System and method for electronically identifying vehicle wheels on-the-fly during manufacture
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1. A method for electronically identifying a vehicle wheel on-the-fly moving downstream from one processing location to another, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) as the vehicle wheel moves downstream, locating a machine-readable identification mark applied to an exposed surface of the vehicle wheel; and
(b) electronically reading the identification mark on-the-fly.
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The method electronically identifies a vehicle wheel on-the-fly moving downstream from one processing location to another. The method includes the steps of locating a machine-readable identification mark applied to an exposed surface of the vehicle wheel as the vehicle wheel. The identification mark is electronically read on-the-fly.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for electronically identifying a vehicle wheel on-the-fly moving downstream from one processing location to another, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) as the vehicle wheel moves downstream, locating a machine-readable identification mark applied to an exposed surface of the vehicle wheel; and
(b) electronically reading the identification mark on-the-fly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A wheel identification system for electronically identifying a vehicle wheel on-the-fly moving downstream from one processing location to another, said system comprising:
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(a) means for locating a machine-readable identification mark applied to an exposed surface of the vehicle wheel; and
(b) at least one ID scanner for electronically reading the identification mark on-the-fly as the vehicle wheel moves downstream. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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