Arrangement and method for counting articles

    公开(公告)号:US11416731B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-16

    申请号:US15541284

    申请日:2014-12-31

    申请人: IKEA SUPPLY AG

    发明人: Roberto Allegri

    IPC分类号: G06M1/10 G01V8/20 G06M7/00

    摘要: A method and an arrangement for detecting and counting articles are disclosed, performing the steps of:
    providing a detecting station arranged along a passageway for the articles, the detecting station being adapted to establish at least a scanning radiation beam at a cross section of the passageway;
    passing articles past the detecting station, the detecting station detecting an article upon sensing at least a partial interruption of the scanning radiation beam; and
    obtaining a count of the detected articles through the passageway, wherein the detecting station include first and second detecting assembly arranged at a predetermined distance from each other along the direction of travel of the articles, which first and second detecting assembly establish a respective scanning radiation beam on a first, respectively second scanning plane at a corresponding cross section of the passageway, and wherein
    at least a first predetermined reference section of the articles is detected at each scanning plane;
    a travelling speed of each article is calculated based on the time used by the at least one reference section of the article to travel the predetermined distance between the first and the second scanning planes;
    at least a second predetermined reference section of the articles, which is separate from the first reference section, is detected at least at one of the first and second scanning plane; and
    a count of the articles is obtained by calculating a length thereof from the calculated travelling speed and by calculating the time used by the article to cross at least one of said first and second scanning plane.

    Furniture and assembly method
    14.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11378115B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-05

    申请号:US16769191

    申请日:2018-10-09

    申请人: IKEA Supply AG

    IPC分类号: F16B12/10 A47C4/02 A47B3/06

    摘要: A piece of furniture includes: a first and a second resilient section (100A, 100B) mutually displaced from each other forming a gap (G) there between; a cross-member (200) configured to connect with the first section and the second section thereby bridging the gap; and a first and a second joint arrangement (300A, 300B) configured to attach the cross-member to the first and second section, respectively; wherein each of the first and second joint arrangements comprises a pair of: a male part (320) formed by a dowel (321) extending in a longitudinal direction and having a free end (322) facing away from a surface (101A, 101B) of the respective section or away from the surface of the cross-member; and a female part (330) formed by a recess (331) in the surface of the cross-member or in the surface of the respective section, the recess having a recess extent with an insertion portion (332), an intermediate portion (333), and a locking portion (335); wherein as the respective dowel passes a section biasing portion (334) in the intermediate portion, the first and second sections are resiliently displaced and as the dowel reaches the locking portion the sections are relaxed.

    SEAT CLIP AND CHAIR
    15.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210386203A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-16

    申请号:US17281642

    申请日:2019-09-27

    申请人: IKEA SUPPLY AG

    IPC分类号: A47C4/02 F16B2/22

    摘要: The invention provides a seat clip (1) for attaching a seat to a frame of a chair, comprising an upper portion (2) arranged to be attached to the seat (6), a lower portion (3) comprising a latching element (5) arranged to be reversibly attached to the frame (7) by positive locking, and an intermediate portion (4) connecting the upper portion (2) to the lower portion (3) and being flexible, such that the seat clip can be deformed when pressure is applied to the intermediate portion (4) and/or the lower portion (3) in order to attach the latching element (5) to the frame (7).

    Method and device for anchoring an insert in a structure by using a vibration device

    公开(公告)号:US11198258B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-14

    申请号:US16085521

    申请日:2017-03-07

    摘要: A device for joining material by anchoring an insert comprising a first material in a structure comprising a second material is provided. The first material is solid and comprises thermoplastic properties and the second material is solid and is penetrable by the first material when in a liquefied state. The device comprises a vibration device being configured to transmit vibrations to said insert to cause at least partial liquefaction thereof and being arranged to move, relative to said structure, along an insertion direction (ID) to insert said insert at least partly into said structure, a contact sensor being connected to the vibration device and being adapted to move together with the vibration device along the insertion direction (ID), the contact sensor having a sensor body being adapted to detect contact with said structure. A controller is further connected to the contact sensor and adapted for receiving a contact signal from the contact sensor indicating that the sensor body has come into contact with said structure.

    A DRAWER SLIDE FOR GUIDING A DRAWER IN A CABINET

    公开(公告)号:US20210037971A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-11

    申请号:US16966171

    申请日:2019-01-30

    申请人: IKEA Supply AG

    发明人: Benny ANDERSSON

    IPC分类号: A47B88/467 A47B88/433

    摘要: A drawer slide is arranged for guiding a drawer (2, 4, 6) in an essentially linear movement as the drawer (2, 4, 6) is pulled out from a cabinet (8) to a static extended position (S). The drawer slide comprises at least one drawer biasing member arranged to bias the drawer (2) in a direction towards the cabinet (8) upon pulling the drawer (2, 4, 6) further away from the cabinet (8) beyond the static extended position (S) to a biased non-static extended position (B).

    Attachment arrangement and piece of furniture

    公开(公告)号:US10716401B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-21

    申请号:US16062544

    申请日:2016-12-14

    申请人: IKEA SUPPLY AG

    摘要: The disclosure relates to an attachment arrangement adapted to connect a first furniture part to a second furniture part. The attachment arrangement comprises a first attachment part adapted to be inserted into a recess in said first furniture part along a first axis, and a second attachment part adapted to be inserted into a recess in said second furniture part by a relative motion along a second axis. The second attachment part comprises at least one elongated ridge having a length and a height extending in a ridge plane, the ridge plane having a normal forming an angle to the first axis, which angle is smaller than 30°, wherein said at least one elongated ridge is formed on top and/or side surfaces of the second attachment part. The disclosure also relates to a piece of furniture comprising a first furniture part, a second furniture part and an attachment arrangement.

    Furniture parts comprising a male part and a female part of a joint

    公开(公告)号:US10648498B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-12

    申请号:US15548723

    申请日:2016-02-18

    申请人: IKEA SUPPLY AG

    IPC分类号: F16B12/12 F16B12/22 F16B21/09

    摘要: The disclosure relates to a first furniture part adapted to be assembled with a second furniture part. The first furniture part comprises recess and the second furniture part comprises a pin. The recess and the pin has a width which varies along the longitudinal direction (L), thereby forming insertion portions of the recess and core portions of the pin, and respective locking portions. The locking portions are provided with grooves and protrusions. The disclosure further relates to a second furniture part comprising a male part of the joint and to a method of forming a furniture part with a female part of a joint.

    MOLDING OF FIBER BLANKS INTO THREE-DIMENSIONAL FIBER BLOCK ARTICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20190389153A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-26

    申请号:US16464138

    申请日:2017-11-29

    申请人: IKEA SUPPLY AG

    发明人: Anders BERGNER

    IPC分类号: B29C70/46 B29C70/54

    摘要: A fiber block molding apparatus comprising: —a mold having a lower part and an upper part forming between them a cavity for forming a fiber blank into a fiber block article upon closing the mold; —a conveyor system for receiving the fiber blank to be molded at a receiving position, transporting the fiber blank via a heater for activation of a binding agent, and delivering the heated fiber blank into the lower part of the mold at a delivery end of the conveyor system, and —a horizontal position shifting arrangement for shifting the horizontal position of the delivery end of the conveyor system relative to the lower part of the mold between a first and a second position to lay the fiber blank on the lower part of the mold.