Modular hanging lasers to enable real-time control in a distribution center
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G02B-027/20
F21V-021/08
G02B-005/32
F21V-014/02
G06Q-010/08
F21W-131/402
출원번호
US-0520353
(2014-10-22)
등록번호
US-9057508
(2015-06-16)
발명자
/ 주소
Williams, Jeff
Bhaskaran, Ravi
Martin, Charlie
출원인 / 주소
CODESHELF
대리인 / 주소
Raj Abhyanker, P.C.
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초록▼
Disclosed are a system, device and/or an apparatus of modular hanging lasers to enable real-time control in a distribution center. A laser assembly includes a first support member and a second support member having a curved upper hook. The laser assembly includes a printed circuit board in between t
Disclosed are a system, device and/or an apparatus of modular hanging lasers to enable real-time control in a distribution center. A laser assembly includes a first support member and a second support member having a curved upper hook. The laser assembly includes a printed circuit board in between the first support member and the second support member that is physically coupled with the first support member at a first rotation point of the printed circuit board and the second support member at a second rotation point of the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board has a laser whose orientation is adjustable when a protrusion of the printed circuit board extends from a curved guide of the first support member. The second support member is manually adjusted by shifting the protrusion along the curved guide based on a graduation indicator adjacent to the curved guide.
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1. A laser assembly for a distribution center, comprising: a first support member having a curved upper hook;a second support member having the curved upper hook;a printed circuit board in between the first support member and the second support member: that is physically coupled with the first suppo
1. A laser assembly for a distribution center, comprising: a first support member having a curved upper hook;a second support member having the curved upper hook;a printed circuit board in between the first support member and the second support member: that is physically coupled with the first support member at a first rotation point of the printed circuit board, andwhich is physically coupled with the second support member at a second rotation point of the printed circuit board,wherein the printed circuit board has at least one laser whose orientation is adjustable when at least one protrusion of the printed circuit board that extends from a curved guide of at least one of the first support member and the second support member is manually adjusted by a user of the laser assembly by shifting at least one protrusion along the curved guide based on a graduation indicator adjacent to the curved guide and on at least one of the first support member and the second support member. 2. The laser assembly of claim 1wherein the at least one laser is mounted straight up on a set of leads and the entire printed circuit board rotates directly when at least one of the first support member and the second support member is manually adjusted by the user of the laser assemblywherein the laser assembly is attached to a first wire of the distribution center above at least one row of the distribution center having at least one of a shelving, an inventory, and storage compartments along at least one row. 3. The laser assembly of claim 2wherein the laser assembly is attached to a second wire of the distribution center above at least one area of the distribution center having at least one of a walkway, a pallet, and a stock cart of the distribution center. 4. The laser assembly of claim 3: wherein the laser assembly is attachable to at least one of the first wire and the second wire using a grappling hook from a floor of the distribution center by the user who attaches at least one of the laser assembly to a rod of the grappling hook that extends perpendicularly from an end closest to at least one of the first wire and the second wire above the floor using the grappling hook having attached through the rod of the grappling hook to at least one laser assembly, andwherein the grappling hook attaches from a side entry of the laser assembly formed by curved hooks of the laser assembly. 5. The laser assembly of claim 4wherein the laser assembly to produce a test spot usable for at least one of a testing operation and an aiming operation during installation of the laser assembly, andwherein a holographic lens is used to create a shape that is beamed using the at least one laser to a location on a ground,wherein a hologram shape is projected on a wide angle reflective tape on the floor. 6. The laser assembly of claim 4: wherein multiple laser assemblies are attachable with each other in a daisy chain through a shift-register mechanism in which the multiple laser assemblies are communicatively coupled together in a manner such that the curved upper hooks of each laser assembly remains unblocked from communication cables extending below the curved upper hooks from each of the multiple laser assemblies in the daisy chain. 7. The laser assembly of claim 6wherein a single radio access point is attached to one end of the daisy chain and is able to communicate wirelessly using a server device through a network to receive commands to direct each of the multiple laser assemblies in the daisy chain. 8. The laser assembly of claim 6 wherein each of the multiple laser assemblies in the daisy chain are slidable together along at least one of the first wire and the second wire until affixed by stoppers attached to a wire on opposite ends of the daisy chain. 