Weighing and packaging system
AssigneeIshida Co., Ltd.
InventorKatsuaki Kono
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Abstract
A weighing and packaging system includes a weighing apparatus (1) for weighing an article (M) and discharging an article (M) having a predetermined weight, and a packaging apparatus (200) operatively associated with the weighing apparatus (1) for receiving the article (M) discharged from the weighing apparatus (1) and packaging the article (M). An override means (85) is provided for changing an operating condition of one of the weighing and packaging apparatuses (1,200) automatically when an operating condition of the other of the weighing and packaging apparatuses (1,200) is changed.
Claims5
A weighing and packaging system which comprises:
- a weighing apparatus for weighing an article and discharging an article having a predetermined weight;
- a packaging apparatus for receiving the article discharged from the weighing apparatus and packaging the article, said packaging apparatus being operatively associated with weighing apparatus;
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- an override means for automatically changing an operating condition of either the weighing or the packaging apparatus, respectively, when an operating condition of either the packaging or the weighing apparatus, respectively is changed, the operating condition including an operating cycle or a capacity.
A weighing and packaging system which comprises:
- a combination weighing apparatus having a plurality of hoppers for combining respective weights of articles supplied into the of hoppers to determine a combination having a total weight within an allowance including a target weight and for discharging the articles of the optimum combination from the hoppers;
- a packaging apparatus for receiving the articles discharged from the combination weighing apparatus and packaging such articles, said combination weighing apparatus and said packaging apparatus being initially run at respective operating cycles which are identical with each other;
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- an override means for changing a parameter of the operating cycle of one of the combination weighing and packaging apparatuses when a parameter of the operating cycle of the other of the combination weighing and packaging apparatuses is changed, so that the parameters of the operating cycles of the respective combination weighing and packaging apparatuses are once again identical with each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.