JP2017187948A - Counting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a counting device which allows a cartridge part and a body to be separated from each other, so as to be capable of improving workability of a user.SOLUTION: A counting device 1 which counts the number of bar-like members housed in a cartridge part 20 comprises a body 10 on which the cartridge part 20 is mounted, a conveyance mechanism 30 for sequentially conveying bar-like members supplied from the cartridge part 20 and a counting sensor 40 for detecting the bar-like members conveyed by the conveyance mechanism 30. The cartridge part 20 is freely separated from the body 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a counting device that counts rod-shaped members stored in a cartridge portion.

  Conventionally, a plurality of stick-shaped members such as incense sticks and incense are packed and shipped in a box. In recent years, various types of incense have been sold, and some have a high unit price per bottle. In such a product, it is necessary to pack it in a box without making a mistake in quantity, and it has been required to accurately count the number. In addition, stick-shaped members such as incense are manufactured by kneading materials, and sometimes break when excessive force is applied. In the past, humans manually counted rod-shaped members from the above, but there is a risk of human error causing quantity errors or damage to rod-shaped members, so an apparatus capable of automatic counting is required. It was.

  By the way, although it differs in size and material from rod-shaped members such as incense, an apparatus for counting long objects such as pipes and tubes has been developed, and various counting methods have been proposed (for example, patent documents). 1 and Patent Document 2).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-295616 JP 2013-246749 A

  The long object counting device described in Patent Document 1 counts long objects that are conveyed in parallel and spaced apart by an alignment conveyor, and sends them as a set number of bundles to a bucket disposed at the end of the alignment conveyor. In the counting device described above, the end of the long object is detected by the left counting sensor and the right counting sensor provided on both the left and right sides of the end portion of the alignment conveyor. By the way, a long object made of metal, vinyl chloride or the like is sturdy or long, and can be easily conveyed to the left and right counting sensors by an alignment conveyor or the like. For this reason, it has not been important to provide a portion for storing the long object to be counted.

  Further, in the tube bundle counting device described in Patent Document 2, an end face of a tube bundle is imaged by a line camera, a binary image is generated, and the number of tubes is measured. In the above-described number-in-bundling counting apparatus, a plurality of tubes that are bundled in advance are counted, and a set number cannot be extracted and conveyed.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and it is possible to improve a user's workability by separating a cartridge portion for storing a rod-shaped member and a housing for counting the rod-shaped member. An object of the present invention is to provide a counting device that can be used.

  The counting device according to the present invention is a counting device that counts the rod-shaped member stored in the cartridge unit, and sequentially conveys the casing on which the cartridge unit is placed and the rod-shaped member supplied from the cartridge unit. It is provided with a transport mechanism and a counting sensor for detecting the rod-shaped member transported to the transport mechanism, and the cartridge part is separable from the housing.

  In the counting device according to the present invention, the cartridge unit is provided on the side facing the transport mechanism, and has a discharge port for discharging the rod-shaped member and a shutter for opening and closing the discharge port, and a bottom surface of the discharge port. It is good also as a structure which inclines below as it goes to.

  The counting device according to the present invention may include a shutter swinging unit that swings the shutter.

  In the counting device according to the present invention, the cartridge portion is provided with a work guide that blocks the rod-shaped member at a position facing the discharge port, and the work guide is directed from the upper surface to the bottom surface of the cartridge portion. It is good also as a structure which is extended | stretched and the clearance gap which allows a rod-shaped member to pass between the said bottom faces is provided.

  In the counting device according to the present invention, the transport mechanism includes a rotating turret shaft and a turret portion fixed to the turret shaft, and a plurality of engagements for engaging a rod-like member on an outer periphery of the turret portion. A groove may be provided, and the counting sensor may count each of the rod-shaped members locked in the plurality of locking grooves.

  The counting device according to the present invention includes a locking sensor that detects whether or not the bar-shaped member is locked in the locking groove, and the locking sensor detects that the bar-shaped member is not locked. The transport mechanism may be configured to repeatedly rotate the turret shaft in the forward direction and the reverse direction.

