WO2021177234A1 - Information processing device - Google Patents

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WO2021177234A1
WO2021177234A1 PCT/JP2021/007721 JP2021007721W WO2021177234A1 WO 2021177234 A1 WO2021177234 A1 WO 2021177234A1 JP 2021007721 W JP2021007721 W JP 2021007721W WO 2021177234 A1 WO2021177234 A1 WO 2021177234A1
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寧 蒲原
敏也 波川
英揮 川端
健太郎 島岡
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サインポスト株式会社
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
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  • the present invention relates to an information processing device.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses this kind of technology.
  • the product (object) placed on the mounting portion is imaged by a camera from a plurality of viewpoints, and the product is photographed in various directions.
  • the technique of acquiring the product registration image taken from the angle of is described.
  • a tubular object such as a PET bottle or a bottle may be laid down on a mounting portion to take an image.
  • the object since the bottom surface side of the object cannot be imaged, the object is imaged while being rotated around the axis.
  • the work of repeating rotation and imaging is complicated, and especially in the case of a cylindrical object, it is difficult to maintain a stationary state, so that the complexity becomes remarkable.
  • a technique capable of imaging has been desired.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus capable of easily and accurately imaging an object from various angles.
  • the information processing apparatus of one aspect of the present invention is installed in an arrangement unit in which an object is arranged, an image pickup unit installed in the arrangement unit and imaging the object, and an arrangement unit.
  • the object is provided with a first rotating means for rotating the object arranged in the arrangement unit so as to be a rotation axis in the horizontal direction, and a control unit for processing the image captured by the imaging unit as image data. ..
  • an information processing device capable of easily and accurately imaging an object from various angles.
  • FIG. 3 is a front view of the information processing device 1, and since the inside of the device 1 is shown, the upper door 551, the middle doors 561, 562, and the lower door 571, which will be described later, are not shown.
  • the information processing device 1 has a function of being able to acquire captured images of the object P from a relatively plurality of viewpoints by taking an image while rotating the object P shown in FIG.
  • the information processing device 1 having such a function is used, for example, to register a plurality of captured images of products sold in a store as image data.
  • arrows F and R indicate the front-back direction of the information processing device 1
  • arrows L and R indicate the left-right direction.
  • the expressions related to the front-back / left-right directions are defined as the directions indicated by these arrows.
  • the information processing apparatus 1 includes a housing portion 5, a first rotating means 10, a second rotating means 20, an imaging unit 30, an irradiation unit 40, and a first control unit.
  • a 60A and a second control unit 60B are provided.
  • the housing portion 5 constitutes an example of the arrangement portion of the present invention.
  • the second control unit 60B constitutes an example of the control unit of the present invention.
  • the housing portion 5 is a rectangular parallelepiped box body.
  • the housing portion 5 is formed in a box shape by combining a plate material made of, for example, metal or resin, and a frame material.
  • the housing portion 5 includes a top plate portion 51, left and right side plate portions 52, 53, and a bottom plate portion 54.
  • the housing portion 5 has an upper chamber 55, a middle chamber 56, and a lower chamber 57 inside.
  • an upper partition plate 58 for vertically partitioning the upper chamber 55 and the middle chamber 56 and a lower partition plate 59 for vertically partitioning the middle chamber 56 and the lower chamber 57 are provided inside the housing portion 5.
  • the housing portion 5 has an upper door 551 that opens and closes the inside of the upper chamber 55.
  • the upper door 551 is hinged to the top plate portion 51 of the housing portion 5 so as to be openable and closable.
  • the upper door 551 opens and closes the right front surface and the upper surface of the upper chamber 55.
  • the information processing device 1 can open the upper door 551 to manually move the movable camera 322 of the imaging unit 30 described later, which is housed in the upper chamber 55.
  • the middle chamber 56 has an opening on the front side of the device, and the opening is opened and closed by a pair of left and right middle doors 561 and 562.
  • the middle doors 561 and 562 are double doors, and are hinged to the housing 5 so as to be openable and closable.
  • the middle door 561 on the left side is provided with an operation panel 41 composed of a liquid crystal screen.
  • operation panel 41 On the operation panel 41, control operations and the like by the first control unit 60A and the second control unit 60B are displayed, and input means such as a touch-type operation button unit are displayed.
  • the input means here may be configured to use an input means such as a mouse or a keyboard together.
  • various operation instructions are given to the second control unit 60B by the operation panel 41, and information such as an operation status and an operation instruction is displayed on the operation panel 41.
  • the first control unit 60A and the second control unit 60B execute control of various electric devices included in the information processing device 1.
  • the first control unit 60A is composed of a substrate or the like provided with a control circuit
  • the second control unit 60B is a computer such as a personal computer (PC).
  • the first control unit 60A is arranged inside the housing unit 5, and the second control unit 60B is arranged on the housing unit 5, but the positions of these arrangements are arbitrary.
  • a reading camera 80 is arranged in the upper right corner of the opening of the middle chamber 56.
  • the reading camera 80 has a QR code (registered trademark) representing the object P or the object B in order to identify what the object P or the object B is to be imaged by the information processing apparatus 1.
  • It is a camera for reading information codes such as.
  • the reading device for reading the information code is not limited to the camera, and for example, an information code reader or the like that irradiates the information code with light such as an LED and optically detects the information code may be used.
  • light emitted from the light guide plate 213 of the rotary table 21, which will be described later, is reflected on at least the inner surfaces of the side plate portions 52, 53, the upper partition plate 58, and the lower partition plate 59 facing the middle chamber 56. It is composed of a white material so that the lighting effect on the object is sufficiently secured.
  • the lower chamber 57 has an opening on the front side of the device, and the opening is opened and closed by the lower door 571.
  • the lower door 571 is hinged to the housing portion 5 so as to open downward so as to be openable and closable.
  • the lower chamber 57 accommodates the seat 16 and the like of the first rotating means 10.
  • a main switch MS for turning on / off the power of the information processing device 1 is arranged.
  • the right side plate portion 53 is provided with two holding plates 533 for holding the transparent plate 212 of the rotary table 21, which will be described later.
  • the first rotating means 10 is supported by a pair of left and right support frames 501 and 502 arranged close to the inner surfaces of the left and right side plate portions 52 and 53 of the housing portion 5, respectively.
  • the upper partition plate 58 and the lower partition plate 59 described above are bridged and supported by the support frames 501 and 502.
  • the first rotating means 10 has a function of rotating the object P by placing the object P on the strip-shaped sheet 16 and rotating the sheet 16.
  • the object P to be imaged by using the first rotating means 10 it is preferable that the object P has a tubular shape such as a PET bottle or a bottle and is easily rotated about the axial direction thereof.
  • the first rotating means 10 has five winding parts, that is, the first winding part 11, the second winding part 12, the third winding part 13, and the fourth winding part.
  • the 14 and 5th winding racks 15, the flexible strip-shaped seat 16 wound around the 1st to 5th rolls 11 to 15, the seat holding portion 17, the release mechanism 18, and the first It has a rotation drive unit 19.
  • the first to fourth winding racks 11 to 14 are arranged at four corners that form a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front of the device.
  • the fifth winding rack portion 15 is arranged above the fourth winding rack portion 14.
  • the first winding frame 11 and the fifth winding frame 15 include rollers 111 and 151 whose both ends are rotatably supported by the support frame 501 on the left side, respectively.
  • the second winding frame 12 and the third winding frame 13 include rollers 121 and 131 rotatably supported by the support frame 502 on the right side and extending in the front-rear direction, respectively.
  • the fourth winding frame 14 includes two rollers 141 and 142. Both the rollers 141 and 142 are rotatably supported by a pair of front and rear brackets 143 fixed to the left support frame 501. Both ends of the rollers 141 and 142 are hooked on the grooves 143a and 143b (see FIG. 9) formed in the front and rear brackets 143, respectively, so that the rollers 141 and 142 are detachably attached to the brackets 143. As shown in FIG. 3, the two rollers 141 and 142 are arranged slightly apart in the left-right direction, and the roller 141 on the right side (inside) is arranged below the roller 142 on the left side (outside). ..
  • the rollers 111, 121, 131, 141, 142, and 151 of the first to fifth winding racks 11 to 15 extend in the front-rear direction and are arranged in parallel with each other.
  • the first winding frame 11 and the second volume frame 12 are arranged in the lower chamber 57, and the third volume frame 13, the fourth volume frame 14, and the fifth volume frame 15 are arranged in the lower chamber 57. It is arranged in the middle room 56.
  • the sheet 16 is wound outside the rollers 111, 121, and 131 of the first winding frame 11 to the second winding frame 12 and the third winding frame 13, and then the rollers 141 of the fourth winding frame 14 are wound.
  • , 142 inserted from the inside and wound on the lower side of the roller 142, then wound on the upper side of the roller 151 of the upper fifth winding frame 15 from the inside, and returned to the first winding frame 11. Wrapped around.
  • the sheet 16 between the first volume frame 11 and the second volume frame 12 is located in the lower chamber 57. Be placed. There are gaps through which the sheet 16 passes between the left and right side plate portions 52 and 53 and the lower partition plate 59, and between the left side plate portion 52 and the upper partition plate 58, respectively.
  • Both ends of the sheet 16 are arranged between the first winding rack 11 and the fifth winding rack 15.
  • the elevating plate 191 is fixed to the end of the seat 16 on the first winding frame 11 side (lower side) via the fixing plate 161.
  • a connecting plate 162 having the same shape as the fixing plate 161 is fixed to the end of the sheet 16 on the fifth winding frame 15 side (upper side).
  • the elevating plate 191 constitutes a first rotation drive unit 19 which will be described later.
  • the connecting plate 162 is detachably fixed to the elevating plate 191 by screwing.
  • the connecting plate 162 is fixed to the elevating plate 191
  • the seat 16 is formed endlessly via the elevating plate 191.
  • the sheet 16 formed in an endless shape has each winding portion 11 to 11 so as to cause a slack between the roller 131 of the third winding frame 13 and the roller 141 of the fourth winding frame 14.
  • a valley portion 163 is formed by the seat holding portion 17 at the slack portion thereof.
  • a first mounting portion 164 on which the object P is mounted is formed on the upper surface of the valley portion 163.
  • the first mounting portion 164 is formed so as to extend horizontally along the width direction (front-back direction of the device) of the sheet 16.
  • the elevating plate 191 is moved up and down by the first rotation drive unit 19. As the elevating plate 191 moves up and down, the endless sheet 16 moves in the direction between the winding racks 11 to 15 and rotates as a whole. By moving the sheet 16 in this way, the object P mounted on the first mounting portion 164 rotates about the horizontal direction extending in the front-rear direction.
  • the seat pressing portion 17 presses the central portion of the seat 16 from above, which causes a slack between the roller 131 of the third winding rack portion 13 and the roller 141 of the fourth winding rack portion 14, and V A character-shaped valley portion 163 is formed.
  • the seat holding portions 17 are arranged in a pair before and after the valley portion 163.
  • the front and rear seat holding portions 17 are supported by the upper end portions of the bracket 504 which is vertically fixed to the frame material 503 provided in the housing portion 5.
  • the seat holding portion 17 is detachably screwed to the bracket 504 at one end and detachably screwed to the holding plate 171 extending horizontally toward the inside of the middle chamber 56 and the upper end of the holding plate 171. It has a tip portion 175 that extends further horizontally toward the inner side of the middle chamber 56.
  • the tip portion 175 constitutes an example of the holding means of the present invention.
  • a sheet contact portion 172 that comes into contact with the surface of the sheet 16 is provided on the lower surface of the tip of the pressing plate 171.
  • the lower surface of the seat contact portion 172 is convexly curved downward from side to side and is formed on a smooth surface.
  • the surface of the first mounting portion 164 of the sheet 16 is pressed against and contacts the lower surface of the sheet contact portion 172, and moves in the left-right direction while sliding on the lower surface.
  • the first mounting portion 164 of the sheet 16 is formed so as to have a width corresponding to the pressing plate 171 by being pressed from above by the front and rear pressing plates 171.
  • the tip portion 175 is attached to the holding plate 171 as needed.
  • the tip portion 175 is detachably screwed to the holding plate 171 so that the amount of protrusion toward the inside of the middle chamber 56 can be adjusted.
  • the tip portion 175 is attached to the pressing plate 171 and brought close to the object P in the front-rear direction of the object P. Movement to is regulated by the tip 175. That is, the rotation axis direction of the object P that is mounted and rotated on the first mounting portion 164 of the sheet 16 is held constant by the tip portion 175.
  • the bracket 504 on the front side is provided with a selection switch SS (see FIG. 17) that is turned ON / OFF by attaching / detaching the holding plate 171. Since the selection switch SS is arranged on the back side of the bracket 504 (inside the housing portion 5), it is in a position that cannot be seen in FIGS. 3 and 7, and is not shown.
  • the selection switch SS switches the photographing mode of the information processing apparatus 1 to either a first imaging mode by the first rotating means or a second imaging mode by the second rotating means, as will be described later.
  • the selection switch SS is turned on when the pressing plate 171 is screwed and attached to the bracket 504 as described above, and the imaging mode becomes the first imaging mode in this state. Further, the selection switch SS is turned off when the pressing plate 171 is removed from the bracket 504, and the imaging mode becomes the second imaging mode in this state.
  • a seat hanging portion 531 is provided on the inner surface of the side plate portion 53 on the right side of the housing portion 5 in the middle chamber 56.
  • the seat hanging portion 531 has a hook 532 to which two hook holes 162a formed in the connecting plate 162 are detachably fitted. When the hook hole 162a is fitted to the hook 532, the sheet 16 is hung on the sheet hanging portion 531 via the connecting plate 162.
  • the connecting plate 162 is removed from the elevating plate 191 to remove the winding state with respect to the fifth winding frame 15, the fourth winding frame 14, and the third winding frame 13, and the sheet is hung via the connecting plate 162. It can be hung on the part 531.
  • the seat 16 has a slack between the seat hanging portion 531 and the second winding rack portion 12.
  • the slack portion is pulled into the lower chamber 57 and stored in a folded state, so that the seat hanging portion 531 and the second winding rack portion 12 in the middle chamber 56 can be connected to each other.
  • the slack in the sheet 16 between them can be eliminated.
  • the rollers 141 and 142 of the fourth winding frame 14 from which the seat 16 has been removed may be removed from the bracket 143 and stored together with the seat 16 in the lower chamber 57. In this state, the space between the third winding frame 13 and the fourth winding frame 14 covered with the sheet 16 is opened in the vertical direction.
  • the release mechanism 18 opens between the roller 131 of the third winding frame 13 and the roller 141 of the fourth winding frame 14, and in the present embodiment, it is attached to and detached from the elevating plate 191 as shown in FIG. It is configured to include a connecting plate 162 that can be mounted. That is, by removing the connecting plate 162 from the elevating plate 191, it is possible to eliminate the portion of the sheet 16 between the third winding frame 13 and the fourth winding frame 14, as described above, and the third winding frame can be eliminated. The space between the portion 13 and the fourth winding rack portion 14 is opened in the vertical direction.
  • the first rotation drive unit 19 has a function of rotating the sheet 16 wound around the first winding frame portion 11 to the fifth winding frame portion 15 like a belt conveyor. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 10, the first rotation drive unit 19 uses the above-mentioned elevating plate 191, the motor 192 arranged in the lower chamber 57, and the driving force of the motor 192 to elevate the elevating plate 191. It has a transmission belt 193 and.
  • the motor 192 is a stepping motor in this embodiment, and the belt 193 is a timing belt.
  • the elevating plate 191 is supported so as to move up and down along the front and rear frame members 505 provided in the support frame 501 in the vertical direction via guide portions 191a provided at both ends.
  • the frame material 505 is formed with a rail portion 505a that is engaged with the guide portion 191a and is slidable in the vertical direction.
  • the belt 193 is wound around the drive pulley 194 of the motor 192 and the driven pulley 195 and extends in the vertical direction.
  • the driven pulley 195 is rotatably supported by a bracket 507 fixed to a frame member 506 extending in the front-rear direction included in the support frame 501.
  • the elevating plate 191 is coupled to the straight portion 193a on one side of the belt 193 via the stay 196.
  • the rotation of the motor 192 is transmitted from the drive pulley 194 to the belt 193, and the belt 193 rotates forward and reverse. Due to the rotation of the belt 193, the elevating plate 191 moves up and down integrally with the straight portion 193a of the belt 193.
  • the seat 16 rotates clockwise or counterclockwise as a whole when viewed from the front as the elevating plate 191 moves up and down. By rotating the sheet 16 in this way, the object P mounted on the first mounting portion 164 rotates with the horizontal direction extending in the front-rear direction as the rotation axis.
  • an upper sensor 198 and a lower sensor 199 composed of proximity sensors for detecting the vertical position of the elevating plate 191 are arranged on the frame material 505 on the rear side (left side in FIG. 10).
  • the elevating plate 191 is regulated to move up and down between the first winding frame 11 and the fifth winding frame 15 by detecting the left guide portion 191a by the upper sensor 198 and the lower sensor 199. .. Therefore, the rotational movement distance of the seat 16 corresponds to the elevating range of the elevating plate 191.
  • the object P rotates in the first mounting portion 164 due to an appropriate friction with the sheet 16.
