Patent ID: 11872716
Assignee: HUNTER DOUGLAS INDUSTRIES SWITZERLAND GMBH
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  E  G  Y | IPC B  E  G

Claim 0:
1. A system for sizing a window covering, said system comprising:
a stationary platform configured to support thereon the window covering;
a cutting device configured to cut the window covering;
a clamp assembly including a clamping device mounted on a carriage, the clamping device and carriage configured to move across said stationary platform to move the window covering relative to said cutting device;
a sensor supported by the carriage for movement of the sensor relative to said cutting device, said sensor configured to generate signals indicative of information associated with the window covering, said sensor arranged apart from the clamping device on the carriage; and
a controller communicatively coupled to said sensor to allow said controller to receive the signals from said sensor, said controller being configured to determine a distance that at least a portion of the window covering must be moved relative to said cutting device to allow the window covering to be cut to a desired size, said controller being further configured to automatically control an operation of said clamp assembly to position the window covering relative to said cutting device based at least in part on the determined distance.