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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Columbia Insurance Company, Omaha, NE (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY, Omaha, NE (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/89 (2006.01); B07C 5/342 (2006.01); B07C 5/36 (2006.01); G01N 21/95 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/8901 (2013.01); B07C 5/342 (2013.01); B07C 5/36 (2013.01); G01N 21/95 (2013.01); G01N 35/0099 (2013.01); G01N 2201/06113 (2013.01);
Abstract
Automatic detection of mechanical defects in piece parts, such as floor covering planks, enables removal of the defective parts off an inspection path. A bypass conveyor system enables defective parts to be transported beyond or around a manual inspection, enabling personnel performing the subsequent inspection to focus on appearance defects. Once the remaining parts have been inspected by a manual process, the parts transported by the bypass conveyor system are returned to the production line. Defective parts may be distinguished by a marking capability that provides the ability to mark according to a variety of classes of defects.