  • an appropriate friction is generated with the surface of the object P, and for example, a white shoji paper having translucency is preferably used.
  • the second rotating means 20 has a disk-shaped rotary table 21 arranged below in the middle chamber 56.
  • a second rotary drive unit 25 for rotationally driving the rotary table 21 is provided below the rotary table 21.
  • the rotary table 21 is rotatably supported by a support table 201 supported by the housing portion 5 with the vertical direction as the rotation axis.
  • the support base 201 is provided with a bearing (not shown) for the rotary table 21.
  • the rotary table 21 has a white plate 211, a transparent plate 212, a light guide plate 213, and a frame plate 214.
  • the rotary table 21 is configured to be arranged concentrically in the order of the white plate 211, the transparent plate 212, the light guide plate 213, and the frame plate 214 from the top.
  • the outer peripheral edges of the white board 211, the transparent board 212, and the light guide board 213 are separably fixed to the frame board 214 by screws 205 arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction.
  • the support base 201 is arranged on a pair of left and right support rods 202 extending in the front-rear direction shown in FIG. These support rods 202 are fixed to the housing portion 5 and support the support base 201 and the rotary table 21.
  • the rotary table 21 has a second mounting portion 204 on which the object B is mounted.
  • the second mounting portion 204 is composed of a board surface (surface) of the white board 211.
  • the object B to be imaged by using the second rotating means 20 is preferably a rectangular parallelepiped box, a bag, a flat article, or the like, which is difficult to roll.
  • a light source (not shown) composed of LED elements is provided inside the light guide plate 213, and the surface of the light guide plate 213 emits light by the light source.
  • the light emitted from the light guide plate 213 is transmitted through the transparent plate 212 and the white plate 211 and diffused by the white plate 211, and the second mounting portion 204 on the surface of the white plate 211 emits white light.
  • the color of the white board 211 for example, a so-called milky white color that is slightly turbid than pure white is used, and in that case, light is emitted in milky white color.
  • the inside of the middle chamber 56 is illuminated by the light emitted from the light guide plate 213.
  • the object P is placed on the first mounting portion 164 of the first rotating means 10 and the second mounting portion 204 of the second rotating means 20 is mounted.
  • the object B is imaged by the imaging unit 30.
  • the transparent plate 212 is used to secure a space between the lower surface of the first mounting portion 164 and the white plate 211 of the rotary table 21. It is removed and the height of the rotary table 21 is lowered.
  • the rotary table 21 is used with the white board 211, the transparent board 212, and the light guide board 213 incorporated.
  • the first mounting portion 164 and the second mounting portion 204 of the rotary table 21 from which the transparent plate 212 is removed are set so that the distances from the camera 32 are substantially the same. As shown in FIG. 1, the transparent plate 212 removed from the rotary table 21 is detachably sandwiched and held between the two holding plates 533 provided on the right side plate portion 53 and the side plate portion 53. May be good.
  • the second rotary drive unit 25 is integrally arranged on the lower surface of the rotary table 21 with the motor 251 fixed to the support base 201, the drive pulley 252 rotationally driven by the motor 251. It has a driven pulley 253, a drive pulley 252, and a belt 254 wound around the driven pulley 253.
  • the belt 254 is a timing belt. The rotation of the motor 251 is transmitted to the rotary table 21 via the belt 254, whereby the rotary table 21 is rotationally driven.
  • the imaging unit 30 housed in the upper chamber 55 has a plurality of objects P mounted on the first mounting section 164 and objects B mounted on the second mounting section 204 (5 in the present embodiment). Image from the viewpoint of one).
  • the information processing device 1 of the present embodiment uses the first rotating means 10 to image an object P mounted on the first mounting portion 164 (first imaging mode), and the second rotating means 20.
  • Has a selection switch SS (see FIG. 17) for selecting one of the imaging modes in the case of imaging the object B mounted on the second mounting unit 204 (second imaging mode).
  • the imaging unit 30 includes a cross rail (moving support means) 31 formed in a cross shape, a camera 32 as an imaging device supported by the cross rail 31, and a synchronous moving mechanism 33. And have.
  • the camera 32 includes one fixed camera 321 and four movable cameras 322.
  • the camera 32 is supported by the cross rail 31 with the imaging direction (imaging angle) facing downward.
  • the cross rail 31 has four rail portions 311 extending horizontally, and each of the four movable cameras 322 is supported so as to be movable in the horizontal direction along each rail portion 311.
  • the center of the cross rail 31 is arranged at the same position as the center of the first mounting portion 164 in the first rotating means 10 in a plan view, and each rail portion 311 extends in the horizontal radial direction from the center.
  • the fixed camera 321 is arranged at the center of the cross rail 31.
  • a normal 2D camera that acquires a color image can be used, but in addition to this, a 3D camera such as a depth sensor, a ToF (Time-of-Flight) sensor, or a stereo camera can be used.
  • a 3D camera such as a depth sensor, a ToF (Time-of-Flight) sensor, or a stereo camera can be used.
  • various cameras such as an RGB-D camera capable of acquiring a color image (RGB) and a depth image (Depth) can be used.
  • the synchronous movement mechanism 33 includes a pair of end pulleys 331A and 331B and a pair of end pulleys 331A, which are respectively arranged at the tips of two sets of rail portions 311 extending linearly.
  • the upper belt 33A wound around the upper belt 33A, the lower belt 33B wound around the pair of end pulleys 331B, the central pulley 332 arranged in the center of the cross rail 31 and the upper and lower belts 33A and 33B mesh with each other, and the central pulley 332. It has a pair of upper guide rollers 335A, a pair of lower guide rollers 335B, and an operation unit 340 arranged around the above.
  • the upper belt 33A and the lower belt 33B are timing belts.
  • the upper belt 33A is arranged above the lower belt 33B.
  • the upper belt 33A and the lower belt 33B intersect at the central portion, and the inner peripheral portion of the central portion of both intersects the central pulley 332.
  • Each pair of upper guide rollers 335A and lower guide rollers 335B are vertically arranged corresponding to the upper belt 33A and the lower belt 33B with the central pulley 332 sandwiched therein, and are rotatably supported by the cross rail 31. ing.
  • the upper belt 33A is moved toward one side of the upper guide roller 335A from the wound end pulley 331A so that one of the two straight portions is directed toward the center, and the two straight portions are on the upper side. After overlapping on the outer peripheral portion of the guide roller 335A, it is divided into both sides of the central pulley 332 and mounted so as to mesh with the central pulley 332. Further, the same applies to the lower belt 33B, in which one of the two straight portions is moved toward one side of the lower guide roller 335B from the wound end pulley 331B toward the center. After the two straight portions overlap at the outer peripheral portion of the lower guide roller 335B, they are divided into both sides of the central pulley 332 and mounted so as to mesh with the central pulley 332.
  • the four movable cameras 322 are integrally fixed at predetermined positions on one of the straight portions of the upper belt 33A and the lower belt 33B. As a result, the four movable cameras 322 move linearly along the rail portion 311 due to the rotation of the upper belt 33A and the lower belt 33B.
  • the operation unit 340 includes a handle unit 341 supported by the cross rail 31.
  • the handle portion 341 has a disk-shaped knob 342 rotatably supported by a bracket 345 fixed to the cross rail 31, and a grip 343 erected at an eccentric position of the knob 342.
  • the rotation of the knob 342 is transmitted to one end pulley 331A via the belt 346 and the driven pulley 347.
  • the operation unit 340 transmits the rotation to one end pulley 331A, whereby the synchronous movement mechanism 33 operates and the movable camera 322 synchronously moves the rail unit 311. do.
  • the central pulley 332 rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the upper belt 33A
  • the lower belt 33B meshing with the central pulley 332 also rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the upper belt 33A. do.
  • each movable camera 322 also moves the rail portion 311 in synchronization.
  • each movable camera 322 is connected to a control cable 336 that is electrically connected to the second control unit 60B and flexibly follows the movable camera 322 that moves along the rail unit 311.
  • a shaped slit 581 is formed.
  • the irradiation unit 40 has a function of irradiating the center positions of the first mounting unit 164 and the second mounting unit 204 so that the center positions can be visually determined. As shown in FIG. 3, in the present embodiment, the irradiation unit 40 is arranged at an appropriate position on the lower surface of the upper partition plate 58. As the irradiation unit 40, for example, a laser instruction device that emits a laser beam to generate a light spot on the first mounting unit 164 or the second mounting unit 204 is used.
  • FIG. 17 is a functional block diagram schematically showing the electrical configuration of the information processing device 1 related to the first control unit 60A
  • FIG. 18 is an electrical block diagram of the information processing device 1 related to the second control unit 60B. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure schematically.
  • the electrical connection referred to below includes both a wired connection and a wireless connection, and one of the connection forms shall be adopted.
  • the main switch MS and the selection switch SS are connected to the first control unit 60A.
  • the power of the information processing apparatus 1 is turned on / off by the main switch MS, and the motors 192 and 251 used by the selection switch SS, that is, which of the first rotating means 10 and the second rotating means 20 is used is selected. ..
  • the motor 192 of the first rotating means 10, the upper sensor 198, the lower sensor 199, and the motor 251 of the second rotating means 20 are electrically connected to the first control unit 60A as drive system electrical equipment. Further, the light guide plate 213 and the irradiation unit 40 are electrically connected to the first control unit 60A as lighting system electrical equipment.
  • the first control unit 60A includes a drive control unit 601 and a lighting control unit 602 that execute control of each electric device of the drive system and the lighting system, respectively.
  • An operation panel 41 is electrically connected to the second control unit 60B as a display electrical device. Further, a fixed camera 321 and a movable camera 322 and a reading camera 80 are electrically connected to the second control unit 60B as image-based electrical equipment.
  • the second control unit 60B includes a display control unit 603 and an image processing unit 604 that execute control or processing of each electric device of the display system and the image system, respectively. Images captured by the fixed camera 321 and the movable camera 322 are input to the image processing unit 604, and the image processing unit 604 performs processing such as sending the captured images as image data to, for example, another storage device.
  • the above is the configuration of the information processing device 1, and next, the operation of the information processing device 1 will be described.
  • one of the first rotating means 10 and the second rotating means 20 is used to take an image while rotating the object (P, B).
  • the user determines whether to use the first rotating means 10 or the second rotating means 20, and when using the first rotating means 10, when the first rotating means 10 is used, As will be described later, the holding plate 171 is attached to the bracket 504 to turn on the selection switch SS. Further, when the second rotating means 20 is used, the holding plate 171 is not attached to the bracket 504, and the selection switch SS is turned off.
  • first imaging mode a case where a tubular object P is imaged using the first rotating means 10 (first imaging mode) will be described.
  • first rotating means 10 When the first rotating means 10 is used, the transparent plate 212 of the rotary table 21 of the second rotating means 20 is removed and the height of the rotary table 21 is set to the distance of the transparent plate 212 in the state where the seat 16 is not installed.
  • the distance between the first mounting portion 164 and the camera 32 is set to a predetermined distance.
  • the holding plates 171 of the front and rear seat holding portions 17 are attached to the bracket 504.
  • the selection switch SS is turned on, and the imaging mode becomes the first imaging mode.
  • the sheet 16 is wound around each winding frame 11 to 15, and the connecting plate 162 is fixed to the elevating plate 191 to form the sheet 16 in an endless shape, and the pressing plate 171 forms a valley portion 163 and a valley portion 163 on the sheet 16.
  • the first mounting portion 164 is formed.
  • the object P is placed on the first mounting portion 164 of the seat 16, and the motor 192 of the first rotation driving portion 19 is intermittently operated.
  • the object P mounted on the first mounting portion 164 rotates a plurality of times with the horizontal direction as the rotation axis.
  • the light spot irradiated by the irradiation unit 40 at the center position of the first mounting portion 164 is used as a mark, and the target is placed on the light spot. It may be placed so that the center of the object P is located.
  • the rotating object P is imaged by the camera 32 (fixed camera 321 and movable camera 322) of the imaging unit 30.
  • the movable camera 322 is appropriately synchronized and moved according to the size (length in the rotation axis direction) of the object P, and the position is appropriately adjusted so that the object P is within the angle of view. do.
  • images captured from various angles relative to the object P are captured.
  • the object P is a tubular PET bottle, a bottle, or the like, by laying the object P on the first mounting portion 164, a plurality of images of the outer peripheral surface of the object P are captured.
  • the tip portion 175 is attached to the pressing plate 171 in the seat pressing portion 17, and the axial movement of the object P is restricted by the tip portion 175. As a result, the rotational state of the object P may be maintained in a stable state.
  • the box-shaped object B is imaged using the second rotating means 20 (second imaging mode)
  • the sheet 16 of the first rotating means 10 is stored in the lower chamber 57 to open the space between the third winding frame 13 and the fourth winding frame 14.
  • the removed transparent plate 212 is incorporated.
  • the pressing plate 171 of the seat pressing portion 17 is removed from the bracket 504 to secure the field of view of the camera 32.
  • the object B is placed on the second mounting portion 204 of the rotary table 21, and while the motor 192 of the second rotation drive unit 25 is operated to rotate the rotary table 21 in one direction, the camera 32 of the imaging unit 30 (
  • the rotating object B is imaged by the fixed camera 321 and the movable camera 322).
  • the movable camera 322 is appropriately synchronized and moved according to the size of the object B, and the position is appropriately adjusted so that the object B is within the angle of view.
  • the image pickup unit 30 captures an image of an angle from above the object B. As a result, images captured from various angles relative to the object B are captured.
  • the captured image of the object (P, B) captured by using the first rotating means 10 or the second rotating means 20 as described above is input to the second control unit 60B.
  • the second control unit 60B performs processing such as sending a large number of input images to another storage device.
  • a large number of captured images obtained by imaging one object are used, for example, as image data for identifying the captured object.
  • FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure when the object P is imaged in the first imaging mode.
  • FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure when imaging the object B in the second imaging mode.
  • On the operation panel 41 an operation method, a selection button, a message, and the like are displayed depending on the image display form such as a pop-up.
  • an example of display contents displayed on the operation panel 41 according to the operation procedure will be added.
  • step S101 the first control unit 60A determines that the first imaging mode is selected based on the fact that the selection switch SS is ON. On the operation panel 41, messages such as "start imaging in the first imaging mode” and “change the imaging mode after turning off the power” are displayed.
  • step S102 the information code indicating the information of the object P is read and captured by the camera 80 and read.
  • a message is displayed on the operation panel 41 to read the information code, and after the message is read, the information of the object P is displayed.
  • the object P is a product of a PET bottle beverage
  • the product name, product number, product image, and the like are displayed.
  • a screen for selecting whether or not the object P to be imaged is applicable is displayed. If the object P is the corresponding imaging target, select that fact and proceed to the next step.
  • step S103 an image of the surface of the sheet 16 is captured as a background image by five cameras 32 (one fixed camera 321, four movable cameras 322).
  • a switch button for starting imaging is displayed on the operation panel 41, and the switch button is touched to capture an image of the surface of the sheet 16 as a background image by the five cameras 32.
  • the operation panel 41 displays images taken by the five cameras 32, and when it is determined that the surface of the sheet 16 is clear, the process proceeds to the next step.
  • step S104 the object P is laid down on the first mounting portion 164 and placed so that the axial direction extends horizontally along the front-rear direction.
  • the object P mounted on the first mounting portion 164 is imaged by five cameras 32.
  • On the operation panel 41 five captured images of the object P by the five cameras 32 are displayed. If the mounting condition on the first mounting portion 164 is good, the process proceeds to the next step. If the object P is displaced or tilted, the placement state is adjusted.
  • step S105 the number of images to be imaged is set. For example, the number of images taken at one time by each camera, the total number of images taken (the number of angles), and the like are set by the pull-down type selection screen displayed on the operation panel 41.
  • step S106 the desired imaging start position is adjusted and registered while rotating the sheet 16 to change the surface position of the object P.
  • An captured image of the rotating object P is displayed on the operation panel 41.
  • Buttons for moving the first mounting portion 164 of the seat 16 to the left and right are displayed on the operation panel 41, and by selecting and touching these buttons, the object P is rotated while slightly moving the seat 16.
  • step S107 the moving distance of the sheet 16 in the first mounting portion 164 to be moved intermittently is set.
  • the moving distance is set, for example, in the range of 1 mm to 5 mm in 1 mm increments, but the moving range and distance are not limited to this.
  • the movement distance selection screen is displayed on the operation panel 41, and after selection, the registration button is touched to register.
  • step S108 a button for starting imaging is displayed on the operation panel 41, and when the button is touched, the following registered operation is performed and imaging is started.
  • the object P is rotated while the sheet 16 is rotated to intermittently move the first mounting portion 164 in one direction, and the object P is imaged by the five cameras 32 when stopped during the rotation operation.
  • This operation is repeated, and imaging is automatically performed from various angles with respect to the object P, and imaging is repeated until the imaging for one imaging number set in step S105 is completed.
  • the imaging for one imaging number set in step S105 is completed, the rotation of the sheet 16 is completely stopped.
  • the image pickup start button displayed on the screen is touched again, the image pickup is started again. This flow is repeated until the imaging for the total number of images set in S105 is completed.
