JPH11351955A - Electronic balance - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately calculate an actual weight with ease by calculating the actual weight based on a weighed value by a weighing means and a specified factor. SOLUTION: A beef 1 moved along a rail 2 is washed in a washing process 4. Then the beef 1 is sent to a weighing/label-pasting process 5, and then moved onto a weighing rail 10 for weighing a weight. Here, a code for discriminating article codes, etc., are inputted in an operation control part 8 of the weighing rail 10, and a key for instructing issuance of label is pressed. Then, a pre-set tare weight of a pulley, hock 3, etc., is subtracted from a total weight, and the resulting value is multiplied by a pre-set factor, so that the actual weight of the beef 1 wherein the weight of water-content supposed to sticking at washing is removed is calculated. The factor is calculated in advance by such method as with statistics. Then the actual weight is displayed on the display devices of a display control part 15 and the operation control part 8 while a label wherein a barcode wherein article code is recorded and the actual weight are printed is issued from a label printer.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic balance for weighing an object to be weighed, and more particularly to an electronic balance for weighing an object including an unnecessary object.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a beef processing center or the like,
Beef weight was weighed in the following manner.
In other words, when washing one beef with the skin removed and weighing the beef with water attached,
In order to subtract the weight of the water attached to the beef, the weight of the water is calculated based on the industry practice that about 10% of the total weight measured is the attached water, and this value is calculated electronically. The actual weight of the beef was calculated by inputting a key to the balance and subtracting it from the total weight, and then operating a tare subtraction key to subtract the weight corresponding to the tare. Here, the tare means the weight of a pulley, a hook, or the like. Next, the operator cuts the meat of each part such as the shoulder and the back, disintegrates the beef, and weighs each part.

[0003]

However, it is cumbersome for the operator to calculate the weight of the water or to key in the calculated value in order to subtract the weight of the water attached. There has been a problem that it is easy to make mistakes or erroneous key input operations.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic balance which does not need to calculate the weight of adhering moisture and input a key.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a weighing means for weighing an object to be weighed, a weighed value weighed by the weighing means, and a predetermined coefficient. An electronic balance, comprising: a calculating unit that calculates an actual weight of the object to be weighed.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the calculating means calculates the actual weight of the object to be weighed based on a preset tare value, the weighed value and the coefficient. Item 2. An electronic balance according to item 1.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the electronic device according to the first or second aspect, the coefficient is a coefficient for correcting a weight of moisture attached when the object is washed with water. It is a scale.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the weighing means is provided on a part of a rail for guiding a hook on which the object to be measured is hung along a predetermined path, and is mechanically insulated from the other part. The electronic balance according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a weight is calculated by measuring a load on a measuring rail provided as described above.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the coefficient is set for each type of the object to be weighed.
An electronic balance according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

[0010]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a meat processing center in which an electronic scale according to an embodiment of the present invention is used. The cows and pigs received here are peeled and turned into beef 1 (or pork), and each one is hung on a hook 3 hung on a rail 2. The hook 3 is connected to a pulley (not shown) on the rail 2, and the pulley can move on the rail 2.

In the middle of the rail 2, a washing step 4, a measuring / labeling step 5, and a processing step 6 are provided. In the weighing / labeling step 5, a trolley scale 11 for weighing the beef 1 and a weighing rail 10 as a mounting portion of the trolley scale 11 are provided. In this step, an operation control unit (panel control (1)) 8 of the trolley scale 11 and a display control unit 15 are provided. In addition, the rail 2 is used for the machining step 6.
After that, it is led to the warehouse 9.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the measuring rail 10 and the trolley scale (measuring unit) 11. A measuring section 11 having a load cell is fixed to a beam 12, and a measuring rail 10 is suspended below the measuring section 11.
The weighing rail 10 is inserted into a portion of the rail 2 where the rail 2 is cut in the weighing / labeling process 5 and is not in contact with the rail 2. When the beef 1 suspended on the hook 3 that has been moved along the rail 2 is stopped at the position of the measuring rail 10,
The weight is supported only by the load cell built in the weighing unit 11 via the weighing rail 10, and the weight is weighed.