  According to the present invention, by separating the cartridge portion from the housing, preparation for assembling the rod-shaped members can be performed before the cartridge portion is placed on the housing, and the workability of the user can be improved.

1 is a schematic side view of a counting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic side view which shows the cartridge part of the counting device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic top view which shows the cartridge part of the counting device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic side view which shows the housing | casing of the counting device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is an enlarged top view which shows the turret part vicinity of FIG. It is an enlarged side view which expands and shows the locking groove vicinity of a turret part. It is expansion explanatory drawing which shows the counting device which counts a rod-shaped member.

  Hereinafter, a counting device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a counting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the housing 10, the main body front surface portion 12, the main body rear surface portion 13, and the main body cover 14 are shown in a perspective manner in consideration of the visibility of the drawing.

  The counting device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention counts a rod-like member K (see FIG. 2 described later) housed in the cartridge unit 20, and a housing 10 on which the cartridge unit 20 is placed, and the cartridge unit 20. Are provided with a transport mechanism 30 that sequentially transports the bar-shaped members K supplied from the counter, and a counting sensor 40 that detects the bar-shaped members K transported to the transport mechanism 30. The cartridge unit 20 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 to be described later, and the housing 10 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4 to be described later. The rod-shaped member K that is counted by the counting device 1 is a substantially cylindrical incense, and has a diameter of about 2 mm and a length of about 60 mm. In addition, the shape of the rod-shaped member K is not limited to this, The cross section may be an ellipse or a polygon.

  Specifically, the counting device 1 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and has a structure in which the cartridge unit 20 is inserted from above and placed on the housing 10. The housing 10 has a main body front surface portion 12 attached to one side surface (left side of the housing 10 in FIG. 1), and a side surface facing the main body front surface portion 12 (right side of the housing 10 in FIG. 1). A main body rear surface portion 13 is attached. The main body cover 14 is formed of a thin sheet metal and covers a side surface different from the main body front surface portion 12 and the main body rear surface portion 13 and the upper surface, and a cartridge insertion opening 14a into which the cartridge portion 20 is inserted is formed on the upper surface. Is provided. In the following description, the direction in which the main body front surface portion 12 and the main body rear surface portion 13 face each other will be referred to as the front-rear direction X, and the direction in which the side surfaces different from the main body front surface portion 12 and the main body rear surface portion 13 face each other will It may be called Y (see FIG. 3 described later). A direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction X and the horizontal direction Y may be referred to as the up-down direction Z. Furthermore, in the front-rear direction X, the side on which the main body front surface portion 12 is provided may be abbreviated as the front surface side, and the side on which the main body rear surface portion 13 is provided may be abbreviated as the rear surface side.

  The main body front surface part 12 is provided with a display operation unit 15 such as a button or a display, and accepts an operation of the counting device 1 or displays settings of the counting device 1. The operation of the counting device 1 is not limited to the display operation unit 15 and may be accepted by other buttons. For example, when a foot switch or the like connected to the housing 10 with a cord or the like is provided, the user can operate with his / her feet, and can perform other operations with both hands.

  The main body rear surface portion 13 may be provided with a power switch, an insertion plug, or the like (not shown), and is connected to a driving source (for example, a motor) of the counting device 1. In the present embodiment, power is supplied from the outside of the counting device 1, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a power source may be built in the counting device 1.

  2 is a schematic side view showing a cartridge portion of the counting device according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a schematic top view showing the cartridge portion of the counting device according to the embodiment of the present invention. .

  The cartridge portion 20 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and has a structure in which the rod-like member K inserted from the opened upper surface is accommodated. The cartridge unit 20 includes two cartridge side plates 21, a shutter 22, and a cartridge rear plate 27, and a cartridge bottom plate 24 is provided on the lower surface.

