The purpose of the present invention is to provide a packaging device with which maintenance properties are improved while space is also saved by arranging a plurality of means related to a packaging process in one device body. Provided is a packaging device capable of exchanging a plurality of types of upper and lower punching dies in order to seal a film on a container of multiple sizes in which contents are placed, the packaging device comprising: a measurement means for measuring the weight of the container; a heater means for heating the upper punching die; a packaging means for vertically moving the lower punching die relative to the upper punching die and sealing the film to the measured container by means of the upper punching die which has been heated upon receiving heat from the heater means; a conveyance means for conveying the measured container from the measurement means to the packaging means; a film holding means for holding the film; and a surplus film winding means for winding the remaining film at the time of packaging by the packaging means. The packaging device is characterized in that: the packaging means is arranged on the downstream side in the conveyance direction of the measurement means; and the upper punching die, the film holding means, and the surplus film winding means are arranged in an upper part in a region where the measurement means and the packaging means are arranged, and can be attached/detached from the same direction at the time of exchange.
B65B 7/16 - Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons
B65B 7/28 - Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by applying separate preformed closures, e.g. lids, covers
B65B 31/04 - Evacuating, pressurising or gasifying filled containers or wrappers by means of nozzles through which air or other gas, e.g. an inert gas, is withdrawn or supplied
B65B 51/10 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof
B65B 51/14 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof by reciprocating or oscillating members
B65B 57/00 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a packaging device in which a plurality of means related to packaging processing are arranged in one device body so that the packaging device can greatly contribute to space saving. Provided is a packaging device in which a plurality of types of punching dies can be replaced in order to seal a film on containers of a plurality of sizes. The packaging device is characterized by including: a placing region on which a container is placed; a packaging means having a punching die for sealing the film on the placed container; a film holding means for holding the film for packaging the container; and a surplus film winding means for winding the film remaining at the time of sealing the container, and is characterized in that the packaging means is arranged downstream of and adjacent to the placing region in the conveying direction, and the punching die, the film holding means, and the surplus film winding means are arranged on the upper side in a region (in a width) in which the placing region and the packaging means are arranged.
B65B 7/16 - Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons
B65B 7/28 - Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by applying separate preformed closures, e.g. lids, covers
B65B 51/10 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof
B65B 51/14 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof by reciprocating or oscillating members
B65B 57/00 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices
B65B 59/00 - Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
The purpose of the present invention is to deal with various issues to be improved, such as a device being a device that seals the top of containers of the same size but is not a device that can handle a plurality of containers. A packaging device is capable of replacing a plurality of punching dies in order to seal a film on containers of a plurality of sizes, said packaging device being characterized by including: upper and lower punching dies corresponding to the containers of the plurality of sizes; and a determination means provided in a device body and determining a loading state of the punching dies.
B65B 7/16 - Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons
B65B 7/28 - Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by applying separate preformed closures, e.g. lids, covers
B65B 51/10 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof
B65B 51/14 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof by reciprocating or oscillating members
B65B 57/00 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices
B65B 59/00 - Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
[Problem] To cope with various points to be improved in order to perform top sealing for a plurality of containers that are not of the same size. [Solution] A packaging device for sealing a container with a film includes: a heater means for heating a die; and a mounting means capable of mounting one die out of a plurality of dies. The packaging device is characterized in that the die mounted on the mounting means comes relatively closer to the heater means.
B65B 51/14 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof by reciprocating or oscillating members
B65B 7/16 - Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons
B65B 7/28 - Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by applying separate preformed closures, e.g. lids, covers
B65B 51/10 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof
B65B 59/00 - Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
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INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM
This information processing device comprises: an imaging means that captures an image of a product; an extracting means that uses the image of the product captured by the imaging means as a basis for extracting candidate products for which a training image is to be added by referring to a product information storage means storing product information; a designation accepting means that accepts a designation of a product for which the training image is to be added and registered from among the candidate products extracted by the extracting means; and a registering means that registers the image of the product captured by the imaging means as the training image in the product information storage means, in association with the product designated in the designation accepting means.
A product data management device comprising a reception unit that receives the designation of a product to be weighed, a tray information acquisition unit that acquires tray information of a tray used for the product, and a determination unit that, when designation of the product has been received by the reception unit, determines, on the basis of the tray information acquired by the tray information acquisition unit, whether the tray used for the product is a first tray that is discarded or a second tray that is reused, said product data management device further comprising an output unit that, when it is determined by the determination unit that the tray used for the product is the second tray, outputs a message indicating this fact.
A weighing device provided with a weighing means for weighing the weight of articles, and an output means for outputting article purchase information including a purchase weight value based on the measurement value obtained by the weighing means, wherein: the output means outputs article purchase information including a positive value as the purchase weight value if the measurement value obtained by the weighing means increases from zero to become a positive value and thereafter decreases from the positive value to zero; and the output means outputs information indicating that all of the weighed articles remain if the measurement value increases from zero and thereafter remains a value other than zero without decreasing, and the measurement value does not change from said value other than zero for a prescribed period of time.
G01G 19/414 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means using electronic computing means only
Provided is a weighing sales system with which it is possible to provide a discretionary amount of articles. This weighing sales system 1 comprises a plurality of weighing devices 3 for weighing articles, and an information terminal 3. The weighing devices 3 are provided with a detection processing unit 301 that detects the weight of the articles, and a communication processing means 303 that transmits the detected weight of the articles and prescribed identification information. The information terminal 4 is provided with a communication processing unit 406 that receives the weight of the articles and the prescribed identification information, and an extraction processing unit 402 that acquires article information from an article information storage unit 4A on the basis of the prescribed identification information.
