Shape adaptive process apparatus
US5280433A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/45013
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for applying a product to a plurality of workpieces having a variety of sizes and shapes. An imager captures an image of each workpiece and develops image signals which a systems controller and a processor use to regulate delivery of a product to each workpiece. The apparatus reduces overspray and waste while providing coverage of each workpiece by the product.
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