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Synchronization system for a controlled operation on a moving web
Assignee: ANACOMP Inc 11550 NORTH MERIDAN STREET CARMEL INDIANA 46032 A CORP OF INDIANA
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Filing: 1968-12-03
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Granted: 1971-08-31
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Expires: 1988-12-03
Abstract
Abstract An operational function, such as the exposure of a photographic image, is performed on a continuously moving web, such as a photosensitive paper, so that the operations are synchronized to act on predetermined portions of the web. The timing of the operations with respect to the positional orientation of the predetermined web portions may be adjustably varied to achieve precise registration without stopping the web. This may be accomplished by providing an electrical pulse indicating that a predetermined web portion is approximately registered in a station wherein the operation is to be performed, providing a train of electrical pulses having a frequency which is synchronized with the speed of the web through the station, providing an actuating signal for effecting the operation on the occurrence of both a pulse of the pulse train and the firstmentioned pulse in a predetermined relation to each other, and adjustably varying the phase of the pulse train with respect to the passage of the predetermined portion of the web through the station so that the occurrence of the actuating signal may be synchronized with the instant that the predetermined web portion is in precise registration therein.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles Harry Dietz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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2026-10-25 21:17
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/22; G03G15/26; G03G21/00; G03G21/14; G03G21/145
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
210 words
A system for synchronizing the action of a functional operation on a continuously moving web with respect to predetermined portions thereof moving through a station wherein the operation is to be performed, said system comprising first means responsive to the movement of said web for providing a first output in the form of a first train of electrical pulses having a frequency corresponding to the frequency with which said portions pass said station, and indicative of said predetermined web portions being approximately registered in said station, second means for providing a second output in the form of a second train of electrical pulses of higher frequency than said first mentioned pulse train, third means responsive to said first pulse train and said second pulse train for providing an output for actuating said operation on the occurrence of both a pulse of said first pulse train and a pulse of said second pulse train in a predetermined relation to each other, and means for adjustably varying the timing of said second pulse train with respect to the times at which said portions of the web pass said stations so that the occurrence of the output may be synchronized with the instant that a predetermined web portion is in precise registration therein.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
210 words
A system for synchronizing the action of a functional operation on a continuously moving web with respect to predetermined portions thereof moving through a station wherein the operation is to be performed, said system comprising first means responsive to the movement of said web for providing a first output in the form of a first train of electrical pulses having a frequency corresponding to the frequency with which said portions pass said station, and indicative of said predetermined web portions being approximately registered in said station, second means for providing a second output in the form of a second train of electrical pulses of higher frequency than said first mentioned pulse train, third means responsive to said first pulse train and said second pulse train for providing an output for actuating said operation on the occurrence of both a pulse of said first pulse train and a pulse of said second pulse train in a predetermined relation to each other, and means for adjustably varying the timing of said second pulse train with respect to the times at which said portions of the web pass said stations so that the occurrence of the output may be synchronized with the instant that a predetermined web portion is in precise registration therein.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
83 words
The system of claim 1 comprising means for adjusting the timing of said first pulse train relative to the times at which said web portions pass said station so that each pulse of said first train commences prior to the time that said predetermined web portion is precisely registered therein, and said third means compriseS means for producing said output only on the occurrence of the first pulse in said second pulse train occurring after each pulse of said first pulse train commences.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
82 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said means for providing said first output comprises a tape reader for reading indexes from a program tape indicative of the approximate registration of each predetermined web portion in said station, said reader comprising means for moving said tape in synchronism with the web and means for detecting the indexes of the tape, said indexes being discrete and spaced apart a distance proportional to the distance between the centers of successive predetermined portions of the web.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
69 words
The system of claim 3 further comprising transport means for synchronously and continuously moving the web through said station, and wherein said tape reader comprises a sprocket wheel coupled to said transport means for engaging a row of closely spaced sprocket holes in the program tape, the tape being generally opaque and the detectable indexes thereof being formed by a further row of holes offset from the sprocket holes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
88 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said second means comprises a light source, a photosensor, and a shutter wheel for intermittently blocking and passing the optical path between the light source and the photosensor so that said second train of pulses is provided from the output of said photosensor, means for turning said shutter wheel in synchronism with the web movement, and said means for adjustably varying the timing of said second pulse train comprises means for moving the photosensor so as to advance or retard the pulses.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
67 words
