Converter substrate verification
AssigneeArvin Technologies, Inc.
InventorsNicholas Richard Maske, Theunis Du Toit, Kenneth John Peall, Brian Eric Harris, Werner Lombard
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Abstract
A substrate verification system is utilized for verifying substrate location and orientation in a catalytic converter mat wrapping mechanism. A mat wrap mechanism reads data from a substrate. A verification mechanism compares the identifier data with stored data. If the substrate is verified as correct, the verification mechanism activates the mat wrap mechanism. If the data from the substrate does not match the data in a system an alert is activated. If there is an error, the wrapping process will not be activated. The present invention therefore provides a substrate verification system for verifying substrate location and orientation.
Claims21
A substrate verification system for converter substrates comprising:
- a wrap mechanism with a wrap surface;
- a mat wrap on said wrap surface of said wrap mechanism;
- at least one substrate on said wrap mechanism on top of said mat wrap;
- a reader mounted adjacent said wrap surface for reading an identifier on said substrate;
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- a controller programmed to compare the identifier on said substrate to stored data prior to activation of said wrap mechanism.
A method of verifying a substrate comprising the steps of:
- a) placing a mat wrap on a wrap mechanism;
- b) placing a substrate with an identifier on the mat wrap;
- c) reading data associated with the identifier on the substrate with a computer verification system;
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- d) comparing the data associated with the identifier with stored data prior to activation of the wrap mechanism.
A method of verifying a substrate comprising the steps of:
- a) placing a mat wrap on a wrap mechanism;
- b) placing a substrate on the mat wrap;
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- c) reading the substrate with a computer verification system to verify orientation or position of the substrate prior to activation of the wrap mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.