Percentage elongation calibrated digital pulse deleter

Claim 2

A digital pulse deleter comprising: a. means for registering each of a continuous series of input pulses, b. means directly connected to the first mentioned means and providing output pulses corresponding to a predetermined percentage of input pulses registered in said first mentioned means, and c. means connected between said first mentioned and the second mentioned means for selecting the number of the remaining percentage of input pulses registered in said first mentioned means that are effective to also provide output pulses at said second mentioned means.

Claim 3

The pulse deleter defined by claim 1 wherein the direct connection between the first mentioned means and the second mentioned means can be selected to provide one or more of a plurality of predetermined percentages of said input pulse.

Claim 4

A digital pulse deleter comprising: a. a binary coded decimal counter having a pulse input terminal and a plurality of count output terminals, b. a pulser-scaler having a pulse output terminal and a plurality of pulse input terminals with at least one thereof, being connected to a count output terminal of said counter, c. a second pulser-scaler having a pulse output terminal and a plurality of input terminals connecting respectively to the other output terminals of said counter, d. a second binary coded decimal counter having an input terminal connected to the output terminal of said second pulser-scaler, and having a plurality of count output terminals, and e. selector switch means interposed between output terminals of said second counter and other input terminals of the first menTioned pulser-scaler.

Claim 5

A digital pulse deleter comprising: a. a binary coded decimal counter having a pulse input terminal and a plurality of count output terminals, b. a pulser-scaler having a pulse output terminal and a plurality of pulse input terminals with at least one thereof, being connected to a count output terminal of said counter, c. a second pulser-scaler having a pulse output terminal and a plurality of input terminals connecting respectively to the other output terminals of said counter, d. a second binary coded decimal counter having an input terminal connected to the output terminal of said second pulser-scaler, and having a plurality of count output terminals, and e. selector switch means interposed between output terminals of said second counter and other input terminals of the first menTioned pulser-scaler.

Claim 6

A pulse deleter for use as a speed reference pulse signal source in digital control systems for electric motors driving work stands or the like in material processing line comprising: a. A pulse counter having an input terminal and a plurality of count output terminals, b. a pulser-scaler having a plurality of input terminals which are all connected to respective ones of some of the count output terminals of said pulse counter and having a single output terminal which delivers a pulse of given duration and amplitude for each voltage change of a given direction and magnitude impressed at any of its input terminals, c. a second pulse counter having its input terminal connected to the output terminal of said pulser and having a plurality of count output terminals, d. a second pulser-scaler like the first mentioned pulser which has at least one of its input terminals connected directly to one of the other of the count output terminals of the first mentioned pulse counter, e. and means including individual switch elements connected between some of the output terminals of said second pulse counter and said second pulser-scaler input terminals, said second pulser-scaler providing an output pulse for each input pulse at said one of its input terminals and according to selected closure of said individual switch elements providing additional output pulses for each input pulse to each input terminal that is effective to receive pulses from said second pulse counter.

Claim 7

A pulse deleter for use as a speed reference pulse signal source in digital control systems for electric motors driving work stands or the like in material processing line comprising: a. A pulse counter having an input terminal and a plurality of count output terminals, b. a pulser-scaler having a plurality of input terminals which are all connected to respective ones of some of the count output terminals of said pulse counter and having a single output terminal which delivers a pulse of given duration and amplitude for each voltage change of a given direction and magnitude impressed at any of its input terminals, c. a second pulse counter having its input terminal connected to the output terminal of said pulser and having a plurality of count output terminals, d. a second pulser-scaler like the first mentioned pulser which has at least one of its input terminals connected directly to one of the other of the count output terminals of the first mentioned pulse counter, e. and means including individual switch elements connected between some of the output terminals of said second pulse counter and said second pulser-scaler input terminals, said second pulser-scaler providing an output pulse for each input pulse at said one of its input terminals and according to selected closure of said individual switch elements providing additional output pulses for each input pulse to each input terminal that is effective to receive pulses from said second pulse counter.

Claim 8

A pulse deleter in accordance with claim 4 wherein said switch means comprises at least two multi-position, rotary operating shaft switch units and a Geneva type gear mechanism between said operating shafts to provide indexing of one shaft one rotary switch position each time the other shaft moves between two given switch positions in each revolution of operation.

Claim 9

A pulse deleter in accordance with claim 5 wherein said switch means includes digital numerical indicating means which are settable at one limit of operation of said switch means to provide a direct numerical indication of the percentage of material elongation afforded with no pulses deleted, and wherein said indicating means for each different operating position between said one limit and another opposite limit affords numerical indications decimally calibrated in terms of percentage of material elongation corresponding to the number of pulses that are deleted in any of such switch operating positions.

Claim 10

The pulse deleter defined in claim 1 wherein said first mentioned means is so connected directly with said second mentioned means that the latter provides output pulses equal in number to 50 percent of the input pulses to said first mentioned means, and wherein said means connected between said first and second mentioned means affords selection of the number of the remaining 50 percent of the input pulses to said first means that are effective to provide output pulses at said second mentioned means.