EP 1347431 A1 20030924 - Display unit
Title (en)
Display unit
Title (de)
Anzeigeeinheit
Title (fr)
Unité d'affichage
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 98121512 A 19981113
Abstract (en)
The invention provides a self-powered display unit for displaying at least two consecutively changing images to be viewed by a viewer, the unit comprising a housing, at least one wall portion of the housing being made of an array of linear lenses having a lenticular front face and a flat rear face; at least one displaceable, light-weight, substantially planar indicia carrier disposed inside the housing at a distance from the rear face at most equalling the focal length of the lenses, and a high efficiency, low energy consumption, battery-powered DC drive means for periodically displacing the indicia carrier for a distance at least equalling the distance between two adjacent lenses of the array. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G09F 11/00 (2006.01); G09F 13/08 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G09F 11/00 (2013.01); G09F 13/08 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [YA] WO 9730436 A1 19970821 - ADMOTION CORP [US]
- [YD] US 5488451 A 19960130 - GOGGINS TIMOTHY P [US]
- [A] US 5426879 A 19950627 - HECKER IRV [US]
- [A] US 3660919 A 19720509 - NAGEL ROBERT I
- [A] US 5513458 A 19960507 - DEHLI HANS J [US]
- [AD] US 5494445 A 19960227 - SEKIGUCHI YOSHI [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1347431 A1 20030924; AT E259530 T1 20040215; DE 69821620 D1 20040318; DE 69821620 T2 20040603; PT 1001401 E 20040630
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 03012810 A 19981113; AT 98121512 T 19981113; DE 69821620 T 19981113; PT 98121512 T 19981113