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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 1984
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1982
Jerry J Spongr, Tonawanda, NY (US);
John E Tiebor, Williamsville, NY (US);
Boris N Ivasyuk, Tonawanda, NY (US);
Twin City International, Inc., Amherst, NY (US);
Abstract
A coating thickness measuring apparatus for step and repeat coating systems, including; a support member; a common support assembly mounted for pivotal movement about and along a vertical axis; a measuring probe carried by the common support assembly and movable with respect thereto along a horizontal axis; a calibrating disc carried by the common support assembly for rotation with respect thereto about a horizontal axis, having an opening for reception therethrough of the probe and having a plurality of angularly spaced calibration standards movable into selective alignment with the probe; actuators for moving the probe along its horizontal axis, for vertically moving the common support assembly and for rotating the calibration disc; stroke limiting means to halt probe movement between its extreme positions; an indexing bar having a plurality of variably spaced openings; an indexing pin for securing the support member into one of the indexing bar openings; and sensing switches developing signals indicative of the positions of various moving components of the apparatus.