The system of claim 5 wherein said means for providing said first output comprises a tape reader for reading indexes from a program tape indicative of the approximate registration of each predetermined web portion in said station, said system further comprising transport means for continuously moving the web through said station, and means coupled to said transport means for moving said tape in synchronism with said web.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
The system of claim 1 comprising transport means for continuously moving the web through said stations, said transport means including pinwheel assemblies for drivably engaging sprocket holes in said web to assure synchronism between the transport means and the web.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
62 words
The system of claim 1 for synchronizing the exposure of a photographic image on a continuously moving photosensitive web in registration with predetermined portions thereof at an exposure station, said system comprising a light source for exposing said image onto said web, and means coupling said third means to said light source for actuation thereof on the occurrence of said output signal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
49 words
The system of claim 8 wherein the photographic image is on a microfilm medium and said photosensitive web comprises electrophotographic paper, said system further comprising means for projecting an enlarged version of the image onto the moving paper and an electrostatic printing system for recording the enlarged image thereon.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
59 words
The system of claim 8 wherein said photographic image may be moved into and out of registration with respect to the exposure station, said system comprising detecting means responsive to the registration of said photographic image in the exposure station for enabling the output from said third means only when said photographic image is registered in the exposure station.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
89 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said second means comprises a light source, a photosensor, and a shutter wheel for intermittently blocking and passing the optical path between the light source and the photosensor so that said second train of pulses is provided from the output of said photosensor, means for turning said shutter wheel in synchronism with the web movement, and said means for adjustably varying the timing of said second pulse train comprises means for moving the light source so as to advance or retard the pulses.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
139 words
A method for synchroniziNg the action of a functional operation on a continuously moving web with respect to regular periodic predetermined portions thereof moving through a station wherein the operation is to be performed, comprising the steps of providing first indications at times when a predetermined web portion is approximately registered in said station, providing second indications synchronous with the movement of the web in the form of a train of pulses having a rate greater than that of said first indications, and comparing said first indications with said train of pulses to derive a third indication only as each predetermined web portion is approximately registered in said station and at a time determined by the phase of said train of pulses relative to the passing of said predetermined portions through a position of desired registration with said station.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
139 words
A method for synchroniziNg the action of a functional operation on a continuously moving web with respect to regular periodic predetermined portions thereof moving through a station wherein the operation is to be performed, comprising the steps of providing first indications at times when a predetermined web portion is approximately registered in said station, providing second indications synchronous with the movement of the web in the form of a train of pulses having a rate greater than that of said first indications, and comparing said first indications with said train of pulses to derive a third indication only as each predetermined web portion is approximately registered in said station and at a time determined by the phase of said train of pulses relative to the passing of said predetermined portions through a position of desired registration with said station.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
126 words
In a system for synchronizing the projection of an image onto predetermined portions of a continuously moving photosensitive web, a transport means for synchronously and continuously moving the web through an exposure station at constant speed, a flash lamp for projecting said image onto said photosensitive web at the exposure station, means coupled to said transport means and thereby being responsive to the positions of said portions of the web with respect to the exposure station for providing an output indicative of each predetermined portion of the web being registered therein, said means coupled to said transport means includes program means for defining the spacing between the centers of successive projected images on the web, and means responsive to said outputs for actuating said flash lamp.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
126 words
In a system for synchronizing the projection of an image onto predetermined portions of a continuously moving photosensitive web, a transport means for synchronously and continuously moving the web through an exposure station at constant speed, a flash lamp for projecting said image onto said photosensitive web at the exposure station, means coupled to said transport means and thereby being responsive to the positions of said portions of the web with respect to the exposure station for providing an output indicative of each predetermined portion of the web being registered therein, said means coupled to said transport means includes program means for defining the spacing between the centers of successive projected images on the web, and means responsive to said outputs for actuating said flash lamp.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
51 words
The system of claim 13 wherein said program means includes a tape reader coupled to said transport means for providing pulse outputs in response to spaced indexes on a program tape, the spacing between indexes being proportional to the spacing between the centers of successive predetermined portions of the photosensitive web.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
126 words
