Identification module for key making machine
US11642744B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 22, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T409/300952
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An identification module is disclosed for use in a key making machine. The identification module may have a key receiving assembly configured to receive only a shank of an existing key. The identification module may also have a tip guide, configured to receive a tip of the shank of the existing key. The tip guide may have a slot that exposes a tip end of the shank. The identification module may also have an imaging assembly configured to capture an image of the tip end through the slot.
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