Ishida Patente

A packaging apparatus (1) includes: a supply mechanism (2) including a placement unit (2a) on which an article to be packaged is placed, and a conveying unit (2b) configured to convey the article to be packaged placed on the placement unit (2a); a packaging mechanism (3a) configured to receive and package the article to be packaged supplied from the supply mechanism (2); and a main body (1a) configured to connect to the supply mechanism (2) and accommodate the packaging mechanism (3a). The main body (1a) includes a moving mechanism (50) configured to move the supply mechanism (2) from an operating position to a non-operating position while supporting the supply mechanism (2). In the operating position, the supply mechanism (2) is disposed at a position where the supply mechanism (2) engages with the packaging mechanism (3a), and the conveying unit (2b) is positioned to face a first direction in which the article to be packaged is directed toward the packaging mechanism (3a). In the non-operating position, the supply mechanism (2) is disposed at a position spaced apart from the packaging mechanism (3a) without engaging with the packaging mechanism (3a), and the conveying unit (2b) is positioned to face a second direction different from the first direction in which the article to be packaged is directed toward the packaging mechanism (3a).

A boxing apparatus includes: a pushing mechanism configured to push an article into a box having an opening facing sideways from a lateral side; and a posture changing mechanism configured to rotate the box by a first angle so as to change a posture of the box accommodating the article from a state where the opening faces sideways to a state where the opening faces upward. The posture changing mechanism includes: a suction unit configured to suction, from below, a suctioned side surface that is a side surface of the box located on a lower side of the box when the article is pushed in by the pushing mechanism; a support unit configured to support the suction unit; and a rotation unit configured to rotate the support unit by the first angle around a rotation axis parallel to a boundary line between the suctioned side surface and the opening. The suction unit starts suction in a state where the posture of the box is such that the opening faces sideways; and reduces a suction force or stops suction when the rotation unit rotates the support unit by a second angle that is less than the first angle, with reference to a time when the suction is started.

[Problem] Provided is a product processing apparatus(1) capable of efficiently acquiring product information stored in a product master even when an image recognition device(30) is introduced. [Solving method] A product processing apparatus(1) includes a control section(10) configured to acquire, from a product master, product information of a product identified by a retrieval operation of the product or a product identified by an image recognition device(30) and display the product information on a display section(5). The control section(10) activates the image recognition device(30) when a retrieval operation in which the product is not identified is performed.

A seal inspection apparatus includes a contact portion that contacts the commodity transported by the transport conveyor, an elevating portion that changes a height position of the contact portion, a detecting portion 50 that detects a displacement amount of the height position of the contact portion when the commodity is in contact with the contact portion, an inspection portion 60 that inspects a seal state, and a control portion 70 that controls an elevating operation of the contact portion by the elevating portion and stops transport by the transport conveyor such that the commodity is positioned at an inspection position where contact by the contact portion is performed. The control portion 70 calculates a start timing for starting a lowering operation of the contact portion by the elevating portion, based on a stop timing for stopping the transport by the transport conveyor and a contact timing at which the contact portion contacts the commodity.

Providing an X-ray inspection apparatus with which it is possible to present an image in which the position of an undesirable part in a product can easily be recognized by a worker. An X-ray inspection apparatus includes a conveyor to convey a product, an X-ray irradiator to irradiate X-rays on the product being conveyed by the conveyor, a line sensor to detect the X-rays irradiate on the product, an image generation unit to generate an X-ray transmission image on the basis of the X-rays detected by the line sensor, an assessment unit to assess whether an undesirable part is present in the product by using a difference image that is obtained from the X-ray transmission image, and a display unit to display an image of the product. In cases where the assessment unit assesses that an undesirable part is included in the product as a result of having applied a first criterion to perform assessment, the display unit displays a result of a detection in which the assessment unit applies a second criterion that yields a higher sensitivity in detection of undesirable parts than the first criterion to detect the undesirable part, in an undesirable part region A that is assessed to include the undesirable part upon application of the first criterion within the image of the product.

Providing an inspection image display device to display images that make it easy to recognize undesirable parts in products. An X-ray inspection device serving as an inspection image display device comprises a conveyor to convey products, an X-ray irradiator to irradiate X-rays on the products conveyed by the conveyor, an X-ray detector to detect X-rays of a low energy band and a high energy band, an image generation unit, and a display. The image generation unit generates a first difference image by performing a subtraction process using a first transmission image based on the detection results for the X-rays of the low energy band, and a second transmission image based on the detection results for the X-rays of the high energy band. The image generation unit generates a second difference image by performing a subtraction process using the first difference image and either the first transmission image or the second transmission image. The display displays the second difference image.

