WO2012032563A1 - 計量ユニット及びそれを用いた組合せ秤 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a weighing unit having a weighing hopper for measuring the weight of an object to be weighed and a combination weigher using the weighing unit.
- a combination weigher has used a plurality of weighing units to hold an object to be weighed and to measure the weight of the object to be weighed.
- Each weighing unit has a weighing hopper for temporarily holding and discharging the weighing object, and a load cell for supporting the weighing hopper and weighing the weight of the weighing object in the weighing hopper.
- a Rovalval type load cell is used.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a first conventional weighing unit used in a combination weigher.
- the weighing unit includes a weighing hopper 53 and a load cell 51 that supports the weighing hopper 53, and the weighing hopper 53 and the load cell 51 are arranged on both sides of the mounting fixing member 52 therebetween.
- the mounting and fixing member 52 corresponds to the side wall portion of the center base 17 (see FIG. 1) of the combination weigher, the load cell 51 is disposed inside the center base 17, and the weighing hopper 53 is disposed outside the center base 17. Is done.
- the load cell 51 has a fixing portion 51 a fixed to an attachment fixing member 52 via an L-shaped support member 54.
- the movable portion 51 b facing the fixed portion 51 a is connected to the weighing hopper 53 via a connecting member 55 that is inserted through a through hole 56 provided in the attachment fixing member 52.
- FIG. 5 is a side view showing a weighing unit of a second conventional example. Also in this weighing unit, the weighing hopper 63 and the load cell 61 are arranged on both sides thereof with the mounting fixing member 62 interposed therebetween.
- the mounting and fixing member 62 corresponds to the side wall portion of the center base 17 (see FIG. 1) of the combination weigher, the load cell 61 is disposed inside the center base 17, and the weighing hopper 63 is disposed outside the center base 17. Is done.
- the fixing portion 61 a of the load cell 61 is directly fixed to the mounting fixing member 62.
- One end of the connecting member 65 is fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the movable portion 61 b of the load cell 61, and the other end is connected to the weighing hopper 63.
- the connecting member 65 is connected to the weighing hopper 63 through the through hole 67 provided in the fixing portion 61 a and the through hole 66 provided in the attachment fixing member 62.
- the weighing hopper used for the combination weigher has a discharge gate, and is configured to discharge the measured object by opening and closing the discharge gate.
- the discharge gate and the gate opening / closing mechanism for opening and closing the discharge gate are not clearly shown.
- a load cell that supports a weighing hopper is configured to support a gate opening / closing mechanism in addition to the weighing hopper.
- the connecting member 55 is elongated from the through hole 56 in the direction of the weighing hopper 53 and the gate opening / closing mechanism is supported at that portion, whereby the weighing hopper 53 and the gate opening / closing mechanism are supported.
- the part must be supported by the load cell 51.
- the connecting member 65 is extended from the through hole 66 in the direction of the weighing hopper 63 and the gate is opened at that portion.
- the weighing hopper 63 and the gate opening / closing mechanism section must be supported by the load cell 61 by supporting the opening / closing mechanism section.
- the connecting members 55 and 65 are extended long, and the weighing hoppers 53 and 63 are attached to the tip portions thereof, so that the weighing hoppers 53 and 63 are moved away from the load cells 51 and 61.
- the weighing unit from the load cell to the weighing hopper may be considered as a cantilever beam. Therefore, when the weighing hoppers 53 and 63 are moved away from the load cells 51 and 61, the natural frequency of the weighing unit is lowered and the responsiveness is lowered. Problem arises.
- the combination weigher is often used for weighing foods such as confectionery, and for the sake of hygiene, the outside of the mounting and fixing members 52 and 62 corresponding to the center base 17 of the combination weigher (see FIG. 1) (arrangement of the weighing hopper). Side) surface needs to be cleaned. Since the center substrate 17 contains electrical components and the like that are vulnerable to water including the load cell, it is usually necessary to have a structure in which the cleaning water does not enter the center substrate 17.
- a bellows is attached to the through hole 56 through which the connecting member 55 is inserted, and water enters the inside of the mounting fixing member 52 (load cell arrangement side) from the outside. You don't have to.
