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US3209645A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Navigational situation display with cylindrically shaped film

Assignee: TDK Micronas GmbH
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Filing: 1962-07-18
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Granted: 1965-10-05
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Expires: 1982-07-18
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Erich S Guttmann

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 18:18
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01C; G01C21/00; G01C21/20; G01C21/22

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 204 words
A VEHICLE BORNE INSTRUMENT FOR CONTINUOUS PRESENTATION OF A FILM RECORDED GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENT AND OTHER DATA IN ACCORDANCE WITH TRAVEL OF SAID VEHICLE, COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF: A TRANSLUCENT, REAR-ILLUMINATED PROJECTION SCREEN; FILM HOLDING AND TRANSPORT MEANS ADAPTED TO HOLD AND FORM AND FILM SUBSTANTIALLY INTO A CYLINDRICAL SHAPE THEREBY TO FORM A CYLINDRICAL SURFACE OF FILM, SAID FILM HOLDING AND TRANSPORT MEANS BEING ALSO ADAPTED TO INDEPENDENTLY ROTATE AND TRANSLATE AXIALLY SAID CYLINDRICAL SURFACE; ILLUMINATING MEANS SITUATED OUTSIDE OF AND AT AP REDETERMINED LOCATION WITH RESPECT TO THE SURFACE OF SAID CYLINDRICAL DRUM, SAID ILLUMINATING MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO PASS LIGHT THROUGH A PREDETERMINED AREA OF SAID FILM; AN OPTICAL PROJECTION SYSTEM LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY INSIDE SAID CYLINDRICAL SURFACE IN A MANNER SO AS TO ACCEPT SAID LIGHT PASSED THROUGH SAID FILM AND THEREAFTER PROJECT SAID LIGHT THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF SAID CYLINDRICAL SURFACE ONTO THE BACK OF SAID SCREEN; FIRST SERVO MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A FIRST INPUT SIGNAL FOR EFFECTING ROTATION OF SAID CYLINDRICAL SURFACE IN ACCORDANCE WITH A CHARACTERISTIC OF SAID FIRST INPUT SIGNAL; AND SECOND SERVO MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A SECOND INPUT SIGNAL FOR EFFECTING AXIAL TRANSLATION OF SAID CYLINDRICAL SURFACE IN ACCORDANCE WITH A CHARACTERISTIC OF SAID SECOND INPUT SIGNAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 204 words
A VEHICLE BORNE INSTRUMENT FOR CONTINUOUS PRESENTATION OF A FILM RECORDED GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENT AND OTHER DATA IN ACCORDANCE WITH TRAVEL OF SAID VEHICLE, COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF: A TRANSLUCENT, REAR-ILLUMINATED PROJECTION SCREEN; FILM HOLDING AND TRANSPORT MEANS ADAPTED TO HOLD AND FORM AND FILM SUBSTANTIALLY INTO A CYLINDRICAL SHAPE THEREBY TO FORM A CYLINDRICAL SURFACE OF FILM, SAID FILM HOLDING AND TRANSPORT MEANS BEING ALSO ADAPTED TO INDEPENDENTLY ROTATE AND TRANSLATE AXIALLY SAID CYLINDRICAL SURFACE; ILLUMINATING MEANS SITUATED OUTSIDE OF AND AT AP REDETERMINED LOCATION WITH RESPECT TO THE SURFACE OF SAID CYLINDRICAL DRUM, SAID ILLUMINATING MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO PASS LIGHT THROUGH A PREDETERMINED AREA OF SAID FILM; AN OPTICAL PROJECTION SYSTEM LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY INSIDE SAID CYLINDRICAL SURFACE IN A MANNER SO AS TO ACCEPT SAID LIGHT PASSED THROUGH SAID FILM AND THEREAFTER PROJECT SAID LIGHT THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF SAID CYLINDRICAL SURFACE ONTO THE BACK OF SAID SCREEN; FIRST SERVO MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A FIRST INPUT SIGNAL FOR EFFECTING ROTATION OF SAID CYLINDRICAL SURFACE IN ACCORDANCE WITH A CHARACTERISTIC OF SAID FIRST INPUT SIGNAL; AND SECOND SERVO MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A SECOND INPUT SIGNAL FOR EFFECTING AXIAL TRANSLATION OF SAID CYLINDRICAL SURFACE IN ACCORDANCE WITH A CHARACTERISTIC OF SAID SECOND INPUT SIGNAL.

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