Richard P Irwin

US Patent:

7374072, May 20, 2008

Filed:

Nov 9, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/984296

Inventors:

Richard L. Irwin - Sterling Heights MI, US

Assignee:

BAE Industries, Inc. - Centerline MI

International Classification:

B65H 26/00
B65H 43/00

US Classification:

226 21, 226 17, 226 20, 226 24

Abstract:

An assembly for ensuring a correct lateral positioning of an elongated material conveyed along a feeder system and prior to a forming operation. The elongated material is fed from such as an unreeling coil and includes first and second lateral edges. First and second bodies are located along the feeder system and in communication with at least one of the lateral edges associated with the elongated material. Each of the bodies includes a fixed component secured to a rail extending laterally above the feeder system. A laterally displaceable component is biasingly secured to the fixed component and includes a roller in communication with a selected lateral edge of the elongated material. The bodies are laterally displaced, upon misalignment of the elongated material relative to the biasingly engaged roller. A sensor associated with each of the bodies causes an alarm signal to be issued to a processor, indicating the misalignment condition.

US Patent:

48995479, Feb 13, 1990

Filed:

Dec 30, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/292562

Inventors:

Richard D. Irwin - Mount Clemens MI

Assignee:

Even Flow Products, Inc. - Centerline MI

International Classification:

F25D 1306

US Classification:

62 63

Abstract:

An apparatus and method for cooling a strip of moving metal in a hot strip mill, or the like, is disclosed. The apparatus utilizes an infrared sensor for measuring a temperature profile across a transverse section of the strip. A coolant manifold is utilized to apply coolant to the metal strip after the temperature is measured from a plurality of independently controllable outlets in the manifold transversely spaced across the strip. A controller adjusts the flow of coolant of the outlets in response to the transverse temperature measurements to selectively cool the strip in order to establish an uniform temperature profile.