  • the operation panel 41 continuously displays the images captured by each camera 32 and displays the current number of images captured.
  • the message "imaging is completed” is displayed on the operation panel 41.
  • a button “Return to the information code reading screen” and a button “End imaging” are displayed in order to image the next object, and one of them is selected.
  • step S201 the first control unit 60A determines that the second imaging mode is selected based on the fact that the selection switch SS is turned off. On the operation panel 41, messages such as "start imaging in the second imaging mode" and “change the imaging mode after turning off the power" are displayed.
  • steps S202 to S204 as in steps S102 to S104 of the first imaging mode described above, reading an information code indicating information on the object B, imaging the second imaging unit 204 as a background image, and the second mounting unit The object B is placed on the 204.
  • step S205 the object B is rotated while the rotary table 21 is continuously moved, and the object B is imaged by a predetermined number of images (for example, 300 images as the total number of images taken) by the five cameras 32.
  • a predetermined number of images for example, 300 images as the total number of images taken
  • the images captured by each camera 32 are continuously displayed, and the current number of images captured is displayed.
  • the message "imaging is completed” is displayed on the operation panel 41.
  • a button “Return to the information code reading screen” and a button “End imaging” are displayed in order to image the next object, and one of them is selected.
  • the rotation of the rotary table 21 is stopped once, and then the imaging start button is displayed on the operation panel 41 to capture the images. You may repeat imaging by touching the start button until the imaging of a predetermined number of sheets is completed.
  • the information processing device 1 of the present embodiment is installed in a housing portion 5 in which an object P is arranged, an imaging unit 30 that is installed in the housing portion 5 and images an object P, and is installed in the housing portion 5.
  • the first rotating means 10 has at least a pair of rollers 131, 141 and a pair of rollers 131, 141 arranged in parallel with each other separated from each other, and the pair of rollers 131, 141.
  • the flexible sheet 16 and the sheet 16 are wound so that a valley portion 163 is formed between the two rollers 131 and 141 from one roller 131 (141) of the pair of rollers 131 and 141 to the other roller 141.
  • the sheet 16 has a first rotation drive unit 19 and a first rotation drive unit 19 to be fed to the side of (131), and the first rotation portion 164 on which the object P is placed is formed on the upper surface of the valley portion 163.
  • the seat 16 is sent from one roller 131 (141) to the other roller 141 (131) by the drive unit 19, so that the object P mounted on the first mounting unit 164 rotates.
  • the sheets 16 on both sides of the object P are inclined by being formed on the upper surface of the valley portion 163, and the object P is placed on the first mounting portion 164. 1 It can be stably mounted on the mounting portion 164 without rolling, and a plurality of good captured images can be obtained. Further, when a translucent shoji paper is used as the sheet 16, the amount of light surrounding the object P can be kept constant. As a result, an image obtained by accurately capturing the object P can be obtained, and a highly reproducible image matching the object P can be captured.
  • the first rotating means 10 is a seat holding portion 17 as a holding means for holding the rotation axis direction of the rotating object P which is mounted on the first mounting portion 164 to be constant. May be provided with a tip portion 175. As a result, the captured image of the object P mounted on the first mounting portion 164 is maintained at a stable image quality.
  • the information processing device 1 of the present embodiment has an irradiation unit 40 that irradiates the center position of the first mounting unit 164 so that the center position can be visually determined.
  • the object B can be accurately placed at the center of the first mounting portion 164, and the object P can be easily placed at the center position within the angle of view of the camera 32.
  • the imaging unit 30 includes a plurality of cameras 32 (for example, one fixed camera 321 and four movable cameras 322) that image the object P from a plurality of viewpoints, and a movable camera 322. It has a cross rail 31 as a movement support means for movably supporting. As a result, the object P can be imaged from various angles, so that abundant image data of the object P can be obtained.
  • the information processing device 1 of the present embodiment has a synchronous movement mechanism 33 that synchronizes and moves a plurality of (four) movable cameras 322.
  • the plurality of movable cameras 322 can be moved in the same direction at once, and the positions of the four movable cameras 322 can be easily grasped, so that the position can be easily set by the operation unit 340.
  • the first rotating means 10 is a release mechanism that releases the state in which the sheet 16 is wound around the pair of rollers 131 and 141 and opens the space between the pair of rollers 131 and 141.
  • the second rotating means 20 has a connecting plate 162 as a base, and the housing portion 5 has a second mounting portion 204 on which the object B is mounted so that the housing portion 5 can rotate about the vertical direction. 1 It is installed at a position below the mounting portion 164, and the housing portion 5 is provided with a second rotation driving unit 25 for rotating the second rotating means 20.
  • 21 and 22 show a modified example of the structure in which the movable camera 322 of the imaging unit 30 is moved along the slit 581.
  • the movable camera 322 is fixed to a belt 70 arranged above the slit 581.
  • the belt 70 is wound around a pair of pulleys 72, and the movable camera 322 moves along the slit 581 integrally with the belt 70 by rotationally driving one of the pulleys 72 to rotate the belt 70.
  • the belt 70 by making the belt 70 the same color (white) as the inner surface of the upper partition plate 58, the contour of the slit 581 becomes unclear, and it is possible to prevent the contour from being reflected in the object. By suppressing the reflection of the periphery of the object in this way, it is possible to obtain a highly reproducible captured image.
  • the rail portion 311 constituting the cross rail 31 of the imaging unit 30 extends in the horizontal direction, and the movable camera 322 is configured to move horizontally along the rail portion 311.
  • the moving direction of the camera 322 is not limited to horizontal, and the camera 322 may be configured to move at a certain inclination angle.
  • each movable camera 322 may be configured to move independently without synchronization.
  • the number of movable cameras 322 is arbitrary, and is appropriately set according to specifications such as the size of the device and the focal length of the movable camera 322.

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Provided is an information processing device capable of easily and accurately imaging an object from multiple angles.　The present invention includes: a housing 5 in which an object P is placed; an imaging unit 30 which is disposed inside the housing 5 and which captures an image of the object P; a first rotation means 10 which is disposed inside the housing 5 and which rotates the object P placed in the housing 5 such that the rotating axis of the object is in a horizontal direction; and a control unit 60 which processes the image captured by the imaging unit 30 as image data.

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情報処理装置Information processing device
　本発明は、情報処理装置に関する。 The present invention relates to an information processing device.
　従来、載置部に置かれた対象物を撮像し、画像から対象物を特定する技術が知られている。この種の技術を開示するものとして、例えば特許文献１がある。特許文献１には、載置部（回転台）を、鉛直方向を回転軸として回転させながら、載置部に置いた商品（対象物）を複数の視点からカメラで撮像し、商品を多方面のアングルから撮像した商品登録画像を取得する技術が記載されている。 Conventionally, a technique is known in which an object placed on a mounting portion is imaged and the object is identified from the image. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses this kind of technology. In Patent Document 1, while rotating the mounting portion (turntable) with the vertical direction as the rotation axis, the product (object) placed on the mounting portion is imaged by a camera from a plurality of viewpoints, and the product is photographed in various directions. The technique of acquiring the product registration image taken from the angle of is described.
特開２０１８－８８１６１号公報JP-A-2018-88161
　特許文献１に記載される技術では、ペットボトルや瓶等の筒状の対象物を載置部に横たわらせて撮像する場合がある。その場合には対象物の底面側を撮像できないため、対象物を軸周りに回転させつつ撮像することになる。しかし、回転と撮像を繰り返す作業は煩雑であり、特に円筒状の対象物の場合には静止状態を保持しにくいため、煩雑さが顕著となることから、容易かつ的確に筒状の対象物を撮像できる技術が望まれていた。 In the technique described in Patent Document 1, a tubular object such as a PET bottle or a bottle may be laid down on a mounting portion to take an image. In that case, since the bottom surface side of the object cannot be imaged, the object is imaged while being rotated around the axis. However, the work of repeating rotation and imaging is complicated, and especially in the case of a cylindrical object, it is difficult to maintain a stationary state, so that the complexity becomes remarkable. A technique capable of imaging has been desired.
　本発明は、対象物に対して多方面のアングルからの撮像を容易かつ的確に行うことができる情報処理装置を提供することを目的とする。 An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus capable of easily and accurately imaging an object from various angles.
　上記目的を達成するため、本発明の一態様の情報処理装置は、対象物が配置される配置部と、前記配置部に設置され、前記対象物を撮像する撮像部と、前記配置部に設置され、前記配置部に配置される前記対象物を、水平方向が回転軸となるように回転させる第１回転手段と、前記撮像部が撮像した画像を画像データとして処理する制御部と、を備える。 In order to achieve the above object, the information processing apparatus of one aspect of the present invention is installed in an arrangement unit in which an object is arranged, an image pickup unit installed in the arrangement unit and imaging the object, and an arrangement unit. The object is provided with a first rotating means for rotating the object arranged in the arrangement unit so as to be a rotation axis in the horizontal direction, and a control unit for processing the image captured by the imaging unit as image data. ..
　本発明によれば、対象物に対して多方面のアングルからの撮像を容易かつ的確に行うことができる情報処理装置を提供できる。 According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an information processing device capable of easily and accurately imaging an object from various angles.
本発明の一実施形態に係る情報処理装置の外観を示す一方向斜視図である。It is a unidirectional perspective view which shows the appearance of the information processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. 一実施形態に係る情報処理装置の外観を示す他方向斜視図である。It is the other direction perspective view which shows the appearance of the information processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment. 一実施形態に係る情報処理装置の内部を示す正面図であって、第１回転手段を使用する状態（第１撮像モード）を示している。It is a front view which shows the inside of the information processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment, and shows the state which uses the 1st rotating means (the 1st imaging mode). 一実施形態に係る第１回転手段を示す斜視図である。It is a perspective view which shows the 1st rotation means which concerns on one Embodiment. 一実施形態に係る第１回転駆動部を示す正面図である。It is a front view which shows the 1st rotation drive part which concerns on one Embodiment. 一実施形態に係るシートの端部連結構造を模式的に示す側面図である。It is a side view which shows typically the end connection structure of the sheet which concerns on one Embodiment. 一実施形態に係るシート押さえ部を示す斜視図である。It is a perspective view which shows the sheet holding part which concerns on one Embodiment. 上記第１回転手段を使用しない場合において上記シートをシート掛け部に掛けた状態を模式的に示す図である。It is a figure which shows typically the state which the said sheet was hung on the sheet hanging part when the said 1st rotating means is not used. 一実施形態に係る第２回転手段を使用する装置内部の状態（第２撮像モード）を示す正面図である。It is a front view which shows the state (2nd imaging mode) inside the apparatus which uses the 2nd rotating means which concerns on one Embodiment. 一実施形態に係る第１回転駆動部を模式的に示す側面図である。It is a side view which shows typically the 1st rotation drive part which concerns on one Embodiment. 一実施形態に係る第２回転手段を示す斜視図である。It is a perspective view which shows the 2nd rotation means which concerns on one Embodiment. 一実施形態に係る第２回転手段を示す側面図である。It is a side view which shows the 2nd rotation means which concerns on one Embodiment. 一実施形態に係る撮像部を示す斜視図である。It is a perspective view which shows the image pickup part which concerns on one Embodiment. 一実施形態に係る撮像部を示す下面図である。It is a bottom view which shows the image pickup part which concerns on one Embodiment. 一実施形態に係る撮像部が備える同期移動機構を模式的に示す平面図である。It is a top view which shows typically the synchronous movement mechanism provided in the image pickup part which concerns on one Embodiment. 一実施形態に係る情報処理装置の上仕切り板の下面図であって、上記撮像部が備えるカメラの視界を確保するスリットを示す図である。It is a bottom view of the upper partition plate of the information processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment, and is the figure which shows the slit which secures the field of view of the camera provided in the image pickup part. 一実施形態に係る情報処理装置の第１制御部に関する電気的な構成を模式的に示す機能ブロック図である。It is a functional block diagram which shows typically the electrical structure about the 1st control part of the information processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment. 一実施形態に係る情報処理装置の第２制御部に関する電気的な構成を模式的に示す機能ブロック図である。It is a functional block diagram which shows typically the electrical structure about the 2nd control part of the information processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment. 一実施形態に係る情報処理装置を第１撮像モードで使用する際の操作手順の一例を示すフローチャートである。It is a flowchart which shows an example of the operation procedure at the time of using the information processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment in the 1st imaging mode. 一実施形態に係る情報処理装置を第２撮像モードで使用する際の操作手順の一例を示すフローチャートである。It is a flowchart which shows an example of the operation procedure at the time of using the information processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment in the 2nd imaging mode. 一実施形態に係る情報処理装置の撮像部の変形例を示す図であって、上仕切り板の下面図である。It is a figure which shows the modification of the image pickup part of the information processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment, and is the bottom view of the upper partition plate. 上記変形例を示す側面図である。It is a side view which shows the said modification.
　以下、本発明の実施形態について、図面を参照しつつ説明する。図１及び図２は、一実施形態に係る情報処理装置１の外観を示し、図３は情報処理装置１の内部構造を示している。図３は情報処理装置１の正面図であって、当該装置１の内部を示すため、後述する上扉５５１、中扉５６１、５６２及び下扉５７１の図示を略している。 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show the appearance of the information processing device 1 according to the embodiment, and FIG. 3 shows the internal structure of the information processing device 1. FIG. 3 is a front view of the information processing device 1, and since the inside of the device 1 is shown, the upper door 551, the middle doors 561, 562, and the lower door 571, which will be described later, are not shown.
　情報処理装置１は、図３に示す対象物Ｐを回転させながら撮像することにより、相対的に複数の視点からの対象物Ｐの撮像画像を取得できる機能を有する。このような機能を有する情報処理装置１は、例えば、店舗で販売される商品に関する複数の撮像画像を画像データとして登録するために用いられる。なお、図１及び図２において矢印Ｆ・Ｒは情報処理装置１の前後方向を示し、矢印Ｌ・Ｒは左右方向を示す。以下の説明での前後・左右という方向に関する表現は、これら矢印で示す方向と定義する。 The information processing device 1 has a function of being able to acquire captured images of the object P from a relatively plurality of viewpoints by taking an image while rotating the object P shown in FIG. The information processing device 1 having such a function is used, for example, to register a plurality of captured images of products sold in a store as image data. In FIGS. 1 and 2, arrows F and R indicate the front-back direction of the information processing device 1, and arrows L and R indicate the left-right direction. In the following explanation, the expressions related to the front-back / left-right directions are defined as the directions indicated by these arrows.
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　まず、情報処理装置１の構成について説明する。図１～図３に示すように、情報処理装置１は、筐体部５と、第１回転手段１０と、第２回転手段２０と、撮像部３０と、照射部４０と、第１制御部６０Ａと、第２制御部６０Ｂと、を備える。筐体部５は、本発明の配置部の一例を構成する。第２制御部６０Ｂは、本発明の制御部の一例を構成する。 (composition)
First, the configuration of the information processing device 1 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the information processing apparatus 1 includes a housing portion 5, a first rotating means 10, a second rotating means 20, an imaging unit 30, an irradiation unit 40, and a first control unit. A 60A and a second control unit 60B are provided. The housing portion 5 constitutes an example of the arrangement portion of the present invention. The second control unit 60B constitutes an example of the control unit of the present invention.
　筐体部５は、直方体状の箱体である。筐体部５は、例えば金属や樹脂等からなる板材とフレーム材とを組み合わせて箱状に形成される。図１～図３に示すように、筐体部５は、天板部５１、左右の側板部５２、５３及び底板部５４を有する。図３に示すように、筐体部５は、その内部に、上室５５、中室５６及び下室５７を有する。筐体部５の内部には、上室５５と中室５６とを上下に仕切る上仕切り板５８と、中室５６と下室５７とを上下に仕切る下仕切り板５９が設けられている。 The housing portion 5 is a rectangular parallelepiped box body. The housing portion 5 is formed in a box shape by combining a plate material made of, for example, metal or resin, and a frame material. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the housing portion 5 includes a top plate portion 51, left and right side plate portions 52, 53, and a bottom plate portion 54. As shown in FIG. 3, the housing portion 5 has an upper chamber 55, a middle chamber 56, and a lower chamber 57 inside. Inside the housing portion 5, an upper partition plate 58 for vertically partitioning the upper chamber 55 and the middle chamber 56 and a lower partition plate 59 for vertically partitioning the middle chamber 56 and the lower chamber 57 are provided.
　図１及び図２に示すように、筐体部５は、上室５５の内部を開閉する上扉５５１を有する。上扉５５１は、筐体部５の天板部５１に開閉可能にヒンジ結合される。上扉５５１により、上室５５における右側の前面及び上面が開閉される。情報処理装置１は、上扉５５１を開けて、上室５５内に収容される後述する撮像部３０の可動カメラ３２２を手動で移動させることができるようになっている。 As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the housing portion 5 has an upper door 551 that opens and closes the inside of the upper chamber 55. The upper door 551 is hinged to the top plate portion 51 of the housing portion 5 so as to be openable and closable. The upper door 551 opens and closes the right front surface and the upper surface of the upper chamber 55. The information processing device 1 can open the upper door 551 to manually move the movable camera 322 of the imaging unit 30 described later, which is housed in the upper chamber 55.
