System for monitoring material dispensed onto a substrate
    1.
    发明授权
    System for monitoring material dispensed onto a substrate 失效
    用于监测材料分配到基材的系统

    公开(公告)号:US4728793A

    公开(公告)日:1988-03-01

    申请号:US785332

    申请日:1985-10-07

    申请人: Stephen L. Merkel

    发明人: Stephen L. Merkel

    CPC分类号: C23C14/52 G01J1/42 G05D5/03

    摘要: A system for monitoring energy radiant from a material dispensed onto a substrate. As disclosed, an infrared sensor is positioned to receive infrared energy radiated by a substrate and by a heated adhesive applied to the substrate, with the resistance of the sensor varying in dependence upon the amount of infrared energy received. An amplifier has an input capacitively coupled to the sensor, and the voltage at the amplifier input varies in dependence upon the resistance of the sensor. The output voltage of the amplifier varies in dependence upon the amplifier input voltage, and hence upon the amount of infrared energy reaching the sensor. In order to prevent inaccuracies in the amplifier output signal due to, for example, temperature-related resistance variations of the sensor, the amplifier input is grounded during intervals when the sensor receives infrared energy from the substrate and ungrounded shortly before the sensor begins to receive infrared energy from the heated adhesive.

    Motion picture projector system
    2.
    发明授权
    Motion picture projector system 失效
    电影投影机系统

    公开(公告)号:US4150886A

    公开(公告)日:1979-04-24

    申请号:US717879

    申请日:1976-08-26

    CPC分类号: G03B21/43 G03B21/48

    摘要: A projector for motion picture film includes a servo motor which is controlled to advance film frame by frame to a projection station. A capstan on each side of the projection station is controlled to maintain film loops of substantially constant size and an associated reel motor delivers film to and takes film from each capstan. Each associated capstan and reel motor are controlled so as to maintain substantially constant tension on the film. A film guide defines the projection station and also includes provision for masking peripheral areas of each frame. Each capstan and an associated pinch roller are designed so as to eliminate creeping of film from between the two. A circuit for controlling the reel motors is arranged to permit fast winding of film directly from one reel to the other with an automatic braking feature.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于电影胶片的投影仪包括伺服电动机,该伺服电动机被控制以逐帧地将电影推进到投影站。 控制投影站两侧的绞盘以维持基本上恒定的胶片回路,并且相关联的卷轴电机将胶片输送到每个绞盘上并从每个绞盘上取出胶卷。 每个关联的绞盘和卷轴电动机被控制以便在膜上保持基本上恒定的张力。 胶片导板定义了投影台,并且还包括用于掩蔽每帧的周边区域的设置。 每个绞盘和相关的夹送辊被设计成消除两者之间的膜的蠕变。 用于控制卷轴电机的电路被布置成允许用自动制动特征将膜直接从一个卷轴快速卷绕到另一个卷轴。

    System for monitoring material dispensed onto a substrate
    3.
    发明授权
    System for monitoring material dispensed onto a substrate 失效
    用于监测分配到基板上的材料的系统

    公开(公告)号:US5026989A

    公开(公告)日:1991-06-25

    申请号:US163158

    申请日:1988-02-25

    申请人: Stephen L. Merkel

    发明人: Stephen L. Merkel

    IPC分类号: C23C14/52 G01J1/42 G05D5/03

    CPC分类号: C23C14/52 G01J1/42 G05D5/03

    摘要: A system for monitoring energy radiant from a material dispensed onto a substrate. As disclosed, an infrared sensor is positioned to receive infrared energy radiated by a substrate and by a heated adhesive applied to the substrate, with the resistance of the sensor varying in dependence upon the amount of infrared energy received. An amplifier has an input capacitively coupled to the sensor, and the voltage at the amplifier input varies in dependence upon the resistance of the sensor. The output voltage of the amplifier varies in dependence upon the amplifier input voltage, and hence upon the amount of infrared energy reaching the sensor. In order to prevent inaccuracies in the amplifier output signal due to, for example, temperature-related resistance variations of the sensor, the amplifier input is grounded during intervals when the sensor receives infrared energy from the substrate and ungrounded shortly before the sensor begins to receive infrared energy from the heated adhesive.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于监测从分配到基板上的材料辐射的能量的系统。 如所公开的那样,红外传感器被定位成接收由衬底辐射的红外能量和通过施加到衬底的加热粘合剂,传感器的电阻根据所接收的红外能量的量而变化。 放大器具有与传感器电容耦合的输入,并且放大器输入端的电压根据传感器的电阻而变化。 放大器的输出电压根据放大器的输入电压而变化,并因此依赖于到达传感器的红外能量。 为了防止由于例如传感器的温度相关的电阻变化引起的放大器输出信号的不准确性,当传感器从衬底接收到红外能量并在传感器开始接收之前不接地时,放大器输入端接地 来自加热粘合剂的红外能量。

