Material transport in-motion product dimensioning system and method
First Claim
1. A system for dimensioning an article, the system comprising:
- a passage, the passage defining a space sufficient to allow passage of a material handling vehicle, the material handling vehicle having at least one known dimension;
at least one dimension detection device for determining a combination dimension, the combination dimension being an aggregate dimension of the article and the material handling vehicle; and
a computer system in communication with the at least one dimension detection device, the computer system being adapted to determine at least one dimension of the article by subtracting the known dimension from the combination dimension.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices to obtain dimensions of an article or product in association with material handling vehicles are disclosed. A dimension detection device is installed in an enclosure and is used to acquire geometrical dimensions of the object in association with the vehicle. A predetermined dimension of the vehicle is subtracted from the overall detected dimension to determine the dimensions, including weight, of the product alone. One or more dimension detection devices may also be positioned on a mast or other portion of the material handling vehicle allowing the material handling vehicle to act as a mobile product dimensioning system.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for dimensioning an article, the system comprising:
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a passage, the passage defining a space sufficient to allow passage of a material handling vehicle, the material handling vehicle having at least one known dimension;
at least one dimension detection device for determining a combination dimension, the combination dimension being an aggregate dimension of the article and the material handling vehicle; and
a computer system in communication with the at least one dimension detection device, the computer system being adapted to determine at least one dimension of the article by subtracting the known dimension from the combination dimension. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for dimensioning an article, the system comprising:
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a material handling vehicle, at least one dimension detection device attached to a portion of the material handling vehicle, the dimension detection device positioned to detect at least one dimension of the article when the article is loaded onto the material handling vehicle; and
a computer system in communication with the at least one dimension detection device, the computer system being adapted to determine at least one dimension of the article. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A system for dimensioning an article, the system comprising:
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a passage, the passage defining a space sufficient to allow passage of a material handling vehicle, the material handling vehicle having at least one known dimension;
at least one dimension detection device for determining a combination dimension, the combination dimension being an aggregate dimension of the article and the material handling vehicle; and
a program module in communication with the at least one dimension detection device, the program module being adapted to determine at least one dimension of the article by subtracting the known dimension from the combination dimension.
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12. A method of dimensioning an article, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a passage, the passage defining a space sufficient to allow passage of a material handling vehicle, the material handling vehicle having at least one known dimension;
providing at least one dimension detection device associated with the passage;
detecting a combination dimension of the material handling vehicle and the article while passing the material handling vehicle through the passage; and
determining at least one dimension of the article by subtracting the known dimension from the combination dimension. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of dimensioning an article, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a material handling vehicle having the article loaded thereon;
positioning an identifiable substance along the boundaries of one of the material handling vehicle and the article; and
discriminating between the article and the material handling vehicle by detecting the identifiable substance to detect a dimension of the article. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of dimensioning an article, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a material handling vehicle;
positioning at least one dimension detection device on a portion of the material handling vehicle; and
detecting at least one dimension of the article using the at least one dimension detection device. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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