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Temperature data producing apparatus for high temperature moving objects
Assignee: JFE Engineering Corp
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Filing: 1985-09-11
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Granted: 1987-02-17
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Expires: 2005-09-11
Abstract
Abstract The tip of an alloy rod in a vacuum chamber is remelted by radiation with an electron beam from an electron gun and the remelted droplets fall into a mold where they solidify. The droplets are scanned a plurality of times through a window provided on the vacuum chamber by an image pickup device as they pass its field of view. From the signal of the maximum level obtained during these scans, temperature data of the droplet is obtained by a temperature measurement control device.
Inventors
- 👤 Eiichi Makabe
- 👤 Naoki Harada
- 👤 Kiyotaka Imai
- 👤 Yoshiro Hosoda
- 👤 Akira Kato
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 14:58
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01J; G01J5/00; G01J5/0022; G01J5/0037; G01J5/004; G01J5/80; G01J5/48
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
A temperature data producing apparatus, comprising: means for melting a metal material to provide a plurality of high temperature objects in droplet form naturally falling in the vertical direction in a vacuum chamber; means for generating an image signal by line scanning a plurality of said falling high temperature objects in droplet form in a direction intersecting the direction of movement of the object; means for detecting a maximum level of said image signals obtained within a prescribed time period; and means for obtaining a temperature signal showing the temperature of the objects corresponding to the maximum level.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
98 words
A temperature data producing apparatus, comprising: means for melting a metal material to provide a plurality of high temperature objects in droplet form naturally falling in the vertical direction in a vacuum chamber; means for generating an image signal by line scanning a plurality of said falling high temperature objects in droplet form in a direction intersecting the direction of movement of the object; means for detecting a maximum level of said image signals obtained within a prescribed time period; and means for obtaining a temperature signal showing the temperature of the objects corresponding to the maximum level.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
A temperature data producing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said image signal generating means includes a plurality of photoelectric converting elements arranged in a single row in a direction intersecting the direction of movement of said high temperature moving objects.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
88 words
A temperature data producing apparatus, comprising: means for generating an image signal by line scanning a plurality of moving high temperature objects in droplet form in a direction intersecting the direction of movement of the objects, said high temperature objects being naturally falling metal droplets melted by an electron beam in a vacuum chamber; means for detecting a maximum level of said image signals obtained within a prescribed time period; and means for obtaining a temperature signal showing the temperature of the objects corresponding to the maximum level.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
88 words
A temperature data producing apparatus, comprising: means for generating an image signal by line scanning a plurality of moving high temperature objects in droplet form in a direction intersecting the direction of movement of the objects, said high temperature objects being naturally falling metal droplets melted by an electron beam in a vacuum chamber; means for detecting a maximum level of said image signals obtained within a prescribed time period; and means for obtaining a temperature signal showing the temperature of the objects corresponding to the maximum level.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
54 words
A temperature data producing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said image signal generating means includes a line sensor provided in an image pickup device, and said image pickup device includes means for line-scanning a plurality of times in said prescribed time period the moving object which has entered within its field of view.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
A temperature data producing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said image signal generating means includes a plurality of photoelectric converting elements arranged in a single row in a direction intersecting the direction of movement of said high temperature moving object.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
114 words
A temperature data producing apparatus, comprising: means for generating an image signal by line scanning a plurality of naturally falling high temperature objects in a vacuum chamber in droplet form in a direction intersecting the direction of movement of the objects, said image signal generating means including a line sensor provided in an image pickup device which includes means for line-scanning a plurality of times in said prescribed time period the moving object which has entered its field of view; means for detecting a maximum level of said image signals obtained within a prescribed time period; and means for obtaining a temperature signal showing the temperature of the objects corresponding to the maximum level.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
114 words
A temperature data producing apparatus, comprising: means for generating an image signal by line scanning a plurality of naturally falling high temperature objects in a vacuum chamber in droplet form in a direction intersecting the direction of movement of the objects, said image signal generating means including a line sensor provided in an image pickup device which includes means for line-scanning a plurality of times in said prescribed time period the moving object which has entered its field of view; means for detecting a maximum level of said image signals obtained within a prescribed time period; and means for obtaining a temperature signal showing the temperature of the objects corresponding to the maximum level.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
A temperature data producing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said line sensor includes a plurality of photoelectric converting elements arranged in a single row in a direction intersecting the direction of movement of said high temperature moving object.
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