Patent ID: 11883870
Assignee: PRIDE ENGINEERING, LLC
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A sensor plate assembly for use in a tool pack assembly, the tool pack assembly having a series of spaced dies used with a reciprocating can forming punch for the drawing and ironing of metal bodies in the high cyclic manufacture of container bodies, said sensor plate assembly being constructed and arranged for placement adjacent a spaced die of the tool pack assembly, said sensor plate assembly comprising:
an annular sensor plate body having at least one strain sensor and at least one corresponding raised surface, said at least one corresponding raised surface configured to contact one of the dies in the series of spaced dies and to transmit force from the contacted die to said at least one strain sensor; and
an electrical interface in communication with said at least one strain sensor of said sensor place body and being configured to provide an output signal.