　中室５６は、装置前面側が開口しており、その開口が左右一対の中扉５６１、５６２により開閉される。中扉５６１、５６２は観音開き式の扉であって、筐体部５にそれぞれ開閉可能にヒンジ結合される。 The middle chamber 56 has an opening on the front side of the device, and the opening is opened and closed by a pair of left and right middle doors 561 and 562. The middle doors 561 and 562 are double doors, and are hinged to the housing 5 so as to be openable and closable.
　左側の中扉５６１には、液晶画面で構成される操作パネル４１が設けられる。操作パネル４１には、第１制御部６０Ａや第２制御部６０Ｂによる制御動作等が表示されるとともに、タッチ式の操作釦部等の入力手段が表示される。なお、ここでの入力手段としては、マウスやキーボード等の入力手段を併用するような構成としてもよい。情報処理装置１は、操作パネル４１により第２制御部６０Ｂへの各種の操作指示がなされるとともに、操作状況や操作指示等の情報が操作パネル４１に表示される。第１制御部６０Ａ及び第２制御部６０Ｂは、当該情報処理装置１が備える各種電気機器の制御を実行する。例えば、第１制御部６０Ａは制御回路を備えた基板等で構成され、第２制御部６０Ｂはパーソナルコンピュータ（ＰＣ）等のコンピュータである。本実施形態では、第１制御部６０Ａは筐体部５の内部に配置され、第２制御部６０Ｂは筐体部５の上に配置されているが、これらの配置の位置は任意である。また、本実施形態では、制御部をとして第１制御部６０Ａ及び第２制御部６０Ｂの２つを備えるが、制御部は１つに統合されていてもよい。 The middle door 561 on the left side is provided with an operation panel 41 composed of a liquid crystal screen. On the operation panel 41, control operations and the like by the first control unit 60A and the second control unit 60B are displayed, and input means such as a touch-type operation button unit are displayed. The input means here may be configured to use an input means such as a mouse or a keyboard together. In the information processing device 1, various operation instructions are given to the second control unit 60B by the operation panel 41, and information such as an operation status and an operation instruction is displayed on the operation panel 41. The first control unit 60A and the second control unit 60B execute control of various electric devices included in the information processing device 1. For example, the first control unit 60A is composed of a substrate or the like provided with a control circuit, and the second control unit 60B is a computer such as a personal computer (PC). In the present embodiment, the first control unit 60A is arranged inside the housing unit 5, and the second control unit 60B is arranged on the housing unit 5, but the positions of these arrangements are arbitrary. Further, in the present embodiment, there are two control units, a first control unit 60A and a second control unit 60B, but the control units may be integrated into one.
　中室５６の開口部における右側上部の隅には、読み取りカメラ８０が配置される。読み取りカメラ８０は、後述するように当該情報処理装置１で撮像する対象物Ｐや対象物Ｂが何であるかを特定するために、その対象物Ｐや対象物Ｂを表すＱＲコード（登録商標）等の情報コードを読み取るためのカメラである。なお、当該情報コードを読み取る読み取り装置としてはカメラに限定されず、例えば情報コードにＬＥＤ等の光を照射してその情報コードを光学的に検知する情報コードリーダー等を用いてもよい。 A reading camera 80 is arranged in the upper right corner of the opening of the middle chamber 56. As will be described later, the reading camera 80 has a QR code (registered trademark) representing the object P or the object B in order to identify what the object P or the object B is to be imaged by the information processing apparatus 1. It is a camera for reading information codes such as. The reading device for reading the information code is not limited to the camera, and for example, an information code reader or the like that irradiates the information code with light such as an LED and optically detects the information code may be used.
　本実施形態の情報処理装置１においては、少なくとも中室５６に面する側板部５２、５３、上仕切り板５８及び下仕切り板５９の内面は、後述する回転台２１の導光盤２１３による発光が反射して対象物に対する照明効果が十分に確保されるように、白色の材料で構成される。 In the information processing device 1 of the present embodiment, light emitted from the light guide plate 213 of the rotary table 21, which will be described later, is reflected on at least the inner surfaces of the side plate portions 52, 53, the upper partition plate 58, and the lower partition plate 59 facing the middle chamber 56. It is composed of a white material so that the lighting effect on the object is sufficiently secured.
　下室５７は、装置前面側が開口しており、その開口が下扉５７１により開閉される。下扉５７１は、下側に開くようにして筐体部５に開閉可能にヒンジ結合される。下室５７には、後述するように第１回転手段１０のシート１６等が収容される。下室５７の左側上部の隅には、当該情報処理装置１の電源をＯＮ／ＯＦＦするメインスイッチＭＳが配置されている。 The lower chamber 57 has an opening on the front side of the device, and the opening is opened and closed by the lower door 571. The lower door 571 is hinged to the housing portion 5 so as to open downward so as to be openable and closable. As will be described later, the lower chamber 57 accommodates the seat 16 and the like of the first rotating means 10. In the upper left corner of the lower chamber 57, a main switch MS for turning on / off the power of the information processing device 1 is arranged.
　図１に示すように右側の側板部５３には、後述する回転台２１の透明盤２１２を保持するための２つの挟持板５３３が設けられている。 As shown in FIG. 1, the right side plate portion 53 is provided with two holding plates 533 for holding the transparent plate 212 of the rotary table 21, which will be described later.
　図４に示すように、第１回転手段１０は、筐体部５の左右の側板部５２、５３の内面に近接してそれぞれ配置される左右一対の支持枠５０１、５０２に支持される。上述した上仕切り板５８及び下仕切り板５９は、支持枠５０１、５０２に架け渡されて支持される。 As shown in FIG. 4, the first rotating means 10 is supported by a pair of left and right support frames 501 and 502 arranged close to the inner surfaces of the left and right side plate portions 52 and 53 of the housing portion 5, respectively. The upper partition plate 58 and the lower partition plate 59 described above are bridged and supported by the support frames 501 and 502.
　第１回転手段１０は、帯状のシート１６の上に対象物Ｐが載置され、シート１６を回転移動させることで対象物Ｐを回転させる機能を有する。第１回転手段１０を用いて撮像する対象物Ｐとしては、ペットボトルや瓶等の筒状であって、その軸方向を回転中心として回転させやすいものが好適とされる。図３～図５に示すように、第１回転手段１０は、５つの巻架部、すなわち第１巻架部１１、第２巻架部１２、第３巻架部１３、第４巻架部１４及び第５巻架部１５と、第１～第５巻架部１１～１５に巻架される可撓性を有する帯状のシート１６と、シート押さえ部１７と、解除機構１８と、第１回転駆動部１９と、を有する。 The first rotating means 10 has a function of rotating the object P by placing the object P on the strip-shaped sheet 16 and rotating the sheet 16. As the object P to be imaged by using the first rotating means 10, it is preferable that the object P has a tubular shape such as a PET bottle or a bottle and is easily rotated about the axial direction thereof. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the first rotating means 10 has five winding parts, that is, the first winding part 11, the second winding part 12, the third winding part 13, and the fourth winding part. The 14 and 5th winding racks 15, the flexible strip-shaped seat 16 wound around the 1st to 5th rolls 11 to 15, the seat holding portion 17, the release mechanism 18, and the first It has a rotation drive unit 19.
　図３に示すように、第１～第４巻架部１１～１４は、装置正面からみて略矩形をなす４箇所の角部にあたる箇所にそれぞれ配置される。第５巻架部１５は、第４巻架部１４の上方に配置される。 As shown in FIG. 3, the first to fourth winding racks 11 to 14 are arranged at four corners that form a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front of the device. The fifth winding rack portion 15 is arranged above the fourth winding rack portion 14.
　第１巻架部１１及び第５巻架部１５は、左側の支持枠５０１に両端部が回転可能に支持されたローラ１１１、１５１をそれぞれ含んでいる。第２巻架部１２及び第３巻架部１３は、右側の支持枠５０２に回転可能に支持された前後方向に延びるローラ１２１、１３１をそれぞれ含んでいる。 The first winding frame 11 and the fifth winding frame 15 include rollers 111 and 151 whose both ends are rotatably supported by the support frame 501 on the left side, respectively. The second winding frame 12 and the third winding frame 13 include rollers 121 and 131 rotatably supported by the support frame 502 on the right side and extending in the front-rear direction, respectively.
　図３及び図４に示すように、第４巻架部１４は、２本のローラ１４１、１４２を含んでいる。ローラ１４１、１４２は、ともに左側の支持枠５０１に固定された前後一対のブラケット１４３に回転可能に支持される。ローラ１４１、１４２は、その両端部が、前後のブラケット１４３に形成された溝１４３ａ、１４３ｂ（図９参照）にそれぞれ掛けられ、これによりブラケット１４３に着脱可能に装着される。図３に示すように、２本のローラ１４１、１４２は、左右方向にやや離れて配置され、かつ、右側（内側）のローラ１４１が左側（外側）のローラ１４２よりも下方に配置されている。第１～第５巻架部１１～１５の各ローラ１１１、１２１、１３１、１４１、１４２、１５１は、前後方向に延在し、互いに平行に配置される。 As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the fourth winding frame 14 includes two rollers 141 and 142. Both the rollers 141 and 142 are rotatably supported by a pair of front and rear brackets 143 fixed to the left support frame 501. Both ends of the rollers 141 and 142 are hooked on the grooves 143a and 143b (see FIG. 9) formed in the front and rear brackets 143, respectively, so that the rollers 141 and 142 are detachably attached to the brackets 143. As shown in FIG. 3, the two rollers 141 and 142 are arranged slightly apart in the left-right direction, and the roller 141 on the right side (inside) is arranged below the roller 142 on the left side (outside). .. The rollers 111, 121, 131, 141, 142, and 151 of the first to fifth winding racks 11 to 15 extend in the front-rear direction and are arranged in parallel with each other.
　図３に示すように、第１巻架部１１及び第２巻架部１２は下室５７内に配置され、第３巻架部１３、第４巻架部１４及び第５巻架部１５は中室５６内に配置される。シート１６は、第１巻架部１１から第２巻架部１２及び第３巻架部１３の各ローラ１１１、１２１、１３１の外側に巻かれてから、第４巻架部１４の各ローラ１４１、１４２の間に内側から挿入されてローラ１４２の下側に巻かれ、次いで上方の第５巻架部１５のローラ１５１の上側に内側から巻かれて、第１巻架部１１に戻るように巻き掛けられる。第１巻架部１１及び第２巻架部１２が下室５７内に配置されるため、第１巻架部１１と第２巻架部１２との間のシート１６は、下室５７内に配置される。左右の側板部５２、５３と下仕切り板５９との間、及び左側の側板部５２と上仕切り板５８との間には、シート１６が通過する隙間がそれぞれ空いている。 As shown in FIG. 3, the first winding frame 11 and the second volume frame 12 are arranged in the lower chamber 57, and the third volume frame 13, the fourth volume frame 14, and the fifth volume frame 15 are arranged in the lower chamber 57. It is arranged in the middle room 56. The sheet 16 is wound outside the rollers 111, 121, and 131 of the first winding frame 11 to the second winding frame 12 and the third winding frame 13, and then the rollers 141 of the fourth winding frame 14 are wound. , 142 inserted from the inside and wound on the lower side of the roller 142, then wound on the upper side of the roller 151 of the upper fifth winding frame 15 from the inside, and returned to the first winding frame 11. Wrapped around. Since the first winding frame 11 and the second volume frame 12 are arranged in the lower chamber 57, the sheet 16 between the first volume frame 11 and the second volume frame 12 is located in the lower chamber 57. Be placed. There are gaps through which the sheet 16 passes between the left and right side plate portions 52 and 53 and the lower partition plate 59, and between the left side plate portion 52 and the upper partition plate 58, respectively.
　シート１６は、第１巻架部１１と第５巻架部１５との間に両端部がそれぞれ配置される。図５及び図６に示すように、シート１６における第１巻架部１１側（下側）の端部には、固定板１６１を介して昇降板１９１が固定される。シート１６の第５巻架部１５側（上側）の端部には、固定板１６１と同形状の連結板１６２が固定される。昇降板１９１は、後述する第１回転駆動部１９を構成する。 Both ends of the sheet 16 are arranged between the first winding rack 11 and the fifth winding rack 15. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the elevating plate 191 is fixed to the end of the seat 16 on the first winding frame 11 side (lower side) via the fixing plate 161. A connecting plate 162 having the same shape as the fixing plate 161 is fixed to the end of the sheet 16 on the fifth winding frame 15 side (upper side). The elevating plate 191 constitutes a first rotation drive unit 19 which will be described later.
　連結板１６２は、昇降板１９１にねじ留めによって着脱可能に固定される。連結板１６２が昇降板１９１に固定されると、シート１６は、昇降板１９１を介して無端状に形成される。図３に示すように、無端状に形成されるシート１６は、第３巻架部１３のローラ１３１と第４巻架部１４のローラ１４１との間に弛みが生じるように各巻架部１１～１５に巻き掛けられ、その弛み部分において、シート押さえ部１７により谷部１６３が形成される。谷部１６３の上面に、対象物Ｐが載置される第１載置部１６４が形成される。第１載置部１６４は、シート１６の幅方向（装置の前後方向）に沿って水平に延在するように形成される。 The connecting plate 162 is detachably fixed to the elevating plate 191 by screwing. When the connecting plate 162 is fixed to the elevating plate 191, the seat 16 is formed endlessly via the elevating plate 191. As shown in FIG. 3, the sheet 16 formed in an endless shape has each winding portion 11 to 11 so as to cause a slack between the roller 131 of the third winding frame 13 and the roller 141 of the fourth winding frame 14. A valley portion 163 is formed by the seat holding portion 17 at the slack portion thereof. A first mounting portion 164 on which the object P is mounted is formed on the upper surface of the valley portion 163. The first mounting portion 164 is formed so as to extend horizontally along the width direction (front-back direction of the device) of the sheet 16.
　昇降板１９１は、第１回転駆動部１９により昇降する。昇降板１９１が昇降することにより、無端状のシート１６は各巻架部１１～１５間にわたる方向に移動して全体的に回転する。このようにシート１６が移動することにより、第１載置部１６４に載置される対象物Ｐは、前後方向に延びる水平方向を軸として回転する。 The elevating plate 191 is moved up and down by the first rotation drive unit 19. As the elevating plate 191 moves up and down, the endless sheet 16 moves in the direction between the winding racks 11 to 15 and rotates as a whole. By moving the sheet 16 in this way, the object P mounted on the first mounting portion 164 rotates about the horizontal direction extending in the front-rear direction.
　図７に示すように、シート押さえ部１７は、第３巻架部１３のローラ１３１と第４巻架部１４のローラ１４１との間の弛みが生じるシート１６の中央部分を上から押さえてＶ字状の谷部１６３を形成する。シート押さえ部１７は、谷部１６３の前後に一対の状態で配置される。前後のシート押さえ部１７は、筐体部５が備えるフレーム材５０３に立てて固定されるブラケット５０４の上端部に支持される。 As shown in FIG. 7, the seat pressing portion 17 presses the central portion of the seat 16 from above, which causes a slack between the roller 131 of the third winding rack portion 13 and the roller 141 of the fourth winding rack portion 14, and V A character-shaped valley portion 163 is formed. The seat holding portions 17 are arranged in a pair before and after the valley portion 163. The front and rear seat holding portions 17 are supported by the upper end portions of the bracket 504 which is vertically fixed to the frame material 503 provided in the housing portion 5.
　シート押さえ部１７は、ブラケット５０４に一端部が着脱可能にねじ留めされて中室５６の内部側に向かって水平に延びる押さえ板１７１と、押さえ板１７１の先端上部に着脱可能にねじ留めされて中室５６の内部側に向かってさらに水平に延びる先端部１７５と、を有する。先端部１７５は、本発明の保持手段の一例を構成する。押さえ板１７１の先端下面には、シート１６の表面に接触するシート接触部１７２が設けられる。シート接触部１７２の下面は、左右にわたって下方に凸に湾曲しており、平滑な面に形成される。シート１６の第１載置部１６４の表面はシート接触部１７２の下面に押さえ付けられて接触し、その下面を滑動しながら左右方向に移動する。 The seat holding portion 17 is detachably screwed to the bracket 504 at one end and detachably screwed to the holding plate 171 extending horizontally toward the inside of the middle chamber 56 and the upper end of the holding plate 171. It has a tip portion 175 that extends further horizontally toward the inner side of the middle chamber 56. The tip portion 175 constitutes an example of the holding means of the present invention. A sheet contact portion 172 that comes into contact with the surface of the sheet 16 is provided on the lower surface of the tip of the pressing plate 171. The lower surface of the seat contact portion 172 is convexly curved downward from side to side and is formed on a smooth surface. The surface of the first mounting portion 164 of the sheet 16 is pressed against and contacts the lower surface of the sheet contact portion 172, and moves in the left-right direction while sliding on the lower surface.
