Patent Publication Number: US-2016245981-A1

Title: Light-emitting panel for game console

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to a light-emitting panel for a game console, and more particularly to a panel structure allowing the panel of the game console to illuminate uniformly and be more eye-appealing. 
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART 
     To make game consoles more eye-appealing and eye-catching, a light-emitting panel is always configured on the console body of the game console; a striking advertisement, pattern, slogan and so on are configured on the panel together with the visual experience of dazzling brilliance being generated thereby, thereby attracting players. 
     The light-emitting panels of such game consoles mentioned above are mainly configured with several lamp tubes at the rear side of a light-passing plate, and a advertisement, pattern, slogan and etc may then be configured on the front side of the light-emitting plate in such a way to illuminate the advertisement, pattern and slogan by means of the light emitted from the lamp tubes. However, the parts of the light-emitting panel close to the lamp tubes are brighter and other parts thereof far away from the lamp tubes are dimmer if the tube lamps are too few to make light not bright enough because the brightness of a such kind of light-emitting panel depends on the number and brightness of the lamp tubes, causing the brightness of the light-emitting panel to be not uniform, and therefore to form a brightness gradient to make the panel not eye-appealing and enjoyable, and further to influence players&#39; desire to play. 
     To solve the drawbacks mentioned above, the industry installs a larger number of lamp tubes or replaces the lamp tubes with higher power ones to make the brightness of the light-emitting panel more uniform. But, it is necessary to spend more power to do so, resulting in the defect of causing the cost to be higher. In addition, the light-emitting panel so manufactured is brighter, apt to cause players to feel uncomfortable because the light is too bright to be too harsh to the eye and to make them dizzy. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The object of the present invention is to provide a light-emitting panel for a game console, allowed to illuminate uniformly and be more eye-appealing. 
     To achieve the above object, the present invention proposes a light-emitting panel for a game console, including: 
     A frame, configured around the lateral margins of a light guiding plate and light passing plate, accommodation grooves being configured thereon, the accommodation grooves providing the accommodation of light-emitting lamp bars and the insertion of the lateral margins of the light guiding plate and light passing plate therein; 
     the light-emitting lamp bars, inserted in the accommodation groove of the frame, a plurality of light-emitting elements being respectively configured thereon; 
     the light guiding plate, being a transparent plate made from transparent acrylic material, the peripheral edge of the light guiding plate being inserted and fixed in the accommodation groove of the frame, a plurality of light guiding mesh points being printed on the light guiding plate, and the light guiding mesh points being printed on the light guiding plate with light guiding ink by means of screen printing; 
     The light passing plate, made from acrylic material, the peripheral edge of the light passing plate being inserted and fixed in the accommodation groove of the frame and configured in front of the light guiding plate, and the light passing plate being smaller than the light guiding plate in thickness. 
     Whereby, the present invention provides a panel structure allowing the panel for a game console to illuminate uniformly and be eye-appealing. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is an exploded view of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a partly cross-sectional view of the present invention; and 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic view of the travel routes of light emitted from light-emitting light bar according to the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 , a light-emitting panel for a game console in a preferred embodiment according to the present invention includes a frame  10 , light-emitting lamp bars  20 , a light guiding plate  30  and a light passing plate  40 . 
     The frames  10 , also referring to  FIG. 2 , is configure on the lateral margins of the light guiding plate  30  and light-passing plate  40 , including four frame strips  10 A,  10 B,  10 C and  10 D, which can be combined together to form the frame  10 , where an accommodation groove  11  is respectively configured on the frame bars  10 A,  10 B,  10 C and  10 D for the accommodation of the light-emitting lamp bar  20  and the provision of the insertion of the lateral margins of the light guiding plate  30  and the one of the light passing plate  40  therein. 
     Also referring to  FIG. 2 , the light-emitting lamp bar  20 , on which a plurality of light-emitting elements  21  are mounted, is inserted in the accommodation grooves  11  of the frame  10 . 
