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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hideyuki Kondou, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Nagashima, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Wakabayashi, Gunma, JP;
Hiroshi Takahashi, Gunma, JP;
Assignee:
Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 5/720 ; B65B 5/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 5/720 ; B65B 5/08 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for counting and packing solid foods comprising a table device for holding the solid foods to be counted and packed, plural vacuum nozzles, a flexible vacuum pad, and adsorption confirmation sensors. The apparatus also includes an arm holding the vacuum nozzles. The vacuum nozzles are displaceable in horizontally in a right and left direction and in a vertically up and down directions. The vacuum nozzles are configured to adsorb and convey the solid foods from the table to a packing device. A vacuum breaking channel is used to cease adsorption by compressed air.