Spindle system, apparatus, and methods for applying spindle apparatus
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01B-005/04
G01B-005/02
출원번호
US-0041853
(2005-01-24)
발명자
/ 주소
Holt,Mary Rece
Pawar,Pau Lin
Renier,Oliver P.
Honer,Peter D.
Kromenacker,Frank F.
Oyler,John
Winder,James
Barham,Christopher
출원인 / 주소
Kimberly Clark Worldwide, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Dority &
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초록▼
A system, apparatus and method collects data on rolled product usage at a dispensing location by monitoring the amount of product pulled or removed from a roll. A spindle assembly may be configured to support a product roll. The spindle assembly includes a rotating member disposed about a sensor. Th
A system, apparatus and method collects data on rolled product usage at a dispensing location by monitoring the amount of product pulled or removed from a roll. A spindle assembly may be configured to support a product roll. The spindle assembly includes a rotating member disposed about a sensor. The sensor is capable of detecting one or more parameters of product usage from the roll. Furthermore, the sensor may be configured to measure at least the degree of movement of the rotating member during removal of product from the roll. A recording device also may be provided for receiving data from the sensor, the recording device being adapted for receiving and recording data. Data that may be generated, and may be recorded, includes roll product usage data. An electronically controlled system of monitoring product inventory, and/or ordering more product when inventory falls below a predetermined threshold amount is also included.
대표청구항▼
The invention claimed is: 1. A system for collecting product usage data, comprising: a sensor configured for sensing a movement of a product roll; a barrel disposed about the sensor within the product roll, the barrel and the sensor fixed relative to the movement of the product roll; and a rotatin
The invention claimed is: 1. A system for collecting product usage data, comprising: a sensor configured for sensing a movement of a product roll; a barrel disposed about the sensor within the product roll, the barrel and the sensor fixed relative to the movement of the product roll; and a rotating member disposed about the barrel in the product roll, the rotating member configured to rotate with the movement of the product roll, the rotating member and the sensor in communication to measure removal of a product from the product roll. 2. The system as in claim 1, wherein the product roll is selected from the group consisting of a sheet material, a toilet tissue and a paper towel. 3. The system as in claim 1, wherein the movement of the product roll is defined by a degree of rotation of the rotating member about the sensor, the degree of rotation being proportional to an amount of the product removed from the product roll. 4. The system as in claim 1, further comprising a recording device in communication with the sensor, the recording device being adapted for receiving and recording a data signal from the sensor including the amount of the product removed from the product roll. 5. The system as in claim 4, further comprising a processor in communication with the recording device, the processor configured for determining an amount of the product on the product roll based on the data signal. 6. The system as in claim 1, further comprising a receiver in communication with the processor, the receiver configured for receiving a data signal from the sensor including the amount of the product removed from the product roll. 7. The system as in claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured for validating the data signal. 8. The system as in claim 6, wherein the processor is programmed to bill a customer for the amount of the product removed from the product roll. 9. The system as in claim 1, further comprising a switch disposed proximate the sensor, the switch being magnetically activated, mechanically activated, or optically activated to trigger a data signal including the amount of the product removed from the product roll. 10. The system as in claim 9, further comprising a magnet attached to the rotating member, wherein the switch generates the data signal in response to a rotation of the magnet with the rotating member. 11. A system for collecting product usage data, comprising: a sensor with a magnetically activated switch configured for sensing a movement of a product roll; a barrel disposed about the sensor within the product roll, the barrel and the sensor fixed relative to the movement of the product roll; and a rotating member having a magnet, the rotating member disposed about the barrel for releasable attachment in the product roll, the rotating member configured to rotate with the movement of the product roll, the rotating member and the sensor in communication to assess removal of a product from the product roll, whereby movement of the magnet relative to the magnetically activated switch by rotation of the rotating member in relation to the sensor generates an electrical signal. 12. The system as in claim 11, further comprising a recording device in communication with the sensor, the recording device being adapted for receiving and recording the electrical signal generated by the magnetically activated switch. 13. The system as in claim 11, wherein the electrical signal contains data representing a degree of movement of the rotating member. 14. The system as in claim 11, further comprising a microprocessor for receiving the electrical signal. 15. The system as in claim 14, further comprising a software program in the microprocessor for manipulating the electrical signal. 16. The system as in claim 11, wherein the product removed from the product roll is selected from the group of products consisting of a ribbon, a chain, a rope, a cording, a sheet material, a toilet paper, a rolled paper, a paper towel, a nonwoven, a textile, a synthetic material, a tape, a banding material, a yarn, and a filament. 17. A system for collecting product usage data, comprising: a sensor configured for sensing a movement of a product roll; a barrel disposed about the sensor within the product roll, the barrel and the sensor fixed relative to the movement of the product roll; a rotating member disposed about the barrel in the product roll, the rotating member configured to rotate with the movement of the product roll, the rotating member and the sensor in communication to produce a data signal corresponding to an amount of product removed from the product roll; and a processor in communication with the sensor configured to calculate the product remaining on the product roll based on the amount of the product removed from the product roll. 18. The system as in claim 17, wherein the processor is configured to send a signal to a receiver for monitoring a supply condition based on the product remaining on the product roll. 19. The system as in claim 17, further comprising a recorder in communication with the sensor, the recorder configured to record a time and date record established by monitoring a series of pulling events relative to the product roll, wherein each pulling event correlates to a rotation of the rotating member relative to the sensor, the rotation being proportional to the amount of product removed from the product roll. 20. The system as in claim 18, wherein the processor is configured to perform a validation routine to validate each pulling event.
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