Gauge with reversible display screen

• US 5,686,831 A
• Filed: 02/07/1996
• Issued: 11/11/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: DeFelsko Corporation
• Original Assignee: DeFelsko Corporation
• Inventors: Vandervalk, Leon C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Karlsen, Ernest F.
• Application Number:
  US08/597,914
• Time in Patent Office: 643 Days
• Field of Search: 324/115, 324/72.5, 324/149, 324/671, 324/230
• US Class Current: 324/115
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 7/00 Indicating measured values
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0492 Change of orientation of the displayed image, e.g. upside-down, mirrored
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/04 for presentation of a single character by selection from a plurality of characters, or by composing the character by combination of individual elements, e.g. segments using a combination of such display devices for composing words, rows or the like, in a frame with fixed character positions

Abstract

A gauge includes a probe for taking measurements, a microprocessor for processing the measurements taken by the probe; and a screen display for displaying the measurements processed by the microprocessor; wherein the screen display can be selectively operated in a first mode wherein the measurements are displayed on the screen display in a first orientation, and in a second mode wherein the measurements are displayed on the screen display in a second orientation.

Claims

1. A method of using a gauge having a screen display for displaying measurements, said screen display arranged at a first end of a gauge housing and said screen display being oriented at an angle with respect to the gauge housing so that the screen display is tilted toward the first end of the gauge housing so as to facilitate reading the screen display when taking measurements at below eye-level, comprising the steps of:

placing said gauge housing flat on a horizontal work surface;

arranging the gauge housing such that the first end of the display screen is closest to an operator of the gauge; and

reversing an orientation of information displayed on the display screen so that the information can be read by the operator from the first end of the gauge housing.