    Dispenser malfunction detector
    4.
    发明授权
    Dispenser malfunction detector 失效
    分配器故障检测器

    公开(公告)号:US4668948A

    公开(公告)日:1987-05-26

    申请号:US815114

    申请日:1985-12-26

    申请人: Stephen L. Merkel

    发明人: Stephen L. Merkel

    IPC分类号: B05B12/00 G08B21/00

    CPC分类号: B05B15/02 B05B12/085

    摘要: A dispenser for fluid under pressure has a sensor affixed to it to sense the pressure of the fluid proximate the dispenser discharge opening to generate a pressure reflective signal. A comparator is connected to receive the pressure reflective signal to compare the pressure signal with a preselected band of pressure values which are selected to reflect operating pressures when the dispenser discharge opening is opened. The comparator generates a malfunction signal when the sensed pressure signal is outside the preselected band.

    摘要翻译: 用于压力下的流体的分配器具有固定到其上的传感器以感测靠近分配器排出口的流体的压力,以产生压力反射信号。 连接比较器以接收压力反射信号,以将压力信号与预选的压力值波段进行比较,所述压力值被选择以在分配器排出口打开时反映操作压力。 当感测到的压力信号在预选频带之外时,比较器产生故障信号。

    Method of compensating for non-linear characteristics in dispensing a
coating material
    5.
    发明授权
    Method of compensating for non-linear characteristics in dispensing a coating material 失效
    在分配涂料时补偿非线性特性的方法

    公开(公告)号:US6139903A

    公开(公告)日:2000-10-31

    申请号:US951308

    申请日:1992-09-24

    摘要: A method of controlling and operating a fluid dispensing apparatus is provided which modifies a tool speed signal from a robot and generates a corrected signal to a dispenser nozzle flow controller to compensate for non-linear flow characteristics of fluids, such as non-Newtonian adhesive fluids, to maintain uniform bead size as the tool speed varies. The corrected tool speed signal is generated by computing the ideal flow for the tool speed, comparing the computed flow with actual flow data stored in memory using linear interpolation of data between the stored values, and generating a control signal modified in accordance with the comparison. The stored data is acquired by operation of the apparatus in a calibration mode wherein a series of standard signals is sent to the fluid controller while the actual flow at each signal level is measured and stored in a table. The method corrects for non-linear flow phenomena such as that known as the shear-thinning effect that is flow rate dependent.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种控制和操作流体分配装置的方法,其修改来自机器人的工具速度信号,并且产生校正信号到分配器喷嘴流量控制器以补偿诸如非牛顿粘合剂流体之类的流体的非线性流动特性 ,以便在刀具速度变化时保持均匀的珠粒尺寸。 通过计算刀具速度的理想流量来生成校正的刀具速度信号,将计算出的流量与存储在存储器中的数据的存储器中的实际流量数据进行比较,并生成根据比较修改的控制信号。 存储的数据是通过在校准模式下操作该装置获得的,其中一系列标准信号被发送到流体控制器,同时测量每个信号电平的实际流量并将其存储在表中。 该方法校正非线性流动现象,例如称为流速依赖的剪切稀化效应。

    Method and apparatus for forming and dispensing single and multiple
phase coating material containing fluid diluent
    6.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for forming and dispensing single and multiple phase coating material containing fluid diluent 失效
    用于形成和分配含有流体稀释剂的单相和多相涂层材料的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5330783A

    公开(公告)日:1994-07-19

    申请号:US953973

    申请日:1992-09-30

    摘要: A method and apparatus for forming and dispensing a coating material formulation or solution containing a liquid coating composition and a fluid diluent such as a supercritical fluid comprises a supply for the liquid coating composition, a supply for the fluid diluent, a mixer for combining the two components to form the coating material solution or formulation, and a control system for monitoring a parameter of the formulation which can be correlated to the fluid diluent content and/or liquid coating composition content of the formulation, and for monitoring the pressure of the formulation at selected locations within the system. The control system is effective to open or close the supply of fluid diluent and/or liquid coating composition in accordance with variations in the formulation parameter which is being sensed, and in response to pressure changes within the system, to maintain single or multiple phase coating material formulations, to account for changes in a parameter of the liquid coating composition and to ensure that the desired ratio of fluid diluent to liquid coating composition is maintained in the formulation which is supplied to coating dispensers for deposition onto a substrate.

