Combination weighing device with imaging system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9417115-B2
Application number	US-201314384349-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 20, 2013
Priority date	Mar 16, 2012
Publication date	Aug 16, 2016
Grant date	Aug 16, 2016

Abstract

A combination weighing device includes a dispersing table, a plurality of radial feeders, a plurality of cameras, an image processing unit, and a touch panel. The dispersing table receives a supply of a large number of articles and disperses the articles. The radial feeders are arranged to extend radially from the dispersing table, receive the articles dispersed by the dispersing table, and convey the articles in a direction away from the dispersing table. The cameras are disposed at a position other than a space directly above the dispersing unit and capture images of the dispersing table and the radial feeders. The image processing unit generates a projection plan view image of the dispersing table and the radial feeders by synthesizing the images captured by the cameras. The touch panel outputs the plan view image.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A combination weighing device comprising:
a dispersing unit configured to receive a supply of a large number of articles and configured to disperse the articles;
a plurality of radial feeders arranged to extend radially from the dispersing unit, the radial feeder being configured to receive the articles dispersed by the dispersing unit and convey the articles in a direction away from the dispersing unit;
a plurality of cameras configured to capture…

Assignees

• Ishida Seisakusho

Inventors

• Tamai Yutaka
• Miyamoto Hideshi

Classifications

• G01G19/387 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G01G19/393 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic