Article attaching device and measuring system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12228845-B2
Application number	US-202117926142-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 16, 2021
Priority date	Jul 31, 2020
Publication date	Feb 18, 2025
Grant date	Feb 18, 2025

Abstract

An article attaching device to be attached to an apparatus including a movable member includes a holder configured to hold an article, a base to be secured to the apparatus, and a rotator to support the holder on the base. The rotator supports the holder to rotate in conjunction with a movement of the movable member.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An article attaching device to be attached to an apparatus including a movable object that is movable between a closed position and an open position, the article attaching device comprising:
a holder to hold an article;
a base to be secured to the apparatus including the movable object; and
a rotator to support the holder on the base to rotate in conjunction with a movement of the movable object,
wherein
the article or the holder includes a contact part, the contact part being spaced apart from the movable object in the closed position and being in direct contact with the movable object in the open position,
the contact part includes a slidable material or a rotatable roller, and
the rotator is configured to rotate as the movable object moves between the closed position and the open position.

2. The article attaching device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the holder is disposed in a direction in which the movable object moves and holds the article within a range of movement of the movable object.

3. The article attaching device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the base includes a holder contact portion to contact the holder as the holder rotates in accordance with rotation of the rotator, the holder contact portion being to stop rotation of the holder.

4. The article attaching device according to claim 1 , further comprising a rotation stopper to secure the holder at a rotation position within a range of rotation of the holder in accordance with rotation of the rotator.

5. The article attaching device according to claim 4 ,
wherein the base includes a holder contact portion to contact the holder as the holder rotates in accordance with rotation of the rotator, the holder contact portion being to stop rotation of the holder, and
wherein the rotation stopper secures the holder being in contact with the holder contact portion.

6. The article attaching device according to claim 4 ,
wherein the article includes a measurer to measure a target, and
wherein the rotation stopper is to secure the rotation position of the holder such that an angle θ formed by a first plane and a second plane is in a range of 0°<θ<25°, the first plane being perpendicular to a lower end of the article, the second plane being parallel to the target.

7. The article attaching device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the holder is to hold the article detachably.

8. The article attaching device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the holder includes:
a bracket to secure the article from a bottom side of the article to the article attaching device; and
an article support having a shape in conformity with a face of the article, the article support being to prevent the article from falling down.

9. A measuring system comprising:
the article that is a measurer to measure a target;
the article attaching device according to claim 1 ; and
the apparatus configured to move in operation.

10. The measuring system according to claim 9 ,
wherein the measurer includes:
an imager to capture an image of the target; and
a cover having an opening, the cover to cover the imaging device.

11. The measuring system according to claim 10 ,
wherein a plane of the opening of the cover is inclined with respect to the direction of gravity, and
wherein an inclination of the plane of the opening from a plane perpendicular to the direction of gravity is greater than 0 degree and smaller than 25 degrees.

12. The article attaching device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the article is a measurer to measure a target,
the apparatus is a vehicle, and
the movable object is a rear hatch of the vehicle.

Assignees

• Tsuritani Shoh
• Ricoh Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tsuritani Shoh

Classifications

• G03B17/02

  Bodies · CPC title

• F16M11/10

  around a horizontal axis {(F16M11/12 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• G03B17/561 Primary

  Support related camera accessories · CPC title