Operator system for a machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9478115-B2
Application number	US-201314428214-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 13, 2013
Priority date	Sep 27, 2012
Publication date	Oct 25, 2016
Grant date	Oct 25, 2016

Abstract

An operator system for a machine, in particular for a beverage processing machine, the system comprising a mobile operator device for the machine, a signal emitter for reporting alarm and/or warning signals and safely glasses for protecting the eyes of a user. The safety glasses have a display system that is designed in particular as a head-mounted display, or a virtual retina display, or a projector and the operator device and/or the signal emitter and/or the safety glasses have a respective data transmitter for exchanging machine information and/or alarm and/or warning signals.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A system having a beverage processing machine and an operator system for the beverage processing machine, comprising:
a mobile operator device including means for at least one of operating or maintaining the beverage processing machine;
a signal generator separate from the mobile operating device for reporting at least one of alarm signals or warning signals, and
safety glasses constructed in accordance with legal work protection standards and configured for protecting the eyes of a user from at least one of mechanical, thermal, chemical, biological, electrical or optical risks;
wherein the safety glasses comprise a display system that is configured as one of a head-mounted display, a virtual retina display, or a projector; and
wherein one or more of the operator device, the signal generator or the safety glasses comprises a data transmitter for exchanging at least one of machine information, alarm signals, or warning signals.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the safety glasses comprise a talk-listen unit which is connected to the data transmitter of the safety glasses for transmitting speech information.

3. The system according to claim 2 , wherein the safety glasses comprise a hearing protector for suppressing disturbing ambient noise which works with an active sound suppression.

4. The system according to claim 3 , wherein the talk-listen unit is integrated in the hearing protector.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the safety glasses comprise a first camera for detecting objects in a field of vision of the user.

6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the operator system comprises a gesture identification unit for processing gestures of the user to machine commands.

7. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the operator system comprises a locating system for detecting at least one of the position or orientation of the safety glasses which locating system is at least partially arranged on the safety glasses.

8. The system according claim 5 , wherein the safety glasses comprise a second camera, which is configured to detect at least one eye of the user.

9. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the operator system comprises a biometric identification unit for identifying the user in order to issue an access authorization wherein the biometric identification unit is configured to evaluate image data of an eye of the user.

10. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the signal generator is attached to at least one of the body of the user or to the safety glasses.

11. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the display system is configured to present a different image to each eye of the user to display 3D information.

12. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the display system is configured to display virtual operator devices to the user.

13. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the operator system comprises a separate camera, and the display system is configured to present an image recorded by the separate camera on call or request from the user.

14. A system having a beverage processing machine and an operator system for the beverage processing machine, comprising:
a mobile operator device including means for at least one of operating or maintaining the beverage processing machine;
a signal generator separate from the mobile operating device for reporting at least one of alarm signals or warning signals, and
safety glasses for protecting the eyes of a user; and
wherein one or more of the operator device, the signal generator or the safety glasses comprises a data transmitter for exchanging at least one of machine information, alarm signals, or warning signals; and
wherein the signal generator includes at least one of a group including a wristband, a chain to be hung around a user's neck, a clip, and a fastener to be fastened to at least one of an article of clothing or a part of the user's body.

Assignees

• Krones Ag

Inventors

• Hahn Wolfgang
• Pronold Timo
• Böhm Johannes
• Traub Christina

Classifications

• G02B2027/0178

  Eyeglass type (eyeglass details G02C) · CPC title

• G05B2219/23148

  Helmet display, mounted on head of operator · CPC title

• G05B2219/35482

  Eyephone, head-mounted 2-D or 3-D display, also voice and other control · CPC title

• G02B27/017

  Head mounted · CPC title

• G05B19/409 Primary

  characterised by using manual data input [MDI] or by using control panel, e.g. controlling functions with the panel; characterised by control panel details or by setting parameters (G05B19/408, G05B19/4093 take precedence) · CPC title