摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an easy-to-use device for counting thin products that can be stacked side by side, which occupies little space and reduces the measuring time. SOLUTION: The device for counting the thin products comprises a counting station comprised of CIS modules (3;3<SB>1</SB>, 3<SB>2</SB>, 3<SB>3</SB>), whose overall length is equal to the length of the tray (2) and a means for performing multiple scans in a direction transverse to the tray and each CIS module comprises at least one means (31) for longitudinally illuminating the products (1) and at least one CIS circuit (33) comprised of a plurality of photosensitive elements. The counting device also comprises a means for detecting the positioning of the tray, a means for moving the tray in a direction perpendicular to a light beam, a means for storing signals representative of data of the light beam reflected by the products and a means for processing the data for determining the number of products. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI |