US3188621A - Display panels with selectable indicators - Google Patents

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US3188621A
US3188621A US203274A US20327462A US3188621A US 3188621 A US3188621 A US 3188621A US 203274 A US203274 A US 203274A US 20327462 A US20327462 A US 20327462A US 3188621 A US3188621 A US 3188621A
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George R Cogar
Donald O Neddenriep
Ernesto G Sevilla
Earl E Masterson
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/51—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used
    • H03K17/74—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used by the use, as active elements, of diodes
    • H03K17/76—Switching arrangements with several input- or output-terminals, e.g. multiplexers, distributors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F11/00—Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring
    • G06F11/30—Monitoring
    • G06F11/32—Monitoring with visual or acoustical indication of the functioning of the machine
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B19/00—Alarms responsive to two or more different undesired or abnormal conditions, e.g. burglary and fire, abnormal temperature and abnormal rate of flow
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B26/00—Alarm systems in which substations are interrogated in succession by a central station
    • G08B26/006—Alarm systems in which substations are interrogated in succession by a central station with substations connected to an individual line, e.g. star configuration
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B5/00—Visible signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems, remote indication of seats occupied
    • G08B5/22—Visible signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems, remote indication of seats occupied using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F11/00—Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the complete information is permanently attached to a movable support which brings it to the display position
    • G09F11/23—Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the complete information is permanently attached to a movable support which brings it to the display position the advertising or display material forming part of rotating members, e.g. in the form of perforations, prints, or transparencies on a drum or disc
    • G09F11/235—Electric control therefor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C17/00—Monitoring; Testing ; Maintaining
    • G21C17/02—Devices or arrangements for monitoring coolant or moderator
    • G21C17/04—Detecting burst slugs
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors

