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Dual head measuring techniques for radiation gaging of reinforcing bar
Assignee: Bethlehem Steel Corp
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Filing: 1981-04-15
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Granted: 1984-01-10
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Expires: 2001-04-15
Abstract
Abstract A continuously measuring on-line production gage calibrated to indicate bar weight per foot and unaffected by typical reinforcing bar shape variability utilizes two radiation gages with their measuring axes separated by 90 degrees and offset by 45 degrees from the rib plane of the reinforcing bar. Each gage is equipped with a shutter which may be adjusted electrically to simulate any required weight per foot standard and with the gage zeroing on a predetermined shutter setting, the shutter automatically opens and radiation detector signal variations from the zero point are amplified, linearized, averaged, and scaled electronically to produce a percent weight per foot output signal. Summation of detected radiation is also performed through use of optical fibers.
Inventors
- 👤 Duane T. Jones
- 👤 Nikolai Eberhardt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-30 16:13
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01G; G01G9/00; G01G9/005
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A system for measuring weight per unit length of rod product which system converts radiation into a light source that varies as a function of a material property comprising a first detection gage detecting radiation along an axis through the rod being measured, a second detection gage detecting radiation along a second axis through the rod being measured, with said axes of said first and second detection gages substantially perpendicular to each other, means to restrict the center axis of the rod product to within approximately 0.10 inch of the center of a radiation field produced by the first and second detection gages; and means to sum and average the outputs of first and second detection gages.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
117 words
A system for measuring weight per unit length of rod product which system converts radiation into a light source that varies as a function of a material property comprising a first detection gage detecting radiation along an axis through the rod being measured, a second detection gage detecting radiation along a second axis through the rod being measured, with said axes of said first and second detection gages substantially perpendicular to each other, means to restrict the center axis of the rod product to within approximately 0.10 inch of the center of a radiation field produced by the first and second detection gages; and means to sum and average the outputs of first and second detection gages.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
The material measuring system of claim 1, further characterized by said axis of said first detection gage tilted approximately 45 degrees in one direction from the vertical, and said axis of said second detection gage tilted approximately 45 degrees in the opposite direction from the vertical from said axis of said first detection gage.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
The material measuring system of claim 1, further characterized by each of said detection gages having an associated radiation source located diametrically opposite said detection gage forming a pair of perpendicular source to gage axes rotated approximately 45 degrees from the vertical.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
59 words
The material measuring system of claim 1, further characterized by a calibration shutter associated with each of said detection gages, gage circuitry connected to each of said detection gages each including means to zero on a shutter setting indicative of a predetermined size of the material to be measured, and means to open said shutter to its measuring position.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
54 words
The material measuring system of claim 4, further characterized by said means to zero on a shutter setting including a high voltage electronic servo loop means to simulate a calibration standard of material of the type being measured having no weight per unit length deviation from a theoretical value for a particular predetermined size.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
77 words
The material measuring system of claim 5, further characterized by said high voltage electronic servo loop means including a photomultiplier tube, a deviation from zero amplifier connected to said photomultiplier tube, a comparator, a time integral generator connected to said deviation from zero amplifier, and a voltage programmable high voltage supply connected to said comparator integrator amplifier, said amplifiers and said voltage supply regulating the gain of said photomultiplier tube in accordance with an integrated error signal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
82 words
The material measuring system of claim 6, further characterized by said gage circuitry also including a deviation scaling amplifier connected to said deviation from zero amplifier for scaling a signal received from said deviation from zero amplifier, a signal level averaging filtering means connected to said deviation scaling amplifier, and calibrating means to calibrate a signal from said filtering means to a weight per unit length deviation, summing and averaging amplifier means connected to said calibrating means of each said gage circuitry.
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