Method and apparatus for monitoring and inspecting rotary knives
US5926558A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 5, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30164
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of monitoring and inspecting one or more operational characteristics of a knife includes providing at least one image producer having a field of view that substantially frames the knife, using the at least one image producer to form a first series of images of the knife while the knife is in use, and analyzing the first series of images to determine whether the one or more operational characteristics of the knife are within one or more preliminary operating parameters.
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