The present disclosure relates to a digital display, and more particularly to an upright digital display.
With the rapid development of industry and technology, digital displays are widely used in electronic products to display information. Currently, most laminated digital displays that are disposed on a circuit board are flatly mounted thereon.
In response to the above-referenced technical inadequacies, the present disclosure provides a digital display capable of being disposed upright.
In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a digital display that includes a light unit, a display unit and a fixing unit. The light unit has a light emitting surface. The display unit has a display surface corresponding to the light emitting surface. The fixing unit is used to hold the display unit upright on an external substrate.
These and other aspects of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following description of the embodiment taken in conjunction with the following drawings and their captions, although variations and modifications therein may be affected without departing from the spirit and scope of the novel concepts of the disclosure.
The described embodiments may be better understood by reference to the following description and the accompanying drawings in which:
The present disclosure is more particularly described in the following examples that are intended as illustrative only since numerous modifications and variations therein will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Like numbers in the drawings indicate like components throughout the views. As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, the meaning of “a”, “an”, and “the” includes plural reference, and the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on”. Titles or subtitles can be used herein for the convenience of a reader, which shall have no influence on the scope of the present disclosure.
The terms used herein generally have their ordinary meanings in the art. In the case of conflict, the present document, including any definitions given herein, will prevail. The same thing can be expressed in more than one way. Alternative language and synonyms can be used for any term(s) discussed herein, and no special significance is to be placed upon whether a term is elaborated or discussed herein. A recital of one or more synonyms does not exclude the use of other synonyms. The use of examples anywhere in this specification including examples of any terms is illustrative only, and in no way limits the scope and meaning of the present disclosure or of any exemplified term. Likewise, the present disclosure is not limited to various embodiments given herein. Numbering terms such as “first”, “second” or “third” can be used to describe various components, signals or the like, which are for distinguishing one component/signal from another one only, and are not intended to, nor should be construed to impose any substantive limitations on the components, signals or the like.
Reference is made to
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Further, the display unit 2 has a plurality of display windows 20a that are hollow through the front 10 to the display surface 20, and the display windows 20a cooperate to form the displayed digits, text, symbols and graphics. In addition, the display unit 2 can include a reflective member and a print tape pasted onto the reflective member, wherein the print tape has a plurality of light transmissive segments that can be formed as the plurality of display windows 20a. The light unit 1 can include a plurality of optoelectronics 10a corresponding to each of the display windows 20a and a circuit substrate 10b, and the plurality of optoelectronics 10a can be disposed on the front 10 of the circuit substrate 10b. In the present embodiment, the digital display Z of the present disclosure has two numbers, each of which has eight display windows 20a. Seven of the display windows 20a form an “8” shaped display character, and another one of the display windows 20a is a decimal point display character at a lower right corner of the “8” shaped display character, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
In an exemplary embodiment, the display unit 2 and the fixing unit F of the present disclosure can be an integrated component. For example, the fixing unit F can be made of metal or plastic, and the fixing unit F can be made in advance. Then, during the process of forming the display unit 2, a part of the fixing unit F is placed into the display unit 2. After the display unit 2 is formed, the display unit 2 and the fixing unit F can be a single, integral component.
Further, the fixing unit F can include a plurality of first fixing parts F10 and at least one supporting part F11 correspondingly embedded in the display unit 2, and the plurality of first fixing parts F10 are exposed outside the display unit 2. The fixing unit F can have a U-shape or a W-shape structure, and the supporting part F11 connects the two adjacent first fixing parts F10.
For example, as shown in
As shown in
Accordingly, the digital display Z of the present disclosure can not only be disposed on the external substrate S in an upright manner through the abovementioned technical solution, but can also be disposed on the external substrate S together with other electronic components by using a surface mount technology (SMT) process without the need for a separate SMT process.
In addition, the bottom of the display unit 2 protrudes outward to form at least one first positioning part 21. Accordingly, when the digital display Z of the present disclosure is fixed on the external substrate S through the fixing unit F, in addition to using the first positioning part 21 to achieve the function of limiting a distance between the display unit 2 and the external substrate S, the display unit 2 can also be firmly held by the first positioning part 21 abutting against the external substrate S, so that the display unit 2 can be firmly held upright on the external substrate S. With respect to the external substrate S, protrusion heights of the first positioning part 21, the first fixing part F10 of the fixing unit F, and the substrate of the light unit 1 are preferably equal, thereby providing a more stable supporting structure.
