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Method and apparatus for monitoring and inspecting strip edge

US5857031A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 19, 1996
Grant dateJan 5, 1999
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Expiry dateJan 19, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30164
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of monitoring and inspecting an edge of strip metal includes providing at least one image producer having a field of view that substantially frames the edge, using the at least one image producer to form a first series of images of the edge after the edge has been formed by a knife; and analyzing in real time the first series of images to determine the shear angle and/or the burr height of the edge.

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