Weight sorting machine

Abstract

To provide a weight checker that is easy to grasp the time for replacing a conveyor belt of a weighing conveyor.SOLUTION: A weight checker comprises a weighing conveyor for measuring a weight of an article while carrying the article by a conveyor belt, so as to measure the time of passage of the article through a predetermined section of a transport path thereof by the conveyor belt and determine whether or not it is the time for replacing the conveyor belt based on the time of passage measured.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Claims

[Claim 1] A weight sorting machine that, when a combination weighing of articles within a predetermined weight range, which have been weighed by a combination scale, is packaged by a packaging machine positioned below the combination scale, and the packaged articles are then boxed and packed, the weight of the packaged articles is checked in advance of the boxing and packing process, and the machine is equipped with a weighing conveyor that measures the weight of the articles while transporting them by a conveyor belt, A measuring unit that measures the passage time of an item as it passes through a predetermined section in the conveying path of the item by the conveyor belt, A determination unit compares the passage time measured by the measurement unit with a preset time, and determines that the time for replacing the conveyor belt has arrived when it is determined that the passage time has exceeded the preset time. When the determination unit determines that the time for replacement has arrived, the notification unit notifies that it is time to replace the conveyor belt, While possessing, The weighing conveyor is capable of tilting the conveying path of the articles by the conveyor belt upwards in the direction of conveyance. The predetermined section is the section between the starting end and the ending end of the conveying direction of the article in the weighing conveyor. A weight sorting machine characterized by the following features.

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