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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 1980
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
William H Ryan, Toledo, OH (US);
Assignee:
Owens-Illinois, Inc., Toledo, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
65 29 ; 65158 ; 65164 ; 250224 ; 356380 ;
Abstract
Apparatus and method for measuring the volume and shape of a falling gob of glass. Two cameras are used to make section by section measurements of the horizontal extent of the moving gob. Timing of the measurements is controlled so as to cause measurements to be made at equal increments of the motion of the gob. The measurements are made 90.degree. apart with respect to the gob and are utilized to determine the volume of each section of the gob. The volumes of the individual sections of the gob are then summed to determine the total volume of the gob. An image of the gob is generated on a television screen to aid in the determination of the shape of the gob.