　シート１６の第１載置部１６４は、前後の押さえ板１７１で上から押さえ付けられることにより、押さえ板１７１に応じた幅を有するように形成される。先端部１７５は、必要に応じて押さえ板１７１に取り付けられる。先端部１７５は、中室５６の内部側への突出量が調整可能なように押さえ板１７１に着脱可能にねじ留めされる。例えば、第１載置部１６４に載置される対象物Ｐの長さが短い場合には、先端部１７５を押さえ板１７１に取り付けて対象物Ｐに近接させることで、対象物Ｐの前後方向への移動が先端部１７５により規制される。すなわち、シート１６の第１載置部１６４に載置されて回転する対象物Ｐの回転軸方向が、先端部１７５により一定に保持される。 The first mounting portion 164 of the sheet 16 is formed so as to have a width corresponding to the pressing plate 171 by being pressed from above by the front and rear pressing plates 171. The tip portion 175 is attached to the holding plate 171 as needed. The tip portion 175 is detachably screwed to the holding plate 171 so that the amount of protrusion toward the inside of the middle chamber 56 can be adjusted. For example, when the length of the object P mounted on the first mounting portion 164 is short, the tip portion 175 is attached to the pressing plate 171 and brought close to the object P in the front-rear direction of the object P. Movement to is regulated by the tip 175. That is, the rotation axis direction of the object P that is mounted and rotated on the first mounting portion 164 of the sheet 16 is held constant by the tip portion 175.
　前側のブラケット５０４には、上記押さえ板１７１の着脱によってＯＮ／ＯＦＦされる選択スイッチＳＳ（図１７参照）が設けられる。選択スイッチＳＳは、ブラケット５０４の裏側（筐体部５の内部側）に配置されるため、図３や図７等では見えない位置にあり図示されない。選択スイッチＳＳにより、後述するように当該情報処理装置１の撮影モードが、第１回転手段による第１撮像モードと、第２回転手段による第２撮像モードのいずれかに切り替えられる。選択スイッチＳＳは、ブラケット５０４に押さえ板１７１が上記のようにねじ留めされて取り付けられるとＯＮとなり、この状態で撮像モードは第１撮像モードとなる。また、選択スイッチＳＳは、ブラケット５０４から押さえ板１７１が取り外されるとＯＦＦとなり、この状態で撮像モードは第２撮像モードとなる。 The bracket 504 on the front side is provided with a selection switch SS (see FIG. 17) that is turned ON / OFF by attaching / detaching the holding plate 171. Since the selection switch SS is arranged on the back side of the bracket 504 (inside the housing portion 5), it is in a position that cannot be seen in FIGS. 3 and 7, and is not shown. The selection switch SS switches the photographing mode of the information processing apparatus 1 to either a first imaging mode by the first rotating means or a second imaging mode by the second rotating means, as will be described later. The selection switch SS is turned on when the pressing plate 171 is screwed and attached to the bracket 504 as described above, and the imaging mode becomes the first imaging mode in this state. Further, the selection switch SS is turned off when the pressing plate 171 is removed from the bracket 504, and the imaging mode becomes the second imaging mode in this state.
　図８に示すように、中室５６内における筐体部５の右側の側板部５３の内面には、シート掛け部５３１が設けられる。シート掛け部５３１は、連結板１６２に形成される２つのフック孔１６２ａが着脱可能に嵌合されるフック５３２を有する。フック孔１６２ａをフック５３２に嵌合すると、連結板１６２を介してシート１６がシート掛け部５３１に掛けられた状態となる。 As shown in FIG. 8, a seat hanging portion 531 is provided on the inner surface of the side plate portion 53 on the right side of the housing portion 5 in the middle chamber 56. The seat hanging portion 531 has a hook 532 to which two hook holes 162a formed in the connecting plate 162 are detachably fitted. When the hook hole 162a is fitted to the hook 532, the sheet 16 is hung on the sheet hanging portion 531 via the connecting plate 162.
　シート１６は、連結板１６２を昇降板１９１から外して第５巻架部１５、第４巻架部１４及び第３巻架部１３に対する巻架の状態を外し、連結板１６２を介してシート掛け部５３１に掛けることができる。このとき、シート１６にはシート掛け部５３１と第２巻架部１２との間で弛みが生じる。ここで、図９に示すように、その弛みの部分を下室５７内に引き込み、折りたたんだ状態で格納することにより、中室５６内でのシート掛け部５３１と第２巻架部１２との間のシート１６の弛みを解消させることができる。このとき、図９に示すように、シート１６が外された第４巻架部１４のローラ１４１、１４２をブラケット１４３から外してシート１６とともに下室５７内に格納してもよい。この状態で、シート１６で覆われていた第３巻架部１３と第４巻架部１４との間の空間が上下方向に開放される。 In the sheet 16, the connecting plate 162 is removed from the elevating plate 191 to remove the winding state with respect to the fifth winding frame 15, the fourth winding frame 14, and the third winding frame 13, and the sheet is hung via the connecting plate 162. It can be hung on the part 531. At this time, the seat 16 has a slack between the seat hanging portion 531 and the second winding rack portion 12. Here, as shown in FIG. 9, the slack portion is pulled into the lower chamber 57 and stored in a folded state, so that the seat hanging portion 531 and the second winding rack portion 12 in the middle chamber 56 can be connected to each other. The slack in the sheet 16 between them can be eliminated. At this time, as shown in FIG. 9, the rollers 141 and 142 of the fourth winding frame 14 from which the seat 16 has been removed may be removed from the bracket 143 and stored together with the seat 16 in the lower chamber 57. In this state, the space between the third winding frame 13 and the fourth winding frame 14 covered with the sheet 16 is opened in the vertical direction.
　解除機構１８は、第３巻架部１３のローラ１３１と第４巻架部１４のローラ１４１との間を開放するものであり、本実施形態では、図５に示すように昇降板１９１に着脱可能に装着される連結板１６２を含んで構成される。すなわち、連結板１６２を昇降板１９１から外すことにより、上述のようにシート１６における第３巻架部１３と第４巻架部１４との間にわたる部分を排除することができ、第３巻架部１３と第４巻架部１４との間の空間が上下方向に開放される。 The release mechanism 18 opens between the roller 131 of the third winding frame 13 and the roller 141 of the fourth winding frame 14, and in the present embodiment, it is attached to and detached from the elevating plate 191 as shown in FIG. It is configured to include a connecting plate 162 that can be mounted. That is, by removing the connecting plate 162 from the elevating plate 191, it is possible to eliminate the portion of the sheet 16 between the third winding frame 13 and the fourth winding frame 14, as described above, and the third winding frame can be eliminated. The space between the portion 13 and the fourth winding rack portion 14 is opened in the vertical direction.
　第１回転駆動部１９は、第１巻架部１１～第５巻架部１５に巻架されたシート１６をベルトコンベヤのように回転させる機能を有する。図５及び図１０に示すように、第１回転駆動部１９は、上述した昇降板１９１と、下室５７内に配置されるモータ１９２と、モータ１９２の駆動力を昇降板１９１の昇降動作に伝達するベルト１９３と、を有する。モータ１９２は本実施形態ではステッピングモータであり、ベルト１９３はタイミングベルトである。 The first rotation drive unit 19 has a function of rotating the sheet 16 wound around the first winding frame portion 11 to the fifth winding frame portion 15 like a belt conveyor. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 10, the first rotation drive unit 19 uses the above-mentioned elevating plate 191, the motor 192 arranged in the lower chamber 57, and the driving force of the motor 192 to elevate the elevating plate 191. It has a transmission belt 193 and. The motor 192 is a stepping motor in this embodiment, and the belt 193 is a timing belt.
　図１０に示すように、昇降板１９１は、両端部に設けられたガイド部１９１ａを介して、支持枠５０１が備える上下方向に延びる前後のフレーム材５０５に沿って昇降するように支持される。フレーム材５０５には、ガイド部１９１ａが係合して上下方向に摺動可能なレール部５０５ａが形成されている。ベルト１９３は、モータ１９２の駆動プーリ１９４と、従動プーリ１９５とに巻き掛けられて上下方向に延在している。従動プーリ１９５は、支持枠５０１が備える前後方向に延びるフレーム材５０６に固定されるブラケット５０７に回転可能に支持される。昇降板１９１は、ステー１９６を介してベルト１９３の一方側の直線部１９３ａに結合される。 As shown in FIG. 10, the elevating plate 191 is supported so as to move up and down along the front and rear frame members 505 provided in the support frame 501 in the vertical direction via guide portions 191a provided at both ends. The frame material 505 is formed with a rail portion 505a that is engaged with the guide portion 191a and is slidable in the vertical direction. The belt 193 is wound around the drive pulley 194 of the motor 192 and the driven pulley 195 and extends in the vertical direction. The driven pulley 195 is rotatably supported by a bracket 507 fixed to a frame member 506 extending in the front-rear direction included in the support frame 501. The elevating plate 191 is coupled to the straight portion 193a on one side of the belt 193 via the stay 196.
　モータ１９２の回転が駆動プーリ１９４からベルト１９３に伝達し、ベルト１９３が正逆回転する。ベルト１９３の回転により、昇降板１９１はベルト１９３の直線部１９３ａと一体に上下動する。シート１６は、昇降板１９１が上下動するに伴い、正面から見て全体的に時計回りまたは反時計回りに回転する。このようにシート１６が回転することにより、第１載置部１６４に載置された対象物Ｐは前後方向に延びる水平方向を回転軸として回転する。 The rotation of the motor 192 is transmitted from the drive pulley 194 to the belt 193, and the belt 193 rotates forward and reverse. Due to the rotation of the belt 193, the elevating plate 191 moves up and down integrally with the straight portion 193a of the belt 193. The seat 16 rotates clockwise or counterclockwise as a whole when viewed from the front as the elevating plate 191 moves up and down. By rotating the sheet 16 in this way, the object P mounted on the first mounting portion 164 rotates with the horizontal direction extending in the front-rear direction as the rotation axis.
　図１０に示すように、後側（図１０で左側）のフレーム材５０５には、昇降板１９１の上下位置を検知する近接センサからなる上側センサ１９８及び下側センサ１９９が配置されている。昇降板１９１は、左側のガイド部１９１ａが上側センサ１９８及び下側センサ１９９に検知されることにより、第１巻架部１１と第５巻架部１５との間で昇降するように規制される。したがってシート１６の回転移動距離は、昇降板１９１の昇降範囲に対応したものとなる。 As shown in FIG. 10, an upper sensor 198 and a lower sensor 199 composed of proximity sensors for detecting the vertical position of the elevating plate 191 are arranged on the frame material 505 on the rear side (left side in FIG. 10). The elevating plate 191 is regulated to move up and down between the first winding frame 11 and the fifth winding frame 15 by detecting the left guide portion 191a by the upper sensor 198 and the lower sensor 199. .. Therefore, the rotational movement distance of the seat 16 corresponds to the elevating range of the elevating plate 191.
　対象物Ｐは、シート１６との間に適度な摩擦が生じることにより、第１載置部１６４において回転する。シート１６の材質としては、対象物Ｐの表面との間に適度な摩擦が生じるものが好ましく、例えば透光性を有する白色の障子紙が好適に用いられる。 The object P rotates in the first mounting portion 164 due to an appropriate friction with the sheet 16. As the material of the sheet 16, it is preferable that an appropriate friction is generated with the surface of the object P, and for example, a white shoji paper having translucency is preferably used.
　図３に示すように、第２回転手段２０は、中室５６内の下方に配置される円盤状の回転台２１を有する。回転台２１の下方には、回転台２１を回転駆動する第２回転駆動部２５が設けられる。回転台２１は、筐体部５に支持される支持台２０１に、鉛直方向を回転軸として回転可能に支持される。支持台２０１には、回転台２１の軸受（不図示）が設けられる。 As shown in FIG. 3, the second rotating means 20 has a disk-shaped rotary table 21 arranged below in the middle chamber 56. Below the rotary table 21, a second rotary drive unit 25 for rotationally driving the rotary table 21 is provided. The rotary table 21 is rotatably supported by a support table 201 supported by the housing portion 5 with the vertical direction as the rotation axis. The support base 201 is provided with a bearing (not shown) for the rotary table 21.
　図１１及び図１２に示すように、回転台２１は、白色盤２１１と、透明盤２１２と、導光盤２１３と、フレーム盤２１４と、を有する。回転台２１は、上から白色盤２１１、透明盤２１２、導光盤２１３、フレーム盤２１４の順で、同心状に配置されて構成される。白色盤２１１、透明盤２１２及び導光盤２１３は、外周縁の部分が、周方向に等間隔をおいて配置されるねじ２０５によりフレーム盤２１４に対し分離可能に固定される。上記支持台２０１は、図１１に示す前後方向に延びる左右一対の支持ロッド２０２の上に配置されている。これら支持ロッド２０２は、筐体部５に固定されており、支持台２０１及び回転台２１を支持している。 As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the rotary table 21 has a white plate 211, a transparent plate 212, a light guide plate 213, and a frame plate 214. The rotary table 21 is configured to be arranged concentrically in the order of the white plate 211, the transparent plate 212, the light guide plate 213, and the frame plate 214 from the top. The outer peripheral edges of the white board 211, the transparent board 212, and the light guide board 213 are separably fixed to the frame board 214 by screws 205 arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. The support base 201 is arranged on a pair of left and right support rods 202 extending in the front-rear direction shown in FIG. These support rods 202 are fixed to the housing portion 5 and support the support base 201 and the rotary table 21.
　回転台２１は、対象物Ｂが載置される第２載置部２０４を有する。第２載置部２０４は、白色盤２１１の盤面（表面）で構成される。第２回転手段２０を用いて撮像する対象物Ｂは、直方体状の箱や袋、あるいは平坦な物品等の、転がりにくいものが好適とされる。 The rotary table 21 has a second mounting portion 204 on which the object B is mounted. The second mounting portion 204 is composed of a board surface (surface) of the white board 211. The object B to be imaged by using the second rotating means 20 is preferably a rectangular parallelepiped box, a bag, a flat article, or the like, which is difficult to roll.
　導光盤２１３の内部には、ＬＥＤ素子からなる光源（不図示）が設けられ、その光源により導光盤２１３の表面が発光する。導光盤２１３の発光は透明盤２１２及び白色盤２１１を透過して白色盤２１１で拡散され、白色盤２１１の表面の第２載置部２０４が白色に発光する。なお、白色盤２１１の色としては、例えば純白よりも若干濁ったいわゆる乳白色のものが用いられ、その場合には、乳白色に発光する。導光盤２１３の発光により、中室５６内が照明される。 A light source (not shown) composed of LED elements is provided inside the light guide plate 213, and the surface of the light guide plate 213 emits light by the light source. The light emitted from the light guide plate 213 is transmitted through the transparent plate 212 and the white plate 211 and diffused by the white plate 211, and the second mounting portion 204 on the surface of the white plate 211 emits white light. As the color of the white board 211, for example, a so-called milky white color that is slightly turbid than pure white is used, and in that case, light is emitted in milky white color. The inside of the middle chamber 56 is illuminated by the light emitted from the light guide plate 213.
　本実施形態の情報処理装置１においては、第１回転手段１０の第１載置部１６４に載置される対象物Ｐや、第２回転手段２０の第２載置部２０４に載置される対象物Ｂが、撮像部３０により撮像される。第１載置部１６４に載置される対象物Ｐを撮像する場合、第１載置部１６４の下面と回転台２１の白色盤２１１との間の間隔を確保するために、透明盤２１２が外され、回転台２１の高さが低くされる。一方、第２載置部２０４に載置される対象物Ｂを撮像する場合、回転台２１は白色盤２１１、透明盤２１２及び導光盤２１３を組み込んだ状態で使用される。第１載置部１６４と、透明盤２１２が外された回転台２１の第２載置部２０４とは、カメラ３２からの距離がほぼ同一の所定距離となるように設定される。回転台２１から外された透明盤２１２は、図１に示すように右側の側板部５３に設けられた２つの挟持板５３３と側板部５３との間に、着脱可能に挟持されて保持されてもよい。 In the information processing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the object P is placed on the first mounting portion 164 of the first rotating means 10 and the second mounting portion 204 of the second rotating means 20 is mounted. The object B is imaged by the imaging unit 30. When the object P mounted on the first mounting portion 164 is imaged, the transparent plate 212 is used to secure a space between the lower surface of the first mounting portion 164 and the white plate 211 of the rotary table 21. It is removed and the height of the rotary table 21 is lowered. On the other hand, when the object B mounted on the second mounting portion 204 is imaged, the rotary table 21 is used with the white board 211, the transparent board 212, and the light guide board 213 incorporated. The first mounting portion 164 and the second mounting portion 204 of the rotary table 21 from which the transparent plate 212 is removed are set so that the distances from the camera 32 are substantially the same. As shown in FIG. 1, the transparent plate 212 removed from the rotary table 21 is detachably sandwiched and held between the two holding plates 533 provided on the right side plate portion 53 and the side plate portion 53. May be good.
　図１２に示すように、第２回転駆動部２５は、支持台２０１に固定されるモータ２５１と、モータ２５１により回転駆動される駆動プーリ２５２と、回転台２１の下面に一体的に配置される従動プーリ２５３と、駆動プーリ２５２と従動プーリ２５３とに巻き掛けられるベルト２５４と、を有する。ベルト２５４は、タイミングベルトである。モータ２５１の回転がベルト２５４を介して回転台２１に伝達され、これにより回転台２１が回転駆動される。 As shown in FIG. 12, the second rotary drive unit 25 is integrally arranged on the lower surface of the rotary table 21 with the motor 251 fixed to the support base 201, the drive pulley 252 rotationally driven by the motor 251. It has a driven pulley 253, a drive pulley 252, and a belt 254 wound around the driven pulley 253. The belt 254 is a timing belt. The rotation of the motor 251 is transmitted to the rotary table 21 via the belt 254, whereby the rotary table 21 is rotationally driven.
