US3333445A
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Digitally controlled metal forming
Assignee: CASE INST OF TECHNOLOGY
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Filing: 1964-06-23
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Granted: 1967-08-01
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Expires: 1984-06-23
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Harry W Mergler
- 👤 Trostmann Erik
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 10:01
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/18; G05B19/188; B; B21; B21D; B21D5/00; B21D5/004; B21D7/00; B21D7/12; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/30; G05B2219/41; G05B2219/41177; G05B2219/45; G05B2219/45143; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S72/00; Y10S72/702
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
APPARATUS FOR BENDING BEAMS TO PREDETERMINED SHAPE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A BENDING MECHANISM, A MEASURING SYSTEM RESPONSIVE TO ANGULAR DEFLECTION OF A BEAM BEING BENT, A QUANTIZER FOR CONVERTING ANGULAR INDICATIONS INTO PULSES, A DATA SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING INFORMATION IN DIGITAL FORM REPRESENTING THE REQUIRED ANGULAR BEND OF THE BEAM AND COMPARING SUCH INFORMATION WITH THE QUANTIZER PULSES TO PRODUCE ERROR SIGNALS, A DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERTED FOR CONVERTING THE ERROR SIGNALS INTO ANALOG SIGNALS AND A SERVO ACTUATOR RESPONSIVE TO SUCH ANALOG ERROR SIGNALS TO ACTUATE THE BENDING MECHANISM TO BRING THE BEND ANGLE OF THE BEAM INTO CONFORMITY WITH THE INFORMATION RECEIVED IN THE DATA SYSTEM.
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