A box-packing apparatus includes a conveyance unit, an alignment unit, an accumulation unit, a contact unit, a gate, and a control unit. The alignment unit aligns articles being conveyed so that mutually adjacent articles partially overlap and form an article group. The accumulation unit transfers the aligned article group and accumulates multiple article groups so they are parallel on a box-packing conveyance route. The contact unit contacts the articles on the box-packing conveyance route starting-end side in the accumulated article groups. The gate is positioned on the box-packing conveyance route terminal end and supports multiple article groups. The control unit moves the contact unit toward the box-packing conveyance route terminal end and collectively moves groups that have been accumulated by the accumulation unit onto the gate. The control unit drives the gate and a pusher to pack the article groups in a box below the gate.
B65B 35/44 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by endless belts or chains
B65B 35/56 - Orientating, i.e. changing the attitude of, articles, e.g. of non-uniform cross-section
B65B 57/14 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged and operating to control, or stop, the feed of articles or material to be packaged
The disclosed box-packing apparatus can pack a large quantity of articles quickly and orderly. It includes a conveyance unit, an alignment unit, a transfer unit, a contact unit, a drive unit, and a control unit. The alignment unit aligns articles conveyed on the conveyance unite so that mutually adjacent ones partially overlap and form an article group. The transfer unit transfers article groups to a box-packing conveyance route. The contact unit contacts articles on the box-packing conveyance route starting-end side in the transferred article group. The drive unit drives the contact unit under control of the control unit, to move the contact unit in the alignment direction of the article group while the contact unit is contacting and supporting the articles on the box-packing conveyance route and increase the angle formed by a contact surface of the contact unit and a horizontal plane after the contact unit starts moving.
B65B 35/44 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by endless belts or chains
B65B 57/14 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged and operating to control, or stop, the feed of articles or material to be packaged
A weighing apparatus is disclosed. The weighing apparatus comprises: a weighing element configured to receive and hold articles; a load cell associated with the weighing element, wherein the load cell is configured to generate weigh signals based on the weight of articles held by the weighing element; and a control unit communicatively coupled to the load cell. The control unit is configured to: control, in a first mode of operation, at least one aspect of the weighing apparatus based on a first weight value calculated based on a zero point of the load cell and a first weigh signal that is generated by the load cell substantially at the time of the control. The control unit is further configured to: when operation of the weighing element is paused, store, in a storage unit, a second weight value calculated based on the zero point of the load cell and a second weigh signal that is generated by the load cell before operation of the weighing element is resumed. The control unit is further configured to: when operation of the weighing element is resumed, control, in a second mode of operation, at least one aspect of the weighing apparatus based on the stored second weight value.
G01G 19/393 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups for combinatorial weighing, i.e. selecting a combination of articles whose total weight or number is closest to a desired value using two or more weighing units
G01G 23/16 - Devices for determining tare weight or for cancelling out the tare by zeroising, e.g. mechanically operated electrically or magnetically operated
In a bagmaking-and-packaging apparatus, when switching from bagmaking using a first film to bagmaking using a second film, a first impulse sealer interconnects an end-of-bagmaking film of the first film and a starting end scrap of the second film to form a first interconnected film. A second impulse sealer interconnects a third part on a starting end side of the first F1 and a fourth part of the second film to form a second interconnected film.
An X-ray inspection apparatus includes a conveying unit configured to convey an article, an irradiation unit configured to irradiate the article conveyed by the conveying unit with X-rays, a sensor unit in which detecting elements that detect the X-rays are arranged in a planar shape, an image generation unit configured to read detection results output from at least some of the detecting elements at a predetermined time interval and generate an image, and a time setting unit configured to set the predetermined time interval, where the time setting unit is configured to multiplies the predetermined time interval by a magnification set on the basis of a conveyance speed of the conveying unit or the detection results.
G01N 23/18 - Investigating the presence of defects or foreign matter
G01N 23/04 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and forming images of the material
An X-ray inspection apparatus includes a conveying unit configured to convey an article, an irradiation unit configured to irradiate the article conveyed by the conveying unit with X-rays, a sensor unit in which detecting elements are arranged in a planar shape, an image generation unit configured to read detection results output from at least some of the detecting elements and generate an image, and a mode switching unit configured to switch an operation mode between a first mode in which a first electric power is supplied to the irradiation unit and a second mode in which a second electric power less than the first electric power is supplied to the irradiation unit, where the mode switching unit changes, when switching the operation mode from the first mode to the second mode, a read frequency at which the image generation unit reads the detection results.
G01N 23/18 - Investigating the presence of defects or foreign matter
G01N 23/04 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and forming images of the material
G01N 23/083 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption the radiation being X-rays
A conveyance apparatus (1) according to an embodiment includes: a conveyance unit (3) configured to convey an article that is charged from an outside and contains fat on at least a surface of the article, wherein a hydrophilic coating layer is formed on a conveyance front surface (31) of the conveyance unit (3).
An X-ray inspection apparatus includes an X-ray radiator configured to generate X-rays by applying a first voltage between a negative pole and a positive pole in an X-ray bulb and radiate X-rays to a transported article, an X-ray detector configured to detect the X-rays radiated from the X-ray radiator, an inspection unit configured to generate an X-ray transmission image based on a detection result of the X-ray detector and inspect the article, and a control unit configured to change a voltage applied between the negative pole and the positive pole. The control unit applies a second voltage higher than the first voltage between the negative pole and the positive pole before starting radiation of X-rays generated by applying the first voltage or after completing radiation of X-rays generated by applying the first voltage.
G01N 23/04 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and forming images of the material
G01N 23/083 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption the radiation being X-rays
A seal-checker detection unit detects height-wise displacement of a contact component when it touches an item (e.g., a tray) sealed by a film. The sealed state of the item is checked by comparing the height-wise displacement with a threshold. The contact component waits at a position above a rim of the sealed item and, when the item is transported thereto, a force applied by a raising/lowering unit to the contact component to lower it toward a lower position is changed. When the contact component touches the film of the tray, force that raises/lowers the contact component is increased to exert pressure on the film of the tray.
An article sorting determination device including a conveying unit configured to convey an article, an acquisition unit configured to acquire first information and second information, the first information relating to a size of the article being conveyed by the conveying unit and the second information relating to a width of a passage port through which the article passes through downstream of the conveying unit; and a control unit configured to output a sorting signal for sorting the article from the conveying unit when determining that the article would get stuck in the passage port on the basis of the first information and the second information.
An article-transfer apparatus as disclosed herein can maintain the processing capacity of a transport mechanism at a fixed capacity regardless of the capacity at which articles are supplied to the apparatus from upstream thereof. An article-transfer apparatus includes an infeed conveyor, an alignment conveyor, and an article transport unit. The infeed conveyor conveys bags in a first direction. The alignment conveyor lines up in a predetermined state a plurality of the bags fed thereto from the infeed conveyor to form an article group, and simultaneously conveys them in a second direction. The article transport unit transports the article group to a container. A plurality of the article groups are formed on the alignment conveyor.
B65G 47/91 - Devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials incorporating pneumatic, e.g. suction, grippers
B65G 47/248 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors orientating the articles by turning over or inverting them
B65G 47/30 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors arranging the articles, e.g. varying spacing between individual articles during transit by a series of conveyors
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X-RAY INSPECTION APPARATUS AND INSPECTION METHOD OF X-RAY SENSOR UNIT
An X-ray inspection apparatus includes an irradiation unit configured to irradiate a conveyed article with X-rays, an X-ray sensor unit including a sensor unit configured to detect the X-rays by photon counting and an image generation unit configured to generate an image based on a detection result output from the sensor unit, and a control unit having a first mode for inspecting the article based on the image and a second mode for determining a state of the X-ray sensor unit at a time of time delay integration driving, in which the control unit is configured to compare a first image generated based on a detection result output from the sensor unit at a time t1 with a second image generated by integrating detection results output from the sensor unit until a time t2 after the time t1 to determine the state of the X-ray sensor unit.
A combination weighing apparatus (1) includes: a distribution table (11) that rotates about a rotation shaft (X) to distribute articles (100) given from an outside in a radial direction; a plurality of radial feeders (20) that are arranged radially around the distribution table (11), receive the articles (100) discharged from the distribution table (11), and supply the articles (100) to corresponding hoppers, respectively; a drive unit (50) that is connected to the rotation shaft (X) and rotates the distribution table (11); an acquisition unit (51) that acquires information regarding a distribution state of the articles (100) in the distribution table (11) and the radial feeders (20); and a control unit (52) that controls the drive unit (50), wherein the control unit (52) controls the drive unit (50) based on the information regarding the distribution state of the articles (100) acquired by the acquisition unit (51) to change an acceleration applied to the article (100) on the distribution table (11) and move the article (100) on the distribution table (11) into a desired radial feeder (20).
A sealing system for food containers is disclosed. The sealing system comprises a frame and a conveyor system for conveying food containers through the sealing system, wherein the conveyor system is supported by the frame. A sealing unit is configured to receive food containers from the conveyor system, wherein the sealing unit comprises a first sealing tool and a second sealing tool configured to be pressed together in order to seal each food container positioned therebetween, wherein the sealing unit is supported by the frame, and wherein the conveyor system is further configured to convey sealed food containers away from the sealing unit. A power monitoring unit is configured to measure or estimate a power consumption of at least the sealing unit of the sealing system. A control unit is configured to calculate an energy consumption per sealed food container based on the power consumption and the number of sealing operations performed per unit time, and output an indication derived from the calculated energy consumption per sealed food container.
