DE3374180D1 - Method and apparatus for sorting articles - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for sorting articles

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Publication number
DE3374180D1
DE3374180D1 DE8383301383T DE3374180T DE3374180D1 DE 3374180 D1 DE3374180 D1 DE 3374180D1 DE 8383301383 T DE8383301383 T DE 8383301383T DE 3374180 T DE3374180 T DE 3374180T DE 3374180 D1 DE3374180 D1 DE 3374180D1
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Prior art keywords
sorting articles
sorting
articles
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Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
DE8383301383T
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English (en)
Inventor
Osamu Azegami
Toshifumi Miyake
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Ishida Scales Manufacturing Co Ltd
Ishida Co Ltd
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Ishida Scales Manufacturing Co Ltd
Ishida Co Ltd
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Priority claimed from JP57040071A external-priority patent/JPS58158762A/ja
Priority claimed from JP3998282A external-priority patent/JPS58156806A/ja
Priority claimed from JP57039981A external-priority patent/JPS58156805A/ja
Priority claimed from JP57040070A external-priority patent/JPS58156381A/ja
Priority claimed from JP57040069A external-priority patent/JPS58156382A/ja
Application filed by Ishida Scales Manufacturing Co Ltd, Ishida Co Ltd filed Critical Ishida Scales Manufacturing Co Ltd
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of DE3374180D1 publication Critical patent/DE3374180D1/de
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/04—Sorting according to size
    • B07C5/10—Sorting according to size measured by light-responsive means
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S209/00—Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
    • Y10S209/939—Video scanning
DE8383301383T 1982-03-13 1983-03-14 Method and apparatus for sorting articles Expired DE3374180D1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP57040071A JPS58158762A (ja) 1982-03-13 1982-03-13 面積及び個数演算装置
JP3998282A JPS58156806A (ja) 1982-03-13 1982-03-13 形状判別方式
JP57039981A JPS58156805A (ja) 1982-03-13 1982-03-13 形状判別方式
JP57040070A JPS58156381A (ja) 1982-03-13 1982-03-13 自動選別仕分装置
JP57040069A JPS58156382A (ja) 1982-03-13 1982-03-13 自動選別仕分装置の階級設定方法

Publications (1)

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DE3374180D1 true DE3374180D1 (en) 1987-12-03

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DE8383301383T Expired DE3374180D1 (en) 1982-03-13 1983-03-14 Method and apparatus for sorting articles

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US (1) US4693378A (de)
EP (1) EP0089212B1 (de)
DE (1) DE3374180D1 (de)

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EP0089212B1 (de) 1987-10-28
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