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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2018
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Eric Johannessen, Holbrook, NY (US);
Matthew Dunn, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Alvin S. Bartolome, Eastvale, CA (US);
Arthur Loic Dibeton Tchakounte, Covina, CA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
An integrated aircraft lighting and display panel includes high-density arrays of micro-scale light-emitting diodes (LED) set into a flexible printed circuit board (PCB). The PCB and LED arrays may be set into structural layers corresponding to overhead panels, side panels, bin panels, divider panels, doorway panels, or other interior structural panels of the aircraft. The LED arrays may be activated by a controller to provide cabin lighting, indicate aircraft signage, display high-resolution image or video graphics, or any simultaneous combination of all three. The panel may have a translucent or transparent decorative outer skin which may mimic the outward appearance of wood, stone, bamboo, or other decorative materials while the integrated lighting and display panels are inactive. Highly reflective core materials, such as an aluminum core in a honeycomb pattern, may guide the luminous output of the LED arrays through the outer skin.