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Measurement of dimension of elongated material during its continuous vulcanization
Assignee: Royle & Sons J
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Filing: 1973-04-16
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Granted: 1974-12-24
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Expires: 1993-04-16
Abstract
Abstract Method of and apparatus for measuring the diameter of elongated vulcanizable material such as the extruded sheath of a cable as the cable travels through an elongated continuous vulcanizing chamber wherein it is subjected to high pressure and temperature. For carrying out such measuring operation, there is provided a fluid jet probe supplied with fluid under a pressure which is greater than the pressure existing in the vulcanizing chamber, the probe penetrating through the wall of the chamber into the interior thereof with its inner, discharge end close to the surface of the travelling material at a location where the longitudinal axis of the travelling material is fixed in direction radially of the side wall of the vulcanizing chamber and thus is fixed relative to the inner end of the probe. The pressure of the fluid reflected by the surface of the material and the pressure of the atmosphere in the vulcanizing chamber are each transmitted to a differential transducer which translates the difference between the two pressures into an electrical signal which can be interpreted by a read-out device in terms of diameter of the material. By the use of a plurality of probes, disposed around the longitudinal axis of the material, a plurality of differential transducers associated with the respective probes, and one or more read-out devices, the degree of eccentricity of a cable sheath relative to the cable core can be continuously monitored.
Inventors
- 👤 M Skobel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 23:44
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01B; G01B13/00; G01B13/08; B; B29; B29C; B29C48/00; B29C48/25; B29C48/92; B29C2948/00; B29C2948/92; B29C2948/92009; B29C2948/92019; B29C2948/92085; B29C2948/92095; B29C2948/92504; B29C2948/9258; B29C2948/9259; B29C2948/92609; B29C2948/92619; B29C2948/92819; B29C2948/92857; B29C2948/92876; B29C2948/92895; B29C48/03; B29C48/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
The method of detecting radial deviations in position of the surface of an elongated vulcanizable material of generally uniform transverse section travelling in a predetermined path through a continuous vulcanizing chamber wherein it is exposed to a fluid vulcanizing atmosphere at elevated pressure and temperature, the vulcanizable material being a sleevelike extruded sheath on a cable having a central, axially directed core, comprising directing a jet of fluid at a pressure above said elevated pressure through one end of a probe against a zone of the surface of the material as it travels within the chamber, axially guiding the core of the cable along a fixed path at a location close to the location of the jet, and detecting, by indicating means connected to the opposite end of the probe, deviations in the fluid from the jet which is reflected from said zone of the surface of the travelling material.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
150 words
The method of detecting radial deviations in position of the surface of an elongated vulcanizable material of generally uniform transverse section travelling in a predetermined path through a continuous vulcanizing chamber wherein it is exposed to a fluid vulcanizing atmosphere at elevated pressure and temperature, the vulcanizable material being a sleevelike extruded sheath on a cable having a central, axially directed core, comprising directing a jet of fluid at a pressure above said elevated pressure through one end of a probe against a zone of the surface of the material as it travels within the chamber, axially guiding the core of the cable along a fixed path at a location close to the location of the jet, and detecting, by indicating means connected to the opposite end of the probe, deviations in the fluid from the jet which is reflected from said zone of the surface of the travelling material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method according to claim 1, comprising detecting deviations in the pressure of the fluid from the jet which is reflected from the surface of the material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method according to claim 1, comprising opposing the pressure of the fluid from the jet which is reflected from the surface of the material by the pressure of the vulcanizing atmosphere in the chamber and detecting deviations in the resultant of such two opposed pressures.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method according to claim 3, comprising equalizing the temperature of portions of the vulcanizing atmosphere and of the fluid from the jet which is reflected from the surface of the material, and thereafter placing the pressures of said temperature-equalized portions in opposition.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method according to claim 3, comprising translating the deviations in the resultant of the two opposed pressures into deviations in an electrical phenomeNon, and monitoring said electrical phenomenon as a measurement of variations in the diameter of the material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the vulcanizing atmosphere in the chamber is gaseous, and the fluid from the jet is gaseous.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
77 words
