JPH10185669A - Method and device for counting number of stacked long size material - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the counting error of the number of long size materials by kicking a first long size material with a kicker into a stacking device, and detecting the weight thereof, and thereafter, kicking the long size materials by one lot with the kicker, and at the time of conclusion, dividing the total weight value by the weight value of one long size material. SOLUTION: A kicker 2 is provided on the side of an inlet guide chute 1, and a stacking device 3 is provided so as to face to a lower end of the chute 1. The stacking device 3 is provided with an elevating table 3b between a pair of side walls 3a, 3a opposite to each other. The elevating table 3b is elevated by an elevating means 3c, which is formed of four pairs of chain loops and sprockets at four points of the peripheral edge. A load cell 4 for detecting weight of the table 3b is provided. A first long size material A is kicked into the stacking device 3 by the kicker 2, and weight of the first long size material A is detected by the load cell 4. Thereafter, the long size materials A by one lot is kicked by the kicker 2, and after the conclusion, total weight value is similarly detected, and the total weight value is divided by the weight value of one long size material so as to obtain the number of long size materials A.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for counting the number of stacks of a long body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, in this type, if a long body is kicked once by a kicker provided in front of an accumulation device, it is counted as one.

[0003]

However, if there is an operation error, an accurate number cannot be obtained. An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems and to provide a method and an apparatus for counting the number of stacks of a long body in which counting errors are prevented.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems To solve the above problems, the configuration of the present invention is as follows. That is, in the method of the first configuration, a kicker is provided on the side of the entrance guide chute, and a stacking device is installed facing the lower end of the chute,
In the stacking device, a lifting table is provided in the middle of a pair of facing side walls, and the first long body is kicked into the stacking device with the kicker, and the weight of the first long body is reduced. The weight of the table is detected by a means for detecting the weight.
When the lot is kicked in with a kicker and the kicking of one lot is completed, the total weight is detected in the same manner as described above, and the total weight is divided by the single weight to obtain the number of long bodies. It is to calculate.

[0005] The apparatus of the second configuration is a product in which a kicker provided on the side of the entrance guide chute and a lifting table is provided between a pair of facing side walls provided facing the lower end of the chute. Weight device, and means for detecting the weight of the table, wherein the first long body is kicked into the stacking device with the kicker, and the weight of the first long body is determined by the weight of the table. Detected by means for detecting, after that, one lot is kicked with a kicker, and when the kicking of one lot is completed, the total weight is detected in the same manner as above,
The total weight value is divided by the single weight value to calculate the number of long bodies.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on one embodiment shown in the drawings. 1 and 2, a kicker 2 is provided on a side of an entrance guide chute 1, and a stacking device 3 is installed facing a lower end of the chute. The stacking device includes a pair of side walls 3a, 3a facing each other. The lifting table 3b is provided in the middle of the table. The lifting table 3b is raised and lowered at four peripheral edges by lifting means 3c comprising four sets of chain loops and sprockets. To detect the weight of the lifting table 3b, a tape-shaped load cell 4 is provided on the pulling side of each chain loop.

This apparatus uses a sequencer (programmable controller), and as shown in FIG. 3, a central processing unit 11 is connected to a storage device 12, an operation device 13, and an input device 14 comprising a keyboard. Further, a display 16 and a printing device 17 are connected via an output device 15. Then, the load cell 4 is connected to the input device 14 via a load cell amplifier 4a.

The central processing unit 11 is mainly composed of a microprocessor, and the storage device 12 includes a read only memory (ROM) and a random access memory (RAM). The data to be processed by the central processing unit 11 is stored.

The input device 14 receives a numerical signal from the load cell 4, and in response to an operation command from the input device 14, the central processing unit 11 displays a numerical value on the display 17 in cooperation with the storage device 12, the arithmetic unit 13, and the like. And the printing device 17
To print on paper. In this example, the display 17 is a two-dimensional screen display using a liquid crystal display.

Then, the first elongated body A is kicked into the stacking device 3 by the kicker 2, and the weight of the first elongated body is detected by the load cell 4. Thereafter, when one lot is kicked in with a kicker, when the kicking of one lot is completed, the total weight is detected in the same manner as described above, and the total weight is divided by the single weight to obtain a long body. Is calculated.

Next, the operation of the central processing unit 11 using the above-described apparatus will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG. When the program starts, the weight of the load cell 4 in the empty state of the lifting table 3b is reset to zero (step S1). 1
The kick is kicked in (Step S2) and the weight (X
1) is measured (step S3), and it is determined whether or not the measurement is completed (step 4). If NO, the process returns to step 2. If YES, the second and subsequent kick-ins are kicked in (step S5) and whether the lot is completed (for example, 1
00) (step S6), and if NO, the process returns to step S4. If YES, the total weight (Xn) is measured (step S7), and it is determined whether the measurement is completed (step S8). If NO, the process returns to step S6. YE
If S, the lot number (N) = Xn / X1 is calculated (step S9), and the result is displayed (step S10).
Printing is performed (step S11), and the process ends.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments and embodiments described above, but includes various modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

[0013]

According to the configuration of the present invention, accurate number counting can be performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a microcomputer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Long body 1 Inlet guide chute 2 Kicker 3 Stacking device 3a Side wall 3b Elevating table 3c Elevating means 4 Load cell 4a Load cell amplifier 11 Central processing unit 12 Storage device 13 Computing device 14 Input device 15 Output device 16 Display 17 Printing device

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A kicker is provided on a side of an entrance guide chute, and a stacking device is installed facing a lower end of the chute. The stacking device has a lifting table provided between a pair of facing side walls. The first long body is kicked into the stacking device by the kicker, and the weight of the first long body is detected by the means for detecting the weight of the table. When the kick of one lot is completed, the total weight is detected in the same manner as above,
A method for counting the number of stacks of a long body, wherein the total weight value is divided by the weight value of the single body to calculate the number of long bodies. 2. A stacking device comprising: a kicker provided on a side of an inlet guide chute; and a lifting table provided between a pair of facing side walls provided facing a lower end of the chute. Means for detecting the weight of the table, wherein the first long body is kicked into the stacking device by the kicker, and the weight of the first long body is detected by the means for detecting the weight of the table. After that, one lot is kicked in with a kicker, and when the kicking of one lot is completed, the total weight is detected in the same manner as described above, and the total weight is divided by the single weight to obtain a length. An apparatus for counting the number of stacks of a long body, which calculates the number of long bodies.