  The two cartridge side plates 21 face each other in the lateral direction Y, and are formed of a transparent material such as acrylic or polyvinyl chloride (PVC). The cartridge side plate 21 extends downward from the cartridge bottom plate 24 and has a structure in which the lower side of the cartridge side plate 21 comes into contact with the housing 10 or the work table. The lower side of the cartridge side plate 21 is formed horizontally, and even when the cartridge unit 20 is separated from the housing 10 and placed on a work table or the like, the same direction (inclination) as when placed on the housing 10. )become. The two cartridge side plates 21 are arranged at intervals slightly longer than the rod-shaped member K to be stored. In this way, by making the cartridge portion 20 transparent, it is possible to visually recognize the situation such as whether or not the inserted rod-shaped members K are aligned.

  The cartridge bottom plate 24 is fixed to the cartridge side plate 21 in an inclined state with respect to the front-rear direction X. Specifically, the cartridge bottom plate 24 has a side surface (front side, left in FIG. 2) where the shutter 22 is provided, and a side surface (rear side, right in FIG. 2) where the cartridge rear plate 27 is provided. ) Tilted to be positioned below. In FIG. 2, the cartridge bottom plate 24 has a uniform thickness. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the upper surface of the cartridge bottom plate 24 may be inclined by changing the thickness. The cartridge bottom plate 24 is formed of PVC for countermeasures against static electricity, and suppresses the lifting of the rod-shaped member K. In addition, since the bar-shaped member K is naturally released by providing the cartridge unit 20 with the inclined bottom surface, a simple structure without a drive source for supplying the bar-shaped member K from the cartridge unit 20 is provided. it can.

  The cartridge rear surface plate 27 is provided on the side facing the main body rear surface portion 13 when the cartridge portion 20 is placed on the housing 10.

  The shutter 22 is provided on the side facing the main body front surface portion 12 when the cartridge portion 20 is placed on the housing 10. Specifically, the shutter 22 includes a shutter fixing portion 22h, a hinge 22a, a movable plate 22b, a wire locking portion 22c, a shutter pressing portion 22d, a shutter restricting portion 22e, a guide plate 22f, and a swing guide 22j. . The shutter fixing part 22h is fixed to the upper part of the side surface on which the shutter 22 is provided, and a wire holding part 25a is provided. The wire 25 has an upper end protruding from the upper surface of the cartridge part 20 and a lower end locked to the wire locking part 22c. The wire holding part 25a is inserted with the wire 25 that suspends the movable plate 22b, and the wire 25 is held by the wire holding part 25a in either the upward state or the downward state. . The upper part of the hinge 22a is attached to the shutter fixing part 22h, and the lower part is attached to the upper ends of the movable plate 22b and the swing guide 22j.

  The movable plate 22b is a rectangular plate and is attached so as to swing up and down with respect to the hinge 22a. Further, the movable plate 22b is inclined with respect to the vertical direction Z, and the lower end is positioned on the cartridge rear surface plate 27 side (the inner side of the cartridge portion 20) from the upper end. The movable plate 22b is suspended from the wire 25 via the wire locking portion 22c, and the movable plate 22b is also moved up and down (in the direction of the arrow A2) by moving the wire 25 up and down (in the direction of the arrow A1). Moving. In FIG. 2, the movable plate 22 b is lowered by the wire 25, and the lower end of the movable plate 22 b is in contact with the cartridge bottom plate 24. In FIG. 1, the movable plate 22 b is lifted upward by the wire 25, and a gap is formed between the movable plate 22 b and the cartridge bottom plate 24. A gap formed between the movable plate 22b and the cartridge bottom plate 24 becomes a discharge port from which the rod-shaped member K is discharged, and the discharge port is opened and closed by moving the movable plate 22b up and down.

  The swing guide 22j is a rectangular plate provided along the front side of the movable plate 22b. The swing guide 22j is fixed to the hinge 22a so that a gap between the swing guide 22j and the cartridge bottom plate 24 has a predetermined width. In the present embodiment, the gap between the swinging guide 22j and the cartridge bottom plate 24 is about 1.7 times as wide as the diameter of the rod-shaped member K. In other words, by providing the swing guide 22j fixed to the hinge 22a, the width of the discharge port for discharging the rod-shaped member K is made constant regardless of the opening and closing of the movable plate 22b, and the discharge amount of the rod-shaped member K is stabilized. Can be made.

