EP1473666A3 - Device for counting stacked objects - Google Patents

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EP1473666A3
EP1473666A3 EP04291109A EP04291109A EP1473666A3 EP 1473666 A3 EP1473666 A3 EP 1473666A3 EP 04291109 A EP04291109 A EP 04291109A EP 04291109 A EP04291109 A EP 04291109A EP 1473666 A3 EP1473666 A3 EP 1473666A3
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Thomas Fumey
Benoît BERTHE
Eric Auboussier
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06M—COUNTING MECHANISMS; COUNTING OF OBJECTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06M9/00—Counting of objects in a stack thereof
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06M—COUNTING MECHANISMS; COUNTING OF OBJECTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06M1/00—Design features of general application
    • G06M1/08—Design features of general application for actuating the drive
    • G06M1/10—Design features of general application for actuating the drive by electric or magnetic means
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La présente invention concerne un dispositif de comptage de produits (1) peu épais pouvant être empilés côte à côte dans une barquette (2), caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend au moins un poste de comptage constitué d'au moins un module CIS (31, 32, 33), dont la longueur totale est au moins égale à la longueur de la barquette (2), et des moyens d'effectuer une pluralité de balayages dans une direction transversale à la barquette (2), chaque module CIS (31, 32, 33) comportant au moins des moyens d'éclairage longitudinal des produits (1), et au moins un circuit CIS, constitué d'une pluralité d'éléments photosensibles, connecté à au moins un circuit imprimé, le dispositif de comptage pouvant également comprendre des moyens de détection de la mise en place de la barquette (2), des moyens de déplacement de la barquette dans une direction perpendiculaire au faisceau linéaire, des moyens de mémorisation des signaux représentatifs des informations du faisceau lumineux réfléchi par les produits (1), et des moyens de traitement de ces informations pour déterminer le nombre de produits (1).

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The present invention relates to a device for counting products (1) which are thin and can be stacked side by side in a tray (2), characterized in that it comprises at least one counting station consisting of at least one CIS module ( 3 1 , 3 2 , 3 3 ), the total length of which is at least equal to the length of the tray (2), and means for performing a plurality of scans in a direction transverse to the tray (2), each CIS module (3 1 , 3 2 , 3 3 ) comprising at least longitudinal lighting means of the products (1), and at least one CIS circuit, consisting of a plurality of photosensitive elements, connected to at least one circuit printed, the counting device may also include means for detecting the introduction of the tray (2), means for moving the tray in a direction perpendicular to the linear beam, means for storing the signals representative of the information of the FAISCE the light reflected by the products (1), and means for processing this information to determine the number of products (1).
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FR0305353 2003-04-30
FR0305353A FR2854476B1 (en) 2003-04-30 2003-04-30 DEVICE FOR COUNTING STACKED PRODUCTS

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