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US2944558A
US2944558A US746830A US74683058A US2944558A US 2944558 A US2944558 A US 2944558A US 746830 A US746830 A US 746830A US 74683058 A US74683058 A US 74683058A US 2944558 A US2944558 A US 2944558A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15C—FLUID-CIRCUIT ELEMENTS PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR COMPUTING OR CONTROL PURPOSES
    • F15C1/00—Circuit elements having no moving parts
    • F15C1/005—Circuit elements having no moving parts for measurement techniques, e.g. measuring from a distance; for detection devices, e.g. for presence detection; for sorting measured properties (testing); for gyrometers; for analysis; for chromatography
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H35/00—Switches operated by change of a physical condition
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H35/00—Switches operated by change of a physical condition
    • H01H35/24—Switches operated by change of fluid pressure, by fluid pressure waves, or by change of fluid flow
    • H01H35/26—Details
    • H01H35/30—Means for transmitting pressure to pressure-responsive operating part, e.g. by capsule and capillary tube
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/2278—Pressure modulating relays or followers
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/2278—Pressure modulating relays or followers
    • Y10T137/2322—Jet control type

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  • This invention relates to means for detecting the presence or absence of an object such as a plate of glass at a specific location such as a point on a roller conveyer.
  • the back pressure of the air so controlled may be used to actuate a pneumatic signal or the back pressure of the air may actuate an electric switch and thereby actuate an electric signal.
  • the single figure of the drawing is a diagrammatic or schematic showing of the device with parts shown in vertical cross section.
  • the detector of this invention comprises a base adapted to be secured in position by mounting holes or lugs (not shown). Formed in or attached to the base is a conduit 2 adapted for connection to a supply of air under pressure F.A.S.
  • Conduit 2 divides into two branches.
  • One branch forms a jet nozzle 3 which may be connected to conduit 2 by a restriction 5, such as a cylinder having a bore of capillary cross section passing axially through it.
  • a restriction 5 such as a cylinder having a bore of capillary cross section passing axially through it.
  • jet nozzle 3 has a second restriction 7, which may also be formed as a cylinder and cone having a bore of capillary cross section passing axially through it.
  • Relay nozzle 4 forms a second branch and is connected to conduit 2 by a restriction 6 and has a'fourth restriction 8 at its tip.
  • a flapper or flat plate 9 is pivotally mounted at 13 on the base. Flapper 9 is biased away from relay nozzle 8 by a spring 11 connected at one end 12 to the base. A pin limits the movement of flapper 9 away from relay nozzle 4.
  • the detector is adapted to be mounted adjacent a conveyer, such as a roller conveyer, in such a position that the jet of air issuing from the jet nozzle 3 is deflected by the sheet of glass G passing along the conveyer.
  • a conveyer such as a roller conveyer
  • the jet of air from the a jet nozzle 3 does not affect the flapper 9. If a plate of glass passes along the conveyer, it deflects the jet of air from the nozzle 3 and causes the jet of air to strike the left face of the flapper 9.
  • the pressure of the jet of air so deflected is suflicient to cause the flapper 9 to move toward the relay nozzle 4 against the bias of the spring 11.
  • flapper 9 which in practice is only a few thousandths of an inch, is suflicient to vary the pressure of the air escaping from the relay nozzle 4 through the restriction 8.
  • This variation in the flow of air through restriction 8 varies the back pressure of the Patented July 12, 1960 2 air in relay nozzle 4 between restrictions 6 and 8.
  • the pressure of the air in relay nozzle 4 between restrictions 6 and 8 may be used to actuate a pneumatic indicator or recorder to signal the presence of a plate of glass on the conveyer.
  • the conduit 4 has an opening 15 communicating therewith. Opening 15 conducts the air in relay nozzle 4 to the interior of a flexible bellows or like movable member 16.
  • an electric switch 17 mounted adjacent the free or movable end of bellows 16 is an electric switch 17 having an actuating member 18 and a pair of terminals 19. Terminals 19 may be connected to leads which conduct electricity to an electric light or other signaling, indicating, or recording instrument.
  • Electric switch 17 may conveniently be of a compact, readily actuated type, such as those shown in U.S. Patent 1,668,974 to A. J. Mottlau; U.S. Patent 1,780,758 to H. G. Leupold; or U.S. Patent 2,612,368 to S. G. Ransome.
  • Means for detecting the presence or absence of a plate of glass on a conveyer including, a jet nozzle adapted for connection at one end to a supply of air under pressure and adapted to expel a jet of air from its opposite end, a flapper pivotally mounted adjacent said jet nozzle and having its free end unaflected by said jet when a plate of glass is not present and moved by the deflected jet of air when a plate of glass is present, a relay inlet restriction adapted to be connected on its inlet side to a supply of air under pressure, a relay nozzle adapted to be connected to the outlet side of said relay inlet restriction, an outlet restriction mounted on the other end of said relay nozzle and cooperating with said flapper so that said flapper varies the flow of air which escapes through said relay nozzle, and an air conduit communieating with said relay nozzle between said restrictions and 2.
