Bioptic Reader Accessory Crossbar for Footprint-Constrained Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Bioptic indicia readers, such as barcode readers, require additional components like vision cameras and RFID readers, which add weight and need structural support without increasing the footprint, affecting installation requirements.
Innovation Solution
An accessory structure with vertically oriented posts and a crossbar extending over the bioptic indicia reader, secured to the perimeter frame at two corners, providing support for heavy modules and allowing additional components like cameras and displays without expanding the footprint.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If additional components (vision cameras, RFID readers, displays) are added to the bioptic indicia reader, then monitoring and display capabilities are expanded, but weight increases and structural support requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The accessory structure extends vertically above the bioptic indicia reader, utilizing the third dimension (height) to mount additional components. This allows cameras, displays, and other accessories to be positioned in space above the reader without increasing the horizontal footprint, effectively adding capabilities while managing weight distribution through vertical placement rather than horizontal expansion.
2Adaptability or versatility
If additional components are added to the bioptic indicia reader, then monitoring and display capabilities are expanded, but the footprint increases affecting installation requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The accessory structure utilizes vertical space above the reader by extending posts upward and connecting them with a crossbar. This three-dimensional approach allows additional components to be mounted in the vertical dimension rather than expanding horizontally, thereby maintaining the original footprint while adding functionality.
3Strength
If structural support is added for heavy modules, then weight capacity increases, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The accessory structure is divided into separate modular components: individual posts that can be independently positioned and secured to the perimeter frame, and a crossbar that connects these posts. This segmentation allows the structure to be assembled in a straightforward manner and provides clear load-bearing paths from the crossbar through the posts to the frame, managing complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The accessory structure serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides structural support for heavy modules, mounts various accessories (cameras, displays, RFID readers), and maintains the original footprint. The posts and crossbar configuration creates a versatile platform that can accommodate different component arrangements while providing consistent structural support.
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AI summary
An example bioptic indicia reader assembly includes a perimeter frame, a bioptic indicia reader positioned within and supported by the perimeter frame, and an accessory structure. The accessory structure includes a vertically oriented first post, a vertically oriented second post spaced apart from the first post, and an accessory crossbar extending over the bioptic indicia reader and transverse to the first post and the second post. The first post and the second post each include a proximal end configured to be removably secured to the perimeter frame and the proximal end of the first post and the proximal end of the second post are positioned within a footprint of the perimeter frame.