US3211031A
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Production of potentiometers
Assignee: Societe dElectronique et dAutomatisme SA
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Filing: 1962-03-06
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Granted: 1965-10-12
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Expires: 1982-03-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Martin Jacques Edouard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 03:22
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01C; H01C17/00; H01C17/22; H01C17/235; H01B; H01B1/00; H01C10/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49082; Y10T29/49099; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/02; Y10T83/0304; Y10T83/162; Y10T83/173; Y10T83/175; Y10T83/178
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
APPARATUS FOR FORMING A DESIRED TAPER ON A POTENTIOMETER TRACK FORMED OF AN ELONGATED FILM OF RESISTIVE MATERIAL APPLIED TO ONE FACE OF A DIELECTRIC BASE AND HAVING A TERMINAL AT EACH END, AID APPARATUS COMPRISING: A TOOL FOR CUTTING A GROOVE THROUGH THE FILM ONTO THE BASE; FIRST DRIVING MEANS PRODUCING RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE BASE AND SAID TOOL LONGITUDINALLY OF THE STRIP; SECOND DRIVING MEANS FOR MOVING SAID TOOL TRANSVERSELY OF THE TRACK DURING THE OPERATION OF SAID FIRST DRIVING MEANS; MEANS FOR CONNECTING A CONSTANT SOURCE OF CURRENT TO THE END TERMINALS OF THE TRACK DURING OPERATION OF SAID DRIVING MEANS; MEANS FOR DETECTING THE POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE POINT OF CUTTING AND ONE OF SAID END TERMINALS OF SAID STRIP; A DIGITALLY CODED STORE, READER MEANS FOR PERIODICALLY READING-OUT DIGITAL CODES FROM SAID STORE, AND FOR GENERATING AND PERIODICALLY VARYING AN ANALOG VOLTAGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID READ-OUT CODES; MEANS FOR COMPARING SAID POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE AND SAID ANALOG VOLTAGE; AND MEANS CONNECTING THE OUTPUT OF SAID VOLTAGE COMPARING MEANS TO CONTROL SAID SECOND DRIVING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
179 words
APPARATUS FOR FORMING A DESIRED TAPER ON A POTENTIOMETER TRACK FORMED OF AN ELONGATED FILM OF RESISTIVE MATERIAL APPLIED TO ONE FACE OF A DIELECTRIC BASE AND HAVING A TERMINAL AT EACH END, AID APPARATUS COMPRISING: A TOOL FOR CUTTING A GROOVE THROUGH THE FILM ONTO THE BASE; FIRST DRIVING MEANS PRODUCING RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE BASE AND SAID TOOL LONGITUDINALLY OF THE STRIP; SECOND DRIVING MEANS FOR MOVING SAID TOOL TRANSVERSELY OF THE TRACK DURING THE OPERATION OF SAID FIRST DRIVING MEANS; MEANS FOR CONNECTING A CONSTANT SOURCE OF CURRENT TO THE END TERMINALS OF THE TRACK DURING OPERATION OF SAID DRIVING MEANS; MEANS FOR DETECTING THE POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE POINT OF CUTTING AND ONE OF SAID END TERMINALS OF SAID STRIP; A DIGITALLY CODED STORE, READER MEANS FOR PERIODICALLY READING-OUT DIGITAL CODES FROM SAID STORE, AND FOR GENERATING AND PERIODICALLY VARYING AN ANALOG VOLTAGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID READ-OUT CODES; MEANS FOR COMPARING SAID POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE AND SAID ANALOG VOLTAGE; AND MEANS CONNECTING THE OUTPUT OF SAID VOLTAGE COMPARING MEANS TO CONTROL SAID SECOND DRIVING MEANS.
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