  The shutter pressing portion 22d is provided on the front side of the swing guide 22j, and when the cartridge portion 20 is placed on the housing 10, the shutter swing portion 43 (see FIG. 4 for details). (See Fig. 4) and the swinging protrusion 43a. The shutter restricting portion 22e is provided on the front side of the swing guide 22j and abuts on a restricting contact portion 22g fixed to the cartridge side plate 21. As described above, since the upper end of the swing guide 22j is attached to the hinge 22a and the lower end is not fixed, the lower end swings to the front side by its own weight. At this time, the movable plate 22b stops swinging when the shutter restricting portion 22e comes into contact with the restricting contact portion 22g. In FIG. 2, the portion connected to the regulation abutting portion 22 g of the cartridge side plate 21 is omitted in consideration of easy viewing.

  The upper end of the guide plate 22f is fixed to the lower end portion on the front side of the swing guide 22j. The guide plate 22f is attached to the swing guide 22j so as to be separated from the swing guide 22j toward the lower end, and the lower end protrudes to the front side of the swing guide 22j. The guide plate 22f is made of an elastic material and deforms when a pressure is applied, but returns to its original shape when released from the pressure.

  A handle 26 for the user to lift the cartridge unit 20 is attached to the shutter fixing unit 22h and the cartridge rear plate 27.

  The cartridge unit 20 further includes a work guide 23 that blocks the rod-shaped member K at a position facing the discharge port. The work guide 23 extends from the upper surface of the cartridge portion 20 toward the cartridge bottom plate 24, and a gap (guide passage portion 23 a) through which the rod-shaped member K passes is provided between the work guide 23 and the cartridge bottom plate 24. Specifically, the work guide 23 is formed of a curved sheet metal, and the upper end is fixed near the upper surface of the cartridge unit 20. The width of the work guide 23 is substantially the same as the interval between the two cartridge side plates 21, and the side sides are in contact with the corresponding cartridge side plates 21. That is, the space inside the cartridge portion 20 is divided into the front side and the rear side with respect to the work guide 23, and the rod-like member K moves through the guide passage portion 23a. The work guide 23 is curved in the vicinity of the lower end toward the front surface, a region having the narrowest gap with the cartridge bottom plate 24 is provided in the middle of the curved portion, and the tip on the cartridge bottom plate 24 side extends upward.

  It is desirable that the rod-shaped member K is inserted between the work guide 23 and the cartridge rear surface plate 27 and aligned so that the longitudinal direction is the lateral direction Y. The rod-shaped member K accommodated in the cartridge part 20 is sent to the front side by the inclination of the cartridge bottom plate 24 and is received by the movable plate 22b. The rod-shaped member K is accumulated from the front side toward the rear side. However, since the rod-like member K is blocked by the work guide 23 on the front side from the work guide 23, it is accumulated only to the same height as the guide passage portion 23a. . That is, by blocking a part of the rod-shaped member K stored in the cartridge portion 20 by the work guide 23, the pressure applied to the shutter 22 can be reduced and the rod-shaped member K can be discharged stably. In the present embodiment, the number of rod-like members K that can be stored in the cartridge portion 20 is about 4000.

  In the present embodiment, the cartridge unit 20 is separable from the housing 10. Therefore, by separating the cartridge unit 20 from the housing 10, it is possible to prepare the assembling of the rod-shaped members K before placing the cartridge unit 20 on the housing 10, thereby improving user workability. it can. In addition, since the housing 10 and the cartridge unit 20 are independent, it is easy to determine which of the housing 10 and the cartridge unit 20 is defective when a discharge jam occurs such that the rod-shaped member K is clogged with the discharge port. Can be judged. Furthermore, when the cartridge part 20 is separated from the housing 10, the stored rod-like member K can be prevented from leaking by closing the discharge port with the movable plate 22b.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic side view showing the housing of the counting device according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is an enlarged top view showing the vicinity of the turret portion of FIG.

