Automated digital inspection and associated methods
US8918976B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53317
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An automated pallet inspection station includes a frame, a transport system carried by the frame for transporting a pallet to be inspected, and at least one pallet feature sensing head adjacent the transport system for inspecting the pallet. The at least one pallet feature sensing head includes a downward looking pallet feature sensing head positioned above the transport system for inspecting a top surface of the pallet, and an upward looking pallet feature sensing head positioned below the transport system for inspecting a bottom surface of the pallet.
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