Providing a safer X-ray inspection apparatus. The X-ray inspection apparatus (10) includes a conveyor (12) to convey a product, an X-ray irradiator (13) to irradiate X-rays generated by an X-ray tube (132a) on the product, a line sensor (14) to detect the X-rays irradiated on the product, a controller (20) to output, to the X-ray irradiator, a first voltage value and a first current value, which respectively are the value of a voltage and the value of a current which are to be inputted to the X-ray tube, so that the output of the X-ray tube is equal to or less than a maximum output, and an electric power controller (134) configured as a component separate from the controller. In a case where the output of the X-ray tube exceeds the maximum output when the current at the current value outputted from the controller is inputted to the X-ray tube, the electric power controller restricts the current inputted to the X-ray tube independently from the controller so that the output of the X-ray tube is equal to or less than the maximum output.

A dual-type conveyance device has a first conveyance unit and a second conveyance unit arranged in parallel, wherein the first conveyance unit is one in which two conveyors are arranged in series, and the second conveyance unit is also one in which two conveyors are arranged in series. A first transfer member and a second transfer member are respectively arranged to close a gap between two conveyors arranged in series, the first transfer member is supported by a first support member protruding from a side frame of a first downstream conveyor, the second transfer member is supported by a second support member protruding from a side frame of a second downstream conveyor, and furthermore, mounting positions of the first support member and the second support member are offset from each other.

A weighing apparatus 1 has a verification mode for determining weighing accuracy. The weighing apparatus 1 includes: a weighing unit 4 that weighs a weight value of an article P; a display unit 6a that displays information related to the article P; a storage unit 10 that stores a first reference value being a value related to weighing accuracy in the weighing unit 4, the first reference value indicating a verification tolerance; a calculation unit 21 that calculates a comparison value being a value related to the current weighing accuracy on the basis of the weight value and that calculates an evaluation value indicating the degree of deviation between the calculated comparison value and the first reference value; and a display control unit 22 that causes the display unit 6a to display the evaluation value as a determination result in the verification mode.

Object To provide a control device (9), an X-ray inspection device (1), a control method, and a control program for defect inspection, which make it possible to easily adjust parameters. Solution An X-ray inspection device (1) includes a control device (9) configured to display, on a display operation unit (8), an image (O) of an article (G) obtained by irradiating the article (G) with X-rays, and an adjustment screen (AD) on which a plurality of parameters are adjustable, the parameters being related to each of a plurality of inspections for detecting a defect in the article (G) based on the image (O), and the display control unit displays, on the image (O), only a detection result of the inspection corresponding to the parameters being adjusted when the parameters are adjusted on the adjustment screen (AD).

To provide an X-ray inspection apparatus that can correct past X-ray transmission images so that the extent to which there is a change in inspection performance can be inspected without running goods through the X-ray inspection apparatus. A predetermined judgment unit is employed instead of a judgment unit tending to judge conforming goods as nonconforming goods or a judgment unit tending to judge nonconforming goods as conforming goods and is applied to past X-ray transmission images. Furthermore, a predetermined correction unit is employed instead of a correction unit tending to perform processing with which conforming goods easily become nonconforming goods or a correction unit tending to perform processing with which nonconforming goods easily become conforming goods and is applied to past X-ray transmission images. Moreover, the threshold of a parameter of a judgment unit tending to judge conforming goods as nonconforming goods or a judgment unit tending to judge nonconforming goods as conforming goods is changed and applied to past X-ray transmission images.

A product handling system 100 includes a production instruction apparatus 90 that instructs production of products A, a product information storage apparatus 92 that stores a product information group composed of pieces of product information regarding a plurality of kinds of the products A, and a handling apparatus 1 that causes a display section 6 to display the product information group, and accepts, from a worker, printing instructions for product information regarding a certain kind of the products A. The handling apparatus 1 extracts product information regarding part of the products from the product information group stored in the product information storage apparatus 92, based on the products for which the production is instructed by the production instruction apparatus 90, and causes the display section 6 to display the extracted product information regarding the part of the products.

An X-ray inspection apparatus includes a judgment unit, an inspection condition changing unit, and a touch screen 30. The judgment unit generates X-ray images, applies predetermined inspection conditions to the X-ray images, and judges whether each part of goods is normal or defective. The touch screen 30 displays, as judgment results of the judgment unit, parts judged to be defective in the goods in a different way from parts judged to be normal in the goods. The touch screen 30 allows a user looking at the judgment results to designate the parts judged to be defective in the goods. When the user designates the parts judged to be defective in the goods via the touch screen 30, the inspection condition changing unit changes the inspection conditions so that the "defective" judgment on the designated parts judged to be defective in the goods changes to a "normal" judgment.

