Device for counting products stacked side-by-side
US5686729A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06M9/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to a device for counting products (1) that are thin, stacked side by side and arranged edgewise in trays (2) packaged under a translucent shrink-on film, characterized in that it comprises: PA1 means (7) for illuminating the tray; PA1 means (91) for detecting the positioning of a tray on a mobile shuttle (81, 21) driven with a displacement movement; PA1 means (4, 5, 6) for performing multiple scannings of the tray by a linear reading beam of a linear camera during the displacement in a direction that is perpendicular to the linear beam; PA1 means for storing the light data contained in the linear beam, and PA1 counting means for each scanning of the number of products.
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