  FIG. 4 shows the housing 10 in a state where the cartridge unit 20 is separated. In FIG. 4, the main body front surface portion 12 and the main body rear surface portion 13 are omitted, but the main body front surface portion 12 and the main body rear surface portion 13 are not limited to this, and may be formed integrally with the housing 10. The housing 10 is provided with a housing discharge port 11 for discharging the rod-shaped member K to the outside at the lower portion on the front surface side, and a cartridge mounting portion 16 for mounting the cartridge portion 20 on the rear surface side of the upper surface. The housing 10 also includes a transport mechanism 30, a counting sensor 40, a locking sensor (sensor light projecting unit 41 a and sensor light receiving unit 41 b), a deposition sensor 42, a shutter swinging unit 43, and a tray 45.

  The transport mechanism 30 includes a turret unit 31, a turret shaft 32, an intermediate deposition unit 33, an upper presser 34, a lower guide 35, a post-counting storage unit 36, and a pop-up cover 37.

  The turret portion 31 is formed in a substantially disc shape, and a plurality of locking grooves 31a for locking the rod-shaped member K are provided on the outer periphery. The plurality of locking grooves 31a are arranged at equal intervals, and are eight in the present embodiment. Since the locking groove 31a has a curved bottom surface and no corners, the rod-shaped member K is smoothly inserted and released without being caught. The turret shaft 32 is fixed to the center of the turret portion 31 and is connected to a drive source (not shown), and appropriately rotates in the forward and reverse directions by the transmitted power. As shown in FIG. 3, the turret portions 31 are respectively provided at both ends in the lateral direction Y of the turret shaft 32. The interval between the two turret portions 31 is approximately the same as the length of the rod-shaped member K, and both ends of the rod-shaped member K are locked by the two turret portions 31, respectively. The locking grooves 31 a provided in the two turret portions 31 are arranged so as to face each other in the lateral direction Y. That is, in the side view (see FIG. 2), the positions of the locking groove 31 a provided in one turret part 31 and the locking groove 31 a provided in the other turret part 31 overlap each other. The structure of the turret portion 31 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  The intermediate depositing portion 33 is a flat plate on which the rod-like member K discharged from the discharge port of the cartridge portion 20 is deposited. Specifically, the intermediate stacking unit 33 is provided between the cartridge mounting unit 16 and the turret unit 31, and when the cartridge unit 20 is mounted on the housing 10 (see FIG. 1), the intermediate stacking unit 33 is substantially spaced from the cartridge bottom plate 24. It is arranged so that it touches without any problems. In FIG. 1, a slight gap is provided between the cartridge bottom plate 24 and the intermediate stacking portion 33 so that each portion can be easily identified. The intermediate depositing portion 33 is inclined in the same manner as the cartridge bottom plate 24, and the side facing the turret portion 31 is positioned below the side facing the cartridge portion 20.

  The upper presser 34 is provided above the front side of the turret portion 31 and prevents the rod-like member K locked in the locking groove 31a from popping out. Specifically, the upper presser 34 has a curved shape along the outer periphery of the turret portion 31 and is disposed very close to the turret portion 31 so that a large gap is not formed. The upper presser 34 is provided at two locations corresponding to each of the two turret portions 31. That is, since the turret part 31 is covered with the upper presser 34, even if the rod-shaped member K is unintentionally carried on the turret part 31 and is transported, the upper presser 34 prevents the rod-like member K from being moved. Only the locked rod-like member K is conveyed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the lower guide 35 is provided at two locations inside the two turret portions 31 in the lateral direction Y. The lower guide 35 is disposed on the front side of the turret shaft 32, and is provided with an inclined portion 35a whose front side is inclined downward. The lower guide 35 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  The post-counting storage unit 36 is a substantially rectangular container, and is supported by a rotating storage shaft 36a and is formed with a storage port 36b that is open at the top. The rod-shaped member K conveyed by the turret unit 31 is accumulated in the accumulation port 36b. 2 shows a state in which the post-count storage unit 36 is rotated downward (in the direction of arrow B), and the storage port 36b faces the housing discharge port 11. The operation of accumulating the rod-like member K in the post-counting accumulator 36 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  The pop-out cover 37 is provided on the front side from the post-counting storage unit 36. Specifically, the pop-up cover 37 is provided so as to cover the upper surface of the rotating post-counting accumulation unit 36 along the locus of the upper surface when the post-counting accumulation unit 36 rotates. The range covered by the pop-out cover 37 is a part along the locus of the upper surface, and the accumulation port 36b is a part facing the front side. That is, when the accumulating portion 36 rotates after counting, the upper surface protrudes and is covered with the cover 37, so that the rod-shaped member K is prevented from rolling down from the accumulating port 36b. When the accumulation port 36b is rotated to a position facing the housing discharge port 11, the rod-shaped member K rolls out of the accumulation port 36b and is not covered with the pop-out cover 37, and the case discharge port. 11 is discharged to the outside.