The method according to claim 1, comprising directing a plurality of jets angularly spaced about the longitudinal axis of the chamber against respective zones of the surface of the travelling material within the chamber, and detecting deviations in the pressure of the fluid from each of the jets which are reflected from the respective zones of the surface of the travelling material whereby to detect variations in the radius of the material at each of said zones.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method according to claim 7, wherein the vulcanizable material is the sleeve-like sheath extruded on a cable having a central, axially directed core, and wherein the core of the cable is axially guided along a fixed path at a location close to the location of the jets.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
68 words
The method according to claim 8, comprising comparing the deviations in the pressures of the fluid from each of the jets which are reflected from the respective zones of the surface of the travelling material, and translating the said compared deviations in the pressures of the reflected jets into a measurement of the eccentricity of th core of the cable with respect to the sheath of the cable.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
160 words
Apparatus for detecting radial deviations in position of the surface of an elongated vulcanizable material of generally uniform transverse section travelling in a predetermined path through a continuous vulcanizing chamber wherein it is exposed to a fluid vulcanizing atmosphere at elevated pressure and temperature, the vulcanizable material being a sleeve-like extruded sheath on a cable having a central, axially directed core, comprising a probe means at a pressure above said elevated pressure through one end of said probe for directing a jet of fluid against a zone of the surface of the material within the chamber, said probe being connected through a wall of said chamber, means for axially guiding the core of the cable along a fixed path at a location close to the location of the jet, and indicating means connected to said probe for sensing and detecting deviations in the fluid from the jet which is reflected from said zone of the surface of the travelling material.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
160 words
Apparatus for detecting radial deviations in position of the surface of an elongated vulcanizable material of generally uniform transverse section travelling in a predetermined path through a continuous vulcanizing chamber wherein it is exposed to a fluid vulcanizing atmosphere at elevated pressure and temperature, the vulcanizable material being a sleeve-like extruded sheath on a cable having a central, axially directed core, comprising a probe means at a pressure above said elevated pressure through one end of said probe for directing a jet of fluid against a zone of the surface of the material within the chamber, said probe being connected through a wall of said chamber, means for axially guiding the core of the cable along a fixed path at a location close to the location of the jet, and indicating means connected to said probe for sensing and detecting deviations in the fluid from the jet which is reflected from said zone of the surface of the travelling material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
Apparatus according to claim 10, comprising means for detecting deviations in the pressure of the fluid from the jet which is reflected from the surface of the material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
51 words
Apparatus according to claim 10, comprising means for placing in opposition the pressure of the vulcanizing atmosphere in the chamber and the pressure of the fluid from the jet which is reflected from the surface of the material, and means for detecting deviations in the resultant of such two opposed pressures.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
46 words
Apparatus according to claim 12, comprising means for equalizing the temperature of portions of the vulcanizing atmosphere and of the fluid from the jet which is reflected from the surface of the material, and means for thereafter placing the pressures of said temperature-equalized portions in opposition.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
43 words
Apparatus according to claim 12, comprising means for translating the deviations in the resultant of the two opposed pressures into deviations in an electrical phenomenon, and means for monitoring said electrical phenomenon as a measurement of variations in the diameter of the material.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
Apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the vulcanizing atmosphere in the chamber is gaseous, and the fluid from the jet is gaseous.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
62 words
Apparatus according to claim 10, comprising a plurality of jets angularly spaced about the longitudinal axis of the chamber against respective zones of the surface of the travelling material within the chamber, and means for detecting deviations in the pressure of the fluid from each of the jets which is reflected from the respective zones of the surface of the travelling material.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
47 words
Apparatus acCording to claim 16, wherein the vulcanizable material is a sleeve-like sheath extruded on a cable having a central, axially directed core, and wherein the core of the cable is axially guided along a fixed path at a location close to the location of the jets.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
71 words
Apparatus according to claim 17, comprising means for comparing the deviations in the pressures of the fluid from each of the jets which are reflected from the respective zones of the surface of the travelling material, and means for translating the said compared deviations in the pressures of the reflected jets into a measurement of the eccentricity of the core of the cable with respect to the sheath of the cable.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1981-12-23 | 1982-06-24 | 1982-12-24 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1985-12-23 | 1986-06-24 | 1986-12-24 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |