AN LED-FIBER OPTIC COMBINATION FOR SIMULATING NEON LIT SIGNAGE

摘要

An improvement in LED lighting simulative of neon lighting comprising a light cable. A clamp coupled to the cable holds an end of the cable in a predetermined bend, and an LED is optically coupled to the cable. A support is coupled to the clamp and includes a surface adjacent to the cable to reflect light incident on its surface, which is a diffuse reflector. A clip retains the cable on the support. The clamp is at least partially opaque and shields an end of the cable to simulate a neon tube. The LED light source comprises a housing to which the clamp is coupled, and comprises an LED emitter and a reflector. The clamp is mounted on a substrate and at least one additional sign element mounted to the substrate, such as an LED backlit sign element.