Title:
ARTICLE INVENTORY DETECTION DEVICE AND ARTICLE INVENTORY DETECTION METHOD
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2023155046
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To reliably detect article inventory, even when surface properties and colors of articles are diverse.SOLUTION: An article-side contacting portion 13 is provided at one end of an arm, protrudes upward from a slit, and sinks downward from the slit when contacting an article placed on the top surface of a body portion. A sensor-side counter portion 14 is provided at the other end of the arm, is heavier than the article-side contacting portion, pivots downward inside the body portion under its own weight, allows the article-side contacting portion to protrude upward, and pivots upward inside the body portion as the arm pivots when the article-side contacting portion sinks downward. A reflective sensor 15 is provided at a predetermined position when the sensor-side counter portion pivots upward inside the body portion and is capable of detecting the sensor-side counter portion.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Inventors:
SOGO SHINJI
FUJINO SHINGO
FUJINO SHINGO
Application Number:
JP2022064776A
Publication Date:
October 20, 2023
Filing Date:
April 08, 2022
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ADINTE CO LTD
International Classes:
G07F9/02
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hajime Fukushima