  • Means for detecting presence or absence of a plate of glass on a conveyer including, a jet nozzle, a jet nozzle inlet restriction adapted for connection at one side to a supply of air under pressure and connected at its opposite side to said jet nozzle, the outlet end of said jet nozzle being adapted to expel a jet of air, a flapper pivotally mounted adjacent said jet nozzle and having a free end which is unafiected by said jet of air when a plate of glass is not present and which receives the jet of air deflected by the plate of glass when said plate of glass is present, a relay nozzle inlet restriction adapted for connection on its inlet side to a supply of air under pressure, a relay nozzle connected to the outlet side of said relay nozzle inlet restriction, an outlet restriction at the opposite end of said relay nozzle and cooperating with the free end of said flapper so that the movement of said flapper toward or away from said relay nozzle varies the pressure of the air in said relay nozzle between said restrictions, means biasing said flapper away from

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July 12, 1960 F. D. DODGE 2,944,558
CONTROLLER Filed July '7, 1958 INVENTOR. FREDERICK D. DODGE ATTORNEY.
United States Patent CONTROLLER Frederick D. Dodge, C'onshohocken, Pa., assignor to Minneapolis Honeywell Regulator Company, Minneapolis, Minn., a corporation of Delaware Filed July 7, 1958, Ser. No. 746,830
2 Claims. (Cl. 137-82) This invention relates to means for detecting the presence or absence of an object such as a plate of glass at a specific location such as a point on a roller conveyer.
It is an object of this invention to provide such a detector which comprises a jet nozzle supplying a jet of air directed so that when a plate of glass is present on the conveyer, the plate of glass deflects the jet of air and causes a flapper to move toward a relay nozzle and thereby vary the back pressure of the air controlled by the nozzle. The back pressure of the air so controlled may be used to actuate a pneumatic signal or the back pressure of the air may actuate an electric switch and thereby actuate an electric signal.
A better understanding of the present invention may be had from the accompanying drawing and descriptive matter in which is illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of the invention.
The single figure of the drawing is a diagrammatic or schematic showing of the device with parts shown in vertical cross section.
The detector of this invention comprises a base adapted to be secured in position by mounting holes or lugs (not shown). Formed in or attached to the base is a conduit 2 adapted for connection to a supply of air under pressure F.A.S.
Conduit 2 divides into two branches. One branch forms a jet nozzle 3 which may be connected to conduit 2 by a restriction 5, such as a cylinder having a bore of capillary cross section passing axially through it. At its tip, jet nozzle 3 has a second restriction 7, which may also be formed as a cylinder and cone having a bore of capillary cross section passing axially through it.
Relay nozzle 4 forms a second branch and is connected to conduit 2 by a restriction 6 and has a'fourth restriction 8 at its tip.
A flapper or flat plate 9 is pivotally mounted at 13 on the base. Flapper 9 is biased away from relay nozzle 8 by a spring 11 connected at one end 12 to the base. A pin limits the movement of flapper 9 away from relay nozzle 4.
The detector is adapted to be mounted adjacent a conveyer, such as a roller conveyer, in such a position that the jet of air issuing from the jet nozzle 3 is deflected by the sheet of glass G passing along the conveyer. When there is no glass on the conveyer, the jet of air from the a jet nozzle 3 does not affect the flapper 9. If a plate of glass passes along the conveyer, it deflects the jet of air from the nozzle 3 and causes the jet of air to strike the left face of the flapper 9. The pressure of the jet of air so deflected is suflicient to cause the flapper 9 to move toward the relay nozzle 4 against the bias of the spring 11. This movement of flapper 9, which in practice is only a few thousandths of an inch, is suflicient to vary the pressure of the air escaping from the relay nozzle 4 through the restriction 8. This variation in the flow of air through restriction 8 varies the back pressure of the Patented July 12, 1960 2 air in relay nozzle 4 between restrictions 6 and 8. The pressure of the air in relay nozzle 4 between restrictions 6 and 8 may be used to actuate a pneumatic indicator or recorder to signal the presence of a plate of glass on the conveyer.
Alternately, as shown in the drawings, the conduit 4 has an opening 15 communicating therewith. Opening 15 conducts the air in relay nozzle 4 to the interior of a flexible bellows or like movable member 16. Mounted adjacent the free or movable end of bellows 16 is an electric switch 17 having an actuating member 18 and a pair of terminals 19. Terminals 19 may be connected to leads which conduct electricity to an electric light or other signaling, indicating, or recording instrument.
