OPTICAL ROTARY CONTROL DEVICE USING A MICROPROCESSOR

A rotary control device is provided comprising a light receptor (52), a plurality of light sources (54) radially spaced from the light receptor (52), a light director (14) having means for directing light from the light source (54) to the receptor (52) and means for rotating the director (14) thereb...

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Main Authors JACKSON, GREGORY, D, REIFF, DAVID, E, BRANAN, MACWILLIAM, DZUNG, JOHN, C
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 12.06.1996
Edition6
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRIC SWITCHES
ELECTRICITY
EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
PULSE TECHNIQUE
RELAYS
SELECTORS
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
TRANSMISSION
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Summary:A rotary control device is provided comprising a light receptor (52), a plurality of light sources (54) radially spaced from the light receptor (52), a light director (14) having means for directing light from the light source (54) to the receptor (52) and means for rotating the director (14) thereby selectively directing light from the light sources (54) to the light receptor (52). In another aspect of the invention, the optical rotary device further comprises an isolator (56) made of opaque material which surrounds four sides of the light receptor (52) and four sides of the light sources (54). In a further aspect of the invention the light director includes a reflector (46) for directing the light from the light sources (54) to the light receptor (52).
Bibliography:Application Number: EP19940921421