In-motion dimensioning system and method for cuboidal objects
US6049386A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 21, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B11/04
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An in-motion measuring system for determining the length and width of linearly-moving cuboidal objects through the use of object speed, the times during which six light beams oriented across the path of the object are obstructed by the object, and the angles of the light beams with respect to the direction of object movement. The height of an object may also be determined through use of a vertically-extending light curtain with horizontally-oriented light beams, or via an ultrasonic sensor.
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