Transparent illuminated display system for automobiles

摘要

A transparent illuminated display system, typically for use in automobile race events, including a highly flexible and transparent PCB board with ultra-low profile LED's mounted to it. The flexible and transparent PCB boards can be in the shape of a single or multiple numeric or alphanumeric displays. The face of the display which would make contact with the face of a wind screen would include an adhesive element. The transparent illuminated display is mounted to a vehicle as a kind of sticker on the inside or outside of a racecar windscreen, back window and/or side windows. Each of the displays could be wired to power and data lines and illuminate the required numbers or text to show the position and other info of the car in the race.

主权项

1. A display system for use with an automobile, the system comprising:
a display including a semi-transparent printed circuit board (PCB) having a front face and a rear face, and a plurality of light emitting diode LED) elements communicatively affixed to said front face of said PCB; said display configured to be temporarily affixed to a surface of an automobile; a data cable connecting said display to a connection port configured to deliver power and communication signals to said PCB, wherein said communication signals activate at least one of said plurality of LED elements; each said LED element comprising a housing, an LED, a one way light mirror, and at least one surface mount device (SMD) solder electrode configured to connect said LED element to said PCB; and wherein said one way light mirror is angled within said LED element to a predetermined angle.