公开(公告)号：US06529799B1

公开(公告)日：2003-03-04

申请号：US09590327

申请日：2000-06-08

申请人： Winnes W. Paulk, Jr. ,  J. Michael Wilson

发明人： Winnes W. Paulk, Jr. ,  J. Michael Wilson

IPC分类号： G06F700

CPC分类号： B65C7/001

摘要： An automated apparatus for tagging individual boards in a pack of lumber. The apparatus includes a support frame with a jump chain conveyer, a lift, a back stop or bump plate, a labeling assembly including a printer and a stapler, an optical, ultrasonic, or RF detector for determining the position of a leading board within the pack, a positioning assembly for moving the labeling assembly in three dimensions via stepper motors, servo motors, or hydraulic cylinders, a computer, and a bidirectional communications link connecting the detector, the labeling assembly, and the positioning assembly to the computer. In operation, a pack of lumber is placed onto the conveyer, lifted, and conveyed by the moving chains to abut the back stop where it is lowered onto the support frame. The operator inputs the number of courses in the pack, the dimensions of the boards, the size of the pack, and other selected identifying indicia into the computer. Under computer control, the detector locates the position of the leading board. Then, starting with the leading board, the positioning assembly automatically moves the labeling assembly to each board in turn to print and affix a label.

摘要翻译： 一种自动化设备，用于标记一组木材中的各个单板。 该装置包括具有跳链式输送机，升降机，后挡块或凸块板的支撑框架，包括打印机和订书机的标签组件，用于确定主板内的位置的光学，超声波或RF检测器 包装，用于通过步进电机，伺服电动机或液压缸，计算机和将检测器，标签组件和定位组件连接到计算机的三维通信链路三维地移动标签组件的定位组件。 在操作中，一捆木材被放置在输送机上，被移动的链条提起并输送，以便将其下降到支撑框架上的后挡块上。 操作员将计算机中的包中的课程数量，板的尺寸，包的大小以及其他选择的识别标记输入到计算机中。 在计算机控制下，检测器定位前板的位置。 然后，从引导板开始，定位组件依次自动将标签组件移动到每个板上，打印并贴上标签。