US3239676A
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Apparatus for counting overlapping signatures
Assignee: Miehle Goss Dexter Inc
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Filing: 1962-10-18
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Granted: 1966-03-08
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Expires: 1982-10-18
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Pali Christopher
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 04:16
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06M; G06M7/00; G06M7/08; G06M7/10; G06M2207/00; G06M2207/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S198/00; Y10S198/958
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
IN A DEVICE FOR COUNTING RECTANGULAR SHEETLIKE ARTICLES DISPOSED IN OVERLAPPING RELATION, CONVEYOR MEANS FOR MOVING SAID ARTICLES IN A CONTINUOUS STREAM WITH THE PLANES OF THE ARTICLES SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL, MEANS ON SAID CONVEYOR FOR TEMPORARILY DISPOSING SAID ARTICLES IN ANGLED RELATION SUCH THAT A CORNER OF EACH ARTICLE IS EXPOSED AND THE PLANES OF THE ARTICLES REMAIN SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL SO THAT CORNERS OF SUCCESSIVE ARTICLES DEFINE A SAWTOOTH EDGE, A PHOTOELECTRIC CELL DISPOSED ON ONE SIDE OF THE PARALLEL PLANES OF THE MOVING ARTICLES, AND A LIGHT SOURCE DISPOSED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PARALLEL PLANES OF THE MOVING ARTICLES FOR DIRECTING A BEAM OF LIGHT SUBSTANTIALLY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE PLANES OF THE MOVING ARTICLES WITH THE BEAM BEING FOCUSED ON SAID PHOTOELECTRIC CELL, SAID CELL AND SAID LIGHT SOURCE BEING POSITIONED SO THAT THE BEAM OF LIGHT IS REPETITIVELY INTERRUPTED BY THE EXPOSED CORNERS OF SUCCESSIVE ARTICLES, HEREBY REPETITIVELY ACTUAT-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
IN A DEVICE FOR COUNTING RECTANGULAR SHEETLIKE ARTICLES DISPOSED IN OVERLAPPING RELATION, CONVEYOR MEANS FOR MOVING SAID ARTICLES IN A CONTINUOUS STREAM WITH THE PLANES OF THE ARTICLES SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL, MEANS ON SAID CONVEYOR FOR TEMPORARILY DISPOSING SAID ARTICLES IN ANGLED RELATION SUCH THAT A CORNER OF EACH ARTICLE IS EXPOSED AND THE PLANES OF THE ARTICLES REMAIN SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL SO THAT CORNERS OF SUCCESSIVE ARTICLES DEFINE A SAWTOOTH EDGE, A PHOTOELECTRIC CELL DISPOSED ON ONE SIDE OF THE PARALLEL PLANES OF THE MOVING ARTICLES, AND A LIGHT SOURCE DISPOSED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PARALLEL PLANES OF THE MOVING ARTICLES FOR DIRECTING A BEAM OF LIGHT SUBSTANTIALLY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE PLANES OF THE MOVING ARTICLES WITH THE BEAM BEING FOCUSED ON SAID PHOTOELECTRIC CELL, SAID CELL AND SAID LIGHT SOURCE BEING POSITIONED SO THAT THE BEAM OF LIGHT IS REPETITIVELY INTERRUPTED BY THE EXPOSED CORNERS OF SUCCESSIVE ARTICLES, HEREBY REPETITIVELY ACTUAT-
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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