摘要 |
A lineal output measurement circuit adapted for use with product cutting apparatus, primarily with wood cutting apparatus of the type which have a plurality of simultaneously operable cutting elements. This product cutting apparatus is thereby capable of cutting product stock, such as ripping of a wood member simultaneously into individual wood section strips with a plurality of saw blades positioned to cut the individual strips. The apparatus generally includes some form of input mechanism for programming the cutting mechanism to produce the individual sections of product, that is, to produce the desired amount of the selected widths of product. The measurement circuit of the present invention utilizes program electrical signals from the apparatus which provide a program input representative of the different sizes of product sections to be produced, along with a port circuit and a processing means. The processing means calculates the amount of product sections cut from the product stock and generates output signals therefor.
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