Patent ID: 6237290
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
A high-rise building with a large scale dot-matrix display device comprising:a plurality of glass panels arranged in rows and columns to form a curtain wall structured transparent outer wall extending over an exterior of the building, each of said panels being installed apart from end portions of floor slabs of the building to form a void space therebetween;a plurality of louver structured modules arranged within said void space in rows and columns to form a large scale display area, each of said modules having a louver-like structure formed of a plurality of posts arranged in substantially parallel relationship and a plurality of parallel beams connecting said adjacent posts, said beams being uniformly spaced from each other at predetermined pitches;a plurality of light emitting means mounted on each of said beams at uniform and generally the same pitches as those between said adjacent beams to form said large-scale dot-matrix display;a plurality of drive circuits for driving the respective light emitting means installed in each of said beams;a plurality of vertical guide members fixed to said end portions of the floor slabs, said vertical guide members being arranged substantially in parallel relationship so that said modules are supported between said adjacent guides at the both lateral sides thereof; anda plurality of vertical mullion members fixed to said vertical guide members as spaced apart from each of said vertical guides, so that said glass panels are supported therebetween.