Flame simulating assembly with electronic display and backlight
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Jul 31, 2012
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Oct 1, 2009
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Sep 12, 2007
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Sep 14, 2006
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A flame simulating apparatus (100) includes a transparent electronic display device (116) for displaying images of flickering flames. The electronic display (116) may be positioned in front of at least a portion of a simulated fuel bed (124) or other fireplace objects, so that the simulated fuel bed (124) or other fireplace object is visible through the display device (116). A backlight (118) may be spaced apart from the display device (116) to accommodate a portion of the simulated fuel bed (124) between the display device (116) and the backlight (118) to generate depth perception. To facilitate viewing of side margins of the display device (116), side reflectors (150) may be provided or the backlight (118) may be made wider than the display device (116). In some embodiments, a diffusion layer (217) is positioned proximate the transparent electronic display (216) and configured to be switchable between permitting viewing objects behind the display device (216) and preventing viewing objects behind the display device (216).
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