A system of interconnecting illumination units that are arranged to form an illuminating pattern, message, slogan, advertisement, etc. is provided. The system of interconnectable illumination units includes at least one interconnectable unit. The at least one interconnectable unit includes a unit body, at least one first channel, at least one second channel, and at least one light-generating device. The unit body may be any type of building material such as, but not limited to, a block, brick, or tile. The at least one first channel is an area within the unit body that receives and stores the at least one light-generating device. The at least one second channel is used to allow passage of light from the at least one light-generating device. The at least one light-generating device is main source of light energy which allows the system of interconnectable units to display an illuminating pattern, message, slogan, advertisement, etc.

The NOVELTY DISPLAY PLATFORM discloses a display platform for illuminating a display chamber. The platform includes a base unit containing a light source. The base unit is configured with a stage to support a display chamber. The base unit further includes an opening configured to receive a light conduit. The light conduit is configured to redirect light from the light source contained in the base unit to illuminate the display chamber. The display chamber may contain a transparent sheet bearing an image and/or be filled with a suspension of reflective particles. The light source may be color changing and/or support various display modes, and may be controlled by a remote.

The invention relates to an illuminable display element, in particular for a vehicle, which display element comprises a planar cover (1). The planar cover has a visible side (10), a rear side (11), and at least one opening (14). The display element also comprises at least one graphic element (2), which is provided and/or formed on the visible side (10) of the cover (1), and a lighting means (3), which is used to illuminate the opening (14). The graphic element (2) is at least partially surrounded by the at least one opening (14) in such a way the graphic element (2) can be at least partially peripherally illuminated by the light of the lighting means (3). The cover (1) comprises at least one elevation (12) extending upward, within which the graphic element (2) is arranged above the at least one opening (14), and/or the cover (1) comprises at least one recess (13) extending downward, within which the graphic element (2) is arranged below the at least one opening (14).

This disclosure describes an LED sign that has the exterior appearance of a neon sign, but is much easier and less expensive to mass produce, and has none of the environmentally challenging elements of a neon sign. The sign has a frame that mounts to a background element, through which one or more channels are routed or molded. Flexible LED light tubes are laid into the channels and then closed off with heat shrink tubes. Because the LED light tubes are restrained in the channel, the sign takes on the desired shape that has been formed into the background, allowing the sign to be mass-produced economically for even small quantities, as there is no need for an expensive mold. The background can be 1-piece, or made from multiple pieces connected to each other in a removable fashion.

Methods and devices for making a plate clip for securing a plate to a channel letter including: selecting a size of the plate clip and cutting a clip form; selecting a plurality of fold positions of the plate clip based on a panel size, the panel size being based on a plate thickness and a width of a rib; cutting the clip form to form a plurality of barbs; and folding the clip form at the plurality of fold positions to form the plate clip and expose the plurality of barbs.

An illuminating vehicle assembly includes a plastic grille component and a badge mounted to the plastic grille component. The badge houses at least one light source. The light source may be illuminated to create various lighting effects. Any heat generated by the at least one light source can be dissipated into the plastic grille component.

An apparatus configured to produce a letterbox using a strip of material including: a processor configured to measure a first plurality of hole positions on a first end of the strip of material and a second plurality of hole positions on flanges of the strip of material; a puncher configured to punch the first plurality of holes on at least one of the first end and the second end of the strip of material according to the first plurality of hole positions, the puncher configured to punch the second plurality of holes on the flanges according to the second plurality of hole positions; a support structure; an auto rivet machine coupled to the support structure, the support structure configured to support and hold the auto rivet machine such that the auto rivet machine can be moved above the first and second plurality of holes on the letterbox to be riveted.

An illumination device (1) for a vehicle, wherein the illumination device (1) is configured to create an illuminated, in particular 3-dimensional, shape. The illumination device includes an optical element (2), a first bezel element (3), a second bezel element (4), a light source (5) and a diffuser device (6), wherein the optical element, the first bezel element, and the second bezel element are arranged downstream of the diffuser device. The illuminated shape created with the illumination device is composed of an illuminated and a dark area, wherein the illuminated area is created by the light emitting surface of the illuminated optical element and the dark area is created by the first bezel element and the second bezel element blocking/absorbing light, wherein the first bezel element comprises an aperture, wherein the optical element and the second bezel element permeate the aperture.

A display switching apparatus, switching display images by switching irradiation of lights from light sources (7), includes: a lens array (6) in which lenses are arranged; a display part including pixel regions arranged to include regions through which a light formed by condensing each light emitted from the light sources with each lens of the lens array passes; and a housing (9) holding the display part. A transmittance in each pixel region is set corresponding to a predetermined static pattern, a shape of the display part as viewed in a direction perpendicular to a display surface of the display part is an irregular shape that is not rectangular, and a shape of the housing when viewed in the direction perpendicular to the display surface is the same as or similar to the shape of the display part as viewed in the direction perpendicular to the display surface.

A durable LED light engine includes a printed circuit board including LEDs mounted thereon positioned between a top enclosure and a bottom enclosure. Once assembled together, the combination of the top enclosure, the printed circuit board and the bottom enclosure are held together with a molding material. The top enclosure includes one or more integrated lenses for directing the illumination of the LEDs. The LED light engine may be mounted to a surface using a fastener passing through the combination of the top enclosure, the printed circuit board, and the bottom enclosure in the assembled LED light engine.