Touch sensing apparatus and mehtod
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsDonald Ernest Woodmansee, Ram Kumar Upadhyay
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for sensing touch between a compression mold and a workpiece located in the compression mold including a mold cavity and a mold closure movable relative to the workpiece. The apparatus may include at least one touch sensor pad positionable to signal touch between the mold closure and the workpiece. The touch sensor pad may be in communication with a touch sensor monitor for indicating touch between the workpiece and the mold closure. The touch sensor pad may also be embodied in a touch sensor assembly.
Claims20
Apparatus for sensing touch between a compression mold and a workpiece located in said compression mold including a mold cavity and a mold closure movable relative to said workpiece, comprising:
- at least one touch sensor positionable to signal touch between said mold closure and said workpiece;
- wherein
- at least one touch sensor generates a signal that indicates when said mold closure contacts said workpiece.
A method for sensing touch between a compression mold and a workpiece located in said compression mold including a mold cavity and a mold closure movable relative to said workpiece, comprising:
- positioning at least one touch sensor to indicate touch between said mold closure and said workpiece;
- and
- generating a signal indicating touch between said mold closure and said workpiece, the signal indicating at least contact therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.