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Programmable control apparatus including an absolute position transducer
Assignee: AUTOTECH TECHNOLOGIES AN ILLINOIS Ltd PARTNERSHIP LP
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Filing: 1988-03-09
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Granted: 1989-05-30
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Expires: 2008-03-09
Abstract
Abstract The programmable control apparatus includes an absolute position transducer capable of being mechanically coupled to a machine and electrical circuitry for generating signals indicative of and related to the machine position, a programming unit including a microcomputer, visual display device, program input circuitry, one or more programmable memory position output devices (PMPODs) each of which includes a non-volatile memory, latching circuitry and output interface circuitry, and terminal blocks for interconnection of the absolute position transducer to the programming unit or the PMPOD.
Inventors
- 👤 Shalabh Kumar
- 👤 Duane Edgar
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 22:12
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/18; G05B19/414; G05B19/4147; G05B19/4093; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/20; G05B2219/25; G05B2219/25045; G05B2219/30; G05B2219/37; G05B2219/37104; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P90/00; Y02P90/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
71 words
For use in a high speed programmable control apparatus including an absolute position transducer, a compact programmable memory output device comprising combined memory and output switching means coupled to said memory and memory addresses in said memory, each address including a portion of the position transducer's changing output, means for coupling said memory to the transducer output, and means for coupling said output switching means to at least one controlled device.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
71 words
For use in a high speed programmable control apparatus including an absolute position transducer, a compact programmable memory output device comprising combined memory and output switching means coupled to said memory and memory addresses in said memory, each address including a portion of the position transducer's changing output, means for coupling said memory to the transducer output, and means for coupling said output switching means to at least one controlled device.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
81 words
In a system for controlling functions of a machine utilizing an absolute position transducer and at least one programmable memory position output device (PMPOD) each having a memory and a control output switch, the improvement comprising a memory address in each memory including a portion of the position transducer's changing output; means for enabling each PMPOD to be responsive to the changing transducer output signals and means for addressing all the PMPODs at the same time with the changing transducer output.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
81 words
In a system for controlling functions of a machine utilizing an absolute position transducer and at least one programmable memory position output device (PMPOD) each having a memory and a control output switch, the improvement comprising a memory address in each memory including a portion of the position transducer's changing output; means for enabling each PMPOD to be responsive to the changing transducer output signals and means for addressing all the PMPODs at the same time with the changing transducer output.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
In a system for controlling functions of a machine utilizng an absolute position transducer and at least one programmable memory position output device (PMPOD) each having a memory and a control output switch, the improvement comprising a memory address in each memory including a portion of the position transducer's changing output.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
51 words
In a system for controlling functions of a machine utilizng an absolute position transducer and at least one programmable memory position output device (PMPOD) each having a memory and a control output switch, the improvement comprising a memory address in each memory including a portion of the position transducer's changing output.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
81 words
A system for controlling functions of a machine comprising an absolute position transducer, at least one programmable memory position output device (PMPOD) each PMPOD having a memory with a memory address which includes a portion of the position transducer's changing output and a control output switch, a computer coupled to said PMPODs, means for enabling each PMPOD to be responsive to the changing transducer output and means for addressing all the PMPODs at the same time with the changing transducer output.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
81 words
A system for controlling functions of a machine comprising an absolute position transducer, at least one programmable memory position output device (PMPOD) each PMPOD having a memory with a memory address which includes a portion of the position transducer's changing output and a control output switch, a computer coupled to said PMPODs, means for enabling each PMPOD to be responsive to the changing transducer output and means for addressing all the PMPODs at the same time with the changing transducer output.
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