The system of claim 14 comprising means for providing a train of electrical pulses of such rate and duration so that a multitude of pulses are produced between successive reader output pulses, means responsive to said reader output pulses and said pulse train for providing said indicative output upon each receipt of a reader pulse and a pulse of the pulse train, and means for adjustably varying the phase of said pulse train with respect to the passage of said portions of the web through the exposure station so that the occurrence of said indicative outputs may be advanced or retarded at will to achieve the desired synchronization of flash lamp actuations with the instants of registration of predetermined portions of the web in said station.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system of claim 15 wherein said photosensitive web comprises successive form portions thereon defining said predetermined web portions.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
33 words
The system of claim 16 wherein lateral lines of perforations spaced along the length of the web define web segments, and an integral number of said form portions are contained within each segment.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system of claim 17 wherein said form portions are preprinted with fixed data and adapted to receive the projected image in registration therewith.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
184 words
A system for synchronizing the action of a functional operation on a continuously moving web with respect to regular periodic predetermined portions thereof passing through a station wherein the operation is to be performed, said system comprising means for providing a first sequence of pulses having the same period between pulses as the period of said predetermined web portions passing said station, means for adjusting the phase of said first sequence of pulses to be approximately the same as that of the passing of said periodic predetermined web portions through said station, means for providing a second sequence of pulses having a substantially shorter period than said first sequence, means responsive to said first and second pulse sequences for providinG an output only on the occurrence of the first pulse in the second sequence occuring after the onset of each pulse of the first sequence, and means for varying the phase of said second pulse sequence with respect to the passing of the web portions through said station so that said output is obtained only when each predetermined web portion is precisely registered therein.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
184 words
A system for synchronizing the action of a functional operation on a continuously moving web with respect to regular periodic predetermined portions thereof passing through a station wherein the operation is to be performed, said system comprising means for providing a first sequence of pulses having the same period between pulses as the period of said predetermined web portions passing said station, means for adjusting the phase of said first sequence of pulses to be approximately the same as that of the passing of said periodic predetermined web portions through said station, means for providing a second sequence of pulses having a substantially shorter period than said first sequence, means responsive to said first and second pulse sequences for providinG an output only on the occurrence of the first pulse in the second sequence occuring after the onset of each pulse of the first sequence, and means for varying the phase of said second pulse sequence with respect to the passing of the web portions through said station so that said output is obtained only when each predetermined web portion is precisely registered therein.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
34 words
The system of claim 19 wherein the pulses of said first sequence each begin at a time prior to registration of the predetermined web portions in said station and terminate at a time thereafter.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
174 words
A system for synchronizing the action of a functional operation on a continuously moving web with respect to a predetermined portion thereof moving through a station wherein the operation is to be performed, said system comprising first means responsive to the movement of said web for providing an electrical pulse indicative of said predetermined web portion being approximately registered in said station, second means for providing a train of electrical pulses having a frequency which is synchronized with the speed of the web through the station, third means responsive to said first-mentioned pulse and said pulse train for providing an output for actuating said operation on the occurrence of both a pulse of said pulse train and said first-mentioned pulse in a predetermined relation to each other, and means for adjustably varying the phase of said pulse train with respect to the passage of said portion of the web through the station so that the occurrence of said output may be synchronized with the instant that said web portion is in precise registration therein.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
174 words
A system for synchronizing the action of a functional operation on a continuously moving web with respect to a predetermined portion thereof moving through a station wherein the operation is to be performed, said system comprising first means responsive to the movement of said web for providing an electrical pulse indicative of said predetermined web portion being approximately registered in said station, second means for providing a train of electrical pulses having a frequency which is synchronized with the speed of the web through the station, third means responsive to said first-mentioned pulse and said pulse train for providing an output for actuating said operation on the occurrence of both a pulse of said pulse train and said first-mentioned pulse in a predetermined relation to each other, and means for adjustably varying the phase of said pulse train with respect to the passage of said portion of the web through the station so that the occurrence of said output may be synchronized with the instant that said web portion is in precise registration therein.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
183 words
A method for synchronizing the action of a functional operation on a continuously moving web with respect to regular periodic predetermined portions thereof moving through a station wherein the operation is to be performed, comprising the steps of providing first indications at times when a predetermined web portion is approximately registered in said station, providing second indications synchronous with the movement of the web in the form of a train of pulses having a rate greater than that of said first indications, comparing said first indications with said train of pulses to derive a third indication only as each predetermined web portion is approximately registered in said station and at a time determined by the phase of said train of pulses relative to the passing of said portions through said station, and adjusting the phase of said train of pulses so that it is in a predetermined relation with respect to the passing of the portions of the web through said station so that said third indications occur when a predetermined portion of the web is in the desired registration with said station.
