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US3126536A
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schnell
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Granted: 1964-03-24
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Expires: 1981-03-24
Abstract
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2026-11-07 20:37
CPC Classifications
B; B30; B30B; B30B15/00; B30B15/14; B30B15/148
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
427 words
AN ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING A MACHINE, SAID MACHINE INCLUDING A SOLENOID CAPABLE OF BEING IN AN ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZED OR DE-ENERGIZED STATE, SAID SOLENOID BEING ADAPTED TO BE IN ONE OF SAID STATES TO ENABLE OPERATION OF SAID MACHINE, COMPRISING MEANS FOR APPLYING ALTERNATING CURRENT POWER TO SAID ARRANGEMENT, A FIRST RELAY IN CIRCUIT WITH SAID POWER APPLYING MEANS AND A REFERENCE POTENTIAL, SAID FIRST RELAY BEING ENERGIZED UPON APPLICATION OF SAID POWER, A PLURALITY OF PROBES, A SECOND ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY IN CIRCUIT WITH SAID POWER APPLYING MEANS AND SAID PROBES, A MALFUNCTIONING OF SAID MACHINE CAUSING A PROBE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH SAID REFERENCE POTENTIAL TO COMPLETE AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT THROUGH SAID SECOND RELAY TO ENERGIZE SAID SECOND RELAY, A THIRD RELAY MECHANICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID SECOND RELAY IN CIRCUIT WITH SAID POWER APPLYING MEANS, FIRST CONTACT MEANS ASSOCIATED IN COMMON WITH SAID SECOND AND THIRD RELAYS AND NORMALLY IN A FIRST PREDETERMINED STATE, SECOND CONTACT MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH AND RESPONSIVE TO THE ENERGIZATION OF SAID FIRST RELAY TO ELECTRICALLY CONNECT SAID SOLENOID TO SAID ARRANGEMENT WHEN IT IS ADAPTED TO BE IN THE ENERGIZED STATE AND TO MAINTAIN SOLENOID ELECTRICALLY DISCONNECTED WHEN IT IS ADAPTED TO BE IN THE DE-ENERGIZED STATE, INDICATING MEANS, SAID FIRST CONTACT MEANS SWITCHING TO A SECOND STATE IN RESPONSE TO THE ENERGIZATION OF SAID SECOND ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY TO DISCONNECT SAID SOLENOID WHEN SAID SOLENOID IS IN THE ENERGIZED STATE AND TO CONNECT SAID SOLENOID WHEN SAID SOLENOID IS IN THE DE-ENERGIZED STATE AND TO ELECTRICALLY CONNECT SAID INDICATING MEANS IN CIRCUIT WITH SAID POWER APPLYING MEANS AND SAID REFERENCE POTENTIAL TO ACTUATE SAID INDICATING MEANS, SAID FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD RELAYS BEING OF THE ALTERNATING CURRENT OPERATED TYPE, SAID SOLENOID BEING ADAPTED TO BE ACTUATED BY A SECOND POWER SOURCE, SAID FIRST CONTACT MEANS COMPRISING TWO SETS OF FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD CONTACTS RESPECTIVELY, EACH OF SAID FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD CONTACTS OF A SET BEING RESPECTIVELY IN CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER DURING SAID FIRST PREDETERMINED STATE, SAID SECOND CONTACT MEANS COMPRISING FOURTH, FIFTH AND SIXTH CONTACTS, SAID FIFTH AND SIXTH CONTACTS BEING IN CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER WHEN SAID FIRST ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY IS IN THE ENERGIZED STATE, A FIRST, AND SECOND CONTACT OF ONE SET OF SAID FIRST CONTACT MEANS BEING RESPECTIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID FOURTH AND SIXTH CONTACTS OF SAID SECOND CONTACT MEANS, SAID FIFTH CONTACT BEING CONNECTED TO SAID SOLENOID, SAID SOLENOID BEING COUPLED TO ONE TERMINAL OF SAID SECOND POWER SOURCE, SAID THIRD CONTACT OF SAID SET BEING COUPLED TO THE OTHER TERMINAL OF SAID SECOND SOURCE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