- a bellows may be attached to the through hole 66 through which the connecting member 65 is inserted.
- the bellows cannot be mounted extending inward from the through hole 66. It is necessary to mount the bellows so as to extend from the through hole 66 to the weighing hopper 63 side (outside). Since the bellows needs a certain length in order to perform its function, if the bellows is mounted so as to extend from the through hole 66 to the weighing hopper 63 side, the distance between the mounting fixing member 62 and the weighing hopper 63 is increased. Furthermore, since the weighing hopper 63 is further away from the load cell 61, there is a problem that the response is further lowered.
- the inventors of the present invention have previously proposed a second conventional example that can be made compact with respect to the first conventional example, but as described above, in any case, the gate opening / closing mechanism portion is provided. If provided, there is a problem that the responsiveness is lowered. In the case of the second conventional example, if the bellows is attached to the through hole 66 in consideration of the waterproof structure on the load cell side, there is a problem that the responsiveness is further lowered. On the other hand, in the case of the first conventional example, since there is a connecting member 55 and a gap between the load cell 51 and the mounting fixing member 52, there is a problem that the responsiveness is inferior.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and has an object to provide a weighing unit that can be made compact and can improve responsiveness, and a combination weigher using the weighing unit. .
- a weighing unit is disposed on one side of the vertical portion, and is fixed to the vertical surface, the mounting and fixing member having a vertical portion having a vertical surface formed on one side.
- a plurality of strain gauges are affixed to an elastic body having a rectangular frame shape including a fixed portion and a movable portion facing the fixed portion in a direction orthogonal to the vertical plane, and the magnitude of the load applied to the movable portion
- a load cell that outputs an electrical signal according to the length, and is disposed on the opposite side of the load cell with respect to the vertical portion, for holding the supplied weighing object and discharging the held weighing object
- the L-shaped support member 54 as shown in FIG. 4 of the first conventional example is not necessary, and the size reduction can be achieved.
- the gate opening / closing mechanism is mounted on the connecting member configured to extend downward from the elastic body, the gate opening / closing mechanism is not protruded more to the weighing hopper side than the vertical portion to which the load cell is fixed.
- the weighing hopper can be brought close to the load cell. That is, the natural frequency of the weighing unit can be increased by making the horizontal centroid position of the weighing hopper closer to the load cell, and the response can be improved.
- a sealing member for sealing a gap between the connecting member and the mounting fixing member in the through hole may be further provided. Thereby, it is possible to prevent intrusion of water or the like from the outside (the weighing hopper side) to the inside (the load cell side) of the mounting fixing member.
- the mounting fixing member has a horizontal portion extending from the lower end of the vertical portion toward the one side, and the connecting member has a portion extending downward from the one end portion fixed to the movable portion,
- the through hole may be provided in the horizontal portion so that a portion extending downward is inserted.
- the mounting fixing member has a horizontal portion extending to one side, and the through hole is provided in the horizontal portion so that a portion extending downward from one end portion fixed to the movable portion of the connecting member is inserted. Therefore, it becomes easy to bring the weighing hopper closer to the load cell without causing the gate opening / closing mechanism portion to protrude larger to the weighing hopper side than the vertical portion where the load cell is fixed. That is, it becomes easy to improve the responsiveness.
- the through hole in the horizontal part is provided through the horizontal part in the vertical direction, and when the object to be weighed is supplied to the weighing hopper, the connecting member is displaced in the same direction as the through direction of the through hole. For example, a diaphragm can be used.
- connection member is provided so that it may be settled in the area
- the combination weigher of the present invention includes a plurality of the weighing units of the present invention, and calculates the weight of an object to be weighed held by the weighing hopper based on an electric signal output from the load cell of each of the weighing units. And a combination means for performing a combination calculation based on the weight of the object to be weighed calculated by the weight calculating means and obtaining a combination in which the total weight of the objects to be weighed is a value within an allowable range for the target weight. And.
- a combination scale can be made compact by configuring a combination scale by using a plurality of the weighing units of the present invention. Further, since the weighing unit of the present invention is excellent in responsiveness, it is possible to improve the weighing speed of the combination weigher.
