COUNTER

• Main Authors: YANAGIHARA MASATOSHI, SEKI YOICHI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 26.04.2002
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: MEASURING; PHYSICS; TESTING; WEIGHING

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for counting the number of objects having a certain margin in weight. SOLUTION: This device for counting the number of a prescribed unit quantity of the objects changed in retaining quantity by the prescribed unit quantity retained by a retainer for retaining the objects comprises weight change detecting means for detecting the weight change quantity of the objects retained by the retainer when the weight of the object retained by the retainer is changed; weight change range determining means for determining whether the weight change quantity detected by the weight change detecting means is included in a predetermined prescribed weight range as the weight range of the objects per prescribed unit quantity; unit quantity memory means for storing the number of the prescribed unit quantity of the objects retained by the retainer; and unit quantity changing means for changing the number of the prescribed unit quantity stored in the unit quantity memory means by one unit, when the weight change range determining means determines that the weight change quantity is included in the prescribed weight range, according to the weight change quantity.