Electric switch 17 may conveniently be of a compact, readily actuated type, such as those shown in U.S. Patent 1,668,974 to A. J. Mottlau; U.S. Patent 1,780,758 to H. G. Leupold; or U.S. Patent 2,612,368 to S. G. Ransome.
What is claimed is:
1. Means for detecting the presence or absence of a plate of glass on a conveyer, including, a jet nozzle adapted for connection at one end to a supply of air under pressure and adapted to expel a jet of air from its opposite end, a flapper pivotally mounted adjacent said jet nozzle and having its free end unaflected by said jet when a plate of glass is not present and moved by the deflected jet of air when a plate of glass is present, a relay inlet restriction adapted to be connected on its inlet side to a supply of air under pressure, a relay nozzle adapted to be connected to the outlet side of said relay inlet restriction, an outlet restriction mounted on the other end of said relay nozzle and cooperating with said flapper so that said flapper varies the flow of air which escapes through said relay nozzle, and an air conduit communieating with said relay nozzle between said restrictions and 2. Means for detecting presence or absence of a plate of glass on a conveyer, including, a jet nozzle, a jet nozzle inlet restriction adapted for connection at one side to a supply of air under pressure and connected at its opposite side to said jet nozzle, the outlet end of said jet nozzle being adapted to expel a jet of air, a flapper pivotally mounted adjacent said jet nozzle and having a free end which is unafiected by said jet of air when a plate of glass is not present and which receives the jet of air deflected by the plate of glass when said plate of glass is present, a relay nozzle inlet restriction adapted for connection on its inlet side to a supply of air under pressure, a relay nozzle connected to the outlet side of said relay nozzle inlet restriction, an outlet restriction at the opposite end of said relay nozzle and cooperating with the free end of said flapper so that the movement of said flapper toward or away from said relay nozzle varies the pressure of the air in said relay nozzle between said restrictions, means biasing said flapper away from said relay nozzle, a pin limiting the movement of said flapper away from said nozzle, and a conduit connected to said relay nozzle between said restriction.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 828,262 Adams Nov. 30, 1903 871,325 Coleman Nov. 19, 1907 2,539,131 Gunderson et al. Jan. 23, 1951 2,813,535 Markey Nov. 19, 1957 2,837,104 Side June 3, 1958 2,843,863 Weisz July 22, 1958
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US3215162A (en) * 1962-04-20 1965-11-02 Ford Motor Co Bistable control valve
US3272942A (en) * 1963-04-05 1966-09-13 Brandl Wilhelm Control switch for an electrical heating appliance
US3341746A (en) * 1964-04-21 1967-09-12 Dow Chemical Co Control method and apparatus
US3415268A (en) * 1966-10-03 1968-12-10 Bourns Inc Viscous liquid level control system
US3437102A (en) * 1966-04-04 1969-04-08 Thomas W Hamilton Pneumatic control devices
US3702406A (en) * 1970-11-09 1972-11-07 Eastman Kodak Co Fluid operated control apparatus responsive to sensing a plurality of members containing one of two codes
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US2539131A (en) * 1948-11-24 1951-01-23 Askania Regulator Co Edge position detector
US2837104A (en) * 1953-05-29 1958-06-03 Honeywell Regulator Co Rotary to linear motion transducer
US2813535A (en) * 1956-04-03 1957-11-19 Askania Regulator Co Purged web edge detector
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US3213686A (en) * 1961-01-16 1965-10-26 Fischer & Porter Co Moving element position indicator
US3159170A (en) * 1961-07-06 1964-12-01 Applied Engineering Corp Web edge control device
US3215162A (en) * 1962-04-20 1965-11-02 Ford Motor Co Bistable control valve
US3185784A (en) * 1962-09-05 1965-05-25 Clarence A Geiger Web break detector
US3272942A (en) * 1963-04-05 1966-09-13 Brandl Wilhelm Control switch for an electrical heating appliance
US3341746A (en) * 1964-04-21 1967-09-12 Dow Chemical Co Control method and apparatus
US3437102A (en) * 1966-04-04 1969-04-08 Thomas W Hamilton Pneumatic control devices
US3415268A (en) * 1966-10-03 1968-12-10 Bourns Inc Viscous liquid level control system
US3702406A (en) * 1970-11-09 1972-11-07 Eastman Kodak Co Fluid operated control apparatus responsive to sensing a plurality of members containing one of two codes
US3814877A (en) * 1972-10-17 1974-06-04 Jonathan Mfg Co Pressure switch with diaphragm and adjustable contact
US3922981A (en) * 1974-03-08 1975-12-02 Cluett Peabody & Co Inc Fluidic thread break detection device and system

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