FIG. 3 is a system diagram of a system for controlling the weighing unit 11. The system has a server 13 for managing various data and a LAN 26 connected to the server 13. The LAN 26 includes a liquid crystal touch panel. Operation control unit (panel computer (1)) 8
And the panel computer (2) 14 are connected.

The operation control unit 8 is connected to a display control unit 15 for converting an analog signal from the weighing unit 11 into a digital signal and displaying the digital signal, and a label printer 16 for printing out labels. An electronic scale 7 with a printer is formed as a whole.

A panel control (2) 14 is also connected to the LAN 26, and the panel control (2) 14
Has a scale 17 with a printer and a barcode reader 18
Is connected. The platform scale 17 is used to measure and price the meat of each part such as the shoulder and the back, which are cut off in the processing step 6.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the display control unit 15. As shown in FIG. The display control unit 15 stores the program stored in the ROM 1 in the CPU 25 that performs various calculations.
9. RA that works as a work area for registers, flags, etc.
M20, a display 21 for displaying weighing data, a key 22 such as a zero reset key, a communication unit 23 for transmitting and receiving data to and from the operation control unit 8, and an A / D converter for converting an analog signal from the weighing unit 11 into a digital signal. The configuration is such that the unit 24 is connected. The display control unit 15 is arranged at a position where the operator can easily operate the display control unit 15 together with the operation control unit (panel control (1)) 8.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The cattle arrived at the meat processing center where the electronic balance is used are peeled and hung one by one on the hooks 3 suspended on the rails 2. Reference numeral 1 denotes a piece of beef that has been peeled and hung on a hook 3. Hook 3
It is moved by a pulley on the rail 2. The beef 1 moved along the rail 2 is sprinkled with water in the washing step 4,
Washed with water. Next, the beef 1 is sent to a weighing / labeling process 5 where a weighing rail (a trolley scale mounting portion) 10
Moved up and weighed.

At this time, a product code, for example, a code for distinguishing "Kuroge Wagyu female" or "US female" is input to the operation control section (panel computer (1)) 8 of the measuring rail 10, and then Press a key (not shown) for issuing a label. Then, a preset tare weight, that is, the weight of the pulley and the hook 3 is subtracted from the total weight, and the subtracted value is multiplied by a preset coefficient, in this case, 0.9. Then, the actual weight of the beef 1 from which the weight of the water which seems to be attached by the washing with water is removed is calculated. The coefficient is a ratio of the actual weight of the beef alone to the weight of the beef to which water has adhered by washing with water, and is calculated in advance by a method such as obtaining statistics.

The display control unit 15 and the panel control (1)
The label on which the actual weight is printed is displayed from the label printer 16 together with the barcode on which the product code is recorded, and the actual weight is displayed on the display 21 of No.8.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a label issued from the label printer 16. The label is printed with a bar code on which the product name, date, management number, actual weight, and product code are recorded. The operator attaches this label to the beef 1 to be weighed. In addition, product code,
Information such as the actual weight is also sent to the server 13.

Next, the operation of the electronic balance 7 composed of the operation control unit (panel control (1)) 8, the display control unit 15, the weighing unit 11, and the label printer 16 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, the operator operates the touch panel of the operation control unit (panel computer (1)) 8 to put the electronic balance 7 into the weighing mode. Next, the beef 1 to be weighed is moved on the weighing rail 10.

The operation of the electronic balance 7 will be described in accordance with the steps (S1 to S10) shown in the flowchart of FIG. S1: First, the display control unit 15 sends the panel computer (1) 8
Next, the total weight value loaded on the weighing rail 10 is read. S2: The operator inputs a product code to the panel control (1) 8. S3: The product data corresponding to the product code is transferred from the server 13 to the panel control (1) 8. S4: The pre-set tare value, that is, the weight value of the pulley and the hook, is subtracted from the total weight value by the panel controller (1) 8, and tare is performed. S5: The panel control (1) 8 determines whether or not a coefficient for calculating the actual weight of the beef 1 to be weighed has been set. If not, the process proceeds to S7, where it has been set. If so, proceed to S6.

