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Display apparatus having a rotating display panel

US6335714B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 28, 1999
Grant dateJan 1, 2002
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Expiry dateJul 28, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G3/003
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A display apparatus having a rotating display panel which can generate a three dimensional image when viewed by a viewer wearing polarized glasses is disclosed. The display apparatus comprises a pedestal; a display body rotatably mounted on the pedestal; multiple light emitting arrays, each light emitting array further comprising multiple light emitting units and being equally spaced on a surface of the display body for displaying information when the display body rotates; and a polarizer provided on each of the light emitting arrays, the polarization direction of adjacent polarizers being perpendicular. In addition, the light emitting units are of different to colors whereby the display apparatus having a rotating display panel can generate a colorful image.

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