B65B 51/14 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof by reciprocating or oscillating members
B65B 57/00 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices
B29C 65/00 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor
B65B 57/08 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages and operating to stop, or to control the speed of, the machine as a whole
B65B 59/00 - Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
B65B 59/02 - Arrangements to enable adjustments to be made while the machine is running
A combination weighing apparatus (1) according an embodiment includes: a conveyance unit (2, 31 to 3n) that conveys articles (M) given from an outside; a plurality of weighing hoppers (61 to 6n) that temporarily store the articles (M) conveyed by the conveyance unit (2, 31 to 3n) and then discharge the articles (M) downstream; a weighing unit (71 to 7n) that weighs a weight value of the article (M) stored in each of the plurality of weighing hoppers (61 to 6n); and a control unit (20) that performs combination calculation based on a plurality of the weight values measured by the weighing unit (71 to 7n) and a target value (X) and discharges a specific article (M) selected by the combination calculation from the weighing hopper (61 to 6n), wherein the control unit (20): multiplies an average weight (m) value per unit number of articles (M) within a predetermined period by the number (C) of articles (M), calculates a multiplication result closest to the target value (X) from among results of the multiplication as a reference weight value (Tcm), and performs predetermined processing based on a difference between the target value (X) and the reference weight value (Tcm).
G01G 19/393 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups for combinatorial weighing, i.e. selecting a combination of articles whose total weight or number is closest to a desired value using two or more weighing units
G01G 19/414 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means using electronic computing means only
An X-ray inspection apparatus includes: a conveying unit; an irradiation unit configured to irradiate an article with an electromagnetic wave; a detection unit configured to detect the electromagnetic wave transmitted through the article; an inspection unit configured to inspect the article; and a determination unit configured to determine attachment of the conveying unit. The conveying unit includes first and second conveying units. The determination unit includes: a support portion attached to the first conveying unit; a swing member swingably attached to the second conveying unit and at least partially in contact with the support portion when the first and second conveying units are attached; and a sensor unit configured to detect whether the swing member is present at a predetermined position in a state where the swing member is in contact with the support portion.
G01N 23/04 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and forming images of the material
An X-ray inspection apparatus includes: a conveying unit; an irradiation unit configured to irradiate the article with an electromagnetic wave; a detection unit configured to detect the electromagnetic wave transmitted through the article; a housing configured to accommodate the detection unit; and an inspection unit configured to inspect the article. The conveying unit includes a pair of conveying units, a plate member is provided between the passing region and the detection unit, and the plate member is attached to a wall portion that is a part of the housing, and a surface of the plate member is located lower than an upper surface of the wall portion.
G01N 23/04 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and forming images of the material
G01N 23/083 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption the radiation being X-rays
A bag-making and packaging machine includes a bag-making and packaging section and a film supply section. The film supply section includes a film conveyance section that conveys a starting end portion of a replacement film roll supported by a film roll support portion to a bonding portion. The film conveyance section includes a clamping portion that holds a tape adhering to the starting end portion of the replacement film roll, and a pulling mechanism that pulls a second film held by the clamping portion from the replacement film roll. When the replacement film roll is mounted, the film roll support portion rotates the replacement film roll, and the clamping portion holds the tape of the replacement film roll rotated by the film roll support portion.
B65B 57/02 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages
An X-ray inspection apparatus includes a conveying unit configured to convey an article, an X-ray source configured to irradiate the article with X-rays, a detection unit configured to detect the X-rays by photon counting, a threshold value setting unit configured to set a threshold value for discriminating the X-rays, an inspection unit configured to inspect the article on the basis of the X-rays transmitted through the article, the X-rays being detected by the detection unit, and a sensitivity correction unit configured to perform sensitivity correction of the detection unit on the basis of the X-rays not transmitted through the article, the detection unit is configured to discriminate and detect the X-rays into the two or more energy regions by using the threshold value, and the sensitivity correction unit is configured to perform the sensitivity correction when the threshold value setting unit changes the threshold value.
G01N 23/04 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and forming images of the material
G01N 23/083 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption the radiation being X-rays
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X-RAY INSPECTION APPARATUS AND SENSITIVITY CORRECTION METHOD FOR X-RAY INSPECTION APPARATUS
The X-ray inspection apparatus includes a conveying unit configured to convey an article, an X-ray source configured to irradiate the article conveyed by the conveying unit with X-rays, an X-ray detection unit capable of detecting the X-rays by photon counting, and an inspection unit configured to inspect the article based on an output result of the X-ray detection unit, where, in a sensitivity correction of the X-ray detection unit performed when the X-ray inspection apparatus is activated, after a lapse of a predetermined period from a start of detection of X-rays, the X-ray detection unit is configured to detect X-rays not transmitting the article, and the X-ray source is configured to start X-ray irradiation during the predetermined period, and where the predetermined period is equal to or longer than a period in which irradiation of the X-ray source is stabilized.
G01N 23/04 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and forming images of the material
21.
STRAIN GAUGE COMPONENT, LOAD CELL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LOAD CELL
A strain gauge component includes: a strain gauge including an insulator having an insulating property and a resistor disposed on the insulator and having an electric resistance value varying with deformation of a strain body; and a substrate on which the insulator of the strain gauge is disposed, and the substrate is formed of a metal containing aluminum or stainless steel having the same properties as the strain body.
G01L 1/22 - Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations in ohmic resistance of solid materials or of electrically-conductive fluidsMeasuring force or stress, in general by making use of electrokinetic cells, i.e. liquid-containing cells wherein an electrical potential is produced or varied upon the application of stress using resistance strain gauges
A combination weighing apparatus (1) according to an embodiment has a control unit (51) that performs combination calculation based on a plurality of weight values acquired by acquisition units (71 to 7n) and discharges a combination of articles having a preset target weight value from hoppers (61 to 6n); a discharge chute (9) that receives the articles discharged from the hoppers (61 to 6n), has a conveyance surface (9B) having a plurality of openings (9D) smaller than the article, and discharges the articles downstream while sliding the articles on the conveyance surface (9B); and a moisture recovery mechanism (20) that is disposed below the openings in the discharge chute (9) and recovers moisture passing through the openings (9D) in the discharge chute (9) from an inside to an outside of the conveyance surface (90) and falling from the discharge chute (9).
B65G 11/20 - Auxiliary devices, e.g. for deflecting, controlling speed of, or agitating, articles or solids
G01G 19/32 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups for apportioning materials by weighing prior to mixing them using two or more weighing apparatus
A distribution supply apparatus includes: a distributor configured to receive articles dropped from above and distribute the articles circumferentially; a plurality of conveyors arrayed radially along a circumferential edge of the distributor, the plurality of conveyors each being configured to convey, in a direction away from the distributor, an article received from among the articles from the distributor; a support shaft extending vertically and upward from substantially a center of the distributor; a plate configured to change, in contact with each of the articles to fall, a falling direction of each of the articles; a universal joint coupling a center of the plate and a leading end portion of the support shaft; and a regulator configured to regulate an angle of inclination of the plate that slants based on the universal joint, within a range from an angle at which the plate is horizontal to an angle at which each of the articles falls from the plate in a sliding manner.
An X-ray inspection apparatus includes: a conveyance unit; an X-ray irradiation unit that irradiates an article conveyed by the conveyance unit with an X-ray; an X-ray detection unit that detects the X-ray that has transmitted through the article; an inspection unit that generates an X-ray transmission image from the X-ray detected by the X-ray detection unit and inspects the article on the basis of the X-ray transmission image; a housing that houses the X-ray irradiation unit and the X-ray detection unit; a cold air blower that cools air in the housing and guides cold air to the X-ray detection unit via a duct; a monitoring unit that monitors a state of the cold air blower; and a control unit that stops the supply of electric power to the X-ray detection unit in a case where an abnormality in the cold air blower is detected in the monitoring unit.
G01N 23/04 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and forming images of the material
A combination weighing apparatus (1) includes: an article supplier (13) that has an outlet allowing articles supplied from outside to be discharged and conveys the articles in response to vibrations from a first vibrator (11); a distribution table (14) circular in plan view that discharges, in response to vibrations from a second vibrator (12), the articles supplied from the article supplier (13) in a radial direction while spiraling the articles in a circumferential direction; a wall (15) arc-shaped that is attached to a first circumferential edge (141) located downstream of the article supplier (13) and prevents discharge of the articles from the first circumferential edge (141), the first circumferential edge (141) being part of a circumferential edge of the distribution table; a plurality of feeding troughs (16) arrayed fanwise along a second circumferential edge (142) that is part of the circumferential edge of the distribution table (14) and is out of the first circumferential edge (141); and a controller (17) that controls the vibrations of the first vibrator (11) and the vibrations of the second vibrator (12) such that a discharge direction (D1) in which the articles are discharged from the article supplier (13) to the first circumferential edge (141) and a conveyance direction (D2) of the articles on the distribution table (14) corresponding to the first circumferential edge (141) are mutually inverse and an aggregate of the articles is formed at the first circumferential edge (141).