To provide a dispersion apparatus that facilitates cleaning of a dispersion table, multiple radial feeders, and a cover that covers their drive units. A dispersion apparatus 10 includes a dispersion table 20, a plurality of radial feeders 30, and a cover 35a. The dispersion table 20 disperses to the surrounding area goods supplied from outside. The radial feeders 30 are radially disposed around the dispersion table 20 and further convey in the radial direction the goods G fed thereto from the dispersion table 20. The cover 35a is positioned under the dispersion table 20 and covers a plurality of first drive units 36 that vibrate the dispersion table 20 and a plurality of second drive units 37 that vibrate each of the plurality of radial feeders 30. An introduction path 25 through which a nozzle 200 that sprays a cleaning liquid can pass is formed in the dispersion table 20.

A film supply device configured to supply (6) a film to a bag-making-packaging section of a bag-making-packaging machine, including: holding portions (81, 82) configured to respectively hold film rolls (FR) rotatably around which a film (F) is wound; drive portions (61, 62) configured to respectively rotate the film rolls (FR) held by the holding portions; a splicing portion (63) configured to splice a first film that is the film being used for bag-making and a second film that is the film to be used subsequent to the first film; and a control unit (110) configured to control operations of the drive portions and the splicing portion. The control unit (110) is configured to control the drive portion (61, 62) of one of the holding portions (81, 82) that holds the film roll (FR) around which the second film is wound to rotate in a first direction opposite to a second direction in which the second film is fed out, for a predetermined period after causing the splicing portion (63) to perform an operation of splicing the first film and the second film.

Provided is an X-ray inspection device (1) capable of accurately reproducing a test piece with virtual foreign object in a simulated defective image.[Solving method]An X-ray inspection device (1) includes: a conveyor (5) configured to convey an article; an X-ray irradiation unit (6) configured to irradiate the article conveyed by the conveyor (5) with X-rays; an X-ray detection unit (7) configured to detect the X-rays; and a controller (10) configured to generate an inspection image including the article from a detection result of the X-rays detected in the X-ray detection unit (7), perform an inspection to determine whether foreign object is included in the article based on the inspection image, generate a simulated defective image including virtual foreign object by changing a pixel value of some pixels constituting the inspection image, and check reliability of the inspection based on the simulated defective image. The controller (10) changes the pixel value based on an attenuation rate of the X-rays of a substance corresponding to the virtual foreign object.

A combination weighing apparatus includes a first stepping motor 51, which has a heat emitting surface HS, and a load cell 90. The load cell 90 has a strain element 90a and an electrical circuit including a first temperature-sensitive resistor R1. The strain element 90a has a first thin portion TH1 to which a first strain gauge 1G1 is attached, a second thin portion TH2 to which a second strain gauge 2G1 is attached, and a first central portion C1 disposed between them. The first central portion C1 has a first surface C1A that opposes the heat emitting surface HS of the first stepping motor 51 and a second surface C1B that does not oppose the heat emitting surface HS. The first temperature-sensitive resistor R1 is secured to the second surface C1B.

A weighing apparatus weighs articles and include a conveyance unit that conveys the articles, a weighing unit, and a control unit. The weighing unit outputs an original signal corresponding to forces acting on the conveyance unit. The control unit controls the conveyance unit and applies digital filters to the original signal. The control unit executes a selection process (S4 to S6) to select one of the digital filters out of a plurality of the digital filters. The control unit executes the selection process based on results of applying a plurality of the digital filters to the original signal during a period from when it sends a stop instruction to the conveyance unit to until the conveyance unit stops.

Providing a vibratory conveyance device in which the occurrence of wear of parts associated with contact between a trough and a mounting mechanism can be reduced. A vibratory conveyance device (100) has a trough (110) that conveys article, a vibrator (200), and a mounting mechanism (140). The trough extends between a first end (112) and a second end (114). The vibrator vibrates the trough to convey the article in the trough. The mounting mechanism detachably mounts the trough to the vibrator. The mounting mechanism has a latching portion (160) and a magnet (150). The latching portion latches the first end side of the trough. The magnet attracts and holds a bottom surface (110a) of the trough on the second end side. In a state where the trough has been mounted to the vibrator, the magnet attracts and holds the trough without contacting the bottom surface of the trough.

