US Patent: 3,215,983 - Tape Controlled Positioning Apparatus


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US Patent: 3,215,983

Tape Controlled Positioning Apparatus

Patentee:

Henry P. Kilroy (exact or similar names) - Littleton, Middlesex County, MA

USPTO Classifications:

178/17.5, 178/23R, 235/375

Tool Categories:

metalworking machines : metalworking machine mechanisms : nc and cnc apparatus

metalworking machines : machine tool controls

electrical devices : electronic circuitry and apparatus

Assignees:

Giddings & Lewis Machine Tool Co. - Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac County, WI

Manufacturer:

Not known to have been produced

Witnesses:

Unknown

Patent Dates:
Applied:	Feb. 09, 1960
Granted:	Nov. 02, 1965

Patent Pictures:

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Description:

Claim:

The present invention relates in general to apparatus responsive to digitally represented information for controlling a changeable condition, for example, apparatus which accepts signals digitally representing successive positions and translates a movable member to the position represented by such signals. More particularly, the invention is concerned with the handling of successive input signals derived from a digital record, such as a punched tape, prepared in advance.