ROTATABLE FASTENER VERIFICATION
First Claim
1. A verification system for the verification of the installation of a component having at least one hanger bracket to a base plate utilizing an energy absorbing, rotatable fastener,wherein said hanger bracket and said base plate have an aperture for insertion therethrough of a portion of said fastener,said fastener includes an attachment portion for engaging said base plate in an energy absorbing relation and a head portion for securing said hanger bracket to said fastener, whensaid fastener is rotatable to a locked, energy absorbing, position after insertion of a portion thereof through said apertures in said hanger bracket and base plate;
- wherein said system comprises;
an image capturing camera to capture an image of the installation of the component in machine readable form;
a machine readable medium including data representative of at least one hanger bracket attached to a base plate with an energy absorbing rotatable fastener rotated to its locked, energy absorbing position;
a central processing unit for receiving data from said image capturing camera and said machine readable medium;
said central processing unit for comparing said captured images to said representative data to determine the condition of said installation and deliver an output signal in response to said comparison.
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Abstract
A system is disclosed for verification of the installation of a component such as a side curtain air bag into a vehicle passenger compartment where energy absorbing quarter-turn fasteners attached to the air bag are employed to affix hanger brackets to structural base plates in the vehicle. The system includes an image capturing camera, stored data in a machine readable form of an acceptable installation, a central processing unit to compare the captured images to the stored machine readable data and an output generator to create an output signal based on the results of the comparison.
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1. A verification system for the verification of the installation of a component having at least one hanger bracket to a base plate utilizing an energy absorbing, rotatable fastener,
wherein said hanger bracket and said base plate have an aperture for insertion therethrough of a portion of said fastener, said fastener includes an attachment portion for engaging said base plate in an energy absorbing relation and a head portion for securing said hanger bracket to said fastener, when said fastener is rotatable to a locked, energy absorbing, position after insertion of a portion thereof through said apertures in said hanger bracket and base plate; -
wherein said system comprises; an image capturing camera to capture an image of the installation of the component in machine readable form; a machine readable medium including data representative of at least one hanger bracket attached to a base plate with an energy absorbing rotatable fastener rotated to its locked, energy absorbing position; a central processing unit for receiving data from said image capturing camera and said machine readable medium; said central processing unit for comparing said captured images to said representative data to determine the condition of said installation and deliver an output signal in response to said comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of verification of the installation of a component having at least one hanger bracket to a base plate utilizing an energy absorbing, rotatable fastener,
wherein said hanger bracket and said base plate have an aperture for insertion therethrough of a portion of said fastener, said fastener includes an attachment portion for engaging said base plate in an energy absorbing relation and a head portion for securing said hanger bracket to said fastener, when said fastener is rotated to an energy absorbing position after insertion of a portion thereof through said apertures in said hanger bracket and base plate; - and
wherein said system comprises; an image capturing camera to capture an image of the installation of the component; a machine readable medium including data representative of at least one hanger bracket attached to a base plate with an energy absorbing rotatable fastener rotated to its energy absorbing position; a central processing unit for receiving data from said image capturing camera and said machine readable medium; said central processing unit capable of comparing said captured images to said representative data to determine the condition of said installation and deliver an output signal in response to said comparison; said method comprising; capturing an image using said image capturing camera, comparing said image to said data stored in said machine readable medium; and providing an output signal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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