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Method for electrically perforating dielectric webs
Assignee: Magnera Corp
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Filing: 1979-12-21
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Granted: 1984-05-08
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Expires: 1999-12-21
Abstract
Abstract A method is provided for controlling the porosity of a web or film issuing from an electric spark perforating apparatus in accordance with an operator-set reference porosity regardless of variations in web speed, inherent web porosity, spark discharge energy and spark repetition frequency by controlling the frequencies of the electrical sparks applied to the web in accordance with the product of two signals, one a difference signal obtained by comparing the porosity of the web leaving the perforator and the reference porosity and the other signal derived from the speed of the web.
Inventors
- 👤 Hobart A. Whitman, III
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 07:10
CPC Classifications
A; A24; A24C; A24C5/00; A24C5/005; A24C5/007; B; B26; B26F; B26F1/00; B26F1/26; B26F1/28; G; G01; G01N; G01N15/00; G01N15/08; G01N15/088
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A method of controlling the porosity of a web of sheet material, by controlling a series of periodic electrical pulses applied to a set of electrodes, whereby a corresponding set of electrical discharges is directed through the web, the steps of said method comprising: (a) moving the web of sheet material past the set of electrodes; (b) measuring the web volocity; (c) measuring the porosity of the web; (d) deriving a difference signal as a function of the difference between a reference indicative of desired porosity and measured web porosity, the difference signal in normal operation being non-zero and having a magnitude directly related to desired porosity; and (e) controllably generating and applying a series of the periodic pulses to the set of electrodes in accordance with the product of the measured web velocity and the difference signal, whereby the porosity of the web is effectively controlled.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
147 words
A method of controlling the porosity of a web of sheet material, by controlling a series of periodic electrical pulses applied to a set of electrodes, whereby a corresponding set of electrical discharges is directed through the web, the steps of said method comprising: (a) moving the web of sheet material past the set of electrodes; (b) measuring the web volocity; (c) measuring the porosity of the web; (d) deriving a difference signal as a function of the difference between a reference indicative of desired porosity and measured web porosity, the difference signal in normal operation being non-zero and having a magnitude directly related to desired porosity; and (e) controllably generating and applying a series of the periodic pulses to the set of electrodes in accordance with the product of the measured web velocity and the difference signal, whereby the porosity of the web is effectively controlled.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein in step (e), the frequency of the periodic pulses is controlled in accordance with the product of the difference signal and the measured web velocity.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein in step (e), the pulse width of the periodic pulses is controlled in accordance with the product of the difference signal and the measured web velocity.
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