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- 物品分配器であって、
平行搬送コンベヤと、
前記コンベヤの一端の下側に配置された計数機構であって、前記計数機構は、前記コンベヤから落下した物品を計数し、前記物品のうち少なくともいくつかは、前記計数機構を通じて落下する際、少なくとも部分的に水平方向において平行である、計数機構と、
前記コンベヤおよび前記計数機構へと接続されたコンピューティングプラットフォームであって、前記コンピューティングプラットフォームは、
(a)所望の物品カウントの現在のバッチにほぼ到達した旨が前記計数機構によって通知されるまで前記コンベヤを連続モードで作動させ、また、前記所望の物品カウント値から行方不明となっている少なくとも一定量の物品を完了するために前記コンベヤをパルスモードで作動させるように、
(b)物品分配タスクの前の較正段階において、前記パルス長さおよび前記連続作動モードの長さのうち少なくとも1つを事前決定するように、
構成される、コンピューティングプラットフォームと、
を含み、
前記パルスモードは、前記コンベヤを少なくとも1つのパルスにおいて起動させることを含み、前記少なくとも1つのパルスの長さは、前記コンベヤの作動に起因する直接的結果および前記パルス後の慣性力に起因する間接的結果によって一定数の物品が前記コンベヤから落下するように事前決定される、物品分配器。 - 前記計数機構は、少なくとも3つの電磁エネルギー源と、少なくとも3つのセンサーとを含み、前記電磁エネルギー源のうち少なくとも2つから電磁エネルギーが非垂直方向において出射される、請求項1に記載の物品分配器。
- 物品分配器であって、
平行搬送コンベヤと、
前記コンベヤの一端の下側に配置された計数機構であって、前記計数機構は、前記コンベヤから落下した物品を計数し、前記物品のうち少なくともいくつかは、前記計数機構を通じて落下する際、少なくとも部分的に水平方向において平行である、計数機構と、
前記コンベヤおよび前記計数機構へと接続されたコンピューティングプラットフォームであって、前記コンピューティングプラットフォームは、
(a)所望の物品カウントの現在のバッチにほぼ到達した旨が前記計数機構によって通知されるまで前記コンベヤを連続モードで作動させ、また、前記所望の物品カウント値から行方不明となっている少なくとも一定量の物品を完了するために前記コンベヤをパルスモードで作動させるように、
(b)複数のバッチの分配を含む分配タスク時において、前記パルス長さおよび前記連続作動モードの長さのうち少なくとも1つを調整して、後続バッチにおける前記所望の物品カウント値の整合性の精度を向上させるように、
構成される、コンピューティングプラットフォームと、
を含み、
前記パルスモードは、前記コンベヤを少なくとも1つのパルスにおいて起動させることを含み、前記少なくとも1つのパルスの長さは、前記コンベヤの作動に起因する直接的結果および前記パルス後の慣性力に起因する間接的結果によって一定数の物品が前記コンベヤから落下するように事前決定される、物品分配器。 - 前記計数機構は、少なくとも3つの電磁エネルギー源と、少なくとも3つのセンサーとを含み、前記電磁エネルギー源のうち少なくとも2つから電磁エネルギーが非垂直方向において出射される、請求項3に記載の物品分配器。
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