Assembly machine operator interface with multiple color light indicators
US7315252B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 11, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P90/02
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An assembly machine display has an image representative of a workpiece to be assembled using the machine. Multi-colored indicator lights mounted behind a display substrate are associated with areas on the workpiece image that require a process to be completed by a machine operator. The display substrate has translucent portions that allow the lights to be viewed by a machine operator from the front side of the display. The indicator lights change color to reflect the status of the corresponding area of the workpiece.
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