Apparatus and method for detecting sizing or gradation changes on a conveyer
CA 2248948 A1 · Owner: Kira, Alan K. · Inventors: Kira, Alan K.
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Apparatus and method apparatus for detecting marginal gradation changes of a controlled product on a conveyor. The apparatus comprises a transducer (4) for converting swinging motion to a number of pulses; a member (24) operably secured to the transducer, the member for being in contact with the controlled product to cause the member to swing back and forth thereby causing the , transducer to generate the number of pulses; and a programmable device (28) operably connected to the transducer, the device being adapted to count the number of pulses generated by the transducer over several blocks of time periods, compare the number in each block of time to a group of reference numbers …
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- Filed March 12, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 12, 2017.
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