Workpiece centering apparatus and method
US4655596A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 1985 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B11/02
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A workpiece is centered on a transparent work surface by optically transposing one edge of the workpiece to a point beneath the work surface and adjacent the opposite edge of the workpiece and then sliding the workpiece sideways until the transposed edge image is aligned with the actual second edge of the workpiece.
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