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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2008
Filed:
May. 23, 2006
Applicants:
Masayoshi Nakajima, Ritto, JP;
Fumitaka Tokuda, Kusatsu, JP;
Inventors:
Masayoshi Nakajima, Ritto, JP;
Fumitaka Tokuda, Kusatsu, JP;
Assignee:
Ishida Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A conveying device is disclosed that changes the order of containers during conveyance in order to speed up processes, such as a discharging process performed by a combination weighing device and a rank-order sorting process performed by a quality inspection device. With a combination weighing device, a plurality of containers placed on a rotary table are moved by rotatably driving the rotary table. While the containers are being moved, a container arrangement mechanism changes the sequential order of the containers that are specified by a control unit.