Title:
【発明の名称】荷物の外形寸法及び重心を測定する方法及び装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH11506203
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
Apparatus is disclosed for determining at least two outside dimensions of a rectangular package travelling at a known velocity, the package including first and second substantially parallel sides extending the length of the package. The apparatus comprises conveyor means (12), first and second side sensor means (21 and 22), and calculating means (100). The conveyor means (12) moves the package at said velocity along a path from a first to a second location. The first side sensor means (21) senses the presence of the package's first side and the distance of the first side relative to a reference point. The second side sensor means (22), pointed in a direction substantially opposite to that of the first sensor, senses the distance of the package's second side relative to a second reference point, the second reference point being at a known distance relative to said reference point. The calculating means (100) determines the width of the package by use of the first and second side sensors (21 and 22) and also determines the length of the package by determining the distance travelled by the package between the point at which the first sensor senses the presence of the package to the point at which the first sensor no longer senses the side of the package.
Inventors:
Pluto, Victor, Nicholas
Application Number:
JP50151297A
Publication Date:
June 02, 1999
Filing Date:
June 06, 1996
Export Citation:
Assignee:
United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
International Classes:
G01B5/004; G01B5/04; G01B17/00; G01B11/04; G01B21/06; G01M1/12; (IPC1-7): G01B21/06; G01B11/04
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Tsutomu Toyama (3 others)