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US 2010/0320632 A1Published application
Electronic cycle counter
AssigneeProgressive Components International Corporation
InventorGlenn Starkey
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Abstract
A monitor for maintaining a mold cycle count with an actuator sending a count signal to a processor following a mold operation. The monitor further includes a timer having an active mode and a sleep mode. The processor generates an average cycle time and an activity percentage of the mold taking into account active and sleep periods of the mold.
Claims16
A monitor for maintaining a mold cycle count, the monitor comprising:
- a housing;
- a processor positioned with respect to the housing;
- an actuator positioned with respect to the housing, the actuator sending a count signal to the processor following a mold operation;
- an electronic display positioned with respect to the housing;
- a timer electronically connected with the processor, the timer having an active mode and a sleep mode;
- a function button positioned with respect to the housing and electronically connected with the display and the processor to generate on the display a total count, an average cycle time and an activity percentage of the mold.
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A method for retrieving mold cycle data comprising:
- positioning a monitor with respect to a mold;
- recording a number of cycles generated by the mold;
- recording a time that the mold is in operation;
- recording a time that the mold is not in operation;
- and
- generating an average cycle time and an activity percentage of the mold.
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A monitor for maintaining a mold cycle count, the monitor comprising:
- a processor generating an average cycle time and an activity percentage of the mold;
- a timer electronically connected with the processor, the timer having an active mode and a sleep mode;
- and
- an actuator sending a count signal to the processor following a mold operation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.