MOUNT DEVICE UTILIZING PATTERNED FEATURES FOR RACK ORIENTATION DETECTION
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    发明申请
    MOUNT DEVICE UTILIZING PATTERNED FEATURES FOR RACK ORIENTATION DETECTION 有权
    使用用于机架方向检测的图形特征的装置

    公开(公告)号:US20140240096A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-08-28

    申请号:US14181421

    申请日:2014-02-14

    IPC分类号: G06K7/10

    摘要: An embodiment of the invention relates to systems and methods for detecting the orientation of sample carriers using two or more RFID tags. One or two dimensional matrix of equally spaced RFID reader antennas may be positioned beneath or within an area on which racks are placed. The first RFID tag defines the origin of the sample carrier and its geometry. The second and additional RFID tags define the orientations of the sample carrier relative to the matrix of the RFID reader antennas. At least two of the tag antennas on the rack align uniquely with two antennas on the reader matrix. The system energizes each reader antenna and associates the RFID tags aligned with them to the RFID reader antenna's physical position.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的实施例涉及使用两个或更多个RFID标签来检测采样载体的取向的系统和方法。 等距间隔的RFID读取器天线的一维或二维矩阵可以位于放置机架的区域之下或区域内。 第一个RFID标签定义了样品载体的原点及其几何形状。 第二和附加的RFID标签定义样品载体相对于RFID读取器天线的矩阵的取向。 机架上的至少两个标签天线与读取器矩阵上的两个天线唯一对准。 系统激励每个阅读器天线,并将与其对准的RFID标签与RFID读取器天线的物理位置相关联。

    CONVEYANCE SYSTEM FOR CONVEYING OBJECT CARRIERS

    公开(公告)号:US20210122584A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-29

    申请号:US16494705

    申请日:2018-03-13

    摘要: Disclosed aspects relate to a conveyance system and method for conveying a plurality of object carriers. The conveyance system comprises at least one first conveyor lane section, and at least two second conveyor lane sections. The conveyance system further comprises a rotatable diverting element for diverting an object carrier of the plurality of object carriers between the at least one first conveyor lane section and one of the at least two second conveyor lane sections of the conveyance system. The diverting element comprises at least one sensor element for detecting the object carrier when the object carrier is: being conveyed toward the diverting element, or contacting the diverting element, or being transported away from the diverting element by the conveyance system, The conveyance system further comprises an axis of rotation adjacent to the first conveyor lane section and one of the second conveyor lane sections. The axis of rotation may be between two conveyor lanes, one of which includes the first conveyor lane section and the other of which includes one of the second conveyor lane sections. The axis of rotation is perpendicular to a direction of conveyance of the first conveyor lane section and/or the two second conveyor lane sections.