Conveyor device and sensor for conveyor
AssigneeItoh Denki Co., Ltd.
InventorsKazuo Itoh, Toshiyuki Tachibana, Kenji Inaya, Tomoya Matoba
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Abstract
The present invention provides a conveyor device and a conveyor sensor capable of detecting various types of information on an object. The conveyor device that conveys the object to a predetermined conveyance place includes a conveyor sensor that detects the information of the object. The conveyor sensor includes a plurality of sensor members, and the plurality of sensor members can individually detect the presence of the object and is arranged side by side in a direction intersecting the conveying direction of the object.
Claims8
A conveyor device that conveys an object to a predetermined conveyance place, comprising a conveyor sensor that detects information of the object,
- the conveyor sensor including a plurality of sensor members each capable of individually detecting presence of the object,
- wherein the plurality of sensor members each has a light projecting unit and a light receiving unit,
- each of the light projecting unit tin light,
- each light receiving unit configured to receive light projected from one of the light projecting units that is reflected by the object, thereby detecting presence of the object at a predetermined place, and
- wherein the plurality of sensor members are lined up in a direction intersecting a conveying direction of the object.
A conveyor sensor that is attached to a conveyor device conveying an object to a predetermined conveyance place and that detects information of the object, comprising:
- a plurality of sensor members each capable of individually detecting presence of the object;
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- an outer member extending substantially linearly,
- wherein the plurality of sensor members each has a light projecting unit and a light receiving unit,
- each of the light projecting units projecting light,
- each light receiving unit configured to receive light projected from one of the light projecting units that is reflected by the object, thereby detecting presence of the object at a predetermined place, and
- wherein the plurality of sensor members are arranged on the outer member and are lined up in a longitudinal direction of the outer member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.