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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2016
Applicant:
Ihi Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Mareto Ishibashi, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiyuki Wada, Tokyo, JP;
Kensuke Hirata, Tokyo, JP;
Rui Oohashi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
IHI CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 23/24 (2006.01); B65H 23/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 23/24 (2013.01); B65H 23/32 (2013.01); B65H 2406/111 (2013.01); B65H 2515/342 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is a tension control device which includes a pressing member configured to press an object in a noncontact manner by spraying a gas onto the object to which tension is applied, an actuator configured to vary a position of the pressing member, a pressure sensor configured to detect pressure of the gas, a gap sensor configured to detect a floating amount of the object from the pressing member, and a control unit configured to control the actuator based on a detected value of the pressure sensor and a detected value of the gap sensor.