Inventors:
Robert J. Bobel - Toledo OH
Richard H. Blausey - Toledo OH
Edward D. Floyd - Toledo OH
Donald B. Hopings - Toledo OH
Russell C. Retzloff - Maumee OH
Andrew W. Rudolph - Elmore OH
Assignee:
Libbey-Owens-Ford Company - Toledo OH
International Classification:
G01B 728
Abstract:
An inspection apparatus for determining the contours of sheet material, particularly glass sheets, comprising a checking fixture having a plurality of probe assemblies for determining the exact position of points along the sheet and the deviation, if any, of such measured points from reference points constituting the ideal contour. The probe assemblies generate linear signals transmitted to a controller which, in turn, converts such signals into data displayed on a video screen in selectively different forms.