Production apparatus with depth image detection

{
  "publication_number": "US10607354B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "Production apparatus with depth image detection",
  "abstract": "A conveying device includes a conveyor and a carrying member. The conveyor is movable along a transporting path that sequentially defines an upstream segment and a downstream segment, and an outer surface of the conveyor includes a detecting region. The carrying member is mounted on the outer surface of the conveyor. A height of the carrying member with respect to the outer surface is larger than or equal to 3 mm.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A production apparatus with depth image detection, comprising: a stand; a conveying device disposed on the stand, and the conveying device including: a conveyor disposed on the stand and movable along a transporting path, wherein an outer surface of the conveyor has a detecting region, and the transporting path sequentially defines an upstream area and a downstream area; and a carrying member disposed on the outer surface of the conveyor, wherein a projected region defined by orthogonally projecting the carrying member onto the detecting region is smaller than or equal to 60% of an area of the detecting region, and a height of the carrying member with respect to the outer surface is larger than or equal to 3 mm; and a camera device arranged above the upstream area of the conveyor, wherein when a device under test (DUT) is disposed on the carrying member, the camera is configured to generate a depth image by capturing images of the DUT, a portion of the detecting region around the DUT, and a portion of the carrying member around the DUT.",
    "2. The production apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the projected region defined by orthogonally projecting the carrying member onto the detecting region is 5% 60% of the area of the detecting region.",
    "3. The production apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the height of the carrying member with respect to the outer surface is within a range of 5 mm-20 mm.",
    "4. The production apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the carrying member includes a plurality of carriers disposed on the outer surface of the conveyor, the carriers are spaced apart from each other, and a cross-section of each of the carriers parallel to the outer surface gradually decreases along a direction away from the outer surface.",
    "5. The production apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the carrying member includes a plurality of elongated carriers disposed on the outer surface of the conveyor, the carriers are parallel to each other, and a longitudinal direction of each of the carriers is perpendicular to the transporting path and is parallel to the outer surface of the conveyor.",
    "6. The production apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the carriers are spaced apart from each other by the same distance, and a distance between any two of the carriers is larger than a maximum thickness of each of the carriers in the transporting path.",
    "7. The production apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the conveyor and the carrying member are made of different materials, and a bottom of the carrying member is fixed on the outer surface of the conveyor.",
    "8. The production apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a spraying device arranged above a portion of the conveyor between the upstream area and the downstream area, wherein the spraying device is configured to spray the DUT according to the depth image; and a detecting device arranged above the downstream area of the conveyor, wherein after the spraying device sprays the DUT, the detecting device is configured to check whether the DUT satisfies a predetermined condition."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "The present disclosure relates to a conveying device, and more particularly to a production apparatus with depth image detection and a conveying device thereof.\n\nA conveying device of conventional production apparatus mostly has a flat surface (e.g., on a conveyor belt) to carry a device under test (DUT), such as an outsole of a shoe. For example, when the conventional production apparatus is used to produce an outsole, the outsole is disposed on a surface of the conveying device. However, since the thickness of the outsole is not large, it is difficult for a camera device to distinguish the outsole from the surface of the conveying device. Accordingly, the conventional production apparatus does not have a depth image detection for the DUT (e.g., the outsole), so that the manufacturing yield and production efficiency of the DUT cannot be improved by use of the depth image detection.\n\nIn response to the above-referenced technical inadequacies, the present disclosure provides a production apparatus with depth image detection and a conveying device thereof to effectively improve certain issues associated with the conveying devices of the conventional production apparatus.\n\nIn one aspect, the present disclosure provides a production apparatus with depth image detection, which includes a stand, a conveying device, and a camera device. The conveying device is disposed on the stand, and includes a conveyor and a carrying member. The conveyor is disposed on the stand and is movable along a transporting path.",
  "cpc": [
    "G06T 7/55",
    "A43D 111/00",
    "A43D 2200/10",
    "A43D 25/183",
    "B25J 11/0075",
    "B25J 19/021",
    "B25J 9/0093",
    "B65G 15/30",
    "B65G 15/42",
    "B65G 19/02",
    "B65G 19/225",
    "B65G 21/00",
    "B65G 2201/022",
    "B65G 2203/041",
    "G06T 2207/30108"
  ],
  "ipc": [
    "B25J 11/00",
    "B25J 19/02",
    "B25J 9/00",
    "B65G 19/02",
    "B65G 19/22",
    "G06T 7/55"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "Lips Corp"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "Yen-Wei Lu",
    "Chi-Chuan Lu"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2018-11-26",
  "publication_date": "2020-03-31",
  "grant_date": "2020-03-31",
  "priority_date": "2018-08-29",
  "application_number": "US-201816199979-A",
  "family_id": "68618986",
  "cited_by_count": 2,
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