Modular split and/or flap displays and associated interfaces and communications
US10699605B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09F11/06
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, devices, and split flap wheel apparatuses that can display alphanumeric characters, messages, and graphics are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can comprise a split flap wheel apparatus, comprising: a housing adapted to rotate about a center axis; flaps hingeably coupled, via hinges, to the housing that rotate externally to the housing with rotation of the housing; and a motor disposed within the housing that drives the rotation of the housing. One or more embodiments described herein can comprise a device comprising: a housing with at least one opening; a wheel within the housing; a group of hinged flaps affixed to an outside surface of the wheel along a circumference of the wheel; and a motor disposed within the wheel that operates to spin the wheel by the fixed amount of angular rotation.
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