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Patent
CA 2451016
A method and apparatus for measuring and sorting parcels, including the concept of determining at least one component of the gravity center of said parcels. Determination of the gravity center component includes use of a tilting action in combination with the use of sensors to sense the movement of the parcels as they tilt over a pivot point, thereby determining whether a parcel is sufficiently rigid to provide a tilting action, or whether the parcel is flexible and thus does not provide a tilting action so much as it provides a flexing action over the pivot point. Another concept includes the use of sensors to estimate the length of a parcel and assign a predetermined center of gravity characteristic depending on the estimated parcel length.
La présente invention concerne un procédé et un appareil permettant la mesure et le tri de colis (200), comportant la détermination d'un moins une composante du centre de gravité (CG) desdits colis. La détermination de la composante du centre de gravité (CG) comporte l'utilisation d'une action de basculement (30) associé à l'utilisation de capteurs (31-34) pour capter le déplacement des colis (200) lors de leur basculement. Un autre aspect comporte l'utilisation de capteurs (31-34) pour déterminer si un colis est suffisamment rigide (200) pour présenter une action de basculement, ou si le colis est souple (500) et donc ne présente pas une action de basculement mais présente plutôt une action de flexion sur le point de pivotement (25).
Sim & Mcburney
United Parcel Service Of America Inc.
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