Method and apparatus for inspecting workpieces
CA 2003557 A1 · Owner: Brown, Derek A. · Inventors: Santaniello, Brian F.; Brown, Derek A.; Worth, John N.
Overview
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The apparatus and method disclosed rely on the observation of a strip of a rotatable circular can end to be lined with gasketing composition, and the scanning head further includes a proximity detector responsive to the positioning of the can end adjacent the scanning head and connected to trigger initiation of a "scanning window" when a can end arrives concentrically in the lining chuck at the lining station, and to discontinue the "scanning window" when the can end and chuck begin to descend on departure of the can end for onward transport. The scanning operation is totally independent of time and therefore of the adjustable speed of operation of the can end lining machine.
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- Filed November 22, 1989. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 22, 2009.
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