Inspection recorder means

Claim 2

Inspection recorder means for recording defects in elongated sheet material traveling past an inspection station comprising measuring means for maintaining a current count of the length of material which travels past an inspection station, information coding means for providing a plurality of signals each signal corresponding to a defect of a corresponding plurality of types of defects in said material as it passes said inspection station, and recording means making a record of each signal from said coding means together with the count of said measuring means at the respective time each signal is provided by said coding means, said recording means making said record by serially printing information relating to the type of said defects together with its count as said signals are provided by said information coding means.

Claim 3

The means of claim 1 in which said recording means provides a record in digital form of the signals from said coding means with the corresponding counts of said measuring means for identifying and locating each defect being recorded.

Claim 4

The means of claim 1 in which said measuring means comprises a detector providing a pulse signal for each predetermined length of material passing said station, and a counter receiving said pulses and maintaining a current count of the length of material traveling past said inspection station.

Claim 5

The means of claim 3 in which said coding means comprises a keyboard with a plurality of keys for manual actuation for producing respective coded signals corresponding to a plurality of types of defects to be recorded.

Claim 6

The means of claim 1 including storage means for maintaining a count of the signals provided by the coding means corresponding to the number of defects detected.

Claim 7

The means of claim 5 in which said coding means comprises a keyboard with a plurality of keys for manual actuation for providing respective coded signals corresponding to a plurality of types of defects to be recorded, and said recording means makes a record of the count of said storage means.

Claim 8

The means of claim 5 in which said coding means provides a plurality of signals respectively corresponding to a plurality of types of defects, and said storage means includes a plurality of defect registers each maintaining a weighted count corresponding to the respective type of defect provided by said corresponding plurality of signals, said weighted count being provided by multiplying the count of each signal provided by said coding means by a weighting factor corresponding to the type of defect.

Claim 9

The means of claim 5 in which said codinG means provides a plurality of signals respectively corresponding to a predetermined plurality of groups and types of defects, and said storage means includes a plurality of defect group registers each maintaining a weighted count corresponding to the respective types of defects of one of said predetermined groups of defects provided by said corresponding plurality of signals, said weighted count being provided by multiplying the count of each signal provided by said coding means by a weighting factor corresponding to the type of defect.

Claim 10

The means of claim 5 in which said coding means provides a plurality of signals respectively corresponding to a plurality of types of defects, and said storage means includes a plurality of defect registers each maintaining a count of a respective type of defect provided by the corresponding plurality of signals of said coding means.

Claim 11

The means of claim 9 in which said storage means includes a plurality of weighted defect registers each maintaining a weighted count of one of said respective types of defects by registering a predetermined multiple count for each respective one of said plurality of signals provided by said coding means.

Claim 12

The means of claim 10 in which said coding means provides a plurality of signals respectively corresponding to a predetermined plurality of groups and types of defects, and said storage means includes a plurality of defect group registers each maintaining a count of defects of a type included in a predetermined group provided by the corresponding plurality of signals of said coding means and a plurality of weighted defect group registers each maintaining a weighted count of the types of defects in one of said predetermined groups of defects by registering a predetermined multiple count for each respective one of said plurality of signals provided by said coding means.

Claim 13

The means of claim 11 in which said coding means comprises a keyboard with a plurality of keys for providing respective coded signals corresponding to said groups and types of defects to be recorded.

Claim 14

The means of claim 9 in which said coding means provides a plurality of signals respectively corresponding to a predetermined plurality of groups and types of defects, and said storage means includes a plurality of defect group registers each maintaining a count of defects of a type included in a predetermined group provided by the corresponding plurality of signals of said coding means.

Claim 15

Inspection recorder means for recording defects in elongated sheet material traveling past an inspection station comprising measuring means for maintaining a current count of the length of material which travels past an inspection station, information coding means for providing a signal corresponding to a defect in said material as it passes said inspection station, and recording means making a record of each signal from said coding means together with the count of said measuring means at the respective time each signal is provided by said coding means, said measuring means comprising a detector providing a pulse signal for each predetermined length of material passing said station, and a counter receiving said pulses and maintaining a current count of the length of material traveling past said inspection station, said coding means comprising a keyboard with a plurality of keys for manual actuation for producing respective coded signals corresponding to a plurality of types of defects to be recorded, said recording means printing on a record sheet responsive to actuation of a key of the keyboard of said coding means the current count of the counter of said measuring means at the time said key was actuated together with a designation for the defect corresponding to said actuated key, said recording means printing such data serially as the keys of said keyboard are actuated in sequence.

