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Automatic roll data acquisition system

  • US 20050197044A1
  • Filed: 03/05/2004
  • Published: 09/08/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for acquiring data from a passive memory device for use in an automated roll grinding machine comprising:

  • said passive memory device having data stored thereon associated with a roll to which said passive memory device is attached;

    reading means for reading data from said passive memory device communicatively coupled with a controller for digitally controlling a roll grinding machine; and

    positioning means for movement of said reading means from a retracted position to an extended position adjacent to said passive memory device, said controller being programmed to sense that a roll is positioned within said roll grinding machine, and to extend said positioning means into a position proximate said passive memory device;

    and to return to a retracted position upon completion of the data reading function.

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