- the present invention has the above-described configuration, and has an effect that it is possible to provide a weighing unit that can be made compact and can improve responsiveness, and a combination weigher using the weighing unit.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a combination weigher using a weighing unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig.2 (a) is a side view which shows schematic structure of the measurement unit of embodiment of this invention
- FIG.2 (b) is a top view of the measurement unit.
- FIG. 3 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a weighing unit according to a modified example of the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the weighing unit of the first conventional example.
- FIG. 5 is a side view showing a weighing unit of a second conventional example.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a combination weigher using a weighing unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- This combination weigher is provided with a conical dispersion feeder 11 in the center of the upper part of the apparatus, and in the center of the upper part of the apparatus, the object to be weighed supplied from an external supply device (not shown) is radially dispersed by vibration. ing.
- linear feeders 12 are provided for feeding the objects to be weighed sent from the dispersion feeder 11 to the respective supply hoppers 13 by vibration.
- a plurality of supply hoppers 13, weighing hoppers 14, and memory hoppers 15 are provided correspondingly and arranged in a circular shape.
- the supply hopper 13 has a discharge gate 13g for temporarily holding an object to be weighed sent from the linear feeder 12 and discharging the object to be weighed to a weighing hopper 14 arranged below the object.
- the weighing hopper 14 has a discharge gate 15g for temporarily holding the object to be weighed supplied from the supply hopper 13 thereabove and discharging the object to be weighed to the collecting chute 16.
- the weighing hopper 14 is connected to a load cell 15 that is a load detector.
- the load signal (electric signal) output from each load cell 15 is input to the control device 18.
- a collecting chute 16 having a substantially inverted truncated cone shape is disposed, and the objects to be weighed discharged from the weighing hoppers 14 selected for the discharge combination described later are the collecting chutes. 16 is slid down and discharged from a lower discharge port 16a to, for example, a packaging machine (not shown).
- the control device 18 includes a CPU, a microcontroller including a ROM and RAM memory in which the CPU operation program and operation parameters are stored, and the CPU executes the operation program stored in the ROM.
- the control device 18 controls the vibration amplitude and the operation time of the dispersion feeder 11 and the linear feeder 12.
- the actuator for opening and closing the discharge gate 13g of the supply hopper 13 and the discharge gate 14g of the weighing hopper 14 is controlled.
- control device 18 receives a load signal output from the load cell 15 to which the weighing hopper 14 is attached, and calculates the weight of the object to be weighed held by the weighing hopper 14 based on the load signal. Functions as a means. Furthermore, it functions as combination means for performing combination processing. In this combination processing, a combination calculation is performed based on the calculated weight of the object to be weighed, and the sum of the weights of the objects to be weighed becomes a value within a predetermined weight range (allowable range for the target weight). Find one. If there are a plurality of combinations within the predetermined weight range, one combination having the smallest absolute value of the difference between the total weight of the objects to be weighed and the target weight is obtained. The combination of the weighing hoppers 14 holding the objects to be weighed corresponding to the combinations obtained in this way is set as the discharge combination.
- the control device 18 discharges the object to be weighed from the weighing hopper 14 by opening and closing the discharge gate 14g of the weighing hopper 14 selected as the discharge combination at a predetermined timing.
- the object to be weighed is supplied from the supply hopper 13 above the weighing hopper 14 which has been emptied by discharging the object to be weighed.
- the object to be weighed is supplied to the empty supply hopper 13 from the linear feeder 12 above.
- control device 18 does not necessarily need to be configured as a single control device, and a plurality of control devices may be arranged in a distributed manner so that they cooperate to control the operation of the combination weigher. Good.
- a center base 17 supported by, for example, four legs (not shown) is disposed at the center thereof.
- the center base body 17 has a substantially cylindrical or regular polygonal outer shape, and a dispersion feeder 11 and a linear feeder 12 are disposed on the upper surface thereof, and a supply hopper 13 and a weighing hopper 14 are disposed around the side surface. Is arranged.
- the supply hopper 13 is supported on the center base 17, and the weighing hopper 14 is supported on the center base 17 via the load cell 15.