　上室５５に収容される撮像部３０は、第１載置部１６４に載置される対象物Ｐや第２載置部２０４に載置される対象物Ｂを、複数（本実施形態では５つ）の視点から撮像する。本実施形態の情報処理装置１は、第１回転手段１０を使用して第１載置部１６４に載置される対象物Ｐを撮像する場合（第１撮像モード）と、第２回転手段２０を使用して第２載置部２０４に載置される対象物Ｂを撮像する場合（第２撮像モード）のいずれかの撮像モードを選択する選択スイッチＳＳ（図１７参照）を有する。 The imaging unit 30 housed in the upper chamber 55 has a plurality of objects P mounted on the first mounting section 164 and objects B mounted on the second mounting section 204 (5 in the present embodiment). Image from the viewpoint of one). The information processing device 1 of the present embodiment uses the first rotating means 10 to image an object P mounted on the first mounting portion 164 (first imaging mode), and the second rotating means 20. Has a selection switch SS (see FIG. 17) for selecting one of the imaging modes in the case of imaging the object B mounted on the second mounting unit 204 (second imaging mode).
　図１３及び図１４に示すように、撮像部３０は、十字状に形成される十字レール（移動支持手段）３１と、十字レール３１に支持される撮像装置としてのカメラ３２と、同期移動機構３３と、を有する。カメラ３２は、１つの固定カメラ３２１と、４つの可動カメラ３２２とを含んで構成される。 As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the imaging unit 30 includes a cross rail (moving support means) 31 formed in a cross shape, a camera 32 as an imaging device supported by the cross rail 31, and a synchronous moving mechanism 33. And have. The camera 32 includes one fixed camera 321 and four movable cameras 322.
　カメラ３２は、撮像方向（撮像アングル）を下方に向けて十字レール３１に支持される。十字レール３１は、水平に延びる４つのレール部３１１を有しており、４つの可動カメラ３２２のそれぞれが、各レール部３１１に沿って水平方向に移動可能に支持される。十字レール３１の中心は、平面視で第１回転手段１０における第１載置部１６４の中心と同一の位置に配置され、各レール部３１１は、その中心から水平な放射方向に延びている。固定カメラ３２１は、十字レール３１の中心に配置される。なお、カメラ３２としては、カラー画像（ＲＧＢ画像）を取得する通常の２Ｄカメラを用いることができるが、この他に、深度センサ、ＴｏＦ（Time-of-Flight）センサ、ステレオカメラ等の３Ｄカメラや、カラー画像（RGB）と奥行き画像（Depth）を取得できるＲＧＢ－Ｄカメラ等の各種カメラを用いることができる。 The camera 32 is supported by the cross rail 31 with the imaging direction (imaging angle) facing downward. The cross rail 31 has four rail portions 311 extending horizontally, and each of the four movable cameras 322 is supported so as to be movable in the horizontal direction along each rail portion 311. The center of the cross rail 31 is arranged at the same position as the center of the first mounting portion 164 in the first rotating means 10 in a plan view, and each rail portion 311 extends in the horizontal radial direction from the center. The fixed camera 321 is arranged at the center of the cross rail 31. As the camera 32, a normal 2D camera that acquires a color image (RGB image) can be used, but in addition to this, a 3D camera such as a depth sensor, a ToF (Time-of-Flight) sensor, or a stereo camera can be used. Alternatively, various cameras such as an RGB-D camera capable of acquiring a color image (RGB) and a depth image (Depth) can be used.
　４つの可動カメラ３２２は、同期移動機構３３により各レール部３１１に沿って放射方向に同期して移動する。図１５に示すように、同期移動機構３３は、直線的に延在する２組のレール部３１１の先端部にそれぞれ配置される各一対の端部プーリ３３１Ａ、３３１Ｂと、一対の端部プーリ３３１Ａに巻き掛けられる上側ベルト３３Ａと、一対の端部プーリ３３１Ｂに巻き掛けられる下側ベルト３３Ｂと、十字レール３１の中央に配置されて上下のベルト３３Ａ、３３Ｂが噛み合う中央プーリ３３２と、中央プーリ３３２の周囲に配置された一対の上側ガイドローラ３３５Ａ及び一対の下側ガイドローラ３３５Ｂと、操作部３４０と、を有する。上側ベルト３３Ａ及び下側ベルト３３Ｂは、タイミングベルトである。 The four movable cameras 322 move synchronously in the radial direction along each rail portion 311 by the synchronous movement mechanism 33. As shown in FIG. 15, the synchronous movement mechanism 33 includes a pair of end pulleys 331A and 331B and a pair of end pulleys 331A, which are respectively arranged at the tips of two sets of rail portions 311 extending linearly. The upper belt 33A wound around the upper belt 33A, the lower belt 33B wound around the pair of end pulleys 331B, the central pulley 332 arranged in the center of the cross rail 31 and the upper and lower belts 33A and 33B mesh with each other, and the central pulley 332. It has a pair of upper guide rollers 335A, a pair of lower guide rollers 335B, and an operation unit 340 arranged around the above. The upper belt 33A and the lower belt 33B are timing belts.
　上側ベルト３３Ａは、下側ベルト３３Ｂの上方に配置されている。平面視した状態で、上側ベルト３３Ａと下側ベルト３３Ｂとは中央部分で交差しており、ともにその中央部分の内周部が、中央プーリ３３２に噛み合っている。各一対の上側ガイドローラ３３５Ａ及び下側ガイドローラ３３５Ｂは、それぞれ中央プーリ３３２を挟んだ状態で上側ベルト３３Ａ及び下側ベルト３３Ｂに対応して上下に配置され、十字レール３１に回転可能に支持されている。 The upper belt 33A is arranged above the lower belt 33B. In a plan view, the upper belt 33A and the lower belt 33B intersect at the central portion, and the inner peripheral portion of the central portion of both intersects the central pulley 332. Each pair of upper guide rollers 335A and lower guide rollers 335B are vertically arranged corresponding to the upper belt 33A and the lower belt 33B with the central pulley 332 sandwiched therein, and are rotatably supported by the cross rail 31. ing.
　上側ベルト３３Ａは、巻架されている端部プーリ３３１Ａから、２つの直線部のうちの一方の直線部が中央に向かうにしたがって上側ガイドローラ３３５Ａの片側に寄せられ、２つの直線部が、上側ガイドローラ３３５Ａの外周部で重なってから、中央プーリ３３２の両側に分かれて中央プーリ３３２に噛み合うように装着される。また、下側ベルト３３Ｂも同様であって、巻架されている端部プーリ３３１Ｂから、２つの直線部のうちの一方の直線部が中央に向かうにしたがって下側ガイドローラ３３５Ｂの片側に寄せられ、２つの直線部が、下側ガイドローラ３３５Ｂの外周部で重なってから、中央プーリ３３２の両側に分かれて中央プーリ３３２に噛み合うように装着される。 The upper belt 33A is moved toward one side of the upper guide roller 335A from the wound end pulley 331A so that one of the two straight portions is directed toward the center, and the two straight portions are on the upper side. After overlapping on the outer peripheral portion of the guide roller 335A, it is divided into both sides of the central pulley 332 and mounted so as to mesh with the central pulley 332. Further, the same applies to the lower belt 33B, in which one of the two straight portions is moved toward one side of the lower guide roller 335B from the wound end pulley 331B toward the center. After the two straight portions overlap at the outer peripheral portion of the lower guide roller 335B, they are divided into both sides of the central pulley 332 and mounted so as to mesh with the central pulley 332.
　４つの可動カメラ３２２は、上側ベルト３３Ａ及び下側ベルト３３Ｂの一方の直線部の所定位置に一体的に固定される。これにより４つの可動カメラ３２２は、上側ベルト３３Ａ及び下側ベルト３３Ｂの回転により、レール部３１１に沿って直線的に移動する。 The four movable cameras 322 are integrally fixed at predetermined positions on one of the straight portions of the upper belt 33A and the lower belt 33B. As a result, the four movable cameras 322 move linearly along the rail portion 311 due to the rotation of the upper belt 33A and the lower belt 33B.
　図１３及び図１５に示すように、操作部３４０は、十字レール３１に支持されたハンドル部３４１を含んで構成される。ハンドル部３４１は、十字レール３１に固定されたブラケット３４５に回転可能に支持された円盤状のノブ３４２と、ノブ３４２の偏心位置に立てられたグリップ３４３と、を有する。ノブ３４２の回転は、ベルト３４６及び従動プーリ３４７を介して一方の端部プーリ３３１Ａに伝わるようになっている。 As shown in FIGS. 13 and 15, the operation unit 340 includes a handle unit 341 supported by the cross rail 31. The handle portion 341 has a disk-shaped knob 342 rotatably supported by a bracket 345 fixed to the cross rail 31, and a grip 343 erected at an eccentric position of the knob 342. The rotation of the knob 342 is transmitted to one end pulley 331A via the belt 346 and the driven pulley 347.
　操作部３４０は、グリップ３４３によりノブ３４２を手動で回転させると、一方の端部プーリ３３１Ａに回転が伝わり、これにより同期移動機構３３が作動して可動カメラ３２２が同期してレール部３１１を移動する。同期移動機構３３は、操作部３４０により一方の端部プーリ３３１Ａが回転すると、上側ベルト３３Ａの回転に連動して中央プーリ３３２が回転し、中央プーリ３３２に噛み合う下側ベルト３３Ｂも連動して回転する。上側ベルト３３Ａと下側ベルト３３Ｂが同期して回転することで、各可動カメラ３２２も同期してレール部３１１を移動する。 When the knob 342 is manually rotated by the grip 343, the operation unit 340 transmits the rotation to one end pulley 331A, whereby the synchronous movement mechanism 33 operates and the movable camera 322 synchronously moves the rail unit 311. do. In the synchronous movement mechanism 33, when one end pulley 331A is rotated by the operation unit 340, the central pulley 332 rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the upper belt 33A, and the lower belt 33B meshing with the central pulley 332 also rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the upper belt 33A. do. As the upper belt 33A and the lower belt 33B rotate in synchronization, each movable camera 322 also moves the rail portion 311 in synchronization.
　固定カメラ３２１及び可動カメラ３２２の撮像動作は、第２制御部６０Ｂで制御される。図１３に示すように、各可動カメラ３２２には、第２制御部６０Ｂに電気的に接続され、レール部３１１に沿って移動する可動カメラ３２２にフレキシブルに追従する制御ケーブル３３６が接続される。 The imaging operation of the fixed camera 321 and the movable camera 322 is controlled by the second control unit 60B. As shown in FIG. 13, each movable camera 322 is connected to a control cable 336 that is electrically connected to the second control unit 60B and flexibly follows the movable camera 322 that moves along the rail unit 311.
　図１６に示すように、上仕切り板５８には、固定カメラ３２１及び可動カメラ３２２のレンズ部が通されて下方の第１載置部１６４及び第２載置部２０４への視界を確保する十字状のスリット５８１が形成される。 As shown in FIG. 16, a cross through which the lens portions of the fixed camera 321 and the movable camera 322 are passed through the upper partition plate 58 to secure visibility to the lower first mounting portion 164 and the second mounting portion 204. A shaped slit 581 is formed.
　照射部４０は、第１載置部１６４及び第２載置部２０４の中心位置を照射し、その中心位置を目視で判断可能とする機能を有する。図３に示すように、本実施形態において照射部４０は、上仕切り板５８の下面の適宜位置に配置される。照射部４０は、例えばレーザ光を出射して第１載置部１６４や第２載置部２０４に光点が生成されるレーザ指示装置等が用いられる。 The irradiation unit 40 has a function of irradiating the center positions of the first mounting unit 164 and the second mounting unit 204 so that the center positions can be visually determined. As shown in FIG. 3, in the present embodiment, the irradiation unit 40 is arranged at an appropriate position on the lower surface of the upper partition plate 58. As the irradiation unit 40, for example, a laser instruction device that emits a laser beam to generate a light spot on the first mounting unit 164 or the second mounting unit 204 is used.
　次に、本実施形態の情報処理装置１の電気的な構成について説明する。図１７は第１制御部６０Ａに関連する情報処理装置１の電気的な構成を模式的に示す機能ブロック図であり、図１８は第２制御部６０Ｂに関連する情報処理装置１の電気的な構成を模式的に示す機能ブロック図である。なお、以下でいう電気的接続とは、有線接続及び無線接続の双方を含むものであり、いずれか一方の接続の形態が採用されるものとする。 Next, the electrical configuration of the information processing device 1 of the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 17 is a functional block diagram schematically showing the electrical configuration of the information processing device 1 related to the first control unit 60A, and FIG. 18 is an electrical block diagram of the information processing device 1 related to the second control unit 60B. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure schematically. The electrical connection referred to below includes both a wired connection and a wireless connection, and one of the connection forms shall be adopted.
　第１制御部６０Ａには、メインスイッチＭＳ及び選択スイッチＳＳが接続される。メインスイッチＭＳにより当該情報処理装置１の電源がＯＮ／ＯＦＦされ、選択スイッチＳＳにより使用するモータ１９２、２５１、すなわち第１回転手段１０と第２回転手段２０のどちらを使用するかが選択される。 The main switch MS and the selection switch SS are connected to the first control unit 60A. The power of the information processing apparatus 1 is turned on / off by the main switch MS, and the motors 192 and 251 used by the selection switch SS, that is, which of the first rotating means 10 and the second rotating means 20 is used is selected. ..
　第１制御部６０Ａには、駆動系電気機器として第１回転手段１０のモータ１９２、上側センサ１９８、下側センサ１９９及び第２回転手段２０のモータ２５１が電気的に接続される。また、第１制御部６０Ａには、照明系電気機器として導光盤２１３及び照射部４０が電気的に接続される。第１制御部６０Ａは、駆動系及び照明系の各電気機器の制御をそれぞれ実行する駆動制御部６０１及び照明制御部６０２を有する。 The motor 192 of the first rotating means 10, the upper sensor 198, the lower sensor 199, and the motor 251 of the second rotating means 20 are electrically connected to the first control unit 60A as drive system electrical equipment. Further, the light guide plate 213 and the irradiation unit 40 are electrically connected to the first control unit 60A as lighting system electrical equipment. The first control unit 60A includes a drive control unit 601 and a lighting control unit 602 that execute control of each electric device of the drive system and the lighting system, respectively.
　第２制御部６０Ｂには、表示系電気機器として操作パネル４１が電気的に接続される。また、第２制御部６０Ｂには、画像系電気機器として固定カメラ３２１、可動カメラ３２２及び読み取りカメラ８０が電気的に接続される。第２制御部６０Ｂは、表示系及び画像系の各電気機器の制御または処理をそれぞれ実行する表示制御部６０３及び画像処理部６０４を有する。画像処理部６０４には、固定カメラ３２１及び可動カメラ３２２の撮像画像が入力され、画像処理部６０４は、それら撮像画像を画像データとして例えば他の記憶装置に送るなどの処理を行う。 An operation panel 41 is electrically connected to the second control unit 60B as a display electrical device. Further, a fixed camera 321 and a movable camera 322 and a reading camera 80 are electrically connected to the second control unit 60B as image-based electrical equipment. The second control unit 60B includes a display control unit 603 and an image processing unit 604 that execute control or processing of each electric device of the display system and the image system, respectively. Images captured by the fixed camera 321 and the movable camera 322 are input to the image processing unit 604, and the image processing unit 604 performs processing such as sending the captured images as image data to, for example, another storage device.
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　以上が情報処理装置１の構成であり、次に情報処理装置１の作用について説明する。
　情報処理装置１では、第１回転手段１０及び第２回転手段２０のいずれか一方を使用して対象物（Ｐ、Ｂ）を回転させながら撮像する。使用にあたっては、メインスイッチＭＳにより電源を入れる前に、第１回転手段１０と第２回転手段２０のどちらを使用するかを使用者が判断し、第１回転手段１０を使用する場合には、後述するように、ブラケット５０４に押さえ板１７１を取り付けて選択スイッチＳＳをＯＮにする。また、第２回転手段２０を使用する場合には、ブラケット５０４に押さえ板１７１を取り付けず、選択スイッチＳＳをＯＦＦの状態とする。 (Action)
The above is the configuration of the information processing device 1, and next, the operation of the information processing device 1 will be described.
In the information processing apparatus 1, one of the first rotating means 10 and the second rotating means 20 is used to take an image while rotating the object (P, B). In use, before the power is turned on by the main switch MS, the user determines whether to use the first rotating means 10 or the second rotating means 20, and when using the first rotating means 10, when the first rotating means 10 is used, As will be described later, the holding plate 171 is attached to the bracket 504 to turn on the selection switch SS. Further, when the second rotating means 20 is used, the holding plate 171 is not attached to the bracket 504, and the selection switch SS is turned off.
