Panasonic electrician in the road accessibility of white LED

Set the indicator Matsushita in June will be listed in the crosswalk starting point using 6 indicator indicator indicator Matsushita will be listed by the white light LED to pedestrians walk and lane in June 2006 the border consists of 18 white LED. The utility model is mainly used for providing help for the elderly and the people with low vision function when walking at night. The company's goal is: LED has been committed to strengthening the road accessibility (Barrier Free) of the entire Japanese autonomous region, to promote the sale of white. Matsushita Electric is the industry's first listed on the road accessibility special white LED company. The reason for the company to get involved in this business is: since 2000, Japan enacted the traffic barrier law, local authorities have been committed to strengthening the accessibility of the road. The demand for white LED, which is expected to be better than fluorescent lamps in terms of power consumption and longevity, "will expand in the future" (Matsushita Electric). The company's listing lights will be lined up in a row of 18 white LED integrated in the glass frame. After being buried in the road, the light can be emitted from the ground at night. For example, from the starting point to the end of the crosswalk, every 5 ~ 6 for a group of arrangement, can prevent the accident caused by the elderly, such as out of the driveway. In November 2005 to January 2006 in Gifu, Takayama conducted an empirical experiment, by the subjects of praise, so decided to go public. The lights in the buried road width size 70mm * 347mm * 100mm long to deep. Power consumption is only 2W. Light set to less than 10lm. "Can be recognized by people with low vision and light for people with good vision and not dazzling" (Matsushita). The power supply is ensured by branching the signal oriented power supply line. Built in white LED life of 40 thousand hours, even if lit every day for 10 hours, no need to change within 10 years. Considering the buried road use, a double effort, for example, to strengthen the glass frame of anti-skid treatment, as well as filling material to prevent condensation of dew and other glass through the air layer between the glass and the addition of LED. Priced at 17 to 180 thousand yen, is expected in sales will reach 100 million yen. (information from: Nikkei BP newspaper reporter: a large)