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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 1985
Filed:
Nov. 27, 1981
Shigeru Araki, Tamayama, JP;
Nobuhiko Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A present position display device suitable for use on automobiles or the like vehicles, having a head member provided with a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element; a driving mechanism for driving the head member in the directions of an X and Y-axes; a mechanism for rotationally driving the driving mechanism; a sheet pack detachably mounted in the vicinity of and in parallel with the plane of movement of the head member; and a map transferrably disposed in the sheet pack; whereby the present position of the vehicle is indicated by the light coming from the light-emitting element on the map. Means are provided to read codes of specific positions marked on the map and to make an indication of the specific position as desired.