公开(公告)号：US20230064404A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-02

申请号：US17823312

申请日：2022-08-30

Applicant: Banner Engineering Corp.

Inventor： Nick Olsen ,  William Theunissen ,  Charles Dolezalek ,  Scott Eliason ,  John Klesk ,  Matthew Michael Gelineau ,  Dean Erickson

IPC: G08B5/36 ,  G01V8/20

Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to a side-mounted field-installable indication module (SMFIIM) configured to reflect a status of a manufacturing area (e.g., a status a machine, status a light curtain). In an illustrative example, the SMFIIM may include a light emitting module configured to emit a visual indicium corresponding to the status of the manufacturing area, and a coupling member configured to be releasably captured within a longitudinally extending channel of a housing of a light curtain. After installation, for example, the SMFIIM may be disposed on a side of and substantially parallel to the housing. The light emitting module may emit the visual indicium in an emitting plane oriented at an angle less than 90° to a plane tangential to a mounting surface of the light curtain housing. Various embodiments may advantageously provide a wide viewing angle of the light emitting module around the lighting curtain.

公开(公告)号：US11854377B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-26

申请号：US17823312

申请日：2022-08-30

Applicant: Banner Engineering Corp.

Inventor： Nick Olsen ,  William Theunissen ,  Charles Dolezalek ,  Scott Eliason ,  John Klesk ,  Matthew Michael Gelineau ,  Dean Erickson

IPC: G08B5/36 ,  G01V8/20 ,  F16P3/14

CPC classification number: G08B5/36 ,  F16P3/14 ,  G01V8/20

Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to a side-mounted field-installable indication module (SMFIIM) configured to reflect a status of a manufacturing area (e.g., a status of a machine, status of a light curtain). In an illustrative example, the SMFIIM may include a light emitting module configured to emit a visual indicium corresponding to the status of the manufacturing area, and a coupling member configured to be releasably captured within a longitudinally extending channel of a housing of a light curtain. After installation, for example, the SMFIIM may be disposed on a side of and substantially parallel to the housing. The light emitting module may emit the visual indicium in an emitting plane oriented at an angle less than 90° to a plane tangential to a mounting surface of the light curtain housing. Various embodiments may advantageously provide a wide viewing angle of the light emitting module around the lighting curtain.