Construction machine sensor system
AssigneeTopcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
InventorsAngus Chapman, Reilly Edwards, Peter Lambert
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Abstract
A system for mounting a sensor on a construction machine is described. The system includes a sensor having a bottom interface and a base for mounting the sensor on a construction machine. The base includes a top interface for rotatably interlocking with the bottom interface of the sensor. The rotatably interlocking of the base with the bottom interface of the sensor causes one or more terminals of the bottom interface of the sensor to communicatively couple to corresponding terminals of the top interface of the base.
Claims15
A sensor system, comprising:
- a sensor comprising a bottom interface, the bottom interface comprising a recessed center portion having a notch;
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- a base for mounting the sensor on a construction machine, the base comprising a top interface for rotatably interlocking with the bottom interface of the sensor, the top interface comprising a protruding center portion having an extended portion,
- the rotatably interlocking of the base with the bottom interface of the sensor causing the extended portion of the protruding center portion of the top interface of the base to rotate within the notch of the recessed center portion of the bottom interface of the sensor, thereby causing one or more terminals of the bottom interface of the sensor to communicatively couple to corresponding terminals of the top interface of the base.
A sensor having an interface, the interface comprising:
- coupling elements for rotatably interlocking the sensor with a base;
- a set of terminals;
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- a protruding center portion having an extended portion,
- wherein the rotatably interlocking of the sensor with the base causes the extended portion of the protruding center portion of the interface of the sensor to rotate within a notch of a recessed center portion of the base, thereby causing each terminal of the set of terminals of the interface of the sensor to communicatively couple to corresponding terminals of the base.
A method for communication between a sensor and a rotatably interlocked other sensor, the rotatably interlocking of the sensor with the other sensor causing an extended portion of a protruding center portion of the sensor to rotate within a notch of a recessed center portion of the other sensor, thereby causing each terminal of a set of terminals of the sensor to communicatively couple to corresponding terminals of the other sensor, the method comprising:
- transmitting a signal to the other sensor via a particular terminal of the set of terminals of the sensor and a corresponding terminal of the other sensor;
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- receiving another signal from the other sensor via the particular terminal of the sensor and the corresponding terminal of the other sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.