　まず、第１回転手段１０を使用して筒状の対象物Ｐを撮像する場合（第１撮像モード）について説明する。第１回転手段１０を使用する場合には、シート１６が設置されていない状態において、第２回転手段２０の回転台２１の透明盤２１２を外して回転台２１の高さを透明盤２１２の分だけ低くし、第１載置部１６４とカメラ３２との間の距離を所定距離にする。 First, a case where a tubular object P is imaged using the first rotating means 10 (first imaging mode) will be described. When the first rotating means 10 is used, the transparent plate 212 of the rotary table 21 of the second rotating means 20 is removed and the height of the rotary table 21 is set to the distance of the transparent plate 212 in the state where the seat 16 is not installed. The distance between the first mounting portion 164 and the camera 32 is set to a predetermined distance.
　次いで、図３に示すように、前後のシート押さえ部１７の押さえ板１７１をブラケット５０４に取り付ける。これにより、選択スイッチＳＳはＯＮとなり、撮像モードが第１撮像モードになる。また、シート１６を各巻架部１１～１５に巻架した状態とし、連結板１６２を昇降板１９１に固定してシート１６を無端状に形成するとともに、押さえ板１７１によりシート１６に谷部１６３及び第１載置部１６４を形成する。対象物Ｐをシート１６の第１載置部１６４に載置し、第１回転駆動部１９のモータ１９２を間欠的に作動させる。これにより第１載置部１６４に載置された対象物Ｐは、水平方向を回転軸として複数回回転する。対象物Ｐをシート１６の第１載置部１６４に載置する際には、照射部４０により第１載置部１６４の中心位置に照射される光点を目印にして、その光点に対象物Ｐの中心が位置するように載置してもよい。 Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the holding plates 171 of the front and rear seat holding portions 17 are attached to the bracket 504. As a result, the selection switch SS is turned on, and the imaging mode becomes the first imaging mode. Further, the sheet 16 is wound around each winding frame 11 to 15, and the connecting plate 162 is fixed to the elevating plate 191 to form the sheet 16 in an endless shape, and the pressing plate 171 forms a valley portion 163 and a valley portion 163 on the sheet 16. The first mounting portion 164 is formed. The object P is placed on the first mounting portion 164 of the seat 16, and the motor 192 of the first rotation driving portion 19 is intermittently operated. As a result, the object P mounted on the first mounting portion 164 rotates a plurality of times with the horizontal direction as the rotation axis. When the object P is placed on the first mounting portion 164 of the sheet 16, the light spot irradiated by the irradiation unit 40 at the center position of the first mounting portion 164 is used as a mark, and the target is placed on the light spot. It may be placed so that the center of the object P is located.
　このように対象物Ｐを回転させながら撮像部３０のカメラ３２（固定カメラ３２１及び可動カメラ３２２）により、回転する対象物Ｐを撮像する。撮像時においては、対象物Ｐの大きさ（回転軸方向の長さ）に応じて可動カメラ３２２を適宜に同期させて移動させ、画角内に対象物Ｐが入るように位置を適宜に調整する。これにより、対象物Ｐに対して相対的に多方面のアングルから撮像した画像が撮像される。対象物Ｐが筒状のペットボトルや瓶等の場合、その対象物Ｐを第１載置部１６４に横たわらせることにより、対象物Ｐの外周面の複数の画像が撮像される。 While rotating the object P in this way, the rotating object P is imaged by the camera 32 (fixed camera 321 and movable camera 322) of the imaging unit 30. At the time of imaging, the movable camera 322 is appropriately synchronized and moved according to the size (length in the rotation axis direction) of the object P, and the position is appropriately adjusted so that the object P is within the angle of view. do. As a result, images captured from various angles relative to the object P are captured. When the object P is a tubular PET bottle, a bottle, or the like, by laying the object P on the first mounting portion 164, a plurality of images of the outer peripheral surface of the object P are captured.
　対象物Ｐが軸方向長さの比較的短いものの場合には、シート押さえ部１７において先端部１７５を押さえ板１７１に取り付け、対象物Ｐの軸方向の移動を先端部１７５で規制するようにすることで対象物Ｐの回転状態を安定した状態に保持してもよい。 When the object P has a relatively short axial length, the tip portion 175 is attached to the pressing plate 171 in the seat pressing portion 17, and the axial movement of the object P is restricted by the tip portion 175. As a result, the rotational state of the object P may be maintained in a stable state.
　次に、第２回転手段２０を使用して箱状の対象物Ｂを撮像する場合（第２撮像モード）について説明する。第２回転手段２０を使用する場合には、第１回転手段１０のシート１６を下室５７に格納して第３巻架部１３と第４巻架部１４との間のスペースを開放する。回転台２１においては、外してあった透明盤２１２を組み込む。また、シート押さえ部１７の押さえ板１７１をブラケット５０４から外し、カメラ３２の視界を確保する。 Next, a case where the box-shaped object B is imaged using the second rotating means 20 (second imaging mode) will be described. When the second rotating means 20 is used, the sheet 16 of the first rotating means 10 is stored in the lower chamber 57 to open the space between the third winding frame 13 and the fourth winding frame 14. In the rotary table 21, the removed transparent plate 212 is incorporated. Further, the pressing plate 171 of the seat pressing portion 17 is removed from the bracket 504 to secure the field of view of the camera 32.
　対象物Ｂを回転台２１の第２載置部２０４に載置し、第２回転駆動部２５のモータ１９２を作動させて回転台２１を一方向に回転させながら、撮像部３０のカメラ３２（固定カメラ３２１及び可動カメラ３２２）により回転する対象物Ｂを撮像する。撮像時においては、対象物Ｂの大きさに応じて可動カメラ３２２を適宜に同期させて移動させ、画角内に対象物Ｂが入るように位置を適宜に調整する。撮像部３０によって対象物Ｂの上方からのアングルの画像が撮像される。これにより対象物Ｂに対して相対的に多方面のアングルから撮像した画像が撮像される。 The object B is placed on the second mounting portion 204 of the rotary table 21, and while the motor 192 of the second rotation drive unit 25 is operated to rotate the rotary table 21 in one direction, the camera 32 of the imaging unit 30 ( The rotating object B is imaged by the fixed camera 321 and the movable camera 322). At the time of imaging, the movable camera 322 is appropriately synchronized and moved according to the size of the object B, and the position is appropriately adjusted so that the object B is within the angle of view. The image pickup unit 30 captures an image of an angle from above the object B. As a result, images captured from various angles relative to the object B are captured.
　以上のように第１回転手段１０または第２回転手段２０を使用して撮像された対象物（Ｐ、Ｂ）の撮像画像は、第２制御部６０Ｂに入力される。第２制御部６０Ｂにおいては、入力された多数の画像を他の記憶装置に送るなどの処理を行う。１つの対象物を撮像して得られた多数の撮像画像は、例えば撮像した対象物を特定するための画像データとして使用される。 The captured image of the object (P, B) captured by using the first rotating means 10 or the second rotating means 20 as described above is input to the second control unit 60B. The second control unit 60B performs processing such as sending a large number of input images to another storage device. A large number of captured images obtained by imaging one object are used, for example, as image data for identifying the captured object.
　次に、図１９及び図２０を参照して、本実施形態の情報処理装置１で実行され得る操作方法の一例を説明する。図１９は、第１撮像モードで対象物Ｐを撮像する際の操作手順を示すフローチャートである。図２０は、第２撮像モードで対象物Ｂを撮像する際の操作手順を示すフローチャートである。操作パネル４１には、ポップアップ等の画像表示形態によって、操作方法、選択ボタン、メッセージ等が表示される。以下の説明では、操作手順に応じて操作パネル４１に表示される表示内容の一例を付記する。 Next, with reference to FIGS. 19 and 20, an example of an operation method that can be executed by the information processing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure when the object P is imaged in the first imaging mode. FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure when imaging the object B in the second imaging mode. On the operation panel 41, an operation method, a selection button, a message, and the like are displayed depending on the image display form such as a pop-up. In the following description, an example of display contents displayed on the operation panel 41 according to the operation procedure will be added.
　まず、図１９により第１撮像モードの場合を説明する。ステップＳ１０１において、第１制御部６０Ａにより、選択スイッチＳＳがＯＮになっていることに基づいて第１撮像モードが選択されていることが判断される。操作パネル４１には、「第１撮像モードで撮像を開始します」、「撮像モードを変更する場合は、電源ＯＦＦの後に行う」などのメッセージが表示される。 First, the case of the first imaging mode will be described with reference to FIG. In step S101, the first control unit 60A determines that the first imaging mode is selected based on the fact that the selection switch SS is ON. On the operation panel 41, messages such as "start imaging in the first imaging mode" and "change the imaging mode after turning off the power" are displayed.
　ステップＳ１０２で、対象物Ｐの情報を示す情報コードを読み取りカメラ８０で撮像して読み取る。操作パネル４１には、情報コードを読み取るようにメッセージが表示され、次いで読み取った後には、対象物Ｐの情報が表示される。例えば対象物Ｐがペットボトル飲料の商品である場合、その商品名、商品番号、商品の画像等が表示される。また、撮像しようとする対象物Ｐが該当するものであるか否かを選択する画面が表示される。対象物Ｐが該当の撮像対象であった場合、その旨を選択して次に進む。 In step S102, the information code indicating the information of the object P is read and captured by the camera 80 and read. A message is displayed on the operation panel 41 to read the information code, and after the message is read, the information of the object P is displayed. For example, when the object P is a product of a PET bottle beverage, the product name, product number, product image, and the like are displayed. In addition, a screen for selecting whether or not the object P to be imaged is applicable is displayed. If the object P is the corresponding imaging target, select that fact and proceed to the next step.
　ステップＳ１０３では、５つのカメラ３２（１つの固定カメラ３２１、４つの可動カメラ３２２）によりシート１６の表面の画像を背景画像として撮像する。操作パネル４１には、撮像開始のスイッチ釦が表示され、そのスイッチ釦をタッチして５つのカメラ３２によりシート１６の表面の画像を背景画像として撮像する。操作パネル４１には５つのカメラ３２による撮像が表示され、シート１６の表面がクリアであると判断された場合、次に進む。 In step S103, an image of the surface of the sheet 16 is captured as a background image by five cameras 32 (one fixed camera 321, four movable cameras 322). A switch button for starting imaging is displayed on the operation panel 41, and the switch button is touched to capture an image of the surface of the sheet 16 as a background image by the five cameras 32. The operation panel 41 displays images taken by the five cameras 32, and when it is determined that the surface of the sheet 16 is clear, the process proceeds to the next step.
　ステップＳ１０４では、第１載置部１６４に対象物Ｐを横たわらせて軸方向が前後方向に沿って水平に延在するように載置する。第１載置部１６４に載置された対象物Ｐは５つのカメラ３２で撮像される。操作パネル４１には５つのカメラ３２による対象物Ｐの５つの撮像画像が表示される。第１載置部１６４への載置状態が良好の場合には次に進む。対象物Ｐにずれや傾きなどがあった場合には、載置の状態を調整する。 In step S104, the object P is laid down on the first mounting portion 164 and placed so that the axial direction extends horizontally along the front-rear direction. The object P mounted on the first mounting portion 164 is imaged by five cameras 32. On the operation panel 41, five captured images of the object P by the five cameras 32 are displayed. If the mounting condition on the first mounting portion 164 is good, the process proceeds to the next step. If the object P is displaced or tilted, the placement state is adjusted.
　ステップＳ１０５では、撮像枚数を設定する。例えば、操作パネル４１に表示されるプルダウン式の選択画面により、各カメラによる１回の撮像枚数及び総撮像枚数（アングルの数）等を設定する。 In step S105, the number of images to be imaged is set. For example, the number of images taken at one time by each camera, the total number of images taken (the number of angles), and the like are set by the pull-down type selection screen displayed on the operation panel 41.
　ステップＳ１０６では、シート１６を回転させて対象物Ｐの表面位置を変更しながら、所望の撮像開始位置を調整して登録する。操作パネル４１には、回転する対象物Ｐの撮像画像が表示される。操作パネル４１には、シート１６の第１載置部１６４を左右に移動させる釦が表示され、それら釦を選んでタッチすることで、シート１６を僅かに動かしながら対象物Ｐを回転させる。開始位置が決定されたら、操作パネル４１に表示される登録釦をタッチして登録する。 In step S106, the desired imaging start position is adjusted and registered while rotating the sheet 16 to change the surface position of the object P. An captured image of the rotating object P is displayed on the operation panel 41. Buttons for moving the first mounting portion 164 of the seat 16 to the left and right are displayed on the operation panel 41, and by selecting and touching these buttons, the object P is rotated while slightly moving the seat 16. When the start position is determined, touch the registration button displayed on the operation panel 41 to register.
　ステップＳ１０７では、間欠的に移動させる第１載置部１６４におけるシート１６の移動距離を設定する。移動距離としては、例えば１ｍｍ～５ｍｍの範囲で１ｍｍごとに設定されるが、移動の範囲及び距離はこれに限定されない。操作パネル４１には、移動距離の選択画面が表示され、選択後に登録釦をタッチして登録する。 In step S107, the moving distance of the sheet 16 in the first mounting portion 164 to be moved intermittently is set. The moving distance is set, for example, in the range of 1 mm to 5 mm in 1 mm increments, but the moving range and distance are not limited to this. The movement distance selection screen is displayed on the operation panel 41, and after selection, the registration button is touched to register.
　ステップＳ１０８では、操作パネル４１に撮像開始の釦が表示され、その釦をタッチすると、登録した次のような動作が行われて、撮像が開始される。シート１６を回転させて第１載置部１６４を一方向に間欠的に移動させながら対象物Ｐを回転させ、回転動作の間の停止時において対象物Ｐを５つのカメラ３２で撮像する。この動作を繰り返し、対象物Ｐに対し相対的に多方面からのアングルによる撮像が自動的に行われ、ステップＳ１０５で設定された１回の撮像枚数分の撮像が終了するまで、撮像を繰り返す。ステップＳ１０５で設定された１回の撮像枚数分の撮像が終了すると、シート１６の回転が完全に停止する。再び画面に表示された撮像開始の釦をタッチすると、再度撮像が開始される。この流れをＳ１０５で設定した総撮像枚数分の撮像が終了するまで繰り返す。撮像の間、操作パネル４１には、各カメラ３２による撮像画像が連続的に表示されるとともに、現在の撮像枚数が表示される。Ｓ１０５で設定した総撮像枚数分の撮像が終了すると、操作パネル４１には「撮像が完了しました」のメッセージが表示される。また、次の対象物の撮像を行うために「情報コード読み取り画面へ戻る」という釦と、「撮像を終了する」という釦が表示され、いずれかを選択する。 In step S108, a button for starting imaging is displayed on the operation panel 41, and when the button is touched, the following registered operation is performed and imaging is started. The object P is rotated while the sheet 16 is rotated to intermittently move the first mounting portion 164 in one direction, and the object P is imaged by the five cameras 32 when stopped during the rotation operation. This operation is repeated, and imaging is automatically performed from various angles with respect to the object P, and imaging is repeated until the imaging for one imaging number set in step S105 is completed. When the imaging for one imaging number set in step S105 is completed, the rotation of the sheet 16 is completely stopped. When the image pickup start button displayed on the screen is touched again, the image pickup is started again. This flow is repeated until the imaging for the total number of images set in S105 is completed. During the imaging, the operation panel 41 continuously displays the images captured by each camera 32 and displays the current number of images captured. When the imaging for the total number of images set in S105 is completed, the message "imaging is completed" is displayed on the operation panel 41. In addition, a button "Return to the information code reading screen" and a button "End imaging" are displayed in order to image the next object, and one of them is selected.
　次に、図２０により第２撮像モードで対象物Ｂを撮像する際の操作手順を説明する。
　ステップＳ２０１において、第１制御部６０Ａにより、選択スイッチＳＳがＯＦＦになっていることに基づいて第２撮像モードが選択されていることが判断される。操作パネル４１には、「第２撮像モードで撮像を開始します」、「撮像モードを変更する場合は、電源ＯＦＦの後に行う」などのメッセージが表示される。 Next, the operation procedure when imaging the object B in the second imaging mode will be described with reference to FIG.
In step S201, the first control unit 60A determines that the second imaging mode is selected based on the fact that the selection switch SS is turned off. On the operation panel 41, messages such as "start imaging in the second imaging mode" and "change the imaging mode after turning off the power" are displayed.
　ステップＳ２０２～Ｓ２０４は、上述した第１撮像モードのステップＳ１０２～Ｓ１０４と同様に、対象物Ｂの情報を示す情報コードの読み取り、背景画像である第２撮像部２０４の撮像、第２載置部２０４への対象物Ｂの載置を行う。 In steps S202 to S204, as in steps S102 to S104 of the first imaging mode described above, reading an information code indicating information on the object B, imaging the second imaging unit 204 as a background image, and the second mounting unit The object B is placed on the 204.
