Projection assisted printer alignment using remote device
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B41F-017/00
B41F-001/34
B41J-003/28
B41J-003/407
B41J-003/46
출원번호
US-0557963
(2012-07-25)
등록번호
US-8978551
(2015-03-17)
발명자
/ 주소
Miller, Todd W.
출원인 / 주소
NIKE, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Plumsea Law Group, LLC
인용정보
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1인용 특허 :
14
초록▼
A flexible manufacturing system includes a printing system, a projection system and a remote device. The projection system is calibrated with the printing system and helps with aligning graphics to be printed on an article. The remote device receives information from an optical device corresponding
A flexible manufacturing system includes a printing system, a projection system and a remote device. The projection system is calibrated with the printing system and helps with aligning graphics to be printed on an article. The remote device receives information from an optical device corresponding to a projection area of the projection system. The remote device can be used to control the alignment of a projected graphic on the article when the article is inside the projection area.
대표청구항▼
1. A method of printing onto an article, comprising: positioning the article onto a platform configured to support the article;associating the article with a projection system so that the platform is in a display ready position, wherein when the platform is in the display ready position, the project
1. A method of printing onto an article, comprising: positioning the article onto a platform configured to support the article;associating the article with a projection system so that the platform is in a display ready position, wherein when the platform is in the display ready position, the projection system is configured to project a graphic onto the article;projecting the graphic onto the article using the projection system;capturing image information, wherein the image information includes the projected graphic and the article;displaying the image information on a remote device;receiving alignment information from the remote device;adjusting the alignment of the graphic on the article according to the alignment information so that the projected graphic is disposed in a predetermined portion of the article;moving the platform from the display ready position to a print ready position, wherein when the platform is in the print ready position, a printing system is configured to print the graphic on the article in the predetermined portion of the article; andprinting a printed graphic on the article on the predetermined portion of the article. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein capturing the image information includes recording a real-time video feed of the graphic and the article. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of moving the platform is carried out manually. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein a computer system associated with the platform moves the platform automatically. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein associating the article with the projection system includes placing the article in an optical path of light projected by the projection system. 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein adjusting the alignment of the graphic includes translating and rotating the graphic. 7. A flexible manufacturing system for an article, comprising: a printing system;a projection system that is calibrated with the printing system, where the projection system can be used to align a graphic that is to be printed onto the article by the printing system;a platform for supporting the article, wherein the platform is configured to move between a display ready position and a print ready system, wherein when the platform is in the display ready position, the platform is disposed within an optical path of light projected by the projection system, and wherein when the platform is in the print ready position, the platform is removed from the optical path of light projected by the projection system;a projection area for receiving a projected graphic that is projected onto the article by the projection system;an optical device for capturing image information associated with the projection area, wherein the image information includes the projected graphic and the article;a remote device configured to display the captured image information; andwherein the remote device can be used to control the alignment of the graphic within the projection area. 8. The flexible manufacturing system according to claim 7, wherein the optical device is a video camera. 9. The flexible manufacturing system according to claim 7, wherein the optical device is disposed adjacent to the projection system. 10. The flexible manufacturing system according to claim 7, wherein the optical device is disposed away from the projection system. 11. The flexible manufacturing system according to claim 7, wherein the remote device is a computer. 12. The flexible manufacturing system according to claim 11, wherein the remote device is a tablet computer. 13. The flexible manufacturing system according to claim 7, wherein the position and orientation of the graphic can be adjusted. 14. A flexible manufacturing system, comprising: a first station including:a first printing system, and a first projection system, and a first optical device for capturing first image information, where the first projection system is calibrated with the first printing system so as to assist with printing alignment;a first projection area for projecting a first graphic onto a first article using the first projection system, wherein the first image information is associated with the first projection area and includes the first projected graphic and the first article;a first platform for supporting the first article, wherein the first platform is configured to move between a display ready position and a print ready system, wherein when the first platform is in the display ready position, the first platform is disposed within an optical path of light projected by the first projection system, and wherein when the first platform is in the print ready position, the first platform is removed from the optical path of light projected by the first projection system;a second station including:a second printing system, and a second projection system, and a second optical device for capturing second image information, wherein the second projection system is calibrated with the second printing system so as to assist with printing alignment;a second projection area for projecting a second graphic onto a second article using the second projection system, wherein the second image information is associated with the second projection area and includes the second projected graphic and the second article;a second platform for supporting the second article, wherein the second platform is configured to move between a display ready position and a print ready system, wherein when the second platform is in the display ready position, the second platform is disposed within the optical path of light projected by the second projection system, and wherein when the second platform is in the print ready position, the platform is removed from an optical path of light projected by the second projection system and associated with the second printing system;a remote device configured to receive:the captured first image information;the captured second image information; and wherein the remote device can be used to control the alignment of the first graphic on the first article and wherein the remote device can be used to control the alignment of the second graphic on the second article. 15. The flexible manufacturing system according to claim 14, wherein the first optical device is disposed away from the first projection system. 16. The flexible manufacturing system according to claim 14, wherein the second optical device is disposed away from the second projection system. 17. The flexible manufacturing system according to claim 14, wherein the remote device includes a first mode where the remote device displays a video feed of the first projection area and wherein the remote device includes a second mode where the remote device displays a video feed of the second projection area. 18. The flexible manufacturing system according to claim 14, wherein the remote device is a portable device. 19. The flexible manufacturing system according to claim 14, wherein the first article is disposed on the first platform of the first station and the second article is disposed on the second platform of the second station and wherein the position of the first article relative to the first platform is substantially different from the position of the second article relative to the second platform. 20. The flexible manufacturing system according to claim 14, wherein the first image information is a first video feed and wherein the second image information is a second video feed.
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