However, the aforementioned example is merely one of the feasible embodiments, and is not meant to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
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For example, the fixing unit F of the present disclosure can include a plurality of supporting members F2. Each of the supporting members F2 has a main body part F20 and a second fixing part F21 connected to the main body part F20. The main body part F20 can be embedded in the display unit 2, and the second fixing part F21 can be exposed outside the display unit 2. The supporting member F2 can be similar to the structural design of a headpin, but is not limited thereto. Accordingly, the digital display Z in the present embodiment can be adhered to the external substrate S through the second fixing part F21 of each of the supporting members F2 in cooperation with solder paste or other adhesives, so as to hold the display unit 2 upright on the external substrate S. Moreover, the light unit 1 can also be electrically connected to the external substrate S.
It is worth noting that the plurality of supporting members F2 and the display unit 2 of the present disclosure can form a single, integral component (being made in the manner described in the first embodiment) or can be independent components. In an embodiment in which the plurality of supporting members F2 and the display unit 2 are independent components, the plurality of supporting members F2 can be engaged with each other by snap-fixing, screwing, or other joining methods.
Further, when the digital display Z of the present disclosure is fixed to the external substrate S by the second fixing part F21 of the fixing unit F, the display unit 2 can also be firmly held upright on the external substrate S by the first positioning part 21 of the display unit 2 abutting against the external substrate S.
However, the aforementioned example is merely one of the feasible embodiments, and is not meant to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
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For example, as shown in
Further, the fixing unit F can include a positioning member F3, which is connected to the rear 11 and corresponds to a bottom of the light unit 1. In addition, one end of each of the terminals 12 passes through the positioning member F3 at an equal interval and on the same horizontal plane, and is connected to the rear 11. The one end and another end of each of the terminals 12 are arranged in a staggered manner and parallel to each other. There can be ten terminals 12, but is not limited thereto.
For example, as shown in
Accordingly, when the digital display Z is disposed on the external substrate S, it can be connected to the external substrate S through the bottom surface F30 of the positioning member F3 and the rear end part 121 of the terminal 12 of the light unit 1, so that the display unit 2 can be held upright on the external substrate S. The bottom surface F30 and the rear end part 121 can be fixed on the external substrate S by using solder paste or other adhesives.
However, the aforementioned example is merely one of the feasible embodiments, and is not meant to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
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Further, the shield member F4 can include a front part F41, a plurality of side parts F42, an upper part F43, a lower part F44 and a rear part F45. The front part F41 has the window F40, the front part F41 is arranged opposite to the rear part F45, each end of the plurality of side parts F42 and the upper part F43 is correspondingly connected to front part F41 and the rear part F45, and one side of each of the side parts F42 corresponding to the lower part F44 protrudes outward to form at least one third fixing part F420. One end of the lower part F44 is connected to the front part F41, and at least one matching part F440 is formed by the extension toward the rear part F45 on another end of the lower part F44. The one of the ends of the plurality of side parts F42, the upper part F43 and the lower part F44 connected to the front part F41 correspondingly include at least one elastic element F410.
For example, the shield member F4 of the present disclosure can include the front part F41, the plurality of side parts F42, the upper part F43, the lower part F44 and the rear part F45, but is not limited thereto. The plurality of side parts F42, the upper part F43 and the lower part F44 are correspondingly connected to the front part F41, and the upper part F43 is connected to the rear part F45. The plurality of side parts F42 correspond to and are parallel to each other, the upper part F43 and the lower part F44 correspond to and are parallel to each other, and the front part F41 and the rear part F45 correspond to and are parallel to each other, but is not limited thereto.