- a driving device (not shown) for discharging gates of the supply hopper 13 and the weighing hopper 14 is provided in the center base body 17.
- the weighing unit of this embodiment has a weighing hopper 14 and a load cell 15.
- Fig.2 (a) is a side view which shows schematic structure of the measurement unit of this embodiment, and
- FIG.2 (b) is a top view of the measurement unit.
- the side wall (attachment fixing member) of the center base 17 to which the load cell 15 is attached has an upper vertical portion 17a, a horizontal portion 17b provided with a through hole 17h, and a lower vertical portion 17c.
- the load cell 15 is fixed to a vertical surface 17Vf inside the vertical portion 17a.
- the side wall of the center substrate 17 does not substantially vibrate, and the absolute position thereof does not change.
- the lower vertical portion 17c may not be provided.
- the horizontal portion 17 b may be configured by the bottom surface of the center base body 17. Further, the horizontal portion 17b is preferably provided horizontally, but may be slightly inclined. Even when the horizontal portion 17b is slightly inclined, the through hole 17h is preferably provided so as to penetrate in the vertical direction.
- the horizontal portion 17b and the vertical portion 17c are not shown in FIG.
- the weighing unit includes a weighing hopper 14, a robust load cell 15, vertical portions 17 a and 17 c and a horizontal portion 17 b that form the side wall of the center base 17, and a connecting member 20 (first connecting portion 21 and second connecting portion). 22) and a gate opening / closing mechanism 33 attached to the connecting member 20.
- the load cell 15 has a plurality of strain gauges g1 to g4 attached to an elastic body 15E having a rectangular frame shape.
- a fixed portion 15a and a movable portion 15b facing in the horizontal direction are connected by a pair of beam portions 15c and 15d facing vertically.
- Thin wall portions are formed at four positions symmetrical to the upper and lower sides of the pair of beam portions 15c and 15d, and strain gauges g1 to g4 are attached to the thin wall portions.
- the load cell 15 is fixed to the vertical portion 17a by, for example, screwing so that the fixing portion 15a contacts the vertical surface 17Vf of the vertical portion 17a.
- the connecting member 20 is fixed to the movable portion 15 which can be said to be a non-fixed portion, for example, by screwing.
- the connecting member 20 includes a first connecting portion 21 that is fixed to the movable portion 15 and extends downward (in the vertically downward direction here), and a second connecting portion 22 that is connected to the lower end of the first connecting portion 21. Yes.
- the first connecting portion 21 extends downward through a through hole 17h provided in the horizontal portion 17b.
- a diaphragm 19 is mounted in the vicinity of the through hole 17h as a sealing member for sealing a gap between the first connecting portion 21 and the horizontal portion 17b in the through hole 17h.
- a hopper holding metal fitting 36 having two receiving portions 36 a is attached to the second connecting portion 22 on the outer surface of the weighing hopper 14, and protrusions 35 are provided on both side surfaces. Yes.
- the two receiving portions 36a and the two protrusions 35 constitute a hopper holding portion.
- the weighing hopper 14 has a pair of mounting brackets 14a fixed to the main body thereof, and a fitting portion 14e that fits the projection 35 is formed at each lower end of the pair of mounting brackets 14a.
- a connecting rod 14d for connecting the pair of mounting brackets 14a is fixed in the middle of the pair of mounting brackets 14a.
- the connecting rod 14 is fitted to the two receiving portions 36a of the hopper holding metal fitting 36, and the fitting portion 14e is fitted to the protrusion 35, whereby the weighing hopper 14 is held at a predetermined position.
- the weighing hopper 14 has a discharge gate 14g supported so as to be rotatable about a shaft 14f.
- An operation plate 14b protrudes from the outer surface of the discharge gate 14g, and a cam follower 14c is attached to the tip of the operation plate 14b.
- the discharge gate 14g rotates about the shaft 14f in the direction of arrow D (that is, the discharge gate 14g opens).
- the arm member 23 is fixed to a horizontal shaft 24 that is rotatably supported, and one end of a link member 25 is fixed to the shaft 24 inside the second connecting portion 21.