A weighing apparatus (1) according to an embodiment includes: adjacent hoppers (12A, 12B); and a sorting mechanism (20) disposed between the adjacent hoppers (12A, 12B), the sorting mechanism (20) sorting an article given from outside into one of the adjacent hoppers (12A, 12B), in which the sorting mechanism (20) includes a rotator (21) rotatable around a rotation shaft (21R), the rotation shaft (21R) and a central axis (21C) of the rotator (21) are not parallel, the rotator (21) rotates when the article abuts on the rotator (21), and the rotator (21) does not rotate when the article does not abut on the rotator (21).
A supply apparatus (10) includes: a blocker (13) disposed at a fork (12) between a main conveyance path (11), a first conveyance path (12A), and a second conveyance path (12B), the blocker (13) making a switch between a first state where supply of articles from the main conveyance path (11) to the first conveyance path (12A) is blocked and a second state where supply of the articles from the main conveyance path (11) to the second conveyance path (12B) is blocked; and a controller (20) that transitions, based on respective conditions of supply of the articles to two adjacent combination weighing mechanisms (1A, 1B), the blocker (13) into at least either the first state or the second state to switch a route of conveyance of the articles.
Two bagmaking and packaging machines are installed side-by-side. Each of the bagmaking and packaging machines includes a film supply unit in the rear portion, a former mechanism in the front portion, and a transverse sealing mechanism that transversely seals a top and a bottom of the film in the tubular shape into which a product supplied from a combination weighing apparatus is fed. Each of the bagmaking and packaging machines is disposed under a discharge chute of a corresponding combination weighing machine, which includes two combination weighing machines joined to each other substantially symmetrically in the left and right direction as viewed from above and a base member that supports the combination weighing machines. A maximum width of the bagmaking and packaging apparatus when viewed from the front is narrower than a width of the base member.
B65B 1/32 - Devices or methods for controlling or determining the quantity or quality of the material fed or filled by weighing
B65B 9/08 - Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it in a web folded and sealed transversely to form pockets which are subsequently filled and then closed by sealing
B65B 39/00 - Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers
An X-ray inspection device includes a conveyor, an X-ray irradiation unit, an X-ray detection unit, an inspection unit configured to inspect an article on the basis of an X-ray transmission image, a housing accommodating the X-ray irradiation unit and the X-ray detection unit, a cool air blower configured to cool air inside the housing and guide cool air to the X-ray detection unit via a duct, a monitoring unit configured to monitor a state of the cool air blower, and a control unit configured to stop the flow of air to the X-ray detection unit when an anomaly of the cool air blower is detected by the monitoring unit.
G01N 23/083 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption the radiation being X-rays
G01N 23/04 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and forming images of the material
A bagmaking and packaging apparatus includes a film conveyance mechanism, a former mechanism, a transverse sealing mechanism, and a first partition member. The film conveyance mechanism conveys a film. The former mechanism includes a product feed chute and a former. The product feed chute has a product fed to it. The former forms in a tubular shape the film conveyed by the film conveyance mechanism. The transverse sealing mechanism is disposed under the former mechanism. The transverse sealing mechanism transversely seals the tubular film to make bags containing the product fed from the product feed chute. The first partition member partitions a space around the former mechanism into a first space and a second space. The first space is on the product feed chute side. The second space is on the transverse sealing mechanism side.
B65B 9/20 - Enclosing successive articles or quantities of material, in preformed tubular webs, or in webs formed into tubes around filling nozzles, e.g. extruded tubular webs the webs being formed into tubes in situ around the filling nozzles
A bagmaking and packaging apparatus forms a sheet-form film into a tubular shape around a tube, which tubular film is transversely sealed after product is introduced therein. The bagmaking and packaging apparatus includes multiple upright support posts that form a frame. The support posts include a first support post group disposed on one side in the left and right direction and a second support post group disposed on the other side. A first support post disposed foremost in the first support post group extends from a low position to a position higher than the transverse sealing mechanism and is disposed forward of a center O of the tube. A second support post disposed foremost in the second support post group extends from a low position to a position higher than the transverse sealing mechanism and is disposed rearward of the center of the tube.
B65B 9/207 - Enclosing successive articles or quantities of material, in preformed tubular webs, or in webs formed into tubes around filling nozzles, e.g. extruded tubular webs the webs being formed into tubes in situ around the filling nozzles the web advancing continuously
A box-packing apparatus that reduces inefficiency attributable to the box-replacement process includes a first conveyance unit and a second conveyance unit. The first conveyance unit conveys articles. The second conveyance unit conveys the articles transferred from the first conveyance unit and feeds them into a box waiting downstream. When the second conveyance unit feeds a predetermined number of the articles into the box, the second conveyance unit retains the articles transferred from the first conveyance unit without feeding them into the box. Furthermore, in the box packing apparatus, the second conveyance unit may perform a back-feed operation when it retains the articles transferred from the first conveyance unit.
B65B 59/00 - Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
B65B 5/08 - Packaging groups of articles, the articles being individually gripped or guided for transfer to the containers or receptacles
B65B 5/10 - Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
B65B 35/10 - Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles
B65B 61/00 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages
A film-roll supply device improves replacement of a film roll in a bag-making and packaging machine. A film roll replacement device supplies a first film roll to a bag-making and packaging machine. The film roll replacement device is provided with a holding section and a first driving unit. The holding section receives the first film roll to be supplied to the bag-making and packaging machine. The first driving unit changes an orientation of the holding section between a first orientation used when receiving the first film roll and a second orientation used when supplying the first film roll to the bag-making and packaging machine.
A food processing system for performing one or more actions of processing food items comprises a frame, the frame substantially surrounding a processing region within which one or more actions of processing food items takes place, the frame defining one or more openings through a side of the frame for an operator to access the processing region. A door is provided for selectively opening and closing at least one of said openings through the side of the frame. A hinge couples the door to the frame and defines a rotation axis such that the door may be rotated relative to the frame about said rotation axis. The door is restricted so as to be rotatable relative to the frame through a normal opening range of no more than 60° to a partially open position. The door comprises a panel for closing said at least one opening through the side of the frame when the door is in a closed position, and a sliding mechanism for sliding the panel along a direction of the door when the door is in the partially open position for fully opening the at least one opening through the side of the frame.
A film roll replacement device supplies a film roll to a bag making and packaging machine. The film roll replacement device includes a holding section, a driving unit, and a controller. The holding section is at least temporarily located adjacent to a supporting shaft to support the film roll in the bag making and packaging machine, and the holding section holds a first film roll supplied to the bag making and packaging machine. The driving unit moves the holding section in an up-down direction. The controller controls an action of the driving unit to move the holding section to a position where a height position of a center of the first film roll held by the holding section is aligned with the height of a center of the supporting shaft of the bag making and packaging machine.
A film roll replacement device supplies a film roll to a bag making and packaging machine, which has a film-roll-supporting part to support the film roll and which manufactures bags containing articles using the film. The film roll replacement device includes a holding section, the driving unit, and a controller. The holding section is located adjacent to the bag making and packaging machine, and the holding section holds the film roll supplied to the bag making and packaging machine. The driving unit moves the holding section. The controller controls an action of the driving unit to move the holding section to move in a first direction toward the supporting part of the bag making and packaging machine and to transfer the film roll held by the holding section to the supporting part.
A bagmaking and packaging apparatus includes a film supply unit that conveys a film, a printing unit, a speed detector, and a control unit. The printing unit applies laser light to the film to print the film. The speed detector acquires data relating to the conveyance speed of the film. The control unit links the operation of the printing unit when printing the film to the conveyance speed of the film based on the data from the speed detector.
B65B 57/02 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages
B65B 61/02 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for perforating, scoring, or applying code or date marks on material prior to packaging
B65B 9/08 - Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it in a web folded and sealed transversely to form pockets which are subsequently filled and then closed by sealing
A bagmaking and packaging machine packages articles with a film. The bagmaking and packaging machine includes a laser printing device and a receiving member. The laser printing device prints on a printed surface of the film. The receiving member is disposed so as to oppose a non-printed surface on the opposite side of the printed surface of the film. The receiving member has a reflection suppressing surface. The reflection suppressing surface suppresses regular reflection of laser light emitted by the laser printing device.
B65B 61/02 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for perforating, scoring, or applying code or date marks on material prior to packaging
A method of identifying a defective dispersion feeder in a system suitable for supplying food product from a supply position to a plurality of batch measuring units comprises supplying product to a dispersion feeder configured to receive product at the supply position and distribute the product towards each of the plurality of batch measuring units, operating the dispersion feeder to distribute the product towards each of the plurality of batch measuring units, repeatedly measuring the amount of product at the dispersion feeder using a dispersion feeder measuring unit and supplying additional product to the dispersion feeder based on said measurements, receiving product in at least some of the plurality of batch measuring units, measuring the product received in the plurality of batch measuring units, and outputting an indication that the dispersion feeder is defective based on the measurements of the product received in the plurality of batch measuring units.
G01G 19/393 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups for combinatorial weighing, i.e. selecting a combination of articles whose total weight or number is closest to a desired value using two or more weighing units
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FORMER, BAGMAKING AND PACKAGING MACHINE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BAGMAKING AND PACKAGING MACHINE
A bagmaking and packaging machine forms a packaging material in a tubular shape and packages packaging articles. The bagmaking and packaging machine includes a former, a wraparound member, and a support member. The former folds and guides the packaging material. Around the wraparound member is wrapped the packaging material folded by the former. The support member supports the former and the wraparound member. The former includes a collar member that guides the packaging material and a first tube member for forming in a tubular shape the packaging material guided by the collar member. The first tube member has one end to which the collar member is connected, and includes a first mating portion that is mated with the support member.
