Mobile work-in-process parts tracking system
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1. A mobile work-in-process (WIP) parts tracking system comprising:
- a vehicle for transporting WIP parts stored in at least one container,at least one tag positioned on said at least one container,at least one tag reader mounted on said vehicle corresponding to the position of said at least one tag, said at least one tag reader is capable of outputting data from at least one cable,a concentrator mounted on said vehicle capable of receiving data from said at least one cable and outputting data in a single cable, anda distributor mounted stationarily in a position juxtaposed to a floor on which the vehicle rides for receiving data from said single cable.
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A mobile work-in-process parts tracking system includes a vehicle for transporting the work-in-process parts stored in containers, a tag mounted on the container and a tag reader mounted on the vehicle for reading the tag and outputting data to a data concentrator which accepts data from a plurality of tag readers and then outputting data in a single cable by removably connecting to a data distributor mounted in the factory floor, such that the location of the WIP parts transported on the vehicle can be tracked and monitored.
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1. A mobile work-in-process (WIP) parts tracking system comprising:
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a vehicle for transporting WIP parts stored in at least one container, at least one tag positioned on said at least one container, at least one tag reader mounted on said vehicle corresponding to the position of said at least one tag, said at least one tag reader is capable of outputting data from at least one cable, a concentrator mounted on said vehicle capable of receiving data from said at least one cable and outputting data in a single cable, and a distributor mounted stationarily in a position juxtaposed to a floor on which the vehicle rides for receiving data from said single cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile WIP parts tracking system comprising:
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a plurality of WIP parts containers each having a tag, a vehicle for transporting said containers equipped with a plurality of tag readers for reading said tag, a data concentrator mounted on said vehicle for reducing output lines from said plurality of tag readers into a single output cable, a data distributor mounted stationarily adjacent to a floor the vehicle rides on for receiving said single output cable, and a data processing device for analyzing data from said data distributor and for monitoring the locations of said plurality of WIP parts containers. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for tracking work-in-process (WIP) parts in a plant comprising the steps of:
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transporting WIP parts in at least one container on a vehicle, providing at least one tag reader on said vehicle for reading a tag mounted on said at least one container and for outputting data from at least one cable, connecting said at least one cable to a concentrator mounted on said vehicle capable of outputting data in a single cable, removably connecting said single cable to a distributor mounted in a stationary position juxtaposed to a floor which the vehicle rides on, and transmitting data from said distributor to a data processing device for monitoring locations of said WIP parts. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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