Device for counting stacked products
US7045765B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06M1/101
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a device for counting thin products (1) that can be stacked side-by-side in a tray (2), characterized in that it comprises at least one counting station comprised of at least one CIS module (31, 32, 33), whose overall length is at least equal to the length of the tray (2) and means for performing multiple scans in a direction transverse to the tray (2), each CIS module (31, 32, 33) comprising at least means for longitudinally illuminating the products (1) and at least one CIS circuit comprised of a plurality of photosensitive elements connected to at least one printed circuit, the counting device also comprises means for detecting the positioning of the tray (2), means for moving the tray in a direction perpendicular to the light beam, means for storing the signals representative of the data of the light beam reflected by the products (1), and means for processing said data for determining the number of products.
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