B65B 9/08 - Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it in a web folded and sealed transversely to form pockets which are subsequently filled and then closed by sealing
B65B 61/06 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for severing webs, or for separating joined packages by cutting
B65B 51/30 - Devices, e.g. jaws, for applying pressure and heat successively, e.g. for subdividing filled tubes
A container has a product in a product-receiving area and has a sealing area surrounding the product-receiving area. A length of film is arranged over the container. A space above the film is evacuated using an evacuating portion of an upper sealing module arranged over the film, so as to cause a portion of the film to conform to the upper sealing module. An area of the film is cut out by moving a cutting tool relative to the upper sealing module from a recessed position to a cutting position. The cut-out area of film includes the portion of the film conformed to the upper sealing module, is brought into contact with the sealing area of the container by moving the upper sealing module relative to the container, and is sealed to the sealing area of the container using a heat sealing portion of the upper sealing module.
B65B 7/16 - Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons
B65B 31/02 - Filling, closing, or filling and closing, containers in chambers maintained under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure or containing a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas
A weighing apparatus includes a conveyance unit configured to convey an article, a weighing unit configured to weigh weight of the article conveyed by the conveyance unit, a processing unit configured to process an original signal related to weighing, by a plurality of digital filters set in advance, the original signal being output from the weighing unit, and a display unit configured to display information output from processing unit, in which the processing unit is configured to generate evaluation information for each digital filter to be applied, based on a result of sequentially applying the plurality of digital filters to the original signal that is output when the conveyance unit is in operation and the article is not conveyed by the conveyance unit, and the display unit is configured to display at least one of the evaluation information.
A production management device includes: a communication section provided to enable communication with a combination weighing apparatus and a bag-making and packaging apparatus; a management device provided to enable communication with the combination weighing apparatus and the bag-making and packaging apparatus via the communication section; and a storage device configured to store therein various information. The management device generates and stores production information in the storage device. In the production information, a weighing value of articles weighed by the combination weighing apparatus, the weighing value being output at discharge timing at which the combination weighing apparatus discharged the articles to the bag-making and packaging apparatus, is associated with identification information given to a packaging film of the articles, the identification information being output at packaging timing at which the articles discharged at the discharge timing were packaged by the bag-making and packaging apparatus.
B65B 57/14 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged and operating to control, or stop, the feed of articles or material to be packaged
B65B 9/08 - Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it in a web folded and sealed transversely to form pockets which are subsequently filled and then closed by sealing
B65B 61/02 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for perforating, scoring, or applying code or date marks on material prior to packaging
A box packing apparatus includes a transport unit configured to transport a group of articles arranged in a state in which at least some of the articles overlap with each other to a predetermined position, a holding unit configured to hold a cardboard box having an opening with long sides and short sides, and a transfer unit configured to transfer the group of articles from the predetermined position into the cardboard box. The holding unit can hold the cardboard box in a first posture in which the long side is located downward and the opening is directed laterally. The transfer unit transfers the group of articles in a state in which rows of the group of articles are arranged in a row along the long side of the cardboard box.
B65B 5/10 - Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
B65B 7/20 - Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by folding-down preformed flaps
B65B 35/50 - Stacking one article, or group of articles, upon another before packaging
B65B 43/10 - Forming three-dimensional containers from sheet material by folding the material
B65B 43/54 - Means for supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
Disclosed are a hopper, method and system comprising the hopper for separating slack (S) from a mixture of product and slack, the hopper comprising a first gate (12a) that is moveable between respective open and closed positions; and a slack removal body (20) the first gate and the slack removal body being arranged such that, when the first gate is in its closed position, they define a first product receiving volume therebetween wherein the slack removal body comprises a first internal chamber for receiving slack and a first filter wall that separates the first internal chamber from the first product receiving volume, the first filter wall being configured to prevent the passage of product therethrough, but to allow the passage of slack therethrough wherein the first gate is configured such that: when the first gate is in its open position a first path is provided for product to exit the first product receiving volume and when the first gate is in its closed position the first path is closed and product may be retained in the first product receiving volume and wherein the slack removal body is configured to remain substantially stationary as the first gate is moved between its respective open and closed positions.
B07B 13/04 - Grading or sorting solid materials by dry methods, not otherwise provided forSorting articles otherwise than by indirectly controlled devices according to size
B65B 1/06 - Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles by gravity flow
B65B 1/32 - Devices or methods for controlling or determining the quantity or quality of the material fed or filled by weighing
B65D 88/28 - Construction or shape of discharge section
B65G 65/48 - Devices for emptying otherwise than from the top using other rotating means, e.g. rotating pressure sluices in pneumatic systems
B07B 13/00 - Grading or sorting solid materials by dry methods, not otherwise provided forSorting articles otherwise than by indirectly controlled devices
A combination weighing apparatus (1) according to an embodiment includes: a dispersion table (10) that receives and conveys an article that has been supplied from an outside; a driving unit (20) that applies conveyance force to the dispersion table (10), the conveyance force causing the article to be conveyed; a plurality of conveyors (11) that receives the article from the dispersion table (10), and conveys the article toward a downstream side; a plurality of hoppers (13) that temporarily receives a plurality of the articles that has been discharged from the plurality of conveyors (11), and discharges the plurality of the articles to the downstream side; an obtaining unit (30) that obtains a weight value of the article that is retained in each of the plurality of hoppers (13); and a controller (31) that performs combination calculation on a basis of the weight value that has been obtained by the obtaining unit (30). On a surface on which the article is conveyed in the dispersion table (10), a plurality of inclined faces (10S) is disposed, the plurality of inclined faces (10S) rising along a circumferential direction (D2) or a radiation direction (D1).
An X-ray inspection apparatus includes: a transport unit configured to transport an article; an X-ray source configured to irradiate the article with X-rays; an X-ray detection unit configured to detect the X-rays using a photon counting method and to classify photon energy of the detected X-rays into two or more energy regions on the basis of a threshold value; a threshold value setting unit configured to set the threshold value; an X-ray image generation unit configured to generate two or more X-ray transmission images corresponding to the two or more energy regions on the basis of a detection result of the X-rays; and an inspection unit configured to inspect the article on the basis of the X-rays. The threshold value setting unit is configured to set the threshold value on the basis of gradations of the two or more X-ray transmission images.
An X-ray inspection apparatus includes a conveyance unit configured to convey articles, an X-ray irradiation unit configured to irradiate the articles conveyed by the conveyance unit with X-rays, an X-ray detection unit configured to detect X-rays transmitted through the articles, an image generation unit configured to generate an X-ray transmission image based on a detection result by the X-ray detection unit, and a calculation unit configured to calculate, based on the X-ray transmission image, the total amount of the articles conveyed per predetermined time by the conveyance unit.
G01N 23/04 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and forming images of the material
B65G 43/08 - Control devices operated by article or material being fed, conveyed, or discharged
G01N 23/083 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption the radiation being X-rays
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ARTICLE ACCUMULATING APPARATUS AND PACKING APPARATUS
An article accumulating apparatus includes a transport part configured to place and transport an article on a transporting surface, and a transfer part configured to suction and hold the article on the transporting surface and move it. The transfer part suctions and holds the article to be in an inclined state in which the downstream side of the article in a transporting direction of the transport part is inclined higher than the upstream side thereof, and moves the article in the inclined state downstream in the transporting direction.
B65G 47/26 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors arranging the articles, e.g. varying spacing between individual articles
B65G 47/91 - Devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials incorporating pneumatic, e.g. suction, grippers
B65B 35/38 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by grippers by suction-operated grippers
A system for sealing food containers comprises: a frame, a first sealing tool mounted to the frame at least at a first mounting point so as to be supported by the frame and a second sealing tool. The first and second sealing tools are configured to be pressed together in order to seal a food container positioned therebetween. At least one strain gauge is configured to measure the force transmitted through the frame as the first and second sealing tools are pressed together, the at least one strain gauge being attached to the frame.
Provided is a bag-making packaging machine whereby the filling rate of articles can be increased even downstream from a lateral sealing mechanism. This bag-making packaging machine packages articles (A) discharged from an article discharge machine in a bag (W) obtained by molding a film into a tubular shape. The bag-making packaging machine comprises a lateral sealing mechanism, a movement mechanism, and a control unit. The lateral sealing mechanism performs a first operation for pinching a film from a direction (horizontal direction H) intersecting with a direction of conveyance and sealing the film. The movement mechanism moves the lateral sealing mechanism. The control unit controls the movement mechanism and causes a vibration operation to be executed for vibrating the lateral sealing mechanism having completed the first operation and imparting vibration to the articles (A) in a film tube (FT).