- the other end of the link member 25 is rotatably attached to the lower end portion of the elevating rod 28.
- One end of a link member 29 is rotatably attached to the upper end portion of the elevating rod 28, and a cam follower 30 is attached to the other end of the link member 29.
- the link member 29 is rotatably attached to a horizontal shaft 27 that penetrates the center portion thereof.
- the horizontal shaft 27 is fixed to the first connecting portion 21 via a pair of attachment members 26.
- the first connecting portion 21 is provided with a lifting / lowering rod 28 therein and is provided with a cavity so that it can be lifted / lowered, and a side surface in the vertical direction for the link member 29 to move (turn). Grooves are provided.
- the components of the gate opening / closing mechanism 33 mounted on the connecting member 20 are the arm member 23, the link members 25 and 29, the horizontal shafts 24 and 27, and the mounting member 26.
- the lifting rod 28 and the cam follower 30 and other components not shown include a member that supports the horizontal shaft 24 horizontally and rotatably.
- an arm member 31 that contacts the cam follower 30 is fixed to the shaft 32, and the shaft 32 is rotated by an actuator (for example, a motor) (not shown).
- the arm member 31 When opening the discharge gate 14g, the arm member 31 is rotated about the shaft 32 in the direction of arrow A by the actuator.
- the link member 29 When the arm member 31 is rotated in the direction of the arrow A, the link member 29 is rotated in the direction of the arrow B around the horizontal shaft 27, and the elevating bar 28 is lowered.
- the elevating bar 28 When the elevating bar 28 is lowered, the arm member 23 together with the link member 25 rotates in the direction of arrow C about the horizontal axis 24.
- the cam follower 14c moves on the guide path 23b formed by the arm member 23, and the discharge gate 14g rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow D about the shaft 14f. As a result, the discharge gate 14g is opened.
- the actuator When closing the discharge gate 14g, the actuator rotates the arm member 31 around the shaft 32 in the direction opposite to the direction of the arrow A and returns to the state shown in FIG. This is done and the discharge gate 14g is closed.
- the load cell 15 has a Wheatstone bridge circuit configured by using a plurality of strain gauges g1 to g4, an amplifier for amplifying the output voltage of the Wheatstone bridge circuit, and an output of the amplifier. And an A / D converter that performs A / D conversion and outputs the result.
- An outline of the Wheatstone bridge circuit is, for example, that four strain gauges g1, g2, g3, and g4 are connected by wiring so that they are arranged in a ring in this order, and a connection point between the two strain gauges g2 and g3 and two strain gauges g4. , G1 is applied with a DC voltage (V).
- the voltage between the connection point of the two strain gauges g1 and g2 and the connection point of the two strain gauges g3 and g4 is taken out as an output voltage. After this output voltage is amplified by the amplification unit, it is converted into a digital load signal (Sw) by the A / D conversion unit and output to the control device 18.
- the amplification unit and the A / D conversion unit are configured by a circuit board (not shown), and the circuit board is attached to, for example, the fixing unit 15a.
- the DC voltage V is supplied from the control device 18, for example.
- the control device 18 calculates the weight of the object to be weighed in the weighing hopper 14 based on the load indicated by the load signal Sw. For example, an empty load (zero point load) that does not contain an object to be weighed in the weighing hopper 14 is detected and stored, and the zero point load is detected from the load detected when the object to be weighed is placed in the weighing hopper 14. The load corresponding to the calculated load is calculated as the weight of the object to be weighed.
- the control device 18 functions as a weight calculation unit that calculates the weight of the object to be weighed based on the load signal Sw that is an output signal (electric signal) of the load cell 15.
- the gate opening / closing mechanism 33 is attached to the connecting member 20 in which the first connecting portion 21 whose one end is fixed to the movable portion 15b extends downward and the lower end is coupled to the second connecting portion 22. Therefore, the weighing hopper 14 can be brought close to the load cell 15 easily without causing the gate opening / closing mechanism 33 to protrude largely outside the vertical portion 17a to which the load cell 15 is fixed (left side in FIG. 2A). Become. That is, the horizontal centroid position of the weighing hopper 14 can be brought close to the load cell 15, the natural frequency of the weighing unit can be increased, and the response can be improved.
