them together through moving the construction between pressing
rollers until a multi-layered, even element is created, whose side surfaces have to
be protected by spraying them with light reflecting putty and then with lacquer or/and
paint protecting the light from getting outside.
2. The lighting element of any shape is made from at least one plate evenly diffusing
light and containing lighting diodes placed in a channel characterised in that, between light diffusing plates /1/ there is a layer of high fluidity adhesive /2/,
the side surfaces of the lighting element consist of one by one sprayed layers of:
light reflecting putty /3/ and light blocking lacquer and/or paint /4/, while at the
back of the element, in the longitudinal channel /5/, there is an elastic tape /6/
with - on one side - connected to it parallelly- diodes /7/ on a printed circuit,
lighting at right angles and forward; and on the other side with two-coloured light
blocking foil/8/: black from the inside and white from the outside; besides that the
channel /5/ is covered with a lid /9/ secured using an - adhesive leak sealant /10/
with a port/11/, while the front of the element is finished with a screen /12/ made
from particularly colourful plastic.