ObjectTo provide a weighing and conveying apparatus (1), and a weighing, conveying, and packaging apparatus (100), which can expand the range of weight of an article that can be conveyed while ensuring safety.SolutionA weighing and conveying apparatus (1) includes: a weighing unit (2) that weighs an article; a conveying unit (3) that conveys the article weighed by the weighing unit (2) by operating a drive motor (32); a conveying control unit (72) that starts conveyance of the article by the conveying unit (3) when a weight of the article weighed by the weighing unit (2) is not greater than an upper limit weight, or is less than the upper limit weight; a switching unit (71) that switches between conveying speeds of the conveying unit (3); and a storage unit (8) that stores the upper limit weight for each of the conveying speeds switched by the switching unit (71). The upper limit weight stored in the storage unit (8) is a weight of the article at which a load current generated in the drive motor (32) reaches an allowable maximum load current of the drive motor (32) when the article is conveyed at the corresponding one of the conveying speeds.

A conveyance apparatus includes: a conveyance unit having a conveyance surface configured to convey an article; a posture changing unit provided on one side portion of the conveyance unit, configured to be switchable in advancing-retracting positions of the posture changing unit between a first state in which the posture changing unit is advanced toward an other side portion of the conveyance unit and a second state in which the posture changing unit is retracted toward the one side portion from the first state, and configured to change at least one of a position or a posture of the article being conveyed by interference with the article; a detection unit provided upstream of the posture changing unit in a conveyance direction of the article, and configured to detect at least one of a position or a posture of the article along a direction intersecting the conveyance direction; and a control unit configured to control the advancing-retracting position of the posture changing unit between the first state and the second state, wherein the control unit determines whether to cause the article and the posture changing unit to interfere with each other based on at least one of the position and the posture detected by the detection unit, and controls the advancing-retracting position of the posture changing unit according to a result of the determination.

A training image storage device that stores training images for learning of an image related to an article, the training image storage device includes: an imaging unit configured to capture an image of the article; a determination unit configured to determine whether a captured image of the article is an outlier image; and a storage unit configured to store at least a part of the captured images as a training image. The determination unit determines whether the captured image is the outlier image based on a trained model related to the article and features of the captured image. The storage unit stores, as the training image, the captured image that is determined not to be the outlier image among a plurality of the captured images.

ObjectTo provide a folding apparatus (340) and a box sealing apparatus (33) that can achieve space savings.SolutionA folding apparatus (340) includes: a transport unit (370) configured to transport a cardboard box (B); and a folding unit (380) disposed above the transport unit (370) and configured to fold a front flap (Zfaa) and a rear flap (Zfab) into the inside of an opening (O) of the cardboard box (B). The transport unit (370) stops transport of the cardboard box (B) when the cardboard box (B) is positioned below the folding unit (380). The folding unit (380) includes a first abutting portion (381) and a second abutting portion (382), a first mechanism (383) configured to drive the first abutting portion (381) and the second abutting portion (382) and make the front flap (Zfaa) and the rear flap (Zfab) stand upright from below in conjunction with an operation of the first abutting portion (381) and the second abutting portion (382), and a second mechanism (384) configured to fold the front flap (Zfaa) and the rear flap (Zfab) standing upright toward the inside of the opening (O) by moving the first abutting portion (381) and the second abutting portion (382) along a transport direction.

To provide an X-ray inspection device that can inspect articles without having to provide additional X-ray line sensors even when the articles are conveyed by a plurality of conveyors having different conveying speeds. In an X-ray inspection device 10, an X-ray line sensor 14 detects amounts of X-rays transmitted through a first article G1 and a second article G2 at a timing based on a conveying speed of a first conveyor 121. Speeds of the first conveyor 121 and a second conveyor 122 are known, and any effect of a speed difference on an inspection of the second article G2 is therefore preferably corrected. Therefore, there is no need for any additional X-ray line sensors 14 to be provided.

An article storage system 100 includes an article storage device 1 and a central controller 110 for controlling the operation of the article storage device 1. The plurality of article storage devices 1 are arranged side by side such that boxes B can be transferred between adjacent article storage devices 1 via the box transport unit 40. A single box B is sequentially transported from one article storage device 1 to another. The central controller 110 acquires the status of the article storage devices 1 and, when an abnormality occurs in any article storage device 1, continues the operation of article storage devices 1 located upstream and/or downstream of the article storage device 1 where the abnormality has occurred in the transport direction of the box B.

A product processing apparatus (1) includes: a camera (11) that captures an image of a product (100) placed on a product placement part (10) and generates a captured image; a display (12) that displays various types of information; a controller (13) that estimates a candidate (C) of the product on a basis of the captured image and display the candidate (C) on the display (12); and a label printer (14) that prints product information about the product (100) on a label. When one product is specified by an operation of an operator on a basis of the candidate (C) displayed on the display (12), the controller (13) causes the label printer (14) to print product information about the specified one product, and after the one product is specified, when the controller (13) determines that a candidate (C) estimated on a basis of a captured image of another product is same as the one product, the controller (13) causes the label printer (14) to print product information about the other product by using the product information about the one product.

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