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 13:
14. A method for sizing a window covering using a sizing apparatus including a stationary platform configured to support thereon the window covering, a cutting device configured to cut the window coveting, and a clamp assembly including a clamping device mounted on a carriage, the clamping device and carriage configured to move the window covering relative to the cutting device, said method comprising:
receiving, with a computing device, signals from a sensor supported by the carriage, said sensor arranged apart from the clamping device on the carriage, the signals being indicative of information associated with the window covering;
determining, with the computing device, a distance to move the window covering relative to the cutting device based at least in part on the signals received from the sensor; and
with the clamping device of the clamp assembly clamped against the window covering, controlling, with the computing device, an operation of the clamp assembly to move the clamping device across the stationary platform to position the window covering relative to the cutting device based on the determined distance,
wherein the sensor is configured to move with the clamping device relative to the cutting device.