Claim 28
Independent Claim
183 words
A method for synchronizing the action of a functional operation on a continuously moving web with respect to regular periodic predetermined portions thereof moving through a station wherein the operation is to be performed, comprising the steps of providing first indications at times when a predetermined web portion is approximately registered in said station, providing second indications synchronous with the movement of the web in the form of a train of pulses having a rate greater than that of said first indications, comparing said first indications with said train of pulses to derive a third indication only as each predetermined web portion is approximately registered in said station and at a time determined by the phase of said train of pulses relative to the passing of said portions through said station, and adjusting the phase of said train of pulses so that it is in a predetermined relation with respect to the passing of the portions of the web through said station so that said third indications occur when a predetermined portion of the web is in the desired registration with said station.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
95 words
The method of claim 22 wherein the steps of providing first and second indications comprise, respectively, generating first electrical pulses having a first frequency and commencing prior to registration of each predetermined web portion in said station and generating a train of electrical pulses having a second frequency, said second frequency being an integral multiple of said first frequency, and adjusting the phase of said pulse train so that there is coincidence between one pulse of the pulse train and registration of a predetermined web portion in said station after each of said first pulses.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 23 wherein the first pulses are generated by detecting spaced indexes on a replaceable program tape moved in synchronism with the web, the spacing between indexes being proportional to the spacing between successive predetermined portions of the web.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
214 words
A method for synchronizing the exposure of an image onto a continuously moving photosensitive web with respect to predetermined portions thereof, comprising the steps of continuously moving the web through an exposure station by means of a web transport, monitoring the movement of the transport with respect to a reference to derive an indication when a predetermined web pOrtion is registered in said exposure station; said indication being derived by comparing a first electrical signal with a second electrical signal, the first signal being generated by detecting spaced indexes on a program tape moved in synchronism with said web to provide a pulse upon the approximate registration of each predetermined web portion in the exposure station, and the second signal being generated by producing a multitude of short duration pulses between the generation of each of said first-mentioned pulses, adjusting the phase of the first signal relative to the movement of said portions through said station so that the portions are in precise registration after the occurrence of said pulse, and adjusting the phase of the short pulses for a particular time relationship with the movement of the portions of the web so that the predetermined web portions are in precise registration in the exposure station upon the occurrence of each of said indications.
Claim 32
Independent Claim
214 words
A method for synchronizing the exposure of an image onto a continuously moving photosensitive web with respect to predetermined portions thereof, comprising the steps of continuously moving the web through an exposure station by means of a web transport, monitoring the movement of the transport with respect to a reference to derive an indication when a predetermined web pOrtion is registered in said exposure station; said indication being derived by comparing a first electrical signal with a second electrical signal, the first signal being generated by detecting spaced indexes on a program tape moved in synchronism with said web to provide a pulse upon the approximate registration of each predetermined web portion in the exposure station, and the second signal being generated by producing a multitude of short duration pulses between the generation of each of said first-mentioned pulses, adjusting the phase of the first signal relative to the movement of said portions through said station so that the portions are in precise registration after the occurrence of said pulse, and adjusting the phase of the short pulses for a particular time relationship with the movement of the portions of the web so that the predetermined web portions are in precise registration in the exposure station upon the occurrence of each of said indications.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-08-30 | 1975-03-01 | 1975-08-31 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-08-30 | 1979-03-01 | 1979-08-31 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-08-30 | 1983-03-01 | 1983-08-31 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |