Weather time display

Claim 2

A multi-image display comprising a plurality of calibrated, stationary scales, means for alternately and sequentially optically projecting the images of said stationary scales onto an image plane, means for optically projecting an image of an indicator and for superimposing said image of said indicator with that of said scale at said image plane, means responsive to an input signal for positioning said image of said indicator at said image plane relative to the projected image of said scale thereat at a position corresponding to the magnitude of said input signal in which said positioning means comprises a meter receiving said input signal and having a member movable to an extent determined by the magnitude of said input signal, and a reflector coupled to said movable member and in optical communication with said indicator image projecting means.

Claim 3

The display of claim 1, further comprising means for projecting a time indication onto said image plane superimposed with said images of said indicator and of one of said scales.

Claim 4

The display of claim 1, further comprising means for sequentially and alternately applying one of a plurality of input signals to said meter in synchronism with the sequential operation of said scale image projecting means.

Claim 5

The display of claim 3, in which said indicator projecting means further comprises a second reflector in optical communication with said first reflector and with said image plane.

Claim 6

The display of claim 1, further comprising means for periodically inhibiting said first and second image projecting means, and third means for projecting an image of a message onto said image plane when said first and second image projecting means are inhibited.

Claim 7

The display of claim 5, in which said third projecting means includes an additional enclosure, additional illuminating means contained in said additional enclosure, means for positioning a message in said additional illuminating enclosure, and means for actuating said additional illuminating means when the other of said illuminating means are not actuated.

Claim 8

The display of claim 1, further comprising a television camera having a viewing plane located substantially at said image plane for transmitting said superimposed scale and indicator images to a remote television receiver.

Claim 9

The display of claim 7, in which said positioning means comprises a meter receiving said input signal and having a member movable to an extent determined by the magnitude of said input signal, and a reflector coupled to said movable member and in optical communication with said indicator image projecting means.

Claim 10

The display of claim 7, in which said scale projecting means comprises a plurality of enclosures each having a light transmissive panel on which one of said scales is opaquely formed, illuminating means in each of said enclosures, and means for sequentially and alternately actuating said illuminating means in said enclosures to thereby sequentially illuminate said panels.

Claim 11

The display of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of means for respectively sensing a different external parameter and for producing an output signal corresponding to said parameters, and means for sequentially coupling one of said output signals to said image positioning means.

Claim 12

The display of claim 10, further comprising weighting circuits interposed between said sensors and said meter for achieving uniform movement of said indicator image for each of said sensor output signals applied to said meter.

Claim 13

The display of claim 11, in which said scales are calibrated in units corresponding to the parameters respectively monitored by said plurality of sensors.

Claim 14

A multiimage display comprising a plurality of calibrated scales, means for alternately and sequentially projecting the images of said scales onto an image plane, means for projecting an image of an indicator and for superimposing said image of said indicator with that of said scale at said image plane, means responsive to an input signal for positioning said image of said indicator at said image plane relative to the projected image of said scale thereat at a position corresponding to the magnitude of said input signal, in which said positioning means comprises a meter receiving said input signal and having a member movable to an extent determined by the magnitude of said input signal, a reflector coupled to said movable member and in optical communication with said indicator image projecting means, and means for sequentially and alternately applying one of a plurality of input signals to said meter in synchronism with the sequential operation of said scale image projecting means, in which said indicator projecting means further comprises a second reflector in optical communication with said first reflector and with said image plane, and in which said first reflector is rotatable along with said movable member, and said second reflector comprises a parabolic reflector for converting the rotational movement of said first reflector to a corresponding lateral movement of said indicator image relative to said image of said scale at said image plane.

Claim 15

A multiimage display comprising a plurality of calibrated scales, means for alternately and sequentially projecting the images of said scales onto an image plane, means for projecting an image of an indicator and for superimposing said image of said indicator with that of said scale at said image plane, means responsive to an input signal for positioning said image of said indicator at said image plane relative to the projected image of said scale thereat at a position corresponding to the magnitude of said input signal, in which said positioning means comprises a meter receiving said input signal and having a member movable to an extent determined by the magnitude of said input signal, a reflector coupled to said movable member and in optical communication with said indicator image projecting means, and means for sequentially and alternately applying one of a plurality of input signals to said meter in synchronism with the sequential operation of said scale image projecting means, in which said indicator projecting means further comprises a second reflector in optical communication with said first reflector and with said image plane, and in which said first reflector is rotatable along with said movable member, and said second reflector comprises a parabolic reflector for converting the rotational movement of said first reflector to a corresponding lateral movement of said indicator image relative to said image of said scale at said image plane.

Claim 16

The display of claim 13, in which said scale projectiNg means comprises a plurality of enclosures each having a light transmissive panel on which one of said scales is opaquely formed, illuminating means in each of said enclosures, and means for sequentially and alternately actuating said illuminating means in said enclosures to thereby sequentially illuminate said panels.

Claim 17

The display of claim 14, further comprising image directing means interposed intermediate said panels and said image plane for directing the images of the illuminated one of said scales onto said image plane.

Claim 18

The display of claim 15, in which said directing means comprises at least one beam-splitting mirror having a reflecting surface in optical communication with one of said panels and with said first reflector, and a light-transmissive surface in optical communication with another of said panels.

Claim 19

A multi-image display comprising a plurality of calibrated scales, means for alternately and sequentially projecting the images of said scales onto an image plane, means for optically projecting an image of an indicator and for superimposing said image of said indicator with that of said scale at said image plane, means responsive to an input signal for positioning said image of said indicator at said image plane relative to the projected image of said scale thereat at a position corresponding to the magnitude of said input signal, means for projecting a time indication onto said image plane superimposed with said images of said indicator and of one of said scales, in which said time indication projecting means comprises an endless film having a plurality of viewing areas on which successively increasing time indicia are respectively formed, a projection station, and means for incrementally moving said film to position succeeding ones of said time indicia containing areas past said projection station.

Claim 20

A multi-image display comprising a plurality of calibrated scales, means for alternately and sequentially projecting the images of said scales onto an image plane, means for optically projecting an image of an indicator and for superimposing said image of said indicator with that of said scale at said image plane, means responsive to an input signal for positioning said image of said indicator at said image plane relative to the projected image of said scale thereat at a position corresponding to the magnitude of said input signal, means for projecting a time indication onto said image plane superimposed with said images of said indicator and of one of said scales, in which said time indication projecting means comprises an endless film having a plurality of viewing areas on which successively increasing time indicia are respectively formed, a projection station, and means for incrementally moving said film to position succeeding ones of said time indicia containing areas past said projection station.