Daniel Rhys Myers

US Patent:

47395907, Apr 26, 1988

Filed:

Jan 15, 1987

Appl. No.:

7/003413

Inventors:

Daniel O. Myers - Silver Lake OH
Mark E. Baskin - Hudson OH

Assignee:

ACC Automation, Inc. - Akron OH

International Classification:

B24B 100

US Classification:

51283E

Abstract:

A system for performing operations on the edge of an irregularly shaped workpiece, such as seaming the edge of a piece of glass (G) is accomplished by moving the glass (G) along a conveyor (11, 12). The edge of the glass (G) is detected by a camera (13) which makes images of the glass (G). Electronic circuitry (20) receives the image information from camera (13) and determines the location of the edge of glass (G) at a plurality of locations and stores information which is indicative of the entire profile of the glass (G). Additional circuitry (32) receives signals proportional to the location of the seaming heads (16, 18) and compares these signals with the data stored in circuitry (20). When the glass (G) has moved downstream to the position to be seamed, the seaming heads (16, 18) are then moved to the position of the detected profile of glass (G) to perform the seaming operation.

US Patent:

46585508, Apr 21, 1987

Filed:

Jun 11, 1985

Appl. No.:

6/743430

Inventors:

Daniel O. Myers - Silver Lake OH
Mark E. Baskin - Hudson OH

Assignee:

ACC Automation, Inc. - Akron OH

International Classification:

B24B 4912

US Classification:

5116572

Abstract:

A system for performing operations on the edge of an irregularly shaped workpiece, such as seaming the edge of a piece of glass (G) is accomplished by moving the glass (G) along a conveyor (11, 12). The edge of the glass (G) is detected by a camera (13) which makes images of the glass (G). Electronic circuitry (20) receives the image information from camera (13) and determines the location of the edge of glass (G) at a plurality of locations and stores information which is indicative of the entire profile of the glass (G). Additional circuitry (32) receives signals proportional to the location of the seaming heads (16, 18) and compares these signals with the data stored in circuitry (20). When the glass (G) has moved downstream to the position to be seamed, the seaming heads (16, 18) are then moved to the position of the detected profile of glass (G) to perform the seaming operation.