S6: The value obtained by taring in S4 is multiplied by a coefficient, and the actual weight of the beef 1 excluding the weight of the attached water is calculated. S7: The product name, the product code, the control number which is a serial number for identifying the object to be weighed, and the actual weight value are displayed on the touch panel of the panel control (1) 8. However, if it is determined in S5 that the coefficient for calculating the actual weight is not set, a weight value including the weight of the attached moisture is displayed. S8: A label issuing key is displayed on the touch panel of the panel control (1) 8, and it is determined whether or not this key has been pressed. If the key has not been pressed, the process returns to immediately before S8, and if the key has been pressed, the process proceeds to S9. move on. S9: The label printer 16 issues a label on which the product name, date, management number, actual weight, barcode, etc. are printed as shown in FIG. S10: The same content as the content printed on the label is transferred to the server 13, and the weighing process ends.

Although the above embodiment is an example using a trolley scale, the present invention is not limited to this.
The present invention can also be applied to a general-purpose balance used when the object to be weighed can be lifted by hand. Further, as in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the case where the weighing unit 11 and the operation control unit 8 are separated from each other, and may be applied to an electronic balance in which these are integrated. In addition, what is removed in order to calculate the actual weight is not limited to the weight of the attached moisture, but can be applied to any unnecessary material whose ratio to the object to be weighed is known.
Further, it is also possible to set a coefficient for calculating the actual weight for each type of the object to be weighed, and to call the corresponding coefficient when the type of the object to be weighed is designated. That is, the weight ratio between the necessary part and the unnecessary part may differ depending on the type of the object to be weighed. For example, in the case of domestic animals, the ratio of the weight to the surface area is completely different between pigs and horses, so that the ratio of the amount of attached water is also different. The present invention can cope with such a difference.

[0025]

According to the present invention, there is provided calculating means for calculating the actual weight of an object to be weighed based on the weighed value weighed by the weighing means and a predetermined coefficient. No need to deduct from the gross weight. Therefore, calculation errors do not occur and troublesome operations are not required.
An accurate actual weight can be easily calculated.

Further, if the calculating means calculates the actual weight of the object to be weighed based on the preset tare value, the weighed value and the coefficient, the actual weight of the object to be weighed including the removal of the tare value is obtained. Can be calculated more easily. Furthermore, if the coefficient is a coefficient for correcting the weight of the moisture attached when the object is washed with water, the actual weight of the object to which the moisture is attached can be accurately calculated.

The measuring means is provided on a part of a rail for guiding a hook on which the object to be measured is suspended along a predetermined path, and the measuring means is provided so as to be mechanically insulated from other parts. If the weight is calculated by measuring the above load, the object to be measured can be easily moved on the weighing rail along the rail, and the object to be measured can be weighed without being replaced. The actual weight of the object to be weighed can be easily calculated. Further, if the coefficient is set for each type of weighing object, the actual weight can be easily and accurately calculated even when there are a plurality of types of weighing objects.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a meat processing center in which the present invention is used.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a measuring rail and a measuring section.

FIG. 3 is a system diagram of a system for controlling a weighing unit.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a display control unit.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the electronic balance.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a label issued from a label printer.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Beef 2 Rail 3 Hook 4 Washing process 5 Weighing and labeling process 6 Processing process 7 Electronic balance 8 Operation control unit (panel control (1)) 9 Warehouse 10 Weighing rail 11 Weighing unit 12 Beam 13 Server 14 Panel control (2) 15 Display Control unit 16 Label printer 17 Stand scale with printer 18 Barcode reader 19 ROM 20 RAM 21 Display 22 Key 23 Communication unit 24 A / D conversion unit 25 CPU 26 LAN

Claims (5)

[Claims] A weighing means for weighing the object to be weighed; a calculating means for calculating an actual weight of the weighing object based on the weighed value measured by the weighing means and a predetermined coefficient. An electronic balance comprising: 2. The electronic balance according to claim 1, wherein the calculating means calculates an actual weight of the object to be weighed based on a preset tare value, the weighed value, and the coefficient. . 3. The electronic balance according to claim 1, wherein the coefficient is a coefficient for correcting a weight of moisture attached when the object is washed with water. 4. A weighing rail provided on a part of a rail that guides a hook on which the object to be weighed is suspended along a predetermined path, while being mechanically insulated from other parts. The electronic balance according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the weight is calculated by measuring the load. 5. The electronic balance according to claim 1, wherein the coefficient is set for each type of the object to be weighed.