  The counting sensor 40 is, for example, an optical sensor, and detects the presence or absence of the rod-shaped member K by irradiated light, and is provided in the vicinity of the upper presser 34. The position of the bar-shaped member K counted by the counting sensor 40 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  The locking sensor is an optical sensor composed of a sensor light projecting unit 41a and a sensor light receiving unit 41b, and detects the presence or absence of the rod-like member K by light emitted from the sensor light projecting unit 41a to the sensor light receiving unit 41b. The locking sensors are provided at two locations separated in the lateral direction Y, and are disposed in the vicinity of one turret portion 31 and in the vicinity of the other turret portion 31. The locking sensor is set to detect the rod-shaped member K locked in the locking groove 31a in the vicinity of the intermediate accumulation portion 33, and when the rod-shaped member K is detected by both of the two locking sensors, It is determined that the rod-shaped member K is locked in the locking groove 31a. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the detection rod-shaped member Ka having both ends locked in the locking groove 31a is detected by two locking sensors. However, the non-detecting rod-shaped member Kb having only one end locked in the locking groove 31a and the other end riding on the turret 31 is only detected by one locking sensor. It is determined that K is not locked.

  The accumulation sensor 42 is, for example, an optical sensor, and detects the rod-shaped member K accumulated on the intermediate accumulation portion 33. Specifically, the deposition sensor 42 has a detection range above the intermediate deposition portion 33 and detects to what extent the rod-shaped member K is deposited on the intermediate deposition portion 33.

  The shutter swing unit 43 swings the shutter 22 of the cartridge unit 20 placed on the housing 10. Specifically, the shutter swinging portion 43 is a solenoid and takes in and out the protruding swinging protruding portion 43a. The shutter swing part 43 is located above the turret part 31, and the swing projecting part 43 a faces the shutter pressing part 22 d of the cartridge part 20 placed on the housing 10. The operation of swinging the shutter 22 by the shutter swinging portion 43 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The shutter swinging unit 43 is not limited to a solenoid, and may be provided with a drive source that presses the shutter 22 by operating.

  The tray 45 is a rectangular container having an open top surface, and receives the dropped rod-shaped member K, broken pieces of the rod-shaped member K, powder, and the like. Since the tray 45 is disposed below the turret unit 31 and the cartridge mounting unit 16 and supported by a shaft or the like provided in the housing 10, it can be removed from the housing 10 as appropriate.

  In the transport mechanism 30 described above, the bar-shaped member K is locked by the locking groove 31a, so that the bar-shaped members K can be separated one by one and can be counted reliably without making a mistake.

  FIG. 6 is an enlarged side view showing the vicinity of the locking groove of the turret portion in an enlarged manner.

  The turret portion 31 is provided with a low step portion 31b in which a part of the periphery of the locking groove 31a is cut out. Specifically, the low step portion 31b is provided on the positive direction side of the locking groove 31a and is recessed inward compared to the outer periphery (auxiliary line SL) of the turret portion 31. As shown in FIG. 6, at the position facing the intermediate deposition portion 33, the upper corner of the locking groove 31a corresponds to the low step portion 31b.

