Patent ID: 6623152
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: G02B,H05K,Y10S

Abstract:
A display element capable of being mounted on a printed circuit board, comprising:at least one LED provided with connecting wires; a device for illuminating a light exit area extending substantially perpendicularly to the direction of light propagation; an optical waveguide forming said illuminating device and the light exit area, wherein said optical waveguide has a recess, which has a light coupling-in area for light from the at least one LED and in which the at least one LED is fixed, said optical waveguide having at least one supporting element for support on a printed circuit board; wherein the connecting wires of the at least one LED have feet which can be soldered onto the printed circuit board by means of SMD (surface mount device) technology, said at least one supporting element being spaced laterally from the LED and adapted to cooperate with the LED feet to support the display element on the printed circuit board during soldering.