Automated controller for glassware manufacture with electronically labeled manual mode panel switches
US5624473A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S65/13
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A glass production system that includes a glass forming machine having a multiplicity of operating mechanisms for converting gobs of molten glass into glassware, a plurality of solenoid valves responsive to valve drive signals for operating the multiplicity of operating mechanisms, and an electronic controller for generating the valve drive signals to operate the mechanisms in sequence to produce the glassware. The electronic controller includes an operator panel having a plurality of electronic switches responsive to an operator in a manual mode of operation for generating valve drive signals to operate selected ones of the mechanisms associated with the individual switches. A plurality of electronic displays are disposed on the operator panel each adjacent to an associated one of the electronic switches, and are responsive to the controller for displaying to an operator the operating mechanism of the machine associated with the adjacent switch during the manual mode of operation.
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