WO1998059333A1 - Visual display systems - Google Patents
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- WO1998059333A1 WO1998059333A1 PCT/GB1998/001794 GB9801794W WO9859333A1 WO 1998059333 A1 WO1998059333 A1 WO 1998059333A1 GB 9801794 W GB9801794 W GB 9801794W WO 9859333 A1 WO9859333 A1 WO 9859333A1
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- wheel
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- light emitting
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- G—PHYSICS
- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
- G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
- G09G3/00—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes
- G09G3/005—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes forming an image using a quickly moving array of imaging elements, causing the human eye to perceive an image which has a larger resolution than the array, e.g. an image on a cylinder formed by a rotating line of LEDs parallel to the axis of rotation
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- G—PHYSICS
- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
- G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
- G09F21/00—Mobile visual advertising
- G09F21/04—Mobile visual advertising by land vehicles
- G09F21/045—Mobile visual advertising by land vehicles supported by the wheels
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- G—PHYSICS
- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
- G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
- G09F9/00—Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements
- G09F9/30—Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements
- G09F9/33—Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements being semiconductor devices, e.g. diodes
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- the present invention relates to visual display systems.
- the wheels of bicycles are often decorated with material which gives a pleasing effect to a remote viewer.
- the wheel rotates and rotates at different speeds little more than a blur of colour is usually observable.
- a display system for a rotary member comprising an array of light emitting devices to be mounted on the member, a controller to be mounted on the member and connected to the light emitting devices for controlling the energisation of the light emitting devices in a sequence in accordance with a program stored in a memory of the controller, a sensor to be mounted on the member to sense the passage of the member past a locator rigid with a non-rotary support for the member, and control means responsive to the sensor sensing the locator to initiate an energising cycle for the light emitting devices by the controller in accordance with the program stored in the memory, the control means establishing a datum position of the member at which the energisation cycle can be initiated and varying the rate of energisation in accordance with the speed of the member whereby to provide an apparently stationary image on the member corresponding to the program stored.
- a display system for a rotary wheel comprising an elongate array of light emitting devices to be mounted on the wheel extending in a radial direction, a controller to be mounted on the wheel and connected to the light emitting devices for controlling the energisation of the light emitting devices in a sequence in accordance with a program stored in a memory of the controller, a sensor to be mounted on the wheel to sense the rotary position of the wheel, and control means responsive to the sensor to initiate an energising cycle for the light emitting devices by the controller at positions determined in accordance with the program stored in the memory, the control means varying the rate of energisation in accordance with the speed of the wheel whereby to provide an apparently stationary image on the wheel corresponding to the program stored.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the bicycle displaying an advertising trade mark
- Figure 2 is a fragmentary view of the front wheel of the bicycle incorporating the display system.
- Figure 3 is a block diagram of the display system in conjunction with a system for reprogramming the display system.
- Figure 1 shows a bicycle 2 having a front wheel 4 carrying an illuminated image of the registered trade mark REEBOK which, to the stationary observer, appears stationary on the bicycle notwithstanding that the wheel 4 is rotating.
- the wheel 4 is supported by a fork 6 to which a locator in the form of a magnet 12 is attached.
- Attached to one spoke 8 of the wheel 4 is an elongate array 10 comprising sixteen light emitting diodes (LEDs) extending radially of the wheel 4.
- a controller 16 which includes a battery (not shown), and is connected to the array 10 by a cable 18.
- the imbalance caused by the attachments to the wheel can be corrected by the use of counterweights (not shown) attached to the diametrically opposite side of the wheel.
- the controller includes a memory (not shown) that stores a program for controlling the sequence in which the different LEDs of the array are to be energised. By selecting the timing and energisation of the different LEDs in accordance with a predetermined program, the observer will see an apparently stationary image on the wheel notwithstanding that it is rotating.
- a sensor in the form of a magnetic reed relay 14 is mounted on the spoke 8 and this is triggered each time the sensor 14 passes the locator magnet 12.
- Control means (not shown) within the controller 16 responds to the operation of the reed switch to initiate the readout from the memory at the same angular position of the spoke 8 during each full cycle of rotation of the spoke.
- the control means also measures the repetition rate of the operation of the switch 14 and inhibits a readout from the memory until the speed of the wheel reaches 35rpm. After this point has been reached, the control means controls the readout rate from the memory to the array directly in proportion to the instantaneous repetition rate determined by the control means.
- the block diagram of Figure 3 shows how the memory of the controller 16 can be programmed. As shown, a desired image is created with the aid of an IBM PC compatible computer 20 and configured as a 200 x 16 pixel array. The array is downloaded into a programmer 22 which converts the driving data stream into a processor compatible processing stream. The processor in turns loads the program for the array into the memory of the controller.
- power can be fed from a source mounted on the bicycle frame to the wheel through a slip ring arrangement.
- the bicycle may include an electric speedometer (not shown) which derives its input ie the pulse repetition rate of the reed relay switch from the controller.
- the controller 16 can be in two parts, a first part fixed to the spoke and a second part which can be plugged into the first part and which contains the power supply (the batteries) and the memory.
- the plug-in part can be removed for security purposes and or to reprogram the memory.
- the trigger can be provided by a reed relay, it can be provided by an accelerometer (not shown) mounted on the wheel at a point radially distant from the axis of the wheel. As the wheel rotates, the accelerometer will have a component of motion in the direction of the gravitational field and this will cause the accelerometer to generate a sinusoidal electrical output as the wheel rotates. This output can then be used by the controller to illuminate the LEDs at any desired attitude as the wheel rotates.
- any number of arrays can be mounted on the wheel in different attitudes and shapes to form a complex display pattern as required.
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Priority Applications (5)
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DE69809910T DE69809910T2 (en) | 1997-06-21 | 1998-06-18 | AUZEIGESYSTEME |
EP98930895A EP0990228B1 (en) | 1997-06-21 | 1998-06-18 | Visual display systems |
AT98930895T ATE229215T1 (en) | 1997-06-21 | 1998-06-18 | DISPLAY SYSTEMS |
CA002295768A CA2295768C (en) | 1997-06-21 | 1998-06-18 | Visual display systems |
AU81176/98A AU8117698A (en) | 1997-06-21 | 1998-06-18 | Visual display systems |
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GBGB9713035.5A GB9713035D0 (en) | 1997-06-21 | 1997-06-21 | Visual display systems |
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EP (1) | EP0990228B1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE229215T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU8117698A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2295768C (en) |
DE (1) | DE69809910T2 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2189193T3 (en) |
GB (2) | GB9713035D0 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1998059333A1 (en) |
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