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US3344330A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Chart indexing system having deceleration and braking

Assignee: Honeywell Inc
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Filing: 1964-08-10
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Granted: 1967-09-26
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Expires: 1984-08-10
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 John A Belanich
  • 👤 Thomas R Bignell

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 23:24
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02P; H02P3/00; H02P3/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 293 words
A CHART ADVANCE INDEXING SYSTEM COMPRISING: (A) A CHART ROLL HAVING AT LEAST ONE PAIR OF FIRST AND SECOND INDEXING MEANS FOR INDEXING AT LEAST ONE PREDETERMINED POSITION; (B) AN ELECTRIC MOTOR MECHANICALLY COUPLED TO SAID CHART ROLL FOR ADVANCING SAID CHART ROLL; (C) LIGHT SENSITIVE MEANS IN PROXIMITY TO SAID CHART ROLL AND ADJACENT TO A FIRST SIDE THEREOF; (D) ILLUMINATING MEANS IN PROXIMITY TO SAID CHART ADJACENT TO A SECOND SIDE THEREOF AND POSITIONED OPPOSITE SAID LIGHT SENSITIVE MEANS FOR PASSING A PREDETERMINED INTENSITY OF LIGHT THROUGH SAID CHART ROLL ONTO SAID LIGHT SENSITIVE MEANS; (E) SAID AT LEAST ONE PAIR OF FIRST AND SECOND INDEXING MEANS POSITIONED ON SAID CHART ROLL FOR PASSING BETWEEN SAID ILLUMINATING MEANS AND SAID LIGHT SENSITIVE MEANS AT PREDETERMINED INTERVALS WHEN SAID MOTOR IS ADVANCING SAID CHART ROLL; (F) FIRST SWITCHING MEANS COUPLED TO SAID LIGHT SENSITIVE MEANS, SAID FIRST SWITCHING MEANS BEING ACTUATED BY SAID LIGHT SENSITIVE MEANS AND SAID ILLUMINATING MEANS WHEN SAID FIRST INDEXING MEANS PASSES BETWEEN SAID LIGHT SENSITIVE MEANS AND SAID ILLUMINATING MEANS; (G) A SECOND SWITCHING MEANS COUPLED TO SAID LIGHT SENSITIVE MEANS; (H) HOLDOFF MEANS COUPLED TO SAID SECOND SWITCHING MEANS FOR PREVENTING SAID SECOND SWITCHING MEANS FROM BEING ACTUATED UNTIL SAID FIRST SWITCHING MEANS IS ACTUATED, SAID SECOND SWITCHING MEANS BEING ACTUATED BY SAID LIGHT SENSITIVE MEANS WHEN SAID SECOND INDEXING MEANS PASSES BETWEEN SAID LIGHT SENSITIVE MEANS AND SAID ILLUMINATING MEANS; (I) MEANS FOR APPLYING ELECTRICAL DRIVING CURRENT TO SAID MOTOR; (J) MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST SWITCHING MEANS FOR APPLYING ELECTRICAL SLOWING CURRENT TO SAID MOTOR; AND (K) MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SECOND SWITCHING MEANS FOR DISCONNECTING SAID DRIVING CURRENT AND SAID SLOW CURRENT FROM SAID MOTOR AND CONNECTING A STOPPING CURRENT TO SAID MOTOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 293 words
A CHART ADVANCE INDEXING SYSTEM COMPRISING: (A) A CHART ROLL HAVING AT LEAST ONE PAIR OF FIRST AND SECOND INDEXING MEANS FOR INDEXING AT LEAST ONE PREDETERMINED POSITION; (B) AN ELECTRIC MOTOR MECHANICALLY COUPLED TO SAID CHART ROLL FOR ADVANCING SAID CHART ROLL; (C) LIGHT SENSITIVE MEANS IN PROXIMITY TO SAID CHART ROLL AND ADJACENT TO A FIRST SIDE THEREOF; (D) ILLUMINATING MEANS IN PROXIMITY TO SAID CHART ADJACENT TO A SECOND SIDE THEREOF AND POSITIONED OPPOSITE SAID LIGHT SENSITIVE MEANS FOR PASSING A PREDETERMINED INTENSITY OF LIGHT THROUGH SAID CHART ROLL ONTO SAID LIGHT SENSITIVE MEANS; (E) SAID AT LEAST ONE PAIR OF FIRST AND SECOND INDEXING MEANS POSITIONED ON SAID CHART ROLL FOR PASSING BETWEEN SAID ILLUMINATING MEANS AND SAID LIGHT SENSITIVE MEANS AT PREDETERMINED INTERVALS WHEN SAID MOTOR IS ADVANCING SAID CHART ROLL; (F) FIRST SWITCHING MEANS COUPLED TO SAID LIGHT SENSITIVE MEANS, SAID FIRST SWITCHING MEANS BEING ACTUATED BY SAID LIGHT SENSITIVE MEANS AND SAID ILLUMINATING MEANS WHEN SAID FIRST INDEXING MEANS PASSES BETWEEN SAID LIGHT SENSITIVE MEANS AND SAID ILLUMINATING MEANS; (G) A SECOND SWITCHING MEANS COUPLED TO SAID LIGHT SENSITIVE MEANS; (H) HOLDOFF MEANS COUPLED TO SAID SECOND SWITCHING MEANS FOR PREVENTING SAID SECOND SWITCHING MEANS FROM BEING ACTUATED UNTIL SAID FIRST SWITCHING MEANS IS ACTUATED, SAID SECOND SWITCHING MEANS BEING ACTUATED BY SAID LIGHT SENSITIVE MEANS WHEN SAID SECOND INDEXING MEANS PASSES BETWEEN SAID LIGHT SENSITIVE MEANS AND SAID ILLUMINATING MEANS; (I) MEANS FOR APPLYING ELECTRICAL DRIVING CURRENT TO SAID MOTOR; (J) MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST SWITCHING MEANS FOR APPLYING ELECTRICAL SLOWING CURRENT TO SAID MOTOR; AND (K) MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SECOND SWITCHING MEANS FOR DISCONNECTING SAID DRIVING CURRENT AND SAID SLOW CURRENT FROM SAID MOTOR AND CONNECTING A STOPPING CURRENT TO SAID MOTOR.

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