Non-intrusive part identification system for parts cut from a sheet material
AssigneeGerber Garment Technology, Inc.
InventorJames S. Herman, Jr.
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Abstract
A part identification system for non-intrusively identifying a subset of parts cut from a sheet material. The part identification system includes a visual signal generator for projecting an identifying image associated with a given subset of cut parts. A labelling program accesses a database, generates a control signal including the part location and identifying image and sends the signal to a controller. The controller directs the identifying image from the visual signal generator to identify the cut parts.
Claims21
A part identification system for temporarily identifying parts cut from a sheet material, comprising:
- (a) a visual signal generator for projecting a subset identifying image onto a portion of the sheet material;
- (b) a label for each part cut from the sheet material, the label including an association of the cut part with a given subset of parts;
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- (c) a labeling program for accessing the labels, grouping members of the given subset and directing the subset identifying image to identify members of the given subset in the cut sheet material.
A method of identifying parts cut from a sheet material on a support surface, comprising:
- (a) reading an association of a plurality of parts and associated subsets;
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- (b) projecting a subset identifying image onto one of the cut part, the sheet material and the support surface to identify members of a given subset.
A method of non intrusively identifying a subset of parts cut from a sheet material, comprising:
- (a) accessing a database of part locations and an association of the parts with respective subsets to generate a control signal;
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- (b) projecting a subset specific identifying image in response to the control signal onto one of the cut parts, the sheet material and a support surface to identify the members of the subset.
A part identification system for sequencing the removal of parts cut from a sheet material, comprising:
- (a) a visual signal generator for projecting an image onto one of the cut parts, the sheet material and a support surface;
- (b) a label for each part cut from the sheet material, the label including a sequencing of the cut parts for a subsequent process;
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- (c) a labeling program for accessing the labels, sequencing the cut parts and directing the image to identify the cut parts according to the sequencing for removal from the sheet material.
A method of sequencing the removal of parts cut from a sheet material disposed upon a support surface, comprising:
- (a) reading a sequencing for the parts cut from the sheet material;
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- (b) projecting an image on to one of the cut parts, the support surface and the sheet material to identify the sequence for the removal of the cut parts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.