     Preferably, the light-emitting lamp bar  20  is a color changeable lamp bar, and the light-emitting element  21  is an LED lamp. 
     The light guiding plate  30 , also referring to  FIG. 2 , is a transparent plate made from transparent acrylic material, and the peripheral edge of the light guiding plate  30  is inserted in the accommodation grooves  11  of the frame  10 , with the front side of the guiding plate  30  being printed with a plurality of light guiding mesh points made of light-emitting ink by means of screen printing, where the thickness of the light guiding plate  30  is preferably the same as the width of the light emitting element  21 . 
     The light passing plate  40 , also referring to  FIG. 2 , is a light passing plate body made from acrylic material, and the peripheral edge of the light passing plate  40  is inserted and fixed in the accommodation grooves  11  of the frame  10 , where the light passing plate is positioned in front of the light guiding plate  30 . Furthermore, the thickness of the light passing plate  40  is smaller than the one of the light guiding plate  30 . 
     The light passing plate  40  preferably is a white plate body. 
     By means of the structures mentioned above, referring to  FIG. 3 , when light emitted from the light emitting element  21  of the light-emitting lamp bar  20  illuminates from the lateral margin of the light guiding plate  30 , the light beams inside the light guiding plate  30  can be reflected by the light guiding mesh points  31  to change the angles and directions at and in which the light beams are projected out because the plurality of light guiding mesh points  31  are configured on the light guiding plate  30 , allowing the light beams to be scattered uniformly at all angles so as to guide the light beams uniformly to the light guiding plate  30 , and further allowing the light guiding plate  20  to illuminate uniformly. At the same time, the light beams from the light guiding plate  30  can be softened and reflected again back to the light guiding plate  30  through the light passing plate  40  configured in front of the light guiding plate  30 . Thereafter, the light beams can be further reflected and scattered by the light guiding mesh points  31 , allowing the light beams emitted from the light passing plate  40  to be more uniform, soft and bright. 
     Therefore, from the above, it can be clearly seen that the present invention has the following advantages:
         1. because the plurality of light guiding mesh points  31  made of light guiding ink, are configured on the light guiding plate  30  according to the present invention, the light guiding mesh points  31  can reflect and scatter light beams in all directions uniformly upon the illumination of the light beams, the light beams in the light guiding plate  30  can be reflected continuously and then diffused, allowing the light guiding plate  30  to illuminate uniformly to obtain the overall brightness uniformity. As a result, the present invention will not produce brightness gradient and further improve the panel appearance and significance.   2. because the light-emitting lamp bars  20  are configured on the lateral margin of the light guiding plate  30  with the frame  10  according to the present invention, the light-emitting lamp bars  20  illuminating synchronously from the lateral margin of the light guiding plate  30  allows the light guiding plate  30  to be lighted uniformly, and the light beams being reflected by the light guiding mesh points  31  allows the light reflection effect of the light guiding plate  30  to be improved indeed, and the brightness of the panel and the uniformity of the light beams to be further increased.   3. furthermore, because the light passing plate  40 , which is a white plate body, is configured in from of the light guiding plate  30 , it can reflect the light beams scattered from the light guiding plate  30  increasingly to improve the brightness of the light beams, and soften the light beam to prevent the panel from being too bright and harsh to the eye. In addition, the light passing plate  40  can also block the light guiding mesh points  31  configured on the light guiding plate  30  so as to prevent players from looking steadily at the mesh points  31 , further making panel more eye-appealing.   4. the light beams emitted from the light elements  21  of the light-emitting lamp bars  20  configured on the light guiding plate  30  are reflected by the light guiding mesh points  31  configured on the lateral margin of the light guiding plate  30 , allowing the light guiding plate  30  to illuminate, thereby needing no configuration of the too many or high power light-emitting elements  21 , and therefore, having the merits of saving energy and cost.