Hair planting apparatus
US12408717B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2023 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/37404
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A hair planting apparatus includes a mounting portion for mounting a base material, and including a work opening for planting, a hair planting unit for binding hair for planting to the material in the work opening, a transport mechanism for positioning the hair planting unit relative to each mesh hole of the material mounted on the mounting portion, an imaging unit for capturing images of a plurality of mesh holes of the material mounted on the mounting portion, a tilt detection unit for obtaining, from the image captured by the imaging unit, an alignment direction of the mesh holes of the material, and a correction mechanism for correcting the orientation of the material on the mounting portion according to a tilt angle of the alignment direction of the mesh holes of the material with respect to a predetermined direction.
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