Combination weighing apparatus

The combination weighing apparatus is an apparatus that conducts combination weighing of articles based upon weight data from a plurality of weight hoppers, and is comprised of a plurality of supply buckets that supply articles to any of a plurality of weighing hoppers, a rotation mechanism that rot...

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Main Authors MURATA, SHUUJI, CHIMURA, KAZUHISA
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 10.07.2002
Edition7
Subjects
MEASURING
PHYSICS
TESTING
WEIGHING
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Summary:The combination weighing apparatus is an apparatus that conducts combination weighing of articles based upon weight data from a plurality of weight hoppers, and is comprised of a plurality of supply buckets that supply articles to any of a plurality of weighing hoppers, a rotation mechanism that rotates the supply buckets so that they move along an arrangement of the weighing hoppers in a weighing area, and a control computer. The control computer controls the supply of articles from the supply buckets inside the weighing area to the weighing buckets, and from amongst the plurality of weighing hoppers that request a supply of articles, priority is given to the weighing buckets that are downstream in the direction of rotation, and article supply takes place. In a combination weighing apparatus that supplies articles from supply buckets that rotates with respect to weighing hoppers, preventing difficult situations such as articles being supplied to predetermined weighing hoppers, and improving the accuracy of combination weighing.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20020000130