  Next, the operation of counting the rod-shaped member K by the counting device 1 will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 7 is an enlarged explanatory view showing a counting device for counting rod-shaped members. In FIG. 7, in consideration of the visibility of the drawing, a part of the rod-like member K housed in the cartridge part 20 is shown in detail, and the rest is shown in a simplified manner. The dotted line is omitted.

  FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the transport mechanism 30 in a state where the cartridge unit 20 is placed on the housing 10 as shown in FIG. A large number of rod-shaped members K are accommodated in the cartridge unit 20, and the rod-shaped members K are sequentially released from the opened shutter 22. The rod-shaped member K discharged from the cartridge unit 20 is deposited on the intermediate stacking unit 33 and comes into contact with the turret unit 31 and stops. When the accumulation sensor 42 detects that the bar-like member K accumulated in the intermediate accumulation portion 33 is small, the shutter swinging portion 43 is operated.

  FIG. 7 shows a state in which the shutter 22 is oscillated by the shutter oscillating portion 43. Specifically, the shutter swinging portion 43 causes the swinging protrusion 43a to protrude in the direction toward the shutter 22 (the direction of the arrow E1), and the movable plate 22b and the swinging guide 22j cause the shutter pressing portion 22d to move. It is pressed to the rear side (direction of arrow E2). Thus, by swinging the shutter 22, it is possible to promote the discharge of the rod-shaped member K that is blocked by the shutter 22, and to adjust the discharge amount of the rod-shaped member K from the cartridge unit 20. The shutter swinging portion 43 pulls back the swinging protrusion 43a immediately after pressing the movable plate 22b and the swinging guide 22j. As a result, the movable plate 22b and the swing guide 22j are released from the force of pressing to the rear side, so that the movable plate 22b and the swing guide 22j swing to the front side, and the shutter restricting portion 22e comes into contact with the restricting contact portion 22g and stops. Further, the shutter swinging unit 43 may be operated repeatedly according to the detection result of the deposition sensor 42.

  In the intermediate deposition portion 33, the guide plate 22f is provided on the upper side, so that the rod-like member K released from the cartridge portion 20 can be prevented from floating, and the rod-like member K runs on the turret portion 31. Can be reduced.

  The locking sensor detects the presence or absence of the rod-shaped member K in the locking groove 31a (locking position P1) at the position facing the intermediate stacking portion 33. As a result, when the two locking sensors detect that the rod-shaped member K is locked in the locking groove 31a, the turret 31 is rotated in the forward direction (the direction of the arrow C1). When the locking sensor detects that the rod-shaped member K is not locked in the locking groove 31a, the transport mechanism 30 moves the turret shaft 32 in the reverse direction (the direction of the arrow C2). Rotate repeatedly. That is, by rotating the turret portion 31 in the forward and reverse directions, the movement of the rod-shaped member K can be promoted so as to be accommodated in the locking groove 31a, and conveyance failure and the like can be prevented. In the present embodiment, the locking position P <b> 1 is located on the side of the turret shaft 32 and above the turret shaft 32. That is, if it is above the turret shaft 32, the opening of the locking groove 31a is inclined upward, so that the rod-shaped member K can be prevented from falling down. Further, since the corner of the locking groove 33 is notched by providing the low step portion 31b, the rod-like member K caught on the corner when the turret portion 31 is rotated in the forward / reverse direction causes the intermediate accumulation portion 33 to be caught. It can be prevented from being sandwiched between and being damaged.

  After confirming that the rod-like member K is locked at the locking position P1, the turret 31 is rotated so that the next locking groove 31a moves to the locking position P1, and the same operation is repeated. Thereby, the rod-like member K locked to the turret portion 31 is sequentially sent in the forward direction and reaches the counting position P2 covered with the upper presser 34. The counting sensor 40 detects the presence or absence of the bar-shaped member K at the counting position P2, and counts the detected bar-shaped member K.

  The counted rod-like member K is further sent in the forward direction and reaches a discharge position P3 located below the turret shaft 32. The discharge position P3 is not covered with the upper presser 34, and the opening of the locking groove 31a is exposed. Further, an inclined portion 35a of the lower guide 35 is provided along the locking groove 31a at the discharge position P3, and the rod-shaped member K rolls down along the inclined portion 35a (direction of the arrow D). A post-counting storage unit 36 is provided below the lower guide 35 on the front side, and the rod-shaped member K is discharged into the storage port 36 b of the post-counting storage unit 36.

