US 10,871,386 B1 · Sensor mount

Abstract

The present invention pertains to the art of sensing articles typically moving on a conveyor. An apparatus is disclosed, for the purpose of securely attaching a sensing device to a sub-structure such as a sidepan metal sheet that contains a hole through which the sensing/detection device passes its sensing beam. A primary novelty of the apparatus is that it enables secure mounting of various ‘through-hole’ devices without the need for attaching any additional bracketry and without creating obstructions to package movement. It is unique in that it utilizes the “through-hole” which is necessary to allow passage of the sensing beam through the side guards of the conveyor, with the below-surface attachment being made possible by means of a tapered, or ‘sloping’ surface that is created when the hole is made.

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Dependent claims

A fitting for mounting a detection device on at least one side guard of a conveyer apparatus, and for detecting conveyance activity between said at least one side guard and a second, substantially parallel, side guard, comprising:

a mounting surface connected with a said detection device;
a primary element and a receiving element having matching beveled surfaces, said surfaces mating with respect to a first hole made in said at least one side barrier surface;
a surface region, surrounding said first hole, securely fixed by said mating wherein said surface region surrounding said first hole comprises a receiving surface having a slope, said slope substantially equal to a slope of said beveled surfaces and wherein,
said second surface is a second side guard of the conveyer;
said primary and receiving elements comprise matching threads;
said side guards are substantially vertical;
said first hole is disposed along a line substantially perpendicular to said path;
and
the fitting further comprising,
a second hole in said second surface mounting an emitter along said line.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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