Apparatus for driving and controlling solenoid impact imprinter

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5453821
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07988855

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A method and apparatus for a two-pulse solenoid embossing system implementing an amplitude feedback circuit, i.e., current monitor (48), to provide precise amplitude and timing control over two current pulses (4, 5), and thereby provide precision control over the position and velocity of the embossing system's print elements (64a, 64b). To maintain the current amplitude during the second current pulse (5), the method and apparatus alternatively switches the power on and off to the solenoid coils (55) with a frequency such that a substantially constant current amplitude is maintained in the solenoid coils (55). The embossing system provides an improved solenoid body assembly (61) including a first stack of steel laminations (93), a center block (82) and a second stack of steel laminations (81). A plunger (62) is slidably connected to the solenoid body assembly (61) by shaft (63). Cavities (79) receive dowel pins (71) which are attached to plunger (62). The cavity and dowel pin arrangement (79, 71) prevents the plunger (62) from rotating.

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DATACARD CORPORATIONMINNETONKA MN 55343

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Emmons, Thomas R Minneapolis, MN 5 54
Howes, Jr Ronald B Minneapolis, MN 9 300
Warwick, Dennis J Richfield, MN 21 496

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