Claim 16

Inspection recorder means for recording defects in elongated sheet material traveling past an inspection station comprising measuring means for maintaining a current count of the length of material which travels past an inspection station, information coding means for providing a signal corresponding to a defect in said material as it passes said inspection station, and recording means making a record of each signal from said coding means together with the count of said measuring means at the respective time each signal is provided by said coding means, said measuring means comprising a detector providing a pulse signal for each predetermined length of material passing said station, and a counter receiving said pulses and maintaining a current count of the length of material traveling past said inspection station, said coding means comprising a keyboard with a plurality of keys for manual actuation for producing respective coded signals corresponding to a plurality of types of defects to be recorded, said recording means printing on a record sheet responsive to actuation of a key of the keyboard of said coding means the current count of the counter of said measuring means at the time said key was actuated together with a designation for the defect corresponding to said actuated key, said recording means printing such data serially as the keys of said keyboard are actuated in sequence.

Claim 17

Inspection recorder means for recording defects in elongated sheet material traveling past an inspection station comprising measurIng means for maintaining a current count of the length of material which travels past an inspection station, information coding means for providing a signal corresponding to a defect in said material as it passes said inspection station, recording means making a record of each signal from said coding means together with the count of said measuring means at the respective time each signal is provided by said coding means, and storage means for maintaining a count of the signals provided by the coding means corresponding to the number of defects detected, said measuring means providing an output signal after each passage of a predetermined length of material past said inspection station, said storage means including a density register maintaining a count of the signals corresponding to defects provided by the coding means beginning in each instance after the occurrence of an output signal provided by said measuring means, and said recording means making a record of the current count of said measuring means and the count of said density register upon the occurrence of an output signal from said measuring means, whereby the location of said material is identified by the recorded count of said measuring means and the density of defects or number of defects for said predetermined length of material is given by the recorded count of said density counter.

Claim 18

Inspection recorder means for recording defects in elongated sheet material traveling past an inspection station comprising measurIng means for maintaining a current count of the length of material which travels past an inspection station, information coding means for providing a signal corresponding to a defect in said material as it passes said inspection station, recording means making a record of each signal from said coding means together with the count of said measuring means at the respective time each signal is provided by said coding means, and storage means for maintaining a count of the signals provided by the coding means corresponding to the number of defects detected, said measuring means providing an output signal after each passage of a predetermined length of material past said inspection station, said storage means including a density register maintaining a count of the signals corresponding to defects provided by the coding means beginning in each instance after the occurrence of an output signal provided by said measuring means, and said recording means making a record of the current count of said measuring means and the count of said density register upon the occurrence of an output signal from said measuring means, whereby the location of said material is identified by the recorded count of said measuring means and the density of defects or number of defects for said predetermined length of material is given by the recorded count of said density counter.

Claim 19

The means of claim 15 in which said coding means comprises a keyboard with a plurality of keys for manual actuation for providing respective coded signals corresponding to a plurality of types of defects to be recorded.

Claim 20

Inspection recorder means for recording defects in elongated sheet material traveling past an inspection station comprising measuring means for maintaining a current count of the length of material which travels past an inspection station, information coding means for providing a signal corresponding to a defect in said material as it passes said inspection station, recording means making a record of each signal from said coding means together with the count of said measuring means at the respective time each signal is provided by said coding means, and storage means for maintaining a count of the signals provided by the coding means corresponding to the number of defects detected, said coding means providing a plurality of signals respectively corresponding to a plurality of types of defects, and said storage means including a plurality of defect registers each maintaining a count of a respective type of defect provided by the corresponding plurality of signals of said coding means, said recording means making a record of the total count of each of said defect registers at the termination of an inspection run of said sheet of material.

Claim 21

Inspection recorder means for recording defects in elongated sheet material traveling past an inspection station comprising measuring means for maintaining a current count of the length of material which travels past an inspection station, information coding means for providing a signal corresponding to a defect in said material as it passes said inspection station, recording means making a record of each signal from said coding means together with the count of said measuring means at the respective time each signal is provided by said coding means, and storage means for maintaining a count of the signals provided by the coding means corresponding to the number of defects detected, said coding means providing a plurality of signals respectively corresponding to a plurality of types of defects, and said storage means including a plurality of defect registers each maintaining a count of a respective type of defect provided by the corresponding plurality of signals of said coding means, said recording means making a record of the total count of each of said defect registers at the termination of an inspection run of said sheet of material.

Claim 22

Inspection recorder means for recording defects in elongated sheet material traveling past an inspection station comprising measuring means for maintaining a current count of the length of material which travels past an inspection station, information coding means for providing a signal corresponding to a defect in said material as it passes said inspection station, recording means making a record of each signal from said coding means together with the count of said measuring means at the respective time each signal is provided by said coding means, and storage means for maintaining a count of the signals provided by the coding means corresponding to the number of defects detected, said coding means providing a plurality of signals respectively corresponding to a plurality of types of defects, and said storage means including a plurality of defect registers each maintaining a count of a respective type of defect provided by the corresponding plurality of signals of said coding means, said storage means including a plurality of weighted defect registers each maintaining a weighted count of one of said respective types of defects by registering a predetermined multiple count for each respective one of said plurality of signals provided by said coding means, said recordinG means making a record of the total count of respective ones of said defect registers and weighted defect registers together with a total identification designation for the respective defect and weighted defect to which said totals correspond, said recording means making a record on a record sheet of the said total counts with their corresponding said designations in sequence at the end of an inspection run of said sheet material.