    摘要翻译: 用于形成和分配包含液体涂料组合物和流体稀释剂例如超临界流体的涂料配方或溶液的方法和设备包括液体涂料组合物供应源,流体稀释剂供应源,混合器 用于形成涂料材料溶液或制剂的组分,以及用于监测制剂参数的控制系统,其可与制剂的流体稀释剂含量和/或液体涂料组合物含量相关,并且用于监测制剂的压力 选定的系统内的位置。 控制系统有效地根据正在检测的配方参数的变化以及响应于系统内的压力变化来打开或关闭流体稀释剂和/或液体涂料组合物的供应,以维持单相或多相涂层 材料配方,以解决液体涂料组合物参数的变化,并确保在供给到涂布分散器中用于沉积到基材上的制剂中保持流体稀释剂与液体涂料组合物的期望比例。

    Method and apparatus for detecting bubbles in pressurized liquid
dispensing systems
    8.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for detecting bubbles in pressurized liquid dispensing systems 失效
    用于检测加压液体分配系统中的泡沫的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5182938A

    公开(公告)日:1993-02-02

    申请号:US659842

    申请日:1991-02-22

    申请人: Stephen L. Merkel

    发明人: Stephen L. Merkel

    CPC分类号: G01N11/08 G01P13/0006

    摘要: A pressure transducer (58) generates an instantaneous pressure of a pressurized liquid, such as an adhesive, sealant, or caulk, being dispensed from a dispenser (52). The signal is received by a filter for filtering out non-bubble pressure disturbances. The filter includes comparators (106, 108); detection circuitry (112, 120) and timers (116, 124) or counters. An alarm indicating the passing of a bubble is indicated in response to signals which pass both the filters.

    Apparatus and method for dispensing fluid materials using
position-dependent velocity feedback
    9.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for dispensing fluid materials using position-dependent velocity feedback 失效
    使用位置相关速度反馈分配流体材料的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US4842162A

    公开(公告)日:1989-06-27

    申请号:US164536

    申请日:1988-03-07

    申请人: Stephen L. Merkel

    发明人: Stephen L. Merkel

    摘要: Apparatus and method for dispensing fluid materials wherein the fluid is discharged from a nozzle at a rate controlled by a metering valve having a seat and a stem moveable with respect to the seat to modulate the flow. A servo-actuator connected in a feedback control loop is used to position the valve stem with respect to its seat in accordance with a control signal. The control signal is derived in accordance with the difference between a driving signal representing a desired flow rate and the sum of a pair of feedback signals. One feedback signal represents the actual flow rate while the other feedback signal is correlated to both the relative velocity and position of the stem with respect to the seat. The position-dependent velocity signal is generated by a transducer comprising a magnet and a coil influencable by the field of the magnet as the magnet and coil move relative one another. For any given velocity, the magnitude of the position-dependent velocity signal is greater when the stem and seat are close together than when they are further apart so that as the valve closes, the amount of feedback increases.

    摘要翻译: 用于分配流体材料的装置和方法,其中流体以一定量的流量从喷嘴排出,该计量阀具有可移动的阀座和阀杆,以便调节流量。 连接在反馈控制回路中的伺服致动器用于根据控制信号相对于其阀座定位阀杆。 控制信号根据表示期望流量的驱动信号与一对反馈信号之和的差导出。 一个反馈信号表示实际流量,而另一个反馈信号与阀杆相对于阀座的相对速度和位置相关。 位置相关的速度信号由包括磁体的传感器和可由磁体的磁场影响的线圈产生,因为磁体和线圈相对于彼此移动。 对于任何给定的速度,当阀杆和阀座靠近一起时,位置相关速度信号的幅度大于当它们进一步分开时的位置相关速度信号的大小,使得当阀关闭时,反馈量增加。

    Scanning temperature display system
    10.
    发明授权
    Scanning temperature display system 失效
    扫描温度显示系统

    公开(公告)号:US4563682A

    公开(公告)日:1986-01-07

    申请号:US472321

    申请日:1983-03-11

    申请人: Stephen L. Merkel

    发明人: Stephen L. Merkel

    CPC分类号: G01K1/026 G08C15/06

    摘要: A scanning display system for providing a sequential display of a number of temperature signal inputs. The inputs are coupled through a multiplexer to sequentially produce single output signals, which are in turn scaled and displayed in a digital display. Some of the inputs to the multiplexer may not be used, leaving certain unused inputs which are sequentially coupled to the output of the multiplexer. The multiplexer normally advances through the inputs at a particular clocking rate, as determined by a first clocking signal, at a selected frequency. The scanning display system recognizes the coupling of an unused input to the multiplexer output and advances the multiplexer using a second, higher frequency, clocking signal until the next used input is reached. In this way, only temperature inputs for used channels are displayed in the digital temperature display. A manually operated switch is also provided to advance the multiplexer through the sequence of input temperature signals.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于提供多个温度信号输入的顺序显示的扫描显示系统。 输入通过多路复用器耦合以顺序产生单个输出信号,这些输出信号依次在数字显示器中被缩放并显示。 可能不使用多路复用器的一些输入,留下某些未使用的输入,其顺序地耦合到多路复用器的输出端。 多路复用器通常按照由选定频率的第一时钟信号确定的特定时钟速率输入输入。 扫描显示系统识别未使用的输入与多路复用器输出的耦合,并使用第二较高频率的时钟信号前进多路复用器,直到达到下一个使用的输入。 这样,在数字温度显示中只显示已使用通道的温度输入。 还提供手动操作的开关以通过输入温度信号序列推进多路复用器。