427 words
AN ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING A MACHINE, SAID MACHINE INCLUDING A SOLENOID CAPABLE OF BEING IN AN ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZED OR DE-ENERGIZED STATE, SAID SOLENOID BEING ADAPTED TO BE IN ONE OF SAID STATES TO ENABLE OPERATION OF SAID MACHINE, COMPRISING MEANS FOR APPLYING ALTERNATING CURRENT POWER TO SAID ARRANGEMENT, A FIRST RELAY IN CIRCUIT WITH SAID POWER APPLYING MEANS AND A REFERENCE POTENTIAL, SAID FIRST RELAY BEING ENERGIZED UPON APPLICATION OF SAID POWER, A PLURALITY OF PROBES, A SECOND ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY IN CIRCUIT WITH SAID POWER APPLYING MEANS AND SAID PROBES, A MALFUNCTIONING OF SAID MACHINE CAUSING A PROBE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH SAID REFERENCE POTENTIAL TO COMPLETE AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT THROUGH SAID SECOND RELAY TO ENERGIZE SAID SECOND RELAY, A THIRD RELAY MECHANICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID SECOND RELAY IN CIRCUIT WITH SAID POWER APPLYING MEANS, FIRST CONTACT MEANS ASSOCIATED IN COMMON WITH SAID SECOND AND THIRD RELAYS AND NORMALLY IN A FIRST PREDETERMINED STATE, SECOND CONTACT MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH AND RESPONSIVE TO THE ENERGIZATION OF SAID FIRST RELAY TO ELECTRICALLY CONNECT SAID SOLENOID TO SAID ARRANGEMENT WHEN IT IS ADAPTED TO BE IN THE ENERGIZED STATE AND TO MAINTAIN SOLENOID ELECTRICALLY DISCONNECTED WHEN IT IS ADAPTED TO BE IN THE DE-ENERGIZED STATE, INDICATING MEANS, SAID FIRST CONTACT MEANS SWITCHING TO A SECOND STATE IN RESPONSE TO THE ENERGIZATION OF SAID SECOND ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY TO DISCONNECT SAID SOLENOID WHEN SAID SOLENOID IS IN THE ENERGIZED STATE AND TO CONNECT SAID SOLENOID WHEN SAID SOLENOID IS IN THE DE-ENERGIZED STATE AND TO ELECTRICALLY CONNECT SAID INDICATING MEANS IN CIRCUIT WITH SAID POWER APPLYING MEANS AND SAID REFERENCE POTENTIAL TO ACTUATE SAID INDICATING MEANS, SAID FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD RELAYS BEING OF THE ALTERNATING CURRENT OPERATED TYPE, SAID SOLENOID BEING ADAPTED TO BE ACTUATED BY A SECOND POWER SOURCE, SAID FIRST CONTACT MEANS COMPRISING TWO SETS OF FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD CONTACTS RESPECTIVELY, EACH OF SAID FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD CONTACTS OF A SET BEING RESPECTIVELY IN CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER DURING SAID FIRST PREDETERMINED STATE, SAID SECOND CONTACT MEANS COMPRISING FOURTH, FIFTH AND SIXTH CONTACTS, SAID FIFTH AND SIXTH CONTACTS BEING IN CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER WHEN SAID FIRST ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY IS IN THE ENERGIZED STATE, A FIRST, AND SECOND CONTACT OF ONE SET OF SAID FIRST CONTACT MEANS BEING RESPECTIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID FOURTH AND SIXTH CONTACTS OF SAID SECOND CONTACT MEANS, SAID FIFTH CONTACT BEING CONNECTED TO SAID SOLENOID, SAID SOLENOID BEING COUPLED TO ONE TERMINAL OF SAID SECOND POWER SOURCE, SAID THIRD CONTACT OF SAID SET BEING COUPLED TO THE OTHER TERMINAL OF SAID SECOND SOURCE.
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