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Code and part associating method and apparatus

  • US 8,733,656 B2
  • Filed: 05/22/2012
  • Issued: 05/27/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for associating codes on parts with part spaces on a conveyor wherein each part has a leading edge and a trailing edge that define a part space and each part is to be marked with at least one code, the apparatus comprising:

  • an area scan camera having a two dimensional field of view (FOV), the area scan camera supported adjacent the conveyor so that parts conveyed by the conveyor pass through the FOV;

    a processor linked to the area scan camera, the processor programmed to perform the steps of;

    (i) receiving images from the area scan camera;

    (ii) identifying the locations of codes on parts in at least one of the images wherein a code located is a located code;

    (iii) identifying the locations of leading and trailing edges of parts wherein the leading and trailing edges define part spaces; and

    (iv) associating each located code with a part space that includes the location of the located code.

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