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  • Thisy invention relates to the iield of display devices. More particularly it relates to a novel display panel which, though compact in size and low in cost, is capable of displaying a large number of unique conditions.
  • the invention provides a display unit for monitoring a plurality of points.
  • the display unit includes a number [of indicators and means bearing a number of indicia for each indicator.
  • the indicia bearing means is selectively positionable.
  • Each indicium refers to a difterent point to be monitored.
  • the apparatus used to position the indicia also establishes a setrot connections, through a gating circuit,lfrom each selected indicator to the point corresponding to the indicium positioned at that indicator.
  • FIG. l is a logic diagram of an exemplary gate circuit used in the invention.
  • FiG. 4 is a representation of a display panel in accordance with one embodiment of this invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a portion of the mechanism associated with the display panel of FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the mechanism shown in FIG. 5.
  • FIG. 7 is a view of a display panel used in conjunction with the mechanism shown in FIG. 6.
  • Neon l-Neon 4 a gate circuit having four output lines labeled Neon l-Neon 4 is shown. It will be understood that in a preferred embodiment of the invention eight such circuits would be provided providing output signals for 32 Neon indicators. Since these circuits are identical it is believed unnecessary to include more than the one exemplary embodiment.
  • Each of the output lines will be effective when they receive a high signal from associated inverter amplifiers 1li, 11, 12 and 13. Associated with each of these amplifiers is a low Or gate 14, 15, 16 and 17, respectively, and each of these low Or gates buffs nine inputs from nine low And gates making a total of 36 low And gates in all, identified by reference numerals 18-53.
  • the low Or gates 14, 15, 16, and 17 will produce a low output if any input is low and will produce a high output if all inputs are high.
  • the low And gates, such as gate 27, will produce a low output if all inputs (two in this instance) are ⁇ low and a high input if any input is high.
  • the inverter amplifiers 1t), 11, 12 and 13 produce high outputs if the inputs are low and produce low outputs if the inputs are high.
  • each of And gates 26, 35, 44 and 53 will have a iirst low input applied thereat. Thereafter, if a low signal appears at any one or more ofthe terminals 62, 71, 80, or 89, the respective And gates 26, 35, 44 or 53 will 4 have a low signal on both its inputs causing the respective And gate to produce a low output. And gates receiving high signals will produce highs at their outputs. The outputs of the And gates 25, 35, 44 and 53 are fed to their respective Or gates 14, 15, 16 and 17.
  • FIG. 2 switch arrangement is shownr l for providingv the signals which appear onfon'e of ylines A-I'of FIG. 1. f
  • the output lines of FIG. 2 areY similarly,
  • Arm 9.0 and element'92 are .controlled by awheel or dial.l which 'in turn' may be manually operated to indicia onqthe display panel itself.
  • this drive-,element ⁇ is a transistor, and twoare'shown labelelQl and .Q2 respectively.
  • FIG; 3 is a schematic diagram :of aportionof the cir- Y c uityshown in logic form in'FIG. 1.
  • This circuit inf' than'9v translucent sheetpositions or rby increasing the number of window positions per slot with a consequent Y y increase in indicators 'rNeons At .the'same time VKindicated, andmightbe lit only when'there. was an error inthe cardreader section of the unit with vwhich the display panel is associated.
  • Y Y f Since each position of the ⁇ translucent vsheet is capable of displaying 32 points of thefunitgbeing-'monitored and since there :are 9..sheet positions, a'total of 288y display pointsare possible.
  • VFIG. 5 shows a Aback lviewi'of'theportion of the ma- Y chine having thedisplaypanel shown in FIG; 4.
  • PNP type transistors are shown, if AdesiredfNPN transistors could Ybe employedwith suitablel alteration in'bias-Y ⁇ ing and signal levels.- If ywe consider transistor Qland the linesfeeding the basethereof .asthe equivalent of'a'm-j' DiSm .ShOWll UFIG- 2' "S Wheel .109.45 rotated, Tack' plier 10 andv OR Vgate 14 of FIG.”1fand transistor Q2- the equivalent-of amplier 11v and ,Or gate 15 ofFIG. C1,
  • a translucent sheeticapable rof:-operating with the. dis-V play panelof-FIG..4 ⁇ and .withv thefswitch Varrangement of FIG.y 2 would have nine distinct positions, so .that'ninel differentindicia.. groupings would be visible in thev win-11l l dows, such asv window 100. In Yany position some or all ofthe areas visible through apertures 9699 would have. f
  • Vthis translucent sheet suchy aspglas'sv or plastic, is connected to a vrack.mechanismfltV which is operated by a trainl in turn is driven by a wheel v109 which, in the Aembodiment shown, ⁇ is top be. manuallyoperated.
  • TheSedrUmshaVe a 'nonagonal ⁇ cross-sectional.' ⁇ area andi-each ofthe. 9 plates carry 8 areas each,
  • FIG.v 7 shows a front view ofrak display panel which might be utilized with the mechanism shown in FIG. 6.
  • the Neon array remains uncovered and only the indicium beneath each Neon or indicator is changed by rotation of thedrums. This permits a largerarea both for the labeling of thewindow as well as for the visible light ofthe indicator.
  • a display unit including a substantially rectangular mask having a plurality of apertures substantially parallel to afpa'ir of opposite sides of said rectangle, a plurality of indicator lamps positioned behind each of said aperturesy and visible thereto, a light permeable sheet adapted to be placed at a plurality of positions located between said indicator lamps and said mask, indicia formed on said sheet and associated with each of said indicator lamps, positioning means for selecting one of said plurality of positions for said sheet, each of said sheet positions exposing through said mask apertures one indicium for each of said indicator lamps, a plurality of points capable of exhibiting first or second potentials, gate circuitry connecting each of said indicator lamps to different ones of said points, said indicator lamps operable in response to the detection of said first potential, said gate circuitry including enabling means for permitting the potential at only one of said plurality of points associated with each indicator lamp to be applied to its said associated lamp, said enabling means being controlled by said positioning means whereby the indicium visible for each indicator lamp in any sheet position identifies the point connected to said
  • said gate circuitry includes an And gate associated with each of said points, the output of said And gate being connected to the indicator lamp associated with said point, one input of each of said And gates connected to its said associate point and a second input connected to said Or gates being connected to a different one of said indicator lamps, the output of each of a number of said And gates, said number being no greater than the nurnber of said sheet positions, connected to the inputs of said Or gates, one input of each of said And gates connected to its associated point, the other input of each 0f said And gates connected to said enabling means, said enabling means being chosen so that a different one of said And gates associated with each of said Or gates receives an enabling input for each different sheet position.
  • each of said drums is N sided polygonal surface, N being equal to said plurality of rows, and said means for rotating said drums includes a manually operated wheel and a gear train actuated by said wheel coincidently and equally rotating each of said drums.
  • said gate circuitry includes an And gate connected to each of said points, the outputs of N of said And gates being connected to each of said indicators, each of said N output lines of said switch circuit being connected to one of said N And gates connected to each of said indicators, said indicia being arranged on said unit so that the indicia visible through said aperture identify the points whose said given potential fromsaid switcheircut. g t Y A -12.

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DES85577A DE1231143B (de) 1962-06-18 1963-06-07 Vorrichtung zur UEberwachung mehrerer Signalpunkte in zugeordneten Geraeten
JP38030291A JPS4839000B1 (en)) 1962-06-18 1963-06-08
FR937664A FR1367613A (fr) 1962-06-18 1963-06-11 Système indicateur notamment pour un équipement de traitement de données
SE6698/63A SE320008B (en)) 1962-06-18 1963-06-17
CH753063A CH407616A (de) 1962-06-18 1963-06-18 Vorrichtung zur Überwachung mehrerer gruppenweise angeordneter Signalpunkte

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