  In the counting device 1, the number of rod-like members K to be counted can be set. When the number of rod-like members K accumulated in the accumulating unit 36 after counting reaches the set number, the turret unit 31 is stopped. In the present embodiment, a camera (not shown) that captures the rod-shaped member K of the accumulating unit 36 after counting may be provided, and the rod-shaped member K may be counted from an image captured by the camera. When the numbers counted by the counting sensor 40 and the camera match, it is determined that the counting has been completed.

  The counting device 1 is set in two types, “semi-automatic operation” and “automatic operation”, and the operation after the counting is completed is different. In “semi-automatic operation”, the user operates the display operation unit 15 and the like, and then rotates the post-counting storage unit 36 (see FIG. 2) to release the rod-shaped member K to the outside of the counting device 1. Further, in the “automatic operation”, when the counting is completed, the post-counting accumulating unit 36 is automatically rotated to release the rod-like member K. In this case, the rod-shaped member K released from the counting device 1 may be operated in conjunction with the conveying device that conveys the rod-shaped member K.

  It should be noted that the embodiment disclosed herein is illustrative in all respects and does not serve as a basis for limited interpretation. Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention is not interpreted only by the above-described embodiment, but is defined based on the description of the scope of claims. Moreover, all the changes within the meaning and range equivalent to a claim are included.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Counting device 10 Housing | casing 11 Housing | casing discharge | emission port 12 Main body front-surface part 13 Main body rear surface part 14 Main body cover 15 Display operation part 16 Cartridge mounting part 20 Cartridge part 21 Cartridge side plate 22 Shutter 23 Work guide 24 Cartridge bottom board 25 Wire 26 Handle 27 Cartridge Rear Plate 30 Transport Mechanism 31 Turret Portion 31a Locking Groove 32 Turret Shaft 33 Intermediate Stacking Portion 34 Upper Press 35 Lower Guide 36 Post-Counting Accumulation Port 37 Pop-up Cover 40 Count Sensor 41a Sensor Projecting Portion (Part of Locking Sensor) )
41b Sensor light receiving part (part of locking sensor)
42 Accumulation sensor 43 Shutter swing part 45 Sauce pan

Claims (6)

A counting device for counting rod-shaped members stored in a cartridge part,
A housing on which the cartridge unit is placed;
A transport mechanism for sequentially transporting the rod-shaped members supplied from the cartridge unit;
A counting sensor for detecting the rod-shaped member conveyed to the conveyance mechanism,
The counting device, wherein the cartridge part is separable from the housing. The counting device according to claim 1,
The cartridge part is provided on the side facing the transport mechanism, and has a discharge port for discharging the rod-shaped member and a shutter for opening and closing the discharge port, and the bottom surface is inclined downward toward the discharge port. A counting device characterized by comprising: The counting device according to claim 2,
A counting device comprising a shutter swinging portion for swinging the shutter. A counting device according to claim 2 or claim 3, wherein
The cartridge part is provided with a work guide for blocking the rod-shaped member at a position facing the discharge port,
The said work guide is extended | stretched toward the bottom face from the upper surface of the said cartridge part, The clearance gap which allows a rod-shaped member to pass between the said bottom faces is provided. A counting device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, comprising:
The transport mechanism includes a rotating turret shaft, and a turret portion fixed to the turret shaft.
A plurality of locking grooves for locking the rod-shaped member are provided on the outer periphery of the turret portion,
The counting device according to claim 1, wherein each of the counting sensors counts the rod-shaped members locked in the plurality of locking grooves. The counting device according to claim 5,
A locking sensor for detecting whether or not the rod-shaped member is locked in the locking groove;
The counter according to claim 1, wherein when the bar sensor detects that the bar-shaped member is not locked, the transport mechanism repeatedly rotates the turret shaft in the forward direction and the reverse direction.

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