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Planetarium having an auxiliary projector independently rotatable about a star field projector

US4643681A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 22, 1985
Grant dateFeb 17, 1987
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Expiry dateApr 22, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09B27/00
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A planetarium comprises a star field projector which projects the star field, a ring-shaped member which supports the star field projector rotatably about a first axis, a first rotating member which supports the ring-shaped member rotatably about a second axis orthogonally crossing the first axis, a support base which supports the first rotating member rotatably about a third axis orthogonally crossing the second axis, a second rotating member provided on the support base rotatable about the third axis independent of the first rotating member, and a coordinates projector provided on the second rotating member.

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