233results about "Material check-weighing" patented technology

A radio frequency identification (RFID) inventory device attached to a container for tracking quantities of objects stored in the container having an antenna supporting wireless interrogation by an external RFID reader, a RFID chip coupled to the antenna having an embedded unique identifier and a memory element, where the RFID chip is adapted to store in the memory element at least one quantity value and to allow an external reader to wirelessly collect the identifier and at least one quantity value in response to said wireless interrogation, and one or more sensors coupled to the RFID chip, where the sensors are configured to send at least one signal to the RFID chip in response to a change in quantities of objects in the container and where the RFID chip is configured to update at least one quantity value stored in response to a signal from the sensors.

A vehicle information system has a first load sensor for generating a first load signal based on a first vehicle load. A first position sensor generates a first position signal based on a position of a vehicle axle. A second position sensor generates a second position signal based on a position of a vehicle kingpin. A memory unit stores vehicle optimization data. An evaluation unit is in communication with the first load sensor, the first position sensor, the second position sensor and the memory unit. A general user interface for receiving input is also in communication with the evaluation unit. The evaluation unit makes an evaluation of the first load signal, the first position sensor, the second position signal, and any input and generates a vehicle optimization instruction relating to a distance between the axle and the kingpin.

There is provided an abnormal device determining means (CPU 51) which reads a tendency of displacement between the combination calculated weight Wc of the contents M and the post-discharge Ws measured value of the same contents M measured after such contents M have been bagged and which, based on the tendency of displacement so read, determines which one of the combination calculated value Wc and the post-discharge measured value Ws is abnormal, and a display device (54) for displaying a result of the determination. Thus, since based on the displacement tendency of the combination calculated value Wc and the post-discharge measured value Ws, which one of the combination calculated value Wc and the post-discharge measured value Ws is abnormal is determined, it can readily and easily grasped which one of the combination weighing apparatus (1) and the weight checker (300) suffers from a trouble.

A series of products, such as bacon packages each having bacon slices carried by a card, are successively conveyed across an endless conveyor weighing scale to determine the weight of each product, and the products are then conveyed by an endless conveyor along a linear path through an inspection station. An elongated scrolling message display unit extends adjacent the linear path, and information characters corresponding to the weight of each product travel on the display unit in synchronism with the flow of the product on the conveyor to provide an inspection person with sufficient time to correct the weight of each off-weight product by adding or removing items from the product. A photosensor detects the leading edge of each product and cooperates to synchronize the location of weight information characters displayed on the display unit.

This invention relates to a method and apparatus for mass and/or volume measurements of manufactured articles. More particularly, this invention relates to a method and apparatus for mass and/or volume measurements that can be performed on-line in a part manufacturing process. On-line measurement of the mass or volume of material contained in a specific region of interest of the manufactured items is performed 100% on-line. Real-time process control information is based on real-time measurement of the mass or volume of material contained in a specific region of interest of a manufactured item. Automated quality control inspection for manufactured articles is based on real-time measurement of the mass or volume of material contained in a specific region of interest of manufactured items. A manufacturing closed-loop process is directly corrected to keep it within control limits based on real-time measurement of the mass or volume of material contained in a specific region of interest of manufactured items soon after these items are manufactured.

The invention discloses a quantitative canning machine for irregular materials and a quantitative canning method. The quantitative canning machine for irregular materials comprises a first time weighing device, a main feeding device, a second time weighing device and a compensating blanking device, which are arranged in sequence in a delivering direction and controlled by a programmable controller, so that canning with a constant volume to the irregular materials through the main feeding device is carried out and most canning of the container is realized, then micro-adjustment type canning is performed through the compensating blanking device so as to realize canning under constant weight, therefore, the canning can be accurate, and the volume and the weight can well satisfy the canning standards; and, the whole canning process is realized by carrying the container to different stations through a delivering device, and performing automatical weighing, canning and the like, so that the canning method provided by the invention has high degree of automation to realize rapid canning, increases the production efficiency, and is suitable for large-scale production; in addition, the structure configuration of the whole machine is compact so as to reduce the space occupied, and is beneficial for overall layout of the manufacturing shop.

