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US4573130A
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Installation for monitoring and controlling a production machine
Assignee: COFADIS SA
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Filing: 1982-09-28
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Granted: 1986-02-25
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Expires: 2002-09-28
Abstract
Abstract An installation for monitoring and controlling a machine for producing items which at the end of production thereof are subjected to quality control with rejection of defective items, comprises a computing means (4), a detector (5) for sensing the number of items produced, a weighing machine for weighing the reject items, a precision weighing means for weighing an item produced, and a display means, the computing means operating on the basis of the data supplied thereto by the sensor, the weighing machine and the precision weighing means to provide the number of items produced, the number of items rejected and the difference therebetween, constituting the number of accepted items.
Inventors
- 👤 Emile J. L. Groult
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 19:06
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41F; B41F33/00; B41F33/02; B41F33/025
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
200 words
An installation for monitoring a printing machine to determine the total printed items and the rejected printed items while controlling said printing machine to produce a predetermined number of acceptable printed items comprising: counting and sensing means associated with said printing machine and operable to count the number of items produced and provide corresponding output data; a weighing means for supplying the weight of said rejected printed items; a precision weighing means for determining the mean weight of an item produced; a keyboard, for inputting operating operating data; display means; computing means connected to said counting and sensing means, said weighing means, said precision weighing means, said keyboard and said display means and on the basis of data supplied by the counting and sensing means, the weighing means and the precision weighing means supplying the display means with the number of items produced, the number of items rejected, and the number of acceptable items as determined by the difference between the number of items produced and the number of items rejected; and, control means connected to said computer means and said printing machine to control stopping of said printing machine once the predetermined number of acceptable printed items are printed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
200 words
An installation for monitoring a printing machine to determine the total printed items and the rejected printed items while controlling said printing machine to produce a predetermined number of acceptable printed items comprising: counting and sensing means associated with said printing machine and operable to count the number of items produced and provide corresponding output data; a weighing means for supplying the weight of said rejected printed items; a precision weighing means for determining the mean weight of an item produced; a keyboard, for inputting operating operating data; display means; computing means connected to said counting and sensing means, said weighing means, said precision weighing means, said keyboard and said display means and on the basis of data supplied by the counting and sensing means, the weighing means and the precision weighing means supplying the display means with the number of items produced, the number of items rejected, and the number of acceptable items as determined by the difference between the number of items produced and the number of items rejected; and, control means connected to said computer means and said printing machine to control stopping of said printing machine once the predetermined number of acceptable printed items are printed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
An installation according to claim 1 wherein said display means includes a printer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
An installation according to claim 1 or claim 2 wherein said computing means is also connected to a storage means for storing the data supplied by the computing means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
An installation according to claim 1 wherein said counting and sensing means includes a rotation sensor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
An installation according to claim 1 wherein said counting and sensing means includes an optical electronic sensor.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
125 words
An apparatus to produce a total number of acceptable printed items by determining the total number of items printed and the weight of rejected printed items: a printer; a sensor module to count the total number of items printed by said printer; first weighing means receiving rejected printed items from said printer and supplying the total weight of said rejected printed items; second weighing means supplying the mean weight of an item produced by said printer; a computer receiving said total number, said total weight and said mean weight and computing the total number of acceptable printed items; and, control means connected to said computer and said printer to control stopping of said printer once the total number of acceptable printed items have been achieved.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
125 words
An apparatus to produce a total number of acceptable printed items by determining the total number of items printed and the weight of rejected printed items: a printer; a sensor module to count the total number of items printed by said printer; first weighing means receiving rejected printed items from said printer and supplying the total weight of said rejected printed items; second weighing means supplying the mean weight of an item produced by said printer; a computer receiving said total number, said total weight and said mean weight and computing the total number of acceptable printed items; and, control means connected to said computer and said printer to control stopping of said printer once the total number of acceptable printed items have been achieved.
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