Patent ID: 11885868
Assignee: nan
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A pallet monitoring system for a pallet system having a housing in which a plurality of pallets each has a pallet bed with a horizontally extending face to carry objects placed thereon, the housing including a first track and a second track positioned above the first track, with at least one of the plurality of pallets being movably carried on each track into and out of a processing system, the housing having an opening in which the horizontally extending faces of the pallet beds are selectively exposed therethrough, the pallet monitoring system comprising:
a first emitter adapted to be positioned proximate to the opening of the housing, said emitter configured to emit a first beam that extends above the opening and in a direction parallel to the movement of the pallets; and
a first detector adapted to be positioned proximate to the opening, said first detector configured to receive said first beam.