The invention relates to a method of handling portions comprising a respective at least one slice, wherein the slices have been produced by slicing food products, wherein the portions are conveyed, in particular line-wise, one after the other in a main conveying stream along a conveying direction, wherein incomplete portions, in particular portions low in weight, are automatically recognized and/or classified, wherein incomplete portions are expelled from the main conveying stream and are supplied to a correction station in a correction stream, wherein incomplete portions are respectively completed by at least one single slice which is removed from a slice store with the aid of an automatic transfer unit and wherein completed portions are automatically channeled back into the main conveying stream.

The present invention provides a high-accuracy rotary carousel scale with a rotary platter. The rotary carousel scale utilizes a plurality of load cells of either planar-beam or single-point type, fitted with a stabilizing structure and wheels to support the rotary platter. The stabilizing structure prevents side forces and moment forces being applied to the load cells, allowing their full accuracy to be maintained, as well as protecting them from damage. The rotary platter provides support for, and weighs, bags of purchased products in the self-checkout and related industries and is rotated to access individual bags during filling. The rotary carousel scale can incorporate devices to prevent damage to the load cells during an overload. Alternatively, the rotary carousel scale can rely for this on overload prevention built-into the load cell mount.

Disclosed is equipment for weighing a filled amount wherein the time required for carrying a container between stages can be shortened and the processing time at each weighing stage is shortened, the weighing is performed easily and accurately, and productivity is enhanced by speeding up the whole weighing work. A carry-in stage (6), a pre-weighing stage (7), a filling stage (8), a post-weighing stage (9), and a carry-out stage (10) are provided sequentially on a carrying passage (5). A carrying means (2) equipped with a container-holding section (4) is provided. A container (12) is held in a container-holding section (4) at the carry-in stage (6), moved along the carrying passage (5) under that state, and then taken out from the container-holding section (4) the carry-out stage (10). The carrying means (2) moves the container (12) intermittently such that the container-holding section (4) stops temporarily at each stage. The container (12) is carried from the carry-in stage (6) to the carry-out stage (10) under a state where the container (12) is fitted over a tubular body (19) made of a conductive material.

The invention relates to an automation detecting device, in particular to a photoelectrically controlled industrial weighing device which comprises a photoelectric control system, a product production line and a weighing system. The photoelectrically controlled industrial weighing device is characterized in that the photoelectric control system comprises a light-emitting gun and a photoelectric sensor, wherein the photoelectric sensor is connected with a lifting controller and a photoelectric controller by a data control line; the product production line is formed in such a way that an empty box inlet passage and a box outlet passage are installed on a rotating platform and the rotating platform is connected with the photoelectric controller; and the weighing system is provided with a scale and a box at both sides of a fulcrum, provided with the lifting controller beside a lever and provided with an upper blanking plate under the lifting controller. The invention can greatly reduce the labor intensity for artificially weighing goods, realizes the automation and serialization of detection and has stable and reliable weighed data, convenient operation, high weighing speed and strong practicability.

A measuring device includes a first measuring hopper, a first supply portion arranged above the first measuring hopper to supply the objects to the first measuring hopper, a second measuring hopper, a second supply portion fixedly arranged above the second measuring hopper to supply the objects to the second measuring hopper, a plurality of accommodating hoppers circumferentially arranged below the first and second measuring hoppers, and a control portion configured to control the second supply portion and the plurality of accommodating hoppers such that an accommodating hopper discharges the objects only if the total weight of the objects in the accommodating hopper that are discharged from the first and second measuring hoppers is substantially and no smaller than the predetermined weight. The plurality of accommodating hoppers are intermittently circulated such that each of the accommodating hoppers successively receives the objects from the first and second measuring hoppers.

A process for filling pharmaceutical product containers in a container filling machine with the stages of: filling the container with the corresponding pharmaceutical substance through filling means in a filling station of the filling machine, weighing the filled container in a filled container weighing station to confirm that the quantity of pharmaceutical substance with which the container has been filled lies within the desired range, in which when the quantity of pharmaceutical substance with which the container has been filled lies outside the desired range the filling means are moved to the filled container weighing station and the container is topped up with a quantity such that the total substance placed in the container in the two stages lies within the desired range.

