US 4,102,227 A · Method of and apparatus for aligning a scoring wheel with a support wheel

Abstract

A plurality of scoring assemblies each having a scoring wheel are selectively positioned above and transverse to a glass sheet movement path and in spaced relation to a plurality of support assemblies. Each of the support assemblies are mounted on a common shaft for movement below the sheet movement path and include a laser mounted in predetermined spaced relation to a support wheel. Respective ones of the support wheels are aligned with their respective ones of the scoring wheel when the laser beam is incident on the center of a photodetector spaced from the scoring wheel. The support assemblies are moved into alignment with their respective ones of the scoring assemblies by rotating the shaft to move a selected one of the support assemblies into alignment with a selected one of the scoring assemblies while the remaining support assemblies are held stationary. The above is sequentially repeated to align the remaining ones of the scoring assemblies with their respective one of the support assemblies.

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Dependent claims

A method of positioning in predetermined spaced relationship respective ones of a first set of a plurality of discrete objects mounted for movement along a first predetermined path with respective ones of a second set of a plurality of discrete objects mounted along a second predetermined path, wherein the first and second predetermined paths are in spaced relationship to one another, comprising the steps of:

mounting the objects of the second set in a predetermined spaced relationship with one another along the second predetermined path;
applying a common force to each of the objects of the first set to simultaneously urge the objects of the first set along the first predetermined path in a direction to position a selected one of the objects of the first set in predetermined spaced relationship with its respective one of the objects of the second set;
while
preventing movement of the remaining ones of the objects of the first set as the common force moves the selected object of the first set towards its respective one of the objects of the second set to position same in a predetermined spaced relationship to one another;
and
repeating said applying and preventing steps on the remaining objects of the first set to position the remaining objects of the first set in a predetermined spaced relationship with their respective objects of the second set.

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An apparatus for positioning in predetermined spaced relationship respective ones of a first set of a plurality of discrete objects with respective ones of a second set of a plurality of discrete objects, comprising:

means for mounting the objects of the first set in predetermined spaced relationship with one another along a first predetermined path;
means mounting the objects of the second set for movement along a second predetermined path in spaced relationship to the first predetermined path;
means acting on said movement means for applying a common force to the objects of the second set to simultaneously urge the objects of the second set in a predetermined direction along the second predetermined path;
and
means acting on selected ones of the objects of the second set for preventing movement thereof while a selected one of the objects of the second set is moved by said applying means into predetermined spaced relationship with a selected one of the objects of the first set.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method of and apparatus for aligning a scoring wheel with a support wheel

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Method of and apparatus for aligning a scoring wheel with a support wheel

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Abstract

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