B65B 9/213 - Enclosing successive articles or quantities of material, in preformed tubular webs, or in webs formed into tubes around filling nozzles, e.g. extruded tubular webs the webs being formed into tubes in situ around the filling nozzles the web having intermittent motion
An X-ray inspection apparatus includes an X-ray source configured to irradiate an article with X-rays in a plurality of energy bands, an X-ray detection unit capable of detecting the X-rays by a photon counting method, an image generation unit configured to generate an overall transmission image corresponding to the X-rays in all of the plurality of energy bands and a transmission image corresponding to the X-rays in some of the plurality of energy bands on the basis of a detection result of the X-rays by the X-ray detection unit, and an inspection unit configured to inspect the article on the basis of the overall transmission image and the transmission image.
G01N 23/04 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and forming images of the material
G01N 23/083 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption the radiation being X-rays
G01N 23/18 - Investigating the presence of defects or foreign matter
An X-ray inspection device includes a transport unit, an X-ray irradiation unit configured to irradiate an article with X-rays, an X-ray detection unit configured to detect the X-rays in each of a plurality of energy bands, an X-ray transmission image generation unit configured to generate a plurality of X-ray transmission images on the basis of the X-rays in each of the plurality of energy bands, and an inspection unit configured to inspect whether or not a foreign matter is present or absent in the article on the basis of a difference image between the plurality of generated X-ray transmission images. The inspection unit detects a first foreign matter having a higher specific gravity than the article using a first threshold value and detects a second foreign matter having a lower specific gravity than the article using a second threshold value different from the first threshold value.
This weight inspection device comprises: a conveyance weighing unit that weighs an object to be inspected while conveying the object to be inspected in a conveyance direction; and a frame that supports the conveyance weighing unit. The frame has at least four support columns disposed at positions not overlapping with the conveyance weighing unit in a plan view, and at least four beams that are each connected to any two of the support columns and form a quadrangle in a plan view. The beams include a pair of first beams each connected to two support columns arranged in the conveyance direction, and the height of at least one upper end among the first beam parts is the same as or greater than the height of a conveyance surface of the conveyance weighing unit.
A box forming apparatus includes first holders configured to hold a first side surface of a cardboard sheet, second holders configured to hold a second side surface of the cardboard sheet, an arm, a first mover, and a second mover. The arm has a support that supports the first and the second holders. The first mover changes a position of the first holders relative to the second holders while the arm is being rotated to open the cardboard sheet. The second mover moves the arm in association with opening of the cardboard sheet so that, when the cardboard sheet has been opened, the second mover will have moved the support a predetermined distance in a second direction opposite a first direction, which is a direction heading from a rotational center of the arm to a distal end of the arm.
A flavouring dispenser for dispensing doses of flavouring is disclosed. The flavouring dispenser comprises a flavouring chamber for containing flavouring; a dosing member having a dosing volume for receiving flavouring from the flavouring chamber, the dosing member defining an opening to the dosing volume through which flavouring is received from the flavouring chamber. A reciprocating member is movable relative to the dosing member between a closed position, at which the opening is isolated from the flavouring chamber by the reciprocating member, to a first open position, at which the opening is partially exposed to the flavouring chamber such that an amount of flavouring may enter into the dosing volume via the opening, and back to the closed position, such that the flavouring may be dispensed by the dosing member. The first open position of the reciprocating member is adjustable such that degree to which the opening is exposed to the flavouring chamber may be changed so as to adjust the amount of flavouring received in the dosing volume.
G01F 11/24 - Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation of the valve type, i.e. the separating being effected by fluid-tight or powder-tight movements wherein the measuring chamber rotates or oscillates for fluent solid material
A23P 20/12 - Apparatus or processes for applying powders or particles to foodstuffs, e.g. for breadingSuch apparatus combined with means for pre-moistening or battering
A47G 19/34 - Food containers with dispensing devices for bread, rolls, sugar, or the likeFood containers with movable covers dispensing a certain quantity of powdered or granulated foodstuffs, e.g. sugar
G01F 11/18 - Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation of the valve type, i.e. the separating being effected by fluid-tight or powder-tight movements wherein the measuring chamber reciprocates for fluent solid material
G01F 11/40 - Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with stationary measuring chambers having constant volume during measurement with supply or discharge valves of the rectilinearly-moved slide type for fluent or solid material
G01F 11/46 - Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with stationary measuring chambers having constant volume during measurement with supply or discharge valves of the rotary or oscillatory type for fluent solid material
G01F 15/00 - Details of, or accessories for, apparatus of groups insofar as such details or appliances are not adapted to particular types of such apparatus
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X-RAY INSPECTION APPARATUS, X-RAY INSPECTION SYSTEM, AND X-RAY INSPECTION METHOD
An X-ray inspection apparatus includes a transport unit configured to transport an article, an electromagnetic wave irradiation unit configured to irradiate the article with a first electromagnetic wave in a first energy band and a second electromagnetic wave in a second energy band, an electromagnetic wave sensor configured to detect the first electromagnetic wave and the second electromagnetic wave, and a control unit to which a detection result is input. The control unit is configured to generate a first transmission image based on a detection result of the first electromagnetic wave and a second transmission image based on a detection result of the second electromagnetic wave, to perform image processing including a subtraction process on the first transmission image and the second transmission image, and to determine whether or not a foreign material is included in the article on the basis of a difference image.
G01N 23/04 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and forming images of the material
G01N 23/083 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption the radiation being X-rays
A dispersion system with an adjustable mounting assembly. The system comprises one or more feeders arranged to receive product at a product supply position and to distribute the product to a plurality of output positions. A plurality of fixed support points are provided for supporting one or more units over the one or more feeders, each fixed support point being substantially fixed relative to the one or more feeders. One or more vertically movable supports are provided, each for carrying one of the one or more units to be supported over the one or more feeders. Each vertically movable support is connected to one or more of the plurality of fixed support points via a respective adjustable connection. Each adjustable connection comprises a first connection element on the fixed support point and a second connection element on the vertically movable support. The first connection element may be connected to the second connection element in any one of a plurality of predetermined connection positions, each connection position corresponding to a different vertical position of the vertically movable support. Thus, the vertical position of the one or more units over the one or more feeders may be adjusted by changing the predetermined connection position of the corresponding adjustable connections.
G01G 19/393 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups for combinatorial weighing, i.e. selecting a combination of articles whose total weight or number is closest to a desired value using two or more weighing units
Providing a packaging apparatus that can inhibit a reduction in printing quality with respect to a film. A packaging apparatus 1 includes: a film conveyance device 100 that conveys a film F; a moving mechanism that conveys a container C having an opening; a sealing device 40 that seals, with the film conveyed thereto by the film conveyance device, the opening of the container conveyed thereto by the moving mechanism; a printer 140 that is disposed upstream of the sealing device in a conveyance path of the film and prints information in a predetermined position on the film while being conveyed; and a controller that controls the operation of the film conveyance device. The film conveyance device has the accumulation mechanism 120. The accumulation mechanism is disposed between the printer and the sealing device in the conveyance path of the film and temporarily accumulates the film printed with the information. The controller controls the film conveyance device so that the accumulation mechanism accumulates at least the film that is utilized for one packaging operation in the sealing device.
B65B 57/04 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages and operating to control, or to stop, the feed of such material, containers, or packages
B65B 7/16 - Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons
B65B 7/28 - Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by applying separate preformed closures, e.g. lids, covers
B65B 61/02 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for perforating, scoring, or applying code or date marks on material prior to packaging
B65H 20/34 - Arrangements for accumulating surplus web by making loops with rollers
The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for handling containers, especially containers for food products. There are provided methods for handling one or more containers performed by a system comprising a platen, an input conveyor and a transfer mechanism, wherein the platen and the input conveyor each comprise a moveable container bearing surface, the method comprising receiving the one or more containers on the input conveyor, lowering the container bearing surfaces of the input conveyor and the platen such that the containers are supported by the transfer mechanism over the input conveyor, transferring the containers from over the input conveyor to over the platen using the transfer mechanism, raising the container bearing surfaces of the input conveyor and the platen such that the containers are supported by the platen, and releasing the containers from the transfer mechanism.
B65B 7/16 - Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons
B65B 43/46 - Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up stateFeeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging positionLocating containers or receptacles at the filling positionSupporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation using grippers
B65B 43/48 - Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up stateFeeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging positionLocating containers or receptacles at the filling positionSupporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation using reciprocating or oscillating pushers
B65G 47/90 - Devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials
The present disclosure relates to a container transfer apparatus that includes opposed transfer arms (110), wherein at least one transfer arm is configured to move relative to the remaining transfer arm along a lateral direction (G) so as to secure one or more containers between said transfer arms (110), restricting relative movement between the transfer arms (110) and the containers, and wherein the transfer arms (110) are further configured to move along a transfer direction (C) so as to convey said secured containers, and a motor (120) configured to drive the at least one transfer arm in the lateral direction (G) and the transfer arms (110) in the transfer direction (C), wherein the transfer direction (C) is different from the lateral direction (G).
B65G 25/06 - Conveyors comprising a cyclically-moving, e.g. reciprocating, carrier or impeller which is disengaged from the load during the return part of its movement the carrier or impeller having identical forward and return paths of movement, e.g. reciprocating conveyors having carriers, e.g. belts
B65B 43/46 - Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up stateFeeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging positionLocating containers or receptacles at the filling positionSupporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation using grippers
To provide an article gripping system that reduces the installation area of the apparatus and further shortens the amount of time from when it grips to when it feeds articles. An article gripping system (110) switches between a first positional relationship in which a container (50) obstructs discharge of articles gripped by a first gripping unit (15A) but does not obstruct discharge of articles by a second gripping unit (15B) and a second positional relationship in which the container (50) obstructs discharge of articles gripped by the second gripping unit (15B) but does not obstruct discharge of articles gripped by the first gripping unit (15A), so the gripping units do not move while they are holding the articles, and the articles can be prevented from falling out of the gripping units (15).
