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US3217188A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Automatic program selecting controller

Assignee: Robertshaw Controls Co
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Filing: 1962-09-20
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Granted: 1965-11-09
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Expires: 1982-09-20
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Bauer Werner Robert

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 11:35
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/04; G05B19/12; G05B19/122; D; D06; D06F; D06F2103/00; D06F2103/18; D06F2105/00; D06F2105/02; D06F2105/52; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/7287; Y10T137/729; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/86389

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 138 words
A CONTROLLER COMPRISING: A PROGRAM MEANS FOR PRODUCING A PLURALITY OF SEPARATE PROGRAMS EACH PRODUCING SEQUENTIAL CONTROL IMPULSES INCLUDING A FREELY ROTATABLE DISC WITH AN ELECTRICALLY INSULATIVE FLAT SURFACE AND WITH PROGRAM PRODUCING ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE STRIPS CIRCULARLY SECURED ON SAID FLAT SURFACE AIDING IN PRODUCING SAID PROGRAMS, SAID DISC HAVING STEPPING TEETH, AN ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY HAVING A RECIPROCABLE ADVANCING FINGER ENGAGING SAID TEETH FOR STEP BY STEP ROTATION OF SAID DISC BY INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ENERGIZATION OF SAID RELAY, PAIRS OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE FINGERS ENGAGING SAID FLAT SURFACE AND SAID STRIPS, A CONTROLLER MOTOR HAVING A CYCLING SWITCH MEANS, A CYCLING AND ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVE CIRCUIT MEANS ENERGIZED AND DEENERGIZED BY SAID READING FINGERS AND CYCLING SWITCH MEANS; AND SELECTING MEANS FOR AUTOMATICALLY SELECTING THE ACTIVATION OF SAID ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVE CIRCUIT MEANS TO PRODUCE A SELECTED ONE OF SAID PROGRAMS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 138 words
A CONTROLLER COMPRISING: A PROGRAM MEANS FOR PRODUCING A PLURALITY OF SEPARATE PROGRAMS EACH PRODUCING SEQUENTIAL CONTROL IMPULSES INCLUDING A FREELY ROTATABLE DISC WITH AN ELECTRICALLY INSULATIVE FLAT SURFACE AND WITH PROGRAM PRODUCING ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE STRIPS CIRCULARLY SECURED ON SAID FLAT SURFACE AIDING IN PRODUCING SAID PROGRAMS, SAID DISC HAVING STEPPING TEETH, AN ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY HAVING A RECIPROCABLE ADVANCING FINGER ENGAGING SAID TEETH FOR STEP BY STEP ROTATION OF SAID DISC BY INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ENERGIZATION OF SAID RELAY, PAIRS OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE FINGERS ENGAGING SAID FLAT SURFACE AND SAID STRIPS, A CONTROLLER MOTOR HAVING A CYCLING SWITCH MEANS, A CYCLING AND ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVE CIRCUIT MEANS ENERGIZED AND DEENERGIZED BY SAID READING FINGERS AND CYCLING SWITCH MEANS; AND SELECTING MEANS FOR AUTOMATICALLY SELECTING THE ACTIVATION OF SAID ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVE CIRCUIT MEANS TO PRODUCE A SELECTED ONE OF SAID PROGRAMS.

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