Patent ID: 8899955
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: B29C,G05B

Abstract:
1. A monitor for maintaining a mold cycle count, the monitor comprising: a housing; a processor positioned with respect to the housing; an actuator positioned with respect to the housing, the actuator electronically connected to the processor programmed to receive a count signal following a mold operation; an electronic display positioned with respect to the housing, the electronic display configured to display a plurality of data categories containing different information about a mold; a timer electronically connected with the processor, the processor programmed to determine, using the timer, an active mode during an active time of the mold and a sleep mode during an idle time of the mold, and the processor further programmed to calculate an activity percentage of the mold, which is defined as the active time divided by a sum of the active time plus the idle time, and the processor further programmed to display the activity percentage on the electronic display as one of the data categories; and to scroll through the one or more data categories on the electronic display.