Tube movement measuring system and method
OwnerGlen Stapleton, Julian Stapletoninventors
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Abstract
A system and method for measuring tube movement through a tube altering machine includes a first sensor device for detecting a rotational movement of the tube caused by the tube altering machine as the tube passes therethrough. A second sensor device detects a linear movement of the tube caused by the tube altering machine as the tube passes therethrough. These precise measurements are achieved without marking or damaging the tube material and can be compared to anticipated measurements to determine if machine settings should be altered.
Claims19
A system for measuring tube movement through a tube altering machine, comprising:
- a first sensor device associated with a tube moving through the tube altering machine that detects a rotational movement of the tube caused by the tube altering machine;
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- a second sensor device associated with the tube moving through the tube altering machine that detects a linear movement of the tube caused by the tube altering machine.
A method for measuring tube movement through a tube altering machine, comprising the steps of:
- detecting a rotational movement of the tube caused by the tube altering machine as the tube passes therethrough over a predetermined period of time;
- detecting a linear movement of the tube caused by the tube altering machine as the tube passes therethrough over the predetermined period of time;
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- determining if adjustments should be made to the tube altering machine by comparing the detected rotational movement and linear movement of the tube over the predetermined period of time to an anticipated rotational movement and linear movement of the tube over the predetermined period of time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.