　ステップＳ２０５では、回転台２１を連続的に移動させながら対象物Ｂを回転させるとともに、対象物Ｂを５つのカメラ３２で所定枚数（例えば、総撮像枚数として３００枚）撮像する。操作パネル４１には、各カメラ３２による撮像画像が連続的に表示されるとともに、現在の撮像枚数が表示される。所定枚数の撮像が終了すると、操作パネル４１には「撮像が完了しました」のメッセージが表示される。また、次の対象物の撮像を行うために「情報コード読み取り画面へ戻る」という釦と、「撮像を終了する」という釦が表示され、いずれかを選択する。なお、第２撮像モードでも、第１撮像モードと同様に、所定枚数の撮像が終了したら、回転台２１の回転を１度停止させた後、操作パネル４１に撮像開始釦を表示させ、その撮像開始釦をタッチして撮像を再開させることを、所定枚数の撮像が終了するまで繰り返しながら撮像してもよい。 In step S205, the object B is rotated while the rotary table 21 is continuously moved, and the object B is imaged by a predetermined number of images (for example, 300 images as the total number of images taken) by the five cameras 32. On the operation panel 41, the images captured by each camera 32 are continuously displayed, and the current number of images captured is displayed. When the imaging of a predetermined number of images is completed, the message "imaging is completed" is displayed on the operation panel 41. In addition, a button "Return to the information code reading screen" and a button "End imaging" are displayed in order to image the next object, and one of them is selected. In the second imaging mode as well, as in the first imaging mode, when the imaging of a predetermined number of images is completed, the rotation of the rotary table 21 is stopped once, and then the imaging start button is displayed on the operation panel 41 to capture the images. You may repeat imaging by touching the start button until the imaging of a predetermined number of sheets is completed.
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　以上説明した本実施形態に係る情報処理装置１によれば、以下の効果を奏する。
　本実施形態の情報処理装置１は、対象物Ｐが配置される筐体部５と、筐体部５に設置され、対象物Ｐを撮像する撮像部３０と、筐体部５に設置され、筐体部５に配置される対象物Ｐを、水平方向が回転軸となるように回転させる第１回転手段１０と、撮像部３０が撮像した画像を画像データとして処理する第２制御部６０Ｂと、を備える。 (effect)
According to the information processing device 1 according to the present embodiment described above, the following effects are obtained.
The information processing device 1 of the present embodiment is installed in a housing portion 5 in which an object P is arranged, an imaging unit 30 that is installed in the housing portion 5 and images an object P, and is installed in the housing portion 5. The first rotating means 10 for rotating the object P arranged in the housing portion 5 so that the horizontal direction is the rotation axis, and the second control unit 60B for processing the image captured by the imaging unit 30 as image data. , Equipped with.
　これにより、筒状の対象物Ｐの周面に対する多方面のアングルからの撮像を容易かつ的確に行うことができる。 As a result, it is possible to easily and accurately perform imaging from various angles with respect to the peripheral surface of the tubular object P.
　本実施形態の情報処理装置１において、第１回転手段１０は、互いに離間して平行に配置される少なくとも一対のローラ１３１、１４１と、一対のローラ１３１、１４１に、該一対のローラ１３１、１４１の間に谷部１６３が形成されるように巻架される可撓性を有するシート１６と、シート１６を、一対のローラ１３１、１４１のうちの一方のローラ１３１（１４１）から他方のローラ１４１（１３１）の側に送る第１回転駆動部１９と、を有し、シート１６は、谷部１６３の上面に対象物Ｐが載置される第１載置部１６４が形成され、第１回転駆動部１９によりシート１６が一方のローラ１３１（１４１）から他方のローラ１４１（１３１）の側に送られることで第１載置部１６４に載置された対象物Ｐが回転する。 In the information processing device 1 of the present embodiment, the first rotating means 10 has at least a pair of rollers 131, 141 and a pair of rollers 131, 141 arranged in parallel with each other separated from each other, and the pair of rollers 131, 141. The flexible sheet 16 and the sheet 16 are wound so that a valley portion 163 is formed between the two rollers 131 and 141 from one roller 131 (141) of the pair of rollers 131 and 141 to the other roller 141. The sheet 16 has a first rotation drive unit 19 and a first rotation drive unit 19 to be fed to the side of (131), and the first rotation portion 164 on which the object P is placed is formed on the upper surface of the valley portion 163. The seat 16 is sent from one roller 131 (141) to the other roller 141 (131) by the drive unit 19, so that the object P mounted on the first mounting unit 164 rotates.
　これにより、対象物Ｐが載置される第１載置部１６４においては、谷部１６３の上面に形成されることで対象物Ｐの両側のシート１６は傾斜しており、対象物Ｐを第１載置部１６４に転がることなく安定して載置することができ、複数の良好な撮像画像を得ることができる。また、シート１６として透光性を有する障子紙が用いられた場合には、対象物Ｐを取り巻く光の量を一定にすることができる。これらの結果、対象物Ｐを正確に撮像した画像が得られ、対象物Ｐと合致した再現性の高い画像を撮像することができる。 As a result, in the first mounting portion 164 on which the object P is mounted, the sheets 16 on both sides of the object P are inclined by being formed on the upper surface of the valley portion 163, and the object P is placed on the first mounting portion 164. 1 It can be stably mounted on the mounting portion 164 without rolling, and a plurality of good captured images can be obtained. Further, when a translucent shoji paper is used as the sheet 16, the amount of light surrounding the object P can be kept constant. As a result, an image obtained by accurately capturing the object P can be obtained, and a highly reproducible image matching the object P can be captured.
　本実施形態の情報処理装置１において、第１回転手段１０は、第１載置部１６４に載置されて回転する対象物Ｐの回転軸方向を一定に保持する保持手段として、シート押さえ部１７に先端部１７５が設けられることがある。これにより、第１載置部１６４に載置される対象物Ｐの撮像画像が安定した画質に保持される。 In the information processing device 1 of the present embodiment, the first rotating means 10 is a seat holding portion 17 as a holding means for holding the rotation axis direction of the rotating object P which is mounted on the first mounting portion 164 to be constant. May be provided with a tip portion 175. As a result, the captured image of the object P mounted on the first mounting portion 164 is maintained at a stable image quality.
　本実施形態の情報処理装置１は、第１載置部１６４の中心位置を照射して該中心位置を目視で判断可能とする照射部４０を有する。これにより、第１載置部１６４の中心に対象物Ｂを的確に載置することができ、カメラ３２の画角内の中心位置に対象物Ｐを容易に配置することができる。 The information processing device 1 of the present embodiment has an irradiation unit 40 that irradiates the center position of the first mounting unit 164 so that the center position can be visually determined. As a result, the object B can be accurately placed at the center of the first mounting portion 164, and the object P can be easily placed at the center position within the angle of view of the camera 32.
　本実施形態の情報処理装置１において、撮像部３０は、対象物Ｐを複数の視点から撮像する複数のカメラ３２（例えば、１つの固定カメラ３２１と４つの可動カメラ３２２）と、可動カメラ３２２を移動可能に支持する移動支持手段としての十字レール３１と、を有する。これにより、対象物Ｐを多方面のアングルから撮像することができるため、対象物Ｐの画像データを豊富に得ることができる。 In the information processing device 1 of the present embodiment, the imaging unit 30 includes a plurality of cameras 32 (for example, one fixed camera 321 and four movable cameras 322) that image the object P from a plurality of viewpoints, and a movable camera 322. It has a cross rail 31 as a movement support means for movably supporting. As a result, the object P can be imaged from various angles, so that abundant image data of the object P can be obtained.
　本実施形態の情報処理装置１は、複数（４つ）の可動カメラ３２２を同期させて移動させる同期移動機構３３を有する。これにより、複数の可動カメラ３２２を一括して同方向に移動させることができるとともに、４つの可動カメラ３２２の位置を把握しやすいため操作部３４０による位置設定を容易に行うことができる。 The information processing device 1 of the present embodiment has a synchronous movement mechanism 33 that synchronizes and moves a plurality of (four) movable cameras 322. As a result, the plurality of movable cameras 322 can be moved in the same direction at once, and the positions of the four movable cameras 322 can be easily grasped, so that the position can be easily set by the operation unit 340.
　本実施形態の情報処理装置１において、第１回転手段１０は、シート１６が一対のローラ１３１、１４１に巻架される状態を解除して該一対のローラ１３１、１４１の間を開放する解除機構として連結板１６２を有し、筐体部５には、鉛直方向を回転軸として回転可能とされ、対象物Ｂが載置される第２載置部２０４を有する第２回転手段２０が、第１載置部１６４の下方にあたる位置に設置され、筐体部５には、第２回転手段２０を回転させる第２回転駆動部２５が設けられる。 In the information processing device 1 of the present embodiment, the first rotating means 10 is a release mechanism that releases the state in which the sheet 16 is wound around the pair of rollers 131 and 141 and opens the space between the pair of rollers 131 and 141. The second rotating means 20 has a connecting plate 162 as a base, and the housing portion 5 has a second mounting portion 204 on which the object B is mounted so that the housing portion 5 can rotate about the vertical direction. 1 It is installed at a position below the mounting portion 164, and the housing portion 5 is provided with a second rotation driving unit 25 for rotating the second rotating means 20.
　これにより、撮像する対象物の形状に応じて第１回転手段１０及び第２回転手段２０のいずれかを選択することにより、対象物の安定した載置状態を得ることができ、結果として良好な複数の撮像画像を得ることができる。 As a result, by selecting either the first rotating means 10 or the second rotating means 20 according to the shape of the object to be imaged, a stable placement state of the object can be obtained, and as a result, it is good. A plurality of captured images can be obtained.
　以上、本発明の一実施形態について説明したが、本発明は上述の実施形態に制限はされず、本発明の目的を達成できる範囲での変形、改良等は本発明に含まれるものである。 Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and modifications, improvements, and the like within the range in which the object of the present invention can be achieved are included in the present invention.
　図２１及び図２２は、撮像部３０の可動カメラ３２２をスリット５８１に沿って移動させる構造の変形例を示している。可動カメラ３２２は、スリット５８１の上方に配置されるベルト７０に固定される。ベルト７０は一対のプーリ７２に巻き掛けられ、一方のプーリ７２を回転駆動してベルト７０を回転させることにより、可動カメラ３２２はベルト７０と一体的にスリット５８１に沿って移動する。この構造では、ベルト７０を上仕切り板５８の内面の色（白色）と同一とすることで、スリット５８１の輪郭が不明瞭となり、その輪郭が対象物に写り込むことを抑えることができる。このように対象物の周辺の写り込みを抑えることにより、再現性の高い撮像画像を得ることができる。 21 and 22 show a modified example of the structure in which the movable camera 322 of the imaging unit 30 is moved along the slit 581. The movable camera 322 is fixed to a belt 70 arranged above the slit 581. The belt 70 is wound around a pair of pulleys 72, and the movable camera 322 moves along the slit 581 integrally with the belt 70 by rotationally driving one of the pulleys 72 to rotate the belt 70. In this structure, by making the belt 70 the same color (white) as the inner surface of the upper partition plate 58, the contour of the slit 581 becomes unclear, and it is possible to prevent the contour from being reflected in the object. By suppressing the reflection of the periphery of the object in this way, it is possible to obtain a highly reproducible captured image.
　上述した実施形態では、撮像部３０の十字レール３１を構成するレール部３１１は水平方向に延在し、可動カメラ３２２はレール部３１１に沿って水平に移動するように構成されているが、可動カメラ３２２の移動方向は水平に限られず、ある程度の傾斜角度をもって移動するように構成されてもよい。また、可動カメラ３２２は同期移動機構３３により同期して放射方向に移動するが、同期させずに個々の可動カメラ３２２が独自に移動するように構成してもよい。また、可動カメラ３２２の数は任意であり、装置の大きさや可動カメラ３２２の焦点距離等のスペックに応じて適宜に設定される。 In the above-described embodiment, the rail portion 311 constituting the cross rail 31 of the imaging unit 30 extends in the horizontal direction, and the movable camera 322 is configured to move horizontally along the rail portion 311. The moving direction of the camera 322 is not limited to horizontal, and the camera 322 may be configured to move at a certain inclination angle. Further, although the movable camera 322 moves in the radial direction in synchronization with the synchronous movement mechanism 33, each movable camera 322 may be configured to move independently without synchronization. The number of movable cameras 322 is arbitrary, and is appropriately set according to specifications such as the size of the device and the focal length of the movable camera 322.
　１　情報処理装置
　５　筐体部（配置部）
　１０　第１回転手段
　１６　シート
　１９　第１回転駆動部
　２０　第２回転手段
　２５　第２回転駆動部
　３０　撮像部
　３１　十字レール（移動支持手段）
　３２　撮像装置
　３３　同期移動機構
　４０　照射部
　６０Ｂ　第２制御部（制御部）
　１３１　ローラ
　１４１　ローラ
　１６２　連結板（解除機構）
　１６３　谷部
　１６４　第１載置部
　１７５　先端部（保持手段）
　２０４　第２載置部
　３２１　固定カメラ（撮像装置）
　３２２　可動カメラ（撮像装置）
　Ｂ、Ｐ　対象物 1 Information processing device 5 Housing unit (arrangement unit)
10 1st rotation means 16 Seat 19 1st rotation drive unit 20 2nd rotation means 25 2nd rotation drive unit 30 Imaging unit 31 Cross rail (movement support means)
32 Imaging device 33 Synchronous movement mechanism 40 Irradiation unit 60B Second control unit (control unit)
131 Roller 141 Roller 162 Connecting plate (release mechanism)
163 Tanibe 164 1st mounting part 175 Tip part (holding means)
204 2nd mounting part 321 Fixed camera (imaging device)
322 Movable camera (imaging device)
B, P object

Claims (7)

  1. 　対象物が配置される配置部と、
    　前記配置部に設置され、前記対象物を撮像する撮像部と、
    　前記配置部に設置され、前記配置部に配置される前記対象物を、水平方向が回転軸となるように回転させる第１回転手段と、
    　前記撮像部が撮像した画像を画像データとして処理する制御部と、を備える情報処理装置。     The placement part where the object is placed and
    An imaging unit that is installed in the arrangement unit and images the object,
    A first rotating means for rotating the object, which is installed in the arrangement portion and is arranged in the arrangement portion, so that the object is rotated in the horizontal direction as a rotation axis.
    An information processing device including a control unit that processes an image captured by the imaging unit as image data.
  2. 　前記第１回転手段は、
    　互いに離間して平行に配置される少なくとも一対のローラと、
    　前記一対のローラに、該一対のローラの間に谷部が形成されるように巻架される可撓性を有するシートと、
    　前記シートを、前記一対のローラのうちの一方のローラから他方のローラの側に送る第１回転駆動部と、を有し、
    　前記シートは、前記谷部の上面に前記対象物が載置される第１載置部が形成され、
    　前記第１回転駆動部により前記シートが前記一方のローラから前記他方のローラの側に送られることで前記第１載置部に載置された前記対象物が回転する請求項１に記載の情報処理装置。     The first rotating means is
    With at least a pair of rollers arranged in parallel, separated from each other,
    A flexible sheet wound around the pair of rollers so that a valley is formed between the pair of rollers.
    It has a first rotation drive unit that feeds the sheet from one roller of the pair of rollers to the side of the other roller.
    In the sheet, a first mounting portion on which the object is mounted is formed on the upper surface of the valley portion.
    The information according to claim 1, wherein the sheet is fed from the one roller to the side of the other roller by the first rotation driving unit, so that the object mounted on the first mounting unit rotates. Processing equipment.
  3. 　前記第１回転手段は、前記第１載置部に載置されて回転する前記対象物の回転軸方向を一定に保持する保持手段をさらに有する請求項２に記載の情報処理装置。 The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein the first rotating means further includes a holding means for holding the rotation axis direction of the object that is mounted and rotated on the first mounting portion to be constant.
  4. 　前記第１載置部の中心位置を照射して該中心位置を目視で判断可能とする照射部をさらに有する請求項２または３に記載の情報処理装置。 The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising an irradiation unit that irradiates the center position of the first mounting unit so that the center position can be visually determined.
  5. 　前記撮像部は、
    　前記対象物を複数の視点から撮像する複数の撮像装置と、
    　前記撮像装置を移動可能に支持する移動支持手段と、を有する請求項１～４のいずれかに記載の情報処理装置。     The imaging unit
    A plurality of imaging devices that image the object from a plurality of viewpoints,
    The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a mobile support means for movably supporting the image pickup device.
  6. 　前記移動支持手段は、前記複数の撮像装置を同期させて移動させる同期移動機構を有する請求項５に記載の情報処理装置。 The information processing device according to claim 5, wherein the movement support means has a synchronous movement mechanism for synchronously moving the plurality of imaging devices.
  7. 　前記第１回転手段は、前記シートが前記一対のローラに巻架される状態を解除して該一対のローラの間を開放する解除機構を有し、
    　前記配置部には、鉛直方向を回転軸として回転可能とされ、前記対象物が載置される第２載置部を有する第２回転手段が、前記第１載置部の下方にあたる位置に設置され、
    　前記配置部には、前記第２回転手段を回転させる第２回転駆動部が設けられる請求項２～６のいずれかに記載の情報処理装置。     The first rotating means has a releasing mechanism for releasing the state in which the sheet is wound around the pair of rollers and opening the space between the pair of rollers.
    A second rotating means having a second mounting portion on which the object is mounted is installed at a position below the first mounting portion so as to be rotatable about the vertical direction as a rotation axis. Being done
    The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein a second rotation drive unit for rotating the second rotation means is provided in the arrangement unit.
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