In an article processing apparatus (1), a plurality of hoppers (12) are disposed in a circular shape and each of the plurality of hoppers (12) causes an article (100) received from an upstream side to temporarily stay and then discharges the article (100) toward a discharge opening (20) on a downstream side. Each of the hoppers (12) includes: a body portion (12A); a slide portion (12B) provided on a downstream side of the body portion (12A), and having a slide surface (120) extending continuously from the body portion (12A); and a gate (12C) provided on the body portion (12A) to switch between a first state where the gate (12C) causes the article (100) to stay in the body portion (12A) and a second state where the gate (12C) releases the staying of the article (100) to cause the article (100) to slide down from the body portion (12A). The slide portion (12B) has a length (L) or an angle (A) with respect to a horizontal direction (H) of a path along which the article (100) slides down the slide surface (120), takes off from a downstream end portion (120E) of the slide portion (12B), freely falls in a space (S) where the slide surface (120) does not exist, and then reaches the discharge opening (20), in the second state.
B65G 47/14 - Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from disorderly-arranged article piles or from loose assemblages of articles arranging or orientating the articles by mechanical or pneumatic means during feeding
B65D 88/32 - Hoppers, i.e. containers having funnel-shaped discharge sections in multiple arrangement
B65D 88/64 - Large containers characterised by means facilitating filling or emptying preventing bridge formation
B65D 90/58 - Gates or closures having closure members sliding in the plane of the opening
There are provided hoppers for separating slack from a mixture of product and slack, and systems and method using such hoppers. Each hopper comprises: an internal gate configured to prevent the passage of product therethrough, but to allow the passage of slack therethrough; and, an external gate configured to prevent the passage of product and the passage of slack therethrough; the internal gate and the external gate being moveable between respective open and closed positions; the hopper configured such that: when the internal gate and external gate are in their respective closed positions and the mixture is introduced into the hopper, product is retained by the internal gate whilst slack passes through the internal gate and is retained by the external gate; and, when the external gate and internal gate are each in their respective open positions, product may exit the hopper along a first path.
A combination weighing device includes: a storage unit that stores time-series measurement values sequentially acquired by the measurement hoppers; a time measurement unit that measures an elapsed time from a timing corresponding to supply of the products to the measurement hoppers until a timing at which the time-series measurement values enter a region considered to be stabilized when the time-series measurement values stored in the storage unit converge to the region considered to be stabilized as a stabilization time until the measurement values become stabilized; and a selection unit that acquires the stabilization times by the time measurement unit over a plurality of cycles and can select a recommended stabilization time that is the stabilization time in which a predetermined measurement accuracy can be maintained based on a standard deviation of the acquired stabilization times for the plurality of cycles.
A management system (1) manages a production line (2) including a processing apparatus (20) and an inspection apparatus (40). The management system (1) includes: a control unit (61) that estimates a processing time at which a defective food is processed by the processing apparatus (20) based on a time at which the defective food determined as a defective product by inspection by the inspection apparatus (40) is inspected; and a storage unit (62) that stores processing information of the processing apparatus (20) related to the processing time estimated by the control unit (61) such that the processing information can be output.
B65B 57/10 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged
H04N 7/18 - Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
A47J 36/32 - Time-controlled igniting mechanisms or alarm devices
B65B 1/32 - Devices or methods for controlling or determining the quantity or quality of the material fed or filled by weighing
G01G 19/393 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups for combinatorial weighing, i.e. selecting a combination of articles whose total weight or number is closest to a desired value using two or more weighing units
There is provided container sealing apparatuses and methods for sealing openings of containers with film. The apparatuses comprise: a pressing member configured to press a film into contact with a container; and a sealing beam source configured to emit one or more sealing beams, each of said sealing beams being incident on the container and/or the film, each of said sealing beams being incident local to a respective part of the pressing member which engages the container so as to join the film to the container; the container sealing apparatus being configured to move the container relative to the pressing member, such that a region of the container which is engaged by the pressing member changes.
B65B 7/16 - Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons
B65B 51/14 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof by reciprocating or oscillating members
B65B 57/02 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages
B65B 61/06 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for severing webs, or for separating joined packages by cutting
A food product quality control system is provided. The system comprises a support structure, an inspection unit for detecting at least one property of a food product supplied to the inspection unit, the inspection unit being mounted on the support structure, and a conveyor system for conveying a food product through and/or past the inspection unit, the conveyor system being mounted on the support structure. The conveyor system comprises a conveying apparatus carried on a frame. The frame is movably mounted to the support structure such that the frame may move relative to the inspection unit between an operation position, at which the frame is laterally aligned with the inspection unit such that food product may be conveyed through and/or past the inspection unit, and a maintenance position, at which the frame is laterally offset from the inspection unit.
A22C 17/00 - Other devices for processing meat or bones
B65G 21/12 - Supporting or protective framework or housings for endless load-carriers or traction elements of belt or chain conveyors movable, or having interchangeable or relatively- movable partsDevices for moving framework or parts thereof to allow adjustment of position of load-carrier or traction element as a whole
B65G 41/00 - Supporting frames or bases for conveyors as a whole, e.g. transportable conveyor frames
G01N 23/083 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption the radiation being X-rays
G01N 23/18 - Investigating the presence of defects or foreign matter
A leak detection system for detecting breaches in sealed food containers is disclosed. The leak detection system comprises a first optical sensor configured to transmit a light signal across a first testing path, said first optical sensor being sensitive to gas composition variations. A permeable pressing member is configured to, in use, apply pressure to the sealed food container. The first optical sensor is arranged such that at least a portion of the first testing path along which the light signal is transmitted is located behind or within the permeable pressing member.
An X-ray shielding curtain includes a main body having a pair of main surfaces facing each other, and a plurality of protruding parts provided on at least one of the pair of main surfaces of the main body and protruding from the main surface, wherein each of the plurality of protruding parts has an opening portion that passes through the pair of main surfaces of the main body.
G21F 3/00 - Shielding characterised by its physical form, e.g. granules, or shape of the material
G01V 3/12 - Electric or magnetic prospecting or detectingMeasuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination or deviation operating with electromagnetic waves
A conveyance apparatus (1) according to an embodiment includes: a trough (11) that receives an article from an outside and conveys the article in a conveyance direction from upstream to downstream; and a drive unit (20) that drives the trough. The trough includes a plurality of protrusions (92) on a front surface (91) on which the article is conveyed, and an opening (91A) passing from the front surface to a back surface (93) is formed at an end (92E) on a downstream side of the plurality of protrusions.
An article handling system includes: an article handling device including an article handling unit that executes handling with respect to an article, and a conveying unit configured to convey the article into the article handling unit and configured to convey out the article from the article handling unit; a remote device that is connected at a location spaced apart from the article handling device in a communication possible manner through a network, and includes a remote control unit that remotely controls the article handling device; an acquisition unit that acquires information on an ambient environment of the article handling device; a determination unit that determines whether or not a worker is present in a vicinity of the article handling device on the basis of the information on the ambient environment; and a transmission unit that transmits a determination result in the determination unit to the remote control unit.
G01N 23/04 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and forming images of the material
A bag-making and packaging machine forms a sheet-like film into a tubular shape and transversely seals the film to manufacture bags containing articles. The bag-making and packaging machine includes a transverse sealing mechanism and a control unit. The transverse sealing mechanism pinches and transversely seals the tubular film that has been formed into a tubular shape to form a transverse seal portion. The control unit determines whether or not there is jamming in the transverse seal portion and, in a case where it has determined that there is jamming, switches between a first bag-making process to continue bag-making operation and a second bag-making process to stop bag-making operation based on a jamming state.
B65B 57/02 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages
B65B 9/08 - Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it in a web folded and sealed transversely to form pockets which are subsequently filled and then closed by sealing
B65B 51/10 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof
B65B 43/02 - Forming flat bags from individual sheets or blanks
A flavouring dispenser for dispensing compacted doses of flavouring comprises a flavouring dosage unit configured to dispense a dose of flavouring and a plurality of compacting hoppers, each configured to receive and hold a dose of flavouring dispensed from the flavouring dosage unit and to subsequently dispense the dose of flavouring to a dispense position. The flavouring dosage unit and the plurality of compacting hoppers are configured such that the flavouring dosage unit sequentially supplies a dose of flavouring to each of the plurality of compacting hoppers.
A23P 20/12 - Apparatus or processes for applying powders or particles to foodstuffs, e.g. for breadingSuch apparatus combined with means for pre-moistening or battering
B65D 83/06 - Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing powdered or granular material
An inspection apparatus includes an image generation unit, an image processing unit and an inspection unit. The image generation unit is configured to develop one dimensional transmission signal of an article to be inspected passing through an irradiation line of electromagnetic wave into a two dimensional image on a memory. The image processing unit is configured to perform image processing on a partial image every time the partial image including a part of article to be inspected is generated in the image generation unit. The inspection unit is configured to inspect a quality of the partial image after image processing, based on one or more processing results of the image processing unit.