Accordingly, the digital display Z of the present disclosure can cover the light unit 1, the display unit 2 and the positioning member F3 through the shield member F, and also uses the matching part F440 of the lower part F44 to engage with the concave part F31 of the positioning member F3, thereby firmly fixing the light unit 1, the display unit 2 and the positioning member F3 inside the shield member F4. The bottom surface F30 of the positioning member F3 is exposed outside the lower part F44 of the shield member F4. Then, when being disposed on the external substrate S, the digital display Z is erected on a surface Si of the external substrate S through the bottom surface F30 of the positioning member F3 and the rear end part 121 of the terminals. Further, the third fixing part F420 of each of the side parts F42 can be inserted into the external substrate S to firmly hold the display unit 2 upright on the external substrate S. In addition, the digital display Z of the present disclosure can be engaged with an external object, such as a plate, through the elastic element F410 of the shield member F4, so as to fix a side with the display surface 20 of the digital display Z to the external object.
However, the aforementioned example is merely one of the feasible embodiments, and is not meant to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
Referring to
For example, as shown in
Accordingly, when the digital display Z is disposed on the external substrate S, the digital display Z can be inserted into the external substrate S through the plurality of fixing members F51 to hold the display unit 2 upright on the external substrate S. In addition, the plurality of terminals 12 can also be used to connect to the external substrate S, such that the digital display Z is electrically connected to the external substrate S (also shown in
Further, the lower surface F502 of the base F50 can protrude outward to form a plurality of limiting parts F503. Therefore, the plurality of limiting parts F503 can limit a distance between the base F50 and the external substrate S when the plurality of fixing members F51 are inserted into the external substrate S, and also firmly hold the base F50 by abutting against the external substrate S after the plurality of fixing members F51 are inserted into the external substrate S. In this way, the display unit 2 can be firmly held upright on the external substrate S by the base F50.
Still further, the base F50 can have at least one second through hole F504, and at least one positioning part 22 is formed by a protrusion outward on one side of the display unit 2 corresponding to the base F50.
For example, the base F50 of the present disclosure can have at least one second through hole F504 corresponding to the display unit 2, and a bottom surface of the display 2 has a second positioning part 22 corresponding to the second through hole F504. Therefore, when the display unit 2 is disposed on the base F50, the display unit 2 can be engaged in the second through hole F504 through the second positioning part 22 to be accurately positioned on the base F50, so as to prevent a shift in position.
Still further, as shown in
In addition, the terminals 12a and 12b can be a pair array with round pins or square pins, but is not limited thereto. As shown in
In addition, the base 50 and the holder F6 of the present disclosure can be a single, integral component, as shown in
However, the aforementioned example is merely one of the feasible embodiments, and is not meant to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
In conclusion, the digital display Z of the present disclosure can not only be disposed on the external substrate S in an upright manner through the abovementioned technical solution, where the fixing unit F is used to hold the display unit 2 upright on the external substrate S, but can also be disposed on the external substrate S together with other electronic components by using a surface mount technology (SMT) process without the need for a separate SMT process.
Further, through the technical solution described above, the display unit 2 and the fixing unit F in the digital display Z of the present disclosure can be a single, integral component or can be independent components, and the display unit 2 can be fixed on the external substrate S in an upright manner by using the fixing unit F. In addition, the digital display Z of the present disclosure can be shielded from an external electromagnetic interference (EMI) through the shield member F4.
The foregoing description of the exemplary embodiments of the disclosure has been presented only for the purposes of illustration and description and is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure to the precise forms disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching.
The embodiments were chosen and described in order to explain the principles of the disclosure and their practical application so as to enable others skilled in the art to utilize the disclosure and various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. Alternative embodiments will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains without departing from its spirit and scope.
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This application claims priority to the U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/963,195 filed on Jan. 20, 2020, the U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 63/002,394 filed on Mar. 31, 2020, and China Patent Application No. 202011482093.8, filed on Dec. 15, 2020 in People's Republic of China which applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. Some references, which may include patents, patent applications and various publications, may be cited and discussed in the description of this disclosure. The citation and/or discussion of such references is provided merely to clarify the description of the present disclosure and is not an admission that any such reference is “prior art” to the disclosure described herein. All references cited and discussed in this specification are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties and to the same extent as if each reference was individually incorporated by reference.
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