A boxing device includes a collecting unit, a group weight measuring unit, a determination unit, and a boxing unit, and adapted to pack a predetermined weight or a predetermined number of articles in a box. The collecting unit is configured and arranged to collect the articles as a group. The group weight measuring unit is configured and arranged to measure the weight of the group. The determination unit is configured and arranged to determine whether or not it is adequate to pack the group of the articles in the box based on the weight measured by the group weight measuring unit. The boxing unit is configured and arranged to pack, in the box, a plurality of the groups of the articles determined by the determination unit to be adequate to be packed in the box.

A system of detecting loading and unloading of mobile containers such as grain carts utilizes two low pass filters to determine whether the contents of the container are changing by subtracting one filter signal from the other, and using the sign of the difference. Weighing performance is improved by utilizing accelerometers to compensate for measurement dynamics and non-level orientation. Failure and degradation of weight sensors is detected by testing sensor half bridges. Loading and unloading weights can be tied to specific vehicles by utilizing RF beacons.

A weight sorter includes a base, a weight measuring device mounted on a top of the base to measure a weight of an article, and a pivot device mounted on a bottom of the base and operable to pivot the base when the weight measuring device measures the weight of the article so as to drop the article onto a predetermined conveyor belt. Thus, the pivot device does not apply any pressure or force on the weight measuring device during the pivot action, so that the weight measuring device is not subjected to an excessive force and can be used during a long-term utilization, thereby enhancing the lifetime of the weight measuring device 1.

The objective nuclear scale calibrating system includes nuclear scale, conveyer, calibrator and control device. The conveyer connects the calibrator and the nuclear scale; the calibrator includes material bin elevator on bearing seat, material bin elevating with the material bin elevator, weigher and material level gauge; the material level gauge is set in the upper part of the material bin and the material bin has one controllable outlet port in the lower part; the conveyer is below the outlet port; and the control device is connected to the material level gauge, material bin elevator and the weigher. The present invention is used in automatic calibration and inspection of the nuclear scale to correct the material calibrating coefficient and ensure the accuracy of nuclear scale.

A method for checking capsules comprises in sequence the phases of weighing each empty capsule and associating the related empty weight value with said capsule by applying a related identification code to the capsule; filling the capsules with doses of filling material, preferably pharmaceutical material; weighing each capsule filled with said material to obtain a related weight value of the filled closed capsule and interpreting the identification code carried by said capsule and relating to its empty weight value; and comparing the weight value of the filled capsule with the empty weight value carried by the aforementioned code in order to detect and check the correctness of the dosage of the material inside each capsule.

A bulk bag filling apparatus comprises a first support member having an upper end and a lower end and being oriented in a generally vertical direction; a second support member connected to said generally vertical member and extending at an angle to said generally vertical direction; a filling head for engagement with an opening of the bulk bag, wherein the filling head is connected to and supported by the second support member; a bulk bag support structure for engagement with support elements of the bulk bag, wherein the bulk bag support structure is connected to and supported by the second support member; and a hang-weighing mechanism for weighing the contents of the bulk bag, wherein the bulk bag support structure is connected to said second support member through said hang-weighing mechanism. The hang-weighing apparatus includes one or two load-bearing points at which the bulk bag support structure applies a load to the hang-weighing apparatus. A load cell is preferably provided at each of said load-bearing points, wherein each of said load cells converts said load into an electrical signal representative of the weight of the bulk bag and its contents.

A method for monitoring a filled container, in particular a filled beverage container, which is conveyed on a conveyor, comprising the steps of taking up the container by a carriage, creating a spacing between the container and the conveyor, so that the entire weight of the container is retained by the carriage in a weighing region, and weighing the retained container in the weighing region using a load cell comprised by the carriage, the carriage being driven by a linear motor according to said method, and a monitoring system for filled containers, in particular filled beverage containers, for executing such a method.

A total weight checking system and method for capsules filled with product includes a filling machine for filling the capsules according to a defined filling order, a weighing apparatus for weighing all the capsules and a transferring arrangement transferring for the capsules from the filling machine to the weighing apparatus. The transferring arrangement includes a removing arrangement and a conveying arrangement, the removing arrangement being suitable for removing the capsules from the filling machine and for transferring the capsules to the conveying arrangement according to the defined filling order, the conveying arrangement being suitable for housing and accumulating a plurality of capsules according to the defined filling order and transferring the capsules to the weighing apparatus according to the defined filling order.