Abstract: Apparatus for continuously measuring the width of moving strip materials and visually displaying such measurements; the same utilizing a pair of motorized edge sensors for locating and following the strip edges relative to a fixed reference datum and signal generators for measuring the width of the material and energizing alarm and/or recording systems whenever the measured width exceeds predetermined tolerance limits.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 29, 1981
Date of Patent:
July 12, 1983
Assignee:
Binks Industries, Inc.
Inventors:
James D. Calkins, Eugene E. Bushong, Lee R. Schuck