Claim 23

Inspection recorder means for recording defects in elongated sheet material traveling past an inspection station comprising measuring means for maintaining a current count of the length of material which travels past an inspection station, information coding means for providing a signal corresponding to a defect in said material as it passes said inspection station, recording means making a record of each signal from said coding means together with the count of said measuring means at the respective time each signal is provided by said coding means, and storage means for maintaining a count of the signals provided by the coding means corresponding to the number of defects detected, said coding means providing a plurality of signals respectively corresponding to a plurality of types of defects, and said storage means including a plurality of defect registers each maintaining a count of a respective type of defect provided by the corresponding plurality of signals of said coding means, said storage means including a plurality of weighted defect registers each maintaining a weighted count of one of said respective types of defects by registering a predetermined multiple count for each respective one of said plurality of signals provided by said coding means, said recordinG means making a record of the total count of respective ones of said defect registers and weighted defect registers together with a total identification designation for the respective defect and weighted defect to which said totals correspond, said recording means making a record on a record sheet of the said total counts with their corresponding said designations in sequence at the end of an inspection run of said sheet material.

Claim 24

Inspection recorder means for recording defects in elongated sheet material traveling past an inspection station comprising measuring means for maintaining a current count of the length of material which travels past an inspection station, information coding means for providing a signal corresponding to a defect in said material as it passes said inspection station, recording means making a record of each signal from said coding means together with the count of said measuring means at the respective time each signal is provided by said coding means, and storage means for maintaining a count of the signals provided by the coding means corresponding to the number of defects detected, said coding means providing a plurality of signals respectively corresponding to a plurality of types of defects, and said storage means including a plurality of defect registers each maintaining a count of a respective type of defect provided by the corresponding plurality of signals of said coding means, said storage means including a plurality of weighted defect registers each maintaining a weighted count of one of said respective types of defects by registering a predetermined multiple count for each respective one of said plurality of signals provided by said coding means, said coding means providing a plurality of signals respectively corresponding to a predetermined plurality of groups and types of defects, and said storage means including a plurality of defect group registers each maintaining a count of defects of a type included in a predetermined group provided by the corresponding plurality of signals of said coding means and a plurality of weighted defect group registers each maintaining a weighted count of the types of defects in one of said predetermined groups of defects by registering a predetermined multiple count for each respective one of said plurality of signals provided by said coding means, said recording means making a record of the total count of respective ones of said defect registers, weighted defect registers, defect group registers and weighted group registers together with a total identification designation for the respective defect, weighted defect, defect group and weighted defect group to which said totals correspond, said recording means making a record on a record sheet of the said total counts with their corresponding said designations in sequence at the end of an inspection run of said sheet material.

Claim 25

Inspection recorder means for recording defects in elongated sheet material traveling past an inspection station comprising measuring means for maintaining a current count of the length of material which travels past an inspection station, information coding means for providing a signal corresponding to a defect in said material as it passes said inspection station, recording means making a record of each signal from said coding means together with the count of said measuring means at the respective time each signal is provided by said coding means, and storage means for maintaining a count of the signals provided by the coding means corresponding to the number of defects detected, said coding means providing a plurality of signals respectively corresponding to a plurality of types of defects, and said storage means including a plurality of defect registers each maintaining a count of a respective type of defect provided by the corresponding plurality of signals of said coding means, said storage means including a plurality of weighted defect registers each maintaining a weighted count of one of said respective types of defects by registering a predetermined multiple count for each respective one of said plurality of signals provided by said coding means, said coding means providing a plurality of signals respectively corresponding to a predetermined plurality of groups and types of defects, and said storage means including a plurality of defect group registers each maintaining a count of defects of a type included in a predetermined group provided by the corresponding plurality of signals of said coding means and a plurality of weighted defect group registers each maintaining a weighted count of the types of defects in one of said predetermined groups of defects by registering a predetermined multiple count for each respective one of said plurality of signals provided by said coding means, said recording means making a record of the total count of respective ones of said defect registers, weighted defect registers, defect group registers and weighted group registers together with a total identification designation for the respective defect, weighted defect, defect group and weighted defect group to which said totals correspond, said recording means making a record on a record sheet of the said total counts with their corresponding said designations in sequence at the end of an inspection run of said sheet material.

Claim 26

The means of claim 19 including a grading computer receiving information from the said storage means and said measuring means and providing a grade designation based upon said information, and in which said recording means makes a record of said grade on said record sheet at the end of an inspection run of said sheet material.