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RALPH H. BAER
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R. H. BAER
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Patented May 16, 1967
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Ralph H. liaer, Manchester, N.H., assignor to Sanders
At least
by photoelectric transducer means which in turn provides 50 dication associated with the predetermined position of the
an output signal proportional thereto or an aural indica
light beam with which the respective track is optically
tion.
aligned. By way of example and for purposes of illus
Another feature of this invention is to provide in the
tration, track 15 is optically aligned with the position of
foregoing indicator system means to convert the afore
the light beam that corresponds to the meter indication
mentioned output signal to an audio signal.
55 17, and the latter is prerecorded on track 15. The disk
Still another feature or" the invention is to provide for
16 is ?xed in position within the system and does not
audio output at discrete intervals from an analog device.
rotate.
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The above-mentioned and other features and objects of
Optical scanning means, illustrated as comprising the
this invention will become more apparent by reference to
optical scanner 18 and scanning motor driver 19 therefor,
of this invention;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view, cut away at different parts
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the indicator shaft 3 and thus the position of the light
beam is changed proportionally with the displacement of
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track being scanned. In the present invention, variable 40 normal to the lateral surfaces of bodies 18' and 28. The
density recordings are preferred for the film sound tracks,
re?ector surfaces may be fabricated by, for example,
but other types such as variable area ones may be also
cutting longitudinal grooves along the inner lateral sur
utilized, as is obvious to those skilled in the art.
The
The output
The
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in with the meter, power supply, and headset that are gen
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through said track and provide an output signal respon
sive thereto, and further circuit means for converting said
output signal to an audio signal corresponding to said
predetermined meter indication.
4. Indicator announcing apparatus comprising a meter
having a movable indicator, a light source adapted to
provide a light beam, means to change the position of said
light beam proportional to the displacement of said in
dicator, a member having a plurality of ?lm sound tracks
In addition, it
?ectors, such as, for example, the sleeve 30, cf. FIG. 7,
may be eliminated, or the system of the present invention
may be modi?ed to use other and/or additional light
beam de?ectors in a manner which is obvious to those
skilled in the art. Thus, while I have described above the
I claim:
1. An indicator announcing system comprising meter
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sive thereto,
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meter indication.
stantially mutually exclusive optical alignment with a
14. In indicator announcing apparatus having a meter
predetermined track and having a given con?guration for
with movable indicator associated therewith, the com
re?ecting said light beam normal to the lateral surfaces
bination comprising a light source adapted to provide a 40 of said ?rst and second bodies. '