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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2003
Applicants:
Thomas J. Midas, Oak Park Heights, MN (US);
Daniel Schulz, St. Michael, MN (US);
Inventors:
Thomas J. Midas, Oak Park Heights, MN (US);
Daniel Schulz, St. Michael, MN (US);
Assignee:
Red Devil Equipment Company, Plymouth, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus and method for automatically determining which of at least two forces to apply to a paint container in a mixing apparatus that is capable of clamping various sized paint containers. A clamp motor drives a clamping apparatus toward a paint container and a current rise signals engagement of the clamp with the container, whereupon a selection is made from a predetermined set of forces to apply to the container based on the time of energization and voltage applied to the clamp motor.