Knife projection sensing system
CA 2211332 C · Owner: Mierau, Cameron Dean · Inventors: Mierau, Cameron Dean; Irwin, James Gary
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A knife projection sensing system for cutting machines having a rotatable surface adapted to retain a plurality of cutting knives. The system employs a plurality of sensors mountable to the cutting machine to be stationary with respect to the rotatable surface. The sensors generate a signal capable of indicating the position of each cutting knife as the knives rotate past the sensors. A microprocessor in communication with the sensors analyzes the signal generated to determine the projection of each knife from a reference surface and to determine if the projection of at least one of the plurality of cutting knives deviates outside preset desirable limits. The projection status of the knives …
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- Filed July 22, 1997 and granted January 15, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 22, 2017.
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