G01N 23/04 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and forming images of the material
G01N 23/083 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption the radiation being X-rays
G01N 23/18 - Investigating the presence of defects or foreign matter
An article discharge system includes a placement unit in which the article group is placed, plural grippers, a movable member, a robot that moves the movable member, weight acquisition units, and a control unit. The plural grippers grip some articles with gripping member. The plural grippers are attached to the movable member. The weight acquisition units acquire weight values of the articles that each of the grippers grips. The control unit moves the movable member, brings the plural grippers closer to the placement unit, causes the plural grippers to grip some of the articles of the article group placed in the placement unit, and, based on the result of a combination calculation using the weight values of the articles that each of the grippers grips and which the weight acquisition units have acquired, causes predetermined grippers among the plural grippers to release the articles and thereby discharge the articles.
B65G 47/12 - Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from disorderly-arranged article piles or from loose assemblages of articles
B65G 47/90 - Devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials
A method of processing fish portions determines at a control unit a target weight of a cut fish portion; inspects a fish portion using an inspection unit to determine a mass distribution of said fish portion and providing said mass distribution to the control unit; calculates a cutting plan of the poultry fish portion based on the target weight and the mass distribution using the control unit; uses a mechanical gripper so as to grip the fish portion and arrange said poultry fish portion for execution of the cutting plan; and cuts the fish portion using a cutting unit in accordance with the cutting plan so as to produce a cut fish portion in accordance with the target weight. A system for processing fish portions is configured to perform the foregoing method, among others.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a weighing device in which dropping of articles from gripping means and reductions in weighing precision are suppressed. In a weighing device (100), when at least one of an operation state of grippers (30) and weighing results from weighing units (40) fulfills any condition from among “a weight value of articles (A) weighed by the weighing units (40) not being a preset target weight value,” “an operating distance in an operation in which the articles (A) are held by gripping members (32) being greater than a prescribed range,” and “the operating distance in the operation in which the articles (A) are held by the gripping members (32) being less than the prescribed range,” the articles (A) gripped by the grippers (30) are returned to an article group accommodation container (52) by a control unit (70) without said articles (A) being discharged to a discharge chute. As a result, a situation where the grippers (30) operate while still holding “articles for which the weight value is not the target weight value” is avoided.
B25J 13/08 - Controls for manipulators by means of sensing devices, e.g. viewing or touching devices
G01G 19/387 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups for combinatorial weighing, i.e. selecting a combination of articles whose total weight or number is closest to a desired value
A label printing device includes: a conveying unit configured to convey a mountless label; a shaft portion configured to change a conveying direction of the mountless label; a cutting unit configured to cut the mountless label of which the conveying direction is changed by the shaft portion and issue a label; and a controller configured to control the conveying unit and the cutting unit. The controller executes a preparatory operation mode in which the mountless label is conveyed a predetermined distance longer than a length of a portion extending from the shaft portion to the cutting unit in the mountless label by the conveying unit and is cut by the cutting unit when a label is not issued for more than a predetermined time.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B65C 9/18 - Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls
B41J 11/36 - Blanking or long feedsFeeding to a particular line, e.g. by rotation of platen or feed roller
B41J 15/16 - Means for tensioning or winding the web
B65D 83/64 - Containers for dispensing liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant with contents and propellant separated by pistons
B41J 11/00 - Devices or arrangements for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
A weighing apparatus includes: a transport unit capable of transporting an article; a weighing unit connected to the transport unit and configured to output an original signal related to a weight; and a weighing control unit configured to output a weighing value of the article by processing the original signal, wherein the weighing control unit is configured: to determine whether or not to adjust a zero point on the basis of a determination signal obtained by applying a first filter to the original signal; to generate an adjustment signal obtained by applying a second filter having more stages than the first filter to the original signal or the determination signal in a case where it is determined that the zero point is to be adjusted; and to perform adjustment of the zero point on the basis of the adjustment signal.
G01G 23/16 - Devices for determining tare weight or for cancelling out the tare by zeroising, e.g. mechanically operated electrically or magnetically operated
B65G 37/00 - Combinations of mechanical conveyors of the same kind, or of different kinds, of interest apart from their application in particular machines or use in particular manufacturing processes
G01G 11/00 - Apparatus for weighing a continuous stream of material during flowConveyor-belt weighers
An X-ray inspection apparatus includes: an X-ray irradiation unit; a transport unit; an X-ray detection unit; and an X-ray shielding door. An inclined portion that is inclined downward from the one side toward the other side in the width direction when seen in the transport direction in the closed state is formed in at least a part of an inner surface of the X-ray shielding door. In the closed state, a lower end portion of the inclined portion in the vertical direction is located closer to the other side of the width direction than a position of an end portion of the transport unit on the one side of the width direction.
G01N 23/04 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and forming images of the material
G01V 5/00 - Prospecting or detecting by the use of ionising radiation, e.g. of natural or induced radioactivity
G21F 3/00 - Shielding characterised by its physical form, e.g. granules, or shape of the material
83.
Bagmaking and packaging device and tube member for bagmaking and packaging device
A bagmaking and packaging device includes a transverse sealing unit, a first tube member, and a gas flow path member. The first tube member is disposed above the transverse sealing unit and extends in an up and down direction. The first tube member allows a packaging material to become wrapped around it to thereby form the packaging material into a tubular shape. At least part of the gas flow path member is disposed inside the first tube member. The gas flow path member delivers nitrogen into the packaging material formed into the tubular shape. The first tube member includes a cutout portion that extends in the up and down direction. The cutout portion is formed so that the nitrogen can move between a space between the packaging material formed into the tubular shape and the first tube member and the inside space of the first tube member.
B65B 9/20 - Enclosing successive articles or quantities of material, in preformed tubular webs, or in webs formed into tubes around filling nozzles, e.g. extruded tubular webs the webs being formed into tubes in situ around the filling nozzles
B65B 51/30 - Devices, e.g. jaws, for applying pressure and heat successively, e.g. for subdividing filled tubes
B65B 31/04 - Evacuating, pressurising or gasifying filled containers or wrappers by means of nozzles through which air or other gas, e.g. an inert gas, is withdrawn or supplied
A dispersion feeder for distributing a product stream to a plurality of receiving devices arranged about the periphery of the dispersion feeder, the dispersion feeder comprising a dispersion table; wherein the dispersion table comprises: a product receiving region at the centre of the dispersion table configured to receive a product stream comprising product and slack, and a product dispensing region surrounding the product receiving region; wherein the dispersion table is configured to transfer the product radially from the product receiving region to the product dispensing region; characterised in that the dispersion table further comprises: one or more apertures extending through the dispersion table, the one or more apertures being positioned between the product receiving region and the product dispensing region.
B07B 13/04 - Grading or sorting solid materials by dry methods, not otherwise provided forSorting articles otherwise than by indirectly controlled devices according to size
G01G 13/02 - Means for automatically loading weigh-pans or other receptacles, e.g. disposable containers, under control of the weighing mechanism
G01G 19/393 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups for combinatorial weighing, i.e. selecting a combination of articles whose total weight or number is closest to a desired value using two or more weighing units
85.
Article conveyance device and combination weighing device
Problem To improve the efficiency of a combination weighing operation.
n, respectively. The control unit 90 judges whether jamming of the articles A is occurring in the outlets 20 based on output of the article detection mechanism 60. The control unit 90 increases a conveyance intensity of some feeders receiving the articles A from places where the jamming is occurring in the outlets 20.
B65G 43/08 - Control devices operated by article or material being fed, conveyed, or discharged
B65G 27/32 - Applications of devices for generating or transmitting jigging movements with means for controlling direction, frequency, or amplitude of vibration or shaking movement
B65G 33/02 - Screw or rotary spiral conveyors for articles
G01G 19/393 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups for combinatorial weighing, i.e. selecting a combination of articles whose total weight or number is closest to a desired value using two or more weighing units
A combination weighing apparatus includes a dispersion table configured to convey an article from a received center to an outer side, the article being supplied from an outside, a plurality of conveying feeders disposed outside the dispersion table, the plurality of conveying feeders being configured to further convey the article conveyed from the dispersion table, a detector configured to detect a loading status information of the article in each of the plurality of conveying feeders, and a controller configured to receive a detection result of the detector. The controller is configured to generate a vector information based on the loading status information detected by the detector and a position information of the plurality of conveying feeders with respect to a center of the dispersion table, and generate a biased center of the article on the dispersion table obtained based on the vector information.
G01G 19/387 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups for combinatorial weighing, i.e. selecting a combination of articles whose total weight or number is closest to a desired value
87.
Combination weighing device with water intrusion detection
A combination weighing device includes: an electroconductive plate opposed, with an interval, to an electroconductive part enabling detection of water intrusion inside the combination weighing device; a voltage wire for application of voltage to the electroconductive plate; and a detector that detects a potential difference between the electroconductive part and the electroconductive plate, wherein the detector or a controller of the combination weighing device determines presence or absence of water intrusion inside the interval, based on the detected potential difference.
