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Automatic inspection apparatus and method
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-01-11
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Granted: 1966-01-04
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Expires: 1983-01-11
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jerome H Lemelson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 04:54
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01B; G01B7/00; G01B7/02; B; B25; B25J; B25J19/00; B25J19/02; B25J19/021; B25J9/00; B25J9/0084
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
AN AUTOMATIC INSPECTION APPARATUS COMPRISING A BASE MEMBER, MEANS FOR PREPOSITIONING A WORK PIECE RELATIVE TO SAID BASE MEMBER, ELECTO-MECHANICAL MEANS MOVEABLY MOUNTED ON SAID BASE MEMBER, SERVO MEANS FOR MOVING SAID ELECTRO-MECHANICAL MEANS, PROBE MEANS FORMING PART OF SAID ELECTRO-MECHANICAL MEANS AND POSITIONABLE BY THE OPERATTION OF SAID SERVO MEANS RELATIVE TO SAID WORK PIECE, AUTOMATIC CONTROL MEANS FOR SAID SERVO MEANS INCLUDING MEANS FOR EFFECTING THE MOVEMENT OF SAID PROBE MEANS ALONG A PREDETERMINED PATH WHICH PATH INTERCEPTS SAID WORK PIECE, SAID PROBE MEANS INCLUDING MEANS FOR ELECTRICALLY DETECTING THE SURFACE OF SAID WORK PIECE AND MEANS FOR ELECTRICALLY MEASURING THE DISTANCE TRAVELLED BY SAID PROBE FROM A FIRST POSITION ALONG SAID PATH TO THE POSITION WHERE SAID PROBE DETECTS THE SURFACE OF SAID WORK PIECE INTERCEPTED BY SAID PATH.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
AN AUTOMATIC INSPECTION APPARATUS COMPRISING A BASE MEMBER, MEANS FOR PREPOSITIONING A WORK PIECE RELATIVE TO SAID BASE MEMBER, ELECTO-MECHANICAL MEANS MOVEABLY MOUNTED ON SAID BASE MEMBER, SERVO MEANS FOR MOVING SAID ELECTRO-MECHANICAL MEANS, PROBE MEANS FORMING PART OF SAID ELECTRO-MECHANICAL MEANS AND POSITIONABLE BY THE OPERATTION OF SAID SERVO MEANS RELATIVE TO SAID WORK PIECE, AUTOMATIC CONTROL MEANS FOR SAID SERVO MEANS INCLUDING MEANS FOR EFFECTING THE MOVEMENT OF SAID PROBE MEANS ALONG A PREDETERMINED PATH WHICH PATH INTERCEPTS SAID WORK PIECE, SAID PROBE MEANS INCLUDING MEANS FOR ELECTRICALLY DETECTING THE SURFACE OF SAID WORK PIECE AND MEANS FOR ELECTRICALLY MEASURING THE DISTANCE TRAVELLED BY SAID PROBE FROM A FIRST POSITION ALONG SAID PATH TO THE POSITION WHERE SAID PROBE DETECTS THE SURFACE OF SAID WORK PIECE INTERCEPTED BY SAID PATH.
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