9. The laser assembly of claim 6wherein the multiple laser assemblies are adjusted on the floor prior to placement on at least one of the first wire and the second wire by adjustment of the graduation indicator such that a beam of each of the multiple laser assembles is optimally aligned on the floor prior to placement on the multiple laser assemblies on at least one of the first wire and the second wire using the grappling hook. 10. The laser assembly of claim 9 wherein the beam of each of the multiple laser assemblies is adjustable over at least 80 degree angle in either a distance from a base angle of the printed circuit board. 11. The laser assembly of claim 10 wherein there are multiple ones of the at least one laser, such that the multiple ones of the at least one laser produce beams in different colors such that different colors indicate a particular worker to at least one pick and put an item at the distribution center. 12. The laser assembly of claim 11wherein there are multiple ones of the at least one laser, such that the multiple ones of the at least one laser each produce beams in different flashing patterns such that different patterns indicate which user is to pick and place the item at the distribution center, wherein the patterns are based on a timing pattern, a frequency pattern, an intensity pattern, and a moving light pattern, andwherein the laser assembly also has a diffused LED to make an active device visible from a distance of at least 50 meters. 13. The laser assembly of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first rotation point and the second rotation point is fixed using a screw. 14. The laser assembly of claim 1 wherein the laser assembly rotatable on a single-axis gimbals, and includes twelve lasers to produce a set of two-digit numbers from 1 to 29 using a digit-forming holographic lens (pattern) in front of each of the twelve lasers. 15. A laser assembly, comprising: a first support member having a curved upper hook;a second support member having the curved upper hook;a printed circuit board in between the first support member and the second support member: that is physically coupled with the first support member at a first rotation point of the printed circuit board, andwhich is physically coupled with the second support member at a second rotation point of the printed circuit board,wherein the printed circuit board has at least one laser whose orientation is adjustable, andwherein the laser assembly is attached to a first wire of a distribution center above at least one row of the distribution center having at least one of a shelving, an inventory, and storage compartments along at least one row. 16. The laser assembly of claim 15wherein the printed circuit board having at least one laser whose orientation is adjustable when at least one protrusion of the printed circuit board that extends from a curved guide of at least one of the first support member and the second support member is manually adjusted by a user of the laser assembly by shifting the at least one protrusion along the curved guide based on a graduation indicator adjacent to the curved guide and on at least one of the first support member and the second support member. 17. The laser assembly of claim 16wherein the laser assembly is attached to a second wire of the distribution center above at least one area of the distribution center having at least one of a walkway, a pallet, and a stock cart of the distribution center. 18. A laser assembly, comprising: a first support member having a curved upper hook;a second support member having the curved upper hook;a printed circuit board in between the first support member and the second support member: that is physically coupled with the first support member at a first rotation point of the printed circuit board, andwhich is physically coupled with the second support member at a second rotation point of the printed circuit board,wherein the printed circuit board has at least one laser whose orientation is adjustable, andwherein the laser assembly is attached to a first wire of a distribution center above at least one row of the distribution center having at least one of a shelving, an inventory, and storage compartments along at least one row,wherein the laser assembly is attachable to at least one of the first wire and a second wire using a grappling hook from a floor of the distribution center by a user who attaches at least one of the laser assembly to a rod of the grappling hook that extends perpendicularly from an end closest to at least one of the first wire and the second wire above the floor using the grappling hook having attached through the rod of the grappling hook the at least one laser assembly, andwherein the grappling hook attaches from a side entry of the laser assembly formed by the curved hooks of the laser assembly. 19. The laser assembly of claim 18: wherein the printed circuit board having at least one laser whose orientation is adjustable when at least one protrusion of the printed circuit board that extends from a curved guide of at least one of the first support member and the second support member is manually adjusted by the user of the laser assembly by shifting the at least one protrusion along the curved guide based on a graduation indicator adjacent to the curved guide and on at least one of the first support member and the second support member. 20. The laser assembly of claim 19: wherein the laser assembly is attached to the second wire of the distribution center above at least one area of the distribution center having at least one of a walkway, a pallet, and a stock cart of the distribution center.
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