- the connecting member 20 so as to be within the region (right side in FIG.
- a through hole 17h that penetrates the horizontal portion 17b in the vertical direction (vertical direction) is provided, and the first connecting portion 21 that extends in the vertical downward direction from one end fixed to the movable portion 15b includes: It is configured to be inserted through the through hole 17h.
- the first connecting portion 21 is displaced in the same direction as the through-hole 17h, so that the inside of the center base body 17 has a waterproof structure.
- the diaphragm 19 can be used as the sealing member. Even if the diaphragm 19 is attached in the vicinity of the through hole 17h, it is not necessary to move the weighing hopper 14 away from the load cell 15, so that the responsiveness is not adversely affected.
- the above-described holding structure for holding the weighing hopper 14 and the gate opening / closing mechanism portion 33 of the discharge gate 14g are only examples, and are not limited to the above examples, and various modifications are possible. .
- FIG. 3 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a weighing unit according to a modification of the present embodiment.
- the first connecting portion 21A fixed to the movable portion 15b extends downward, and further extends in the horizontal direction from the lower end thereof and is coupled to the second connecting portion 22A.
- the holding structure can be variously changed as described above and is not shown in FIG.
- the gate opening / closing mechanism 33 of the discharge gate 14g can be variously modified as described above, and is omitted in FIG.
- the discharge gate 14g may be opened and closed by moving the horizontal bar 28A forward and backward in the horizontal direction as indicated by the arrow E.
- the discharge gate 14g may be opened and closed by rotating the horizontal bar 28A around the central axis of the bar.
- other configurations may be used.
- the connecting member 20A is configured by the L-shaped first connecting portion 21A and the second connecting portion 22A. And the part extended in the horizontal direction of 21 A of 1st connection parts penetrates the through-hole 17H provided in the vertical part 17c, and seals the clearance gap between the 1st connection part 21A and the vertical part 17c in the through-hole 17H.
- a bellows 37 is mounted in the through hole 17H. Even if configured in this way, the position of the center of gravity in the horizontal direction of the weighing hopper 14 is made closer to the load cell 15 as compared with the case where the gate opening / closing mechanism is provided in the configuration of FIG. And responsiveness can be improved.
- the connecting member 20A it is preferable to provide the connecting member 20A so as to be within an area (right side in FIG. 3) immediately below the vertical portion 17a to which the load cell 15 is fixed. Thereby, it becomes easy to bring the horizontal center of gravity position of the weighing hopper 14 closer to the load cell 15 without causing the gate opening / closing mechanism part to protrude beyond the vertical part 17a.
- 21 A of 1st connection parts were fixed to one side surface with the movable part 15b,
- the movable portion 15b may be fixed to another side surface of the movable portion 15b different from the case of FIG. 3, or may be fixed to the lower end surface (bottom surface) of the movable portion 15b.
- the structure of the gate opening / closing mechanism portion 33 is changed, for example. You may comprise so that the 1 connection part 21 may be fixed to the other part of the movable part 15b.
- the discharge gate 14g of the weighing hopper 14 is a single sheet.
- a discharge gate having a double-open structure in which a pair of gates open and close at the same time may be used. That is, the structure of the weighing hopper 14 is not limited to the structure shown in FIGS. 2 (a), 2 (b) and FIG.
- the combination weigher can be made compact. Moreover, since the weighing unit of this embodiment is excellent in responsiveness, it is possible to improve the weighing speed of the combination weigher.
- the combination weigher using the weighing unit of this embodiment is not limited to the combination weigher shown in FIG.
- a hopper (memory hopper) that temporarily holds and discharges an object to be weighed discharged from the weighing hopper 14 is provided obliquely below each weighing hopper 14. It may be configured so that the object to be weighed can be selectively discharged.
- the weighing hopper 14 has two discharge gates. When one discharge gate is opened, the object to be weighed is discharged to the memory hopper, and when the other discharge gate is opened, the weighing chute 14 is weighed to the collecting chute 16. Things are discharged. In this case, the discharge combination is selected from the weighing hopper 14 and the memory hopper.
