Method and apparatus for measuring the width of metal strip
US5768154A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 8, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B11/046
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of monitoring a dimension of strip stock formed by a cutting device includes: providing an image producer that is movable between a home position and at least one subsequent position associated with the strip stock; moving the image producer to the at least one subsequent position where the field of view of the image producer substantially frames the strip stock dimension to be monitored; forming a first image of the strip stock dimension; and analyzing the first image of the strip stock dimension to determine the length thereof.
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