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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 1983
Filed:
Feb. 18, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Seyffert, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Alan F d'Entremont, Sunol, CA (US);
Assignee:
National Semiconductor Corp., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; B65H / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
226 32 ; 226 35 ; 226 36 ; 226 45 ; 226138 ; 226154 ; 226174 ;
Abstract
To cut a strip of metal into exact lengths, rollers are brought into contact with the strip and turned by an accurate motor until a pin can be mechanically inserted into a hole in the strip to effect final alignment. If the pin does not successfully enter the hole, a detector halts the system.