G01N 27/04 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance
G01G 19/387 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups for combinatorial weighing, i.e. selecting a combination of articles whose total weight or number is closest to a desired value
G01G 23/01 - Testing or calibrating of weighing apparatus
A supply apparatus that supplies corrugated cardboard sheets to a supply position in a box-making section that opens folded corrugated cardboard sheets and makes boxes. The supply apparatus comprises a conveying unit, a drive unit, and a control unit. The conveying unit conveys a plurality of the corrugated cardboard sheets to the supply position with the corrugated cardboard sheets stacked. The drive unit drives the conveying unit. A controller, serving as the control unit, estimates the total quantity of the plurality of stacked corrugated cardboard sheets on a conveying surface of the conveying unit. The controller acquires a value pertaining to the drive force of the drive unit when the drive unit drives the conveying unit, and estimates the total quantity of the plurality of stacked corrugated cardboard sheets on the basis of the acquired value.
A management device includes: a storage unit; a first receiving unit; a communication unit; and a management control unit configured to perform setting control for transmitting a control parameter and device identification information corresponding to the reservation number to each article processing device, which is identified based on the device identification information via the communication unit, when a reservation number is received by the first receiving unit, and to perform storage control for storing adjustment information of a changed control parameter in the storage unit in association with the device identification information and the reservation number when the control parameter transmitted to each of the article processing devices is changed in each of the article processing devices.
G05B 19/4155 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by programme execution, i.e. part programme or machine function execution, e.g. selection of a programme
90.
Combination weighing device with multiple hoppers and modes
A combination weighing device (1) performs combination weighing of at least two different articles, weighing hoppers (5) and booster hoppers (6) are divided into at least two groups on the basis of types of the articles, a controller (1) sets each of the groups to either a first mode or a second mode, in the group set to the first mode, the articles retained in the weighing hopper (5) are discharged to a receiver (9) via the booster hopper (6), and in the group set to the second mode, the articles retained in the weighing hopper (5) are discharged to either the booster hopper (6) or the receiver (9).
G01G 19/393 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups for combinatorial weighing, i.e. selecting a combination of articles whose total weight or number is closest to a desired value using two or more weighing units
An article retaining device includes a hopper configured to temporarily retain articles and discharge the articles, and a supporting body configured to detachably support the hopper. The hopper has a main body configured to retain the articles, and an extending portion that extends along a width direction of the main body. The supporting body has an engaging portion that engages with the extending portion, and a guide surface configured to guide movement of the extending portion to the engaging portion when the hopper is attached.
B65G 3/04 - Storing bulk material or loose, i.e. disorderly, articles in bunkers, hoppers or like large containers
G01G 19/387 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups for combinatorial weighing, i.e. selecting a combination of articles whose total weight or number is closest to a desired value
92.
Label issuing apparatus and label reading apparatus
A label issuing apparatus includes: a storage unit that stores a plurality of pieces of product information regarding a product; a print control unit that generates print data defining that a barcode, in which at least one piece of the product information stored in the storage unit is encoded, and a digital watermark, in which at least one piece of the product information encoded as the barcode is embedded, are arranged on one product label and the barcode and the digital watermark are arranged at different positions on the one product label; and a label issuing unit that issues the product label on which the barcode and the digital watermark are displayed at different positions by printing information based on the print data on a label.
G06K 1/12 - Methods or arrangements for marking the record carrier in digital fashion otherwise than by punching
G06K 7/14 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensingMethods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
An article processing apparatus (1) according to an embodiment discharges an article to a downstream apparatus (2) disposed downstream. The article processing apparatus includes: a display (110); a capturing unit (100) that captures a picture including at least part of the downstream apparatus; and a controller (30) that displays, in a case where a processing operation of the article remains stopped in the article processing apparatus, on the display, the picture captured by the capturing unit.
B65B 57/14 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged and operating to control, or stop, the feed of articles or material to be packaged
B65B 1/32 - Devices or methods for controlling or determining the quantity or quality of the material fed or filled by weighing
B65D 88/28 - Construction or shape of discharge section
94.
Insulated strain gauge that reduces error-causing moisture incursion
Provided is a strain gauge including a substrate, a resistive body, and a metal sheet. The resistive body includes a sensing portion, a first connection portion, and a second connection portion. The metal sheet covers at least the substrate that is exposed between two connection sites to which wirings to an external circuit are respectively connected and provided respectively in the first connection portion and the second connection portion and the sensing portion.
G01L 1/22 - Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations in ohmic resistance of solid materials or of electrically-conductive fluidsMeasuring force or stress, in general by making use of electrokinetic cells, i.e. liquid-containing cells wherein an electrical potential is produced or varied upon the application of stress using resistance strain gauges
An article conveying apparatus (1) according to an embodiment includes: a hopper (60/70) that temporarily stores an article charged from an outside and discharges the article downstream; a driver (10) that dives the hopper; and a main body (100) to be attached with the driver, wherein the main body includes: a top plate (110) that has a plane in a horizontal direction; and a side surface (120) to be attached with the driver, and the side surface has: a first surface (120A) that stands up in a vertical direction and is to be connected to the top plate; and a second surface (120B) that is formed continuously with the first surface, is attached with the driver, and is inclined in a direction of going toward a center axis (0) of the main body as going downward in the vertical direction.
A combination weighing apparatus (1) according to one embodiment includes: a plurality of hoppers (4) to (6) that receives articles inputted from an outside, temporarily stores the articles, and discharges the stored articles downstream; a discharge chute (9) that receives the articles discharged from the hoppers and causes the articles to slide downstream; an acquisition unit (50) that acquires weight values of the articles stored in each hopper; and a control unit (30) that performs combination calculation on the basis of the weight values acquired by the acquisition unit and discharges the articles from a hopper determined by the combination calculation to the discharge chute. The discharge chute includes: a first slide surface (91) having a plurality of openings (91A); and a second slide surface (92) that covers a part of the opening and is disposed at a position on an inner side of the discharge chute with respect to the first slide surface. The second slide surface is formed continuously with the first slide surface on an upstream side, a left side, and a right side of the opening.
G01G 19/387 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups for combinatorial weighing, i.e. selecting a combination of articles whose total weight or number is closest to a desired value
In a combination weighing apparatus (1), a driver (10) is attached to a main body (100) by being inserted into an opening (100A) provided in a lateral surface of the main body, in a direction from an outer side (O) toward an inner side (I) of the main body, a first motor (14), a second motor (13), and a load cell (12) are arranged on the inner side of the main body in relation to a base (11), and in a state where the driver is attached to the main body, at least a portion of the first motor, the second motor, and the load cell is located further on a lower side (L) than a lower edge (E1) of the opening.
G01G 19/387 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups for combinatorial weighing, i.e. selecting a combination of articles whose total weight or number is closest to a desired value
B65G 47/14 - Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from disorderly-arranged article piles or from loose assemblages of articles arranging or orientating the articles by mechanical or pneumatic means during feeding
G01G 21/22 - Weigh-pans or other weighing receptaclesWeighing platforms
A bag-making and packaging machine works with a weighing machine installed upstream to manufacture bags containing article discharged from the weighing machine. The bag-making and packaging machine includes a forming unit, a transverse sealing unit, a conveyance unit, a communication unit, and a control unit. The communication unit receives from the weighing machine a signal relating to weighing and discharge of the article. The control unit has a disposal mode for disposing of the article in the weighing machine. When changing from a normal production mode to the disposal mode, the control unit performs control to skip, among operations in the normal production mode, the operation of the transverse sealing unit implemented in conjunction with the signal received by the communication unit from the weighing machine.
B65B 57/12 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged and operating to control, or stop, the feed of wrapping materials, containers, or packages
B65B 9/20 - Enclosing successive articles or quantities of material, in preformed tubular webs, or in webs formed into tubes around filling nozzles, e.g. extruded tubular webs the webs being formed into tubes in situ around the filling nozzles
B65B 37/18 - Separating measured quantities from supply by weighing
B65B 51/26 - Devices specially adapted for producing transverse or longitudinal seams in webs or tubes
B65B 61/06 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for severing webs, or for separating joined packages by cutting
A measuring device includes a weighing unit configured to measure a mass value of a urine bag, a calculation unit configured to calculate at least one of a voided volume and a urinary output per unit time on the basis of the mass value weighed by the weighing unit, a touch panel display configured to display urinary output information related to at least one of the voided volume and the urinary output per unit time calculated by the calculation unit, and an output unit configured to generate a code including the urinary output information, output the code to the touch panel display, transmit the urinary output information by wireless communication, and/or print the urinary output information or the code.
G16H 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
G06K 7/14 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensingMethods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
G01G 19/18 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups for weighing suspended loads having electrical weight-sensitive devices
100.
SHEET SUPPLY DEVICE AND BOX-MAKING DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SHEET SUPPLY MECHANISM
The present invention addresses the problem of providing a sheet supply device and a box-making device provided with a sheet supply mechanism that achieve labor saving. A sheet supply device (10) supplies box-making sheets (S) to a box-making device (100) that stores a plurality of box-making sheets in a storage unit (112) in an erected state so as to cross a horizontal direction and removes the box-making sheets from the storage unit to make a box. The sheet supply device is provided with a mounting unit (20) and a supply unit (60). The mounting unit receives the plurality of box-making sheets in a laid state from the outside. The supply unit changes the pose of the mounting unit from a first pose (P1) for receiving the plurality of box-making sheets from the outside to a second pose (P2) to thereby change the pose of the plurality of box-making sheets from the laid state to the erected state, and then supplies the plurality of box-making sheets in the changed pose to the box-making device.
