An improved lighting system comprising a plurality of light units and incorporating safety features designed to reduce the likelihood of unwanted contact between the lighting system and aircraft, birds, or other flying objects. The safety features may include a lighting beacon coupled to one or more light units. A power source may be configured to provide power to both the light units and the lighting beacon. The safety features may also include a reflector coupled to one or more of the light units. The improved lighting system may comprise elongate members and brackets configured to attach the elongate members to a structure which may be a high mast structure such as a drilling rig.

This disclosure relates to an improvement to vending machines and particularly gumball machines, and is equally applicable to vending machines of like design. A system and method are disclosed to convert a conventional gumball vending machine to a solar light fixture using an inner rod nut. A system and method are disclosed to convert a conventional vending machine to contain a rotary turntable.

The present invention relates to a built-in light and/or camera (1) for arrangement in an installation opening (4) of a wall (5), in particular an inner wall of a machine, having a housing (10) with a front side area (12), a rear side area (14) and side walls (15, 16, 17, 18), wherein at least one camera (30) and/or at least one light source (40) is arranged in the front side area (12), wherein a stop (20) is arranged in the front side area (12), wherein at least one fastening (50) is provided that protrudes over one of the side walls (15, 16, 17, 18), and wherein the at least one fastening (50) is configured to form a spring-loaded form fit of the wall (5) between the stop (20) and the at least one fastening (50) like a trap when inserted into the installation opening (4).

A method includes performing, with a compacting machine, a first pass to compact a first portion of a work area to compact a first lane. A guidance system acquires position information representing the first compacted lane. A second pass is performed to compact a second portion of the work area adjacent the first portion. The guidance system acquires current position information of the machine representing current positioning of the machine during the second pass. Comparing the position information of the machine representing the first compacted lane with the current position information, determines whether the current positioning overlaps the first compacted lane a specified amount. When the second pass is determined to overlap the first compacted lane, in-compliance visual indicia is generated. When the second pass is determined to not overlap the first compacted lane with the specified amount, out of compliance visual indicia is generated.

An illumination device for illuminating a region monitored by at least one image sensor. The illumination device has at least one light source carrier with at least one light source arranged thereon. Furthermore, the illumination device has a control and interface unit and an adjusting unit, which can be actuated by the control and interface unit and with which the light source carrier is positionally adjustable.

Illumination modules (530) are described for use during manufacturing processes and subsequent material processing steps. The illumination modules (530) may assist with implementing methods for performing quality assurance or defect detection while material (510) is being manufactured or processed. Methods are also described for utilizing an illumination module to facilitate the detection of material properties or conformations as a part of quality assurance or defect detection algorithms.

Robot charging dock includes a charge connector configured to mate with a charging port of a mobile robot. There is a charge connector frame having a front surface on which the charge connector is mounted. The front surface has a first side edge and a second side edge. There is a front cover disposed over the charge connector frame which has an aperture through which the charge connector protrudes. At least a portion of the front cover is spaced from the front surface of the charge connector frame, defining an internal region. There is an opening to the internal region formed along at least a portion of a perimeter of the aperture and there is a light source disposed in the internal region. The light source is directed toward the opening to allow the light source to illuminate charge connector.

In a bending system and a method for using the same, the bending system includes a bending robot provided between a press brake and a predetermined setting area that is arranged in front of the press brake to assist in bending a workpiece. The bending robot includes a robot hand for holding the workpiece on a pallet that is set in the predetermined setting area. An image pickup unit, which picks up an image of the workpiece on the pallet from an oblique upper direction, is provided above and anterior to the predetermined setting area (SA). A first illumination unit, which illuminates an image pickup area of the image pickup unit, is erected on a left front side of the predetermined setting area. A second illumination stand, which illuminates the image pickup area of the image pickup unit, is erected on a right front side of the predetermined setting area.

A lathe or other rotating machine includes a tool rest on a carriage that is movable along the work piece. The carriage includes a post that is movable with the tool rest. The post supports a guard that is disposed between the user and the work piece. The guard may include a frame surrounding a transparent portion. The frame may support a plurality of light emitting elements directed onto the work piece. An extendable/retractable transparent portion may be extended from the guard between the user and the work piece. The extendable/retractable portion and/or the transparent portion may be a magnifier.

Industrial lighting device including a light source and a sealed housing containing the light source. The housing includes a support delimiting a housing window extending opposite the light source, a window pane sealing the housing window, and a sealing gasket extending along the periphery of the housing window and compressed between the window pane and the support. The device includes a filter extending in front of the housing window, outside the housing. The filter includes a frame defining a frame window which is removably fixed to the housing, in an assembled position in which the frame window is opposite the housing window, and an optical film fixed to the frame and sealing the frame window. The device includes an elastic compression member arranged between the support and the frame.