- the present invention is useful as a weighing unit capable of achieving compactness and improving responsiveness, a combination weigher using the weighing unit, and the like.
- Discharge gate 15 Load cell 15a Fixed portion 15b Movable portion 15c, 15d Beam portion 15E Elastic body g1 to g4 Strain gauge 17 Center base body 17a Vertical portion 17b Horizontal portion 17c Vertical portion 17Vf Vertical surface 18 Controller 20, 20A Connecting member 33 Gate opening / closing mechanism
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また、前記連結部材は、前記鉛直部の直下より前記一方側の領域内に収まるように設けられることが好ましい。これにより、連結部材に装着されるゲート開閉機構部を鉛直部よりも計量ホッパ側へ大きくはみ出させないようにすることが容易になる。
本発明の上記目的、他の目的、特徴、及び利点は、添付図面参照の下、以下の好適な実施態様の詳細な説明から明らかにされる。
図1は、本発明の実施形態の計量ユニットを用いた組合せ秤の概略構成の一例を示す模式図である。
また、本実施形態では、水平部17bを鉛直方向(上下方向)に貫通する貫通孔17hが設けられ、可動部15bに固定された一端部から鉛直下向き方向へ延びた第1連結部21が、貫通孔17hを挿通するように構成されている。ここで、供給ホッパ13から計量ホッパ14に被計量物が供給されたとき貫通孔17hの貫通方向と同方向に第1連結部21が変位するので、センター基体17の内部を防水構造とするための密封部材として、ダイアフラム19を用いることができる。このダイアフラム19を貫通孔17h付近に取付けても、そのことにより計量ホッパ14をロードセル15から遠ざける必要がないため、応答性にも悪影響を及ぼさない。
14g 排出ゲート
15 ロードセル
15a 固定部
15b 可動部
15c,15d ビーム部
15E 弾性体
g1~g4 歪みゲージ
17 センター基体
17a 鉛直部
17b 水平部
17c 鉛直部
17Vf 鉛直面
18 制御装置
20,20A 連結部材
33 ゲート開閉機構部
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- 一方側に鉛直面が形成された鉛直部を有する取付固定部材と、
前記鉛直部の前記一方側に配置され、前記鉛直面に固定された固定部と、前記鉛直面と直交する方向に前記固定部と対向する可動部とを含む方形の枠体形状を有する弾性体に複数の歪みゲージが貼付され、前記可動部に加わる荷重の大きさに応じた電気信号を出力するロードセルと、
前記鉛直部に対して前記ロードセルとは反対側に配置され、供給される被計量物を保持し、保持している被計量物を排出するための排出ゲートを有する計量ホッパと、
一端部が前記可動部に固定され、他端部に前記計量ホッパを保持するホッパ保持部が設けられ、前記一端部から前記他端部にかけて前記弾性体の下方へ延びるように構成され、前記取付固定部材に設けられた貫通孔を挿通する連結部材と、
前記連結部材に装着され、前記排出ゲートを開閉するためのゲート開閉機構部と
を備えた計量ユニット。 - 前記貫通孔における前記連結部材と前記取付固定部材との隙間を封じるための密封部材を、さらに備えた請求項1に記載の計量ユニット。
- 前記取付固定部材は、前記鉛直部の下端から前記一方側へ延びる水平部を有し、
前記連結部材は、前記可動部に固定された前記一端部から下方へ延びた部分を有し、この下方へ延びた部分が挿通するように前記貫通孔が前記水平部に設けられた、請求項1または2に記載の計量ユニット。
- 前記連結部材は、前記鉛直部の直下より前記一方側の領域内に収まるように設けられた、請求項3に記載の計量ユニット。
- 請求項1~4のいずれかに記載の計量ユニットを複数備えるとともに、
各々の前記計量ユニットのロードセルから出力される電気信号に基づいて計量ホッパに保持されている被計量物の重量を算出する重量算出手段と、
前記重量算出手段により算出された被計量物の重量に基づいて組合せ演算を行い、被計量物の重量の合計が目標重量に対する許容範囲内の値になる組合せを求める組合せ手段とを備えた、組合せ秤。
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