G01G 17/00 - Apparatus for, or methods of, weighing material of special form or property
G01G 19/414 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means using electronic computing means only
G01G 19/64 - Percentage-indicating weighing apparatus, i.e. for expressing the weight as a percentage of a predetermined or initial weight
G01G 23/37 - Indicating the weight by electrical means, e.g. using photoelectric cells involving digital counting
A sales system according to the present invention is provided with: a measuring and pricing device; and a mobile terminal which is used in product registration by customers. The mobile terminal is provided with a communication unit which communicates with the measuring and pricing device. The measuring and pricing device is provided with: a display which displays connection information for connecting the measuring and pricing device and the mobile terminal in a manner enabling communication; and a controller which causes the display to end display of the connection information at a predetermined time after the measuring and pricing device and the mobile terminal are connected in the manner enabling communication on the basis of the connection information.
G01G 19/415 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means using electronic computing means only combined with recording means
A self-checkout system in which a merchandise item is registered by means of a portable terminal and a settlement process corresponding to the merchandise item registered by the portable terminal is performed by a settlement device, the self-checkout system comprising: an imaging means provided so as to be capable of capturing an image of the status pertaining to registration of a merchandise item by a customer; a detection means for detecting, in the course of registration of the merchandise item according to one transaction, a prescribed registration incomplete status in which registration of a merchandise item is deemed to be incomplete; and a display means that, on the basis of captured images obtained by the imaging means, displays a captured image corresponding to the registration incomplete status detected by the detection means when settlement for the merchandise item registered according to the one transaction is being performed by the settlement device.
The objective of the present invention is to stabilize a user interface when merchandise is being selected by an operator on a weighing device, and to simplify selection of merchandise by an operator, by stabilizing a change in a screen while the operator is performing an operation. This weighing device for weighing merchandise sold by weight includes: a mode accepting unit which accepts an indication of a mode relating to the mode under which the weighing device is to be operated, said mode being any one mode among a plurality of modes including a first mode in which communication is performed with a mobile terminal in the possession of an operator, and a second mode in which communication with the mobile terminal is not performed; and a display control unit which displays information relating to the first mode and information relating to the second mode on the same screen.
G01G 19/415 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means using electronic computing means only combined with recording means
[Problem] To provide a mobile terminal holder which is capable of facilely holding mobile terminals of different shapes in such a state allowing scanning of merchandise. [Solution] This mobile terminal holder 1 is provided with: a left lateral surface abutting part 23 with which a first surface of a mobile terminal 200 can be brought into contact; and a movable holding part 30 that faces the left lateral surface abutting part, that is capable of moving forward and backward with respect to an abutment surface of the left lateral surface abutting part coming into contact with the mobile terminal and that, in conjunction with the left lateral surface abutting part, holds the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal holder 1 is further provided with an external attachment part 5 that is used for attachment to another mechanism, and, when attached to such a mechanism, causes the scanning direction of a scanner of the mobile terminal holder 1 to be directed outward from the center line of said other mechanism.
In order to enable efficient product registration by means of a weighing/pricing device used for person-to-person sales in a sales system in which registration of a product is carried out by a portable terminal device carried by a customer, this weighing/pricing device is configured so as to be equipped with: a registration means for executing a registration process for registering a product being purchased; a connection means for connecting another device to the host device such that communication is possible; an input means for inputting identification information of the other device connected to the host device; and a storage means for storing, in association with each other, information pertaining to a product registered by the registration means and identification information input by the input means.
The present invention suppresses introduction costs. A self registration system that cooperates with an external determination means. The self registration system comprises: a registration means that performs product registration; a storage means that stores registered transaction information; and a requesting means that requests that the external determination means calculate a transaction amount that is based on the transaction information.
The present invention provides an environment that facilitates shopping. The present invention comprises: a product classification acquisition means that acquires a classification for a bulk product; a first communication means that establishes intercommunication with a second communication means of a weighing device that weighs the bulk product; a weight acquisition means that acquires the weight of the bulk product as measured by the weighing device with which intercommunication has been established; and a product registration means that registers the classification of the product and the weight that corresponds to the classification of the product.
This load cell scale comprises: a load cell part formed in a column shape and having an upper surface extending along the longitudinal axis and a side surface intersecting the upper surface; and a stopper part that restricts deformation that occurs in the load cell when a load exceeding a predetermined value is applied to the load cell, wherein the load cell part has an elastically deformable strain unit formed through the road cell part from the side surface in a short-side direction intersecting the longitudinal axis direction, and the stopper part is connected to the side surface of the load cell part.
G01G 3/12 - Weighing apparatus characterised by the use of elastically-deformable members, e.g. spring balances wherein the weighing element is in the form of a solid body stressed by pressure or tension during weighing
G01L 1/26 - Auxiliary measures taken, or devices used, in connection with the measurement of force, e.g. for preventing influence of transverse components of force, for preventing overload
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SALES DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND SALES DATA PROCESSING METHOD
The objective of the present invention is to prevent execution of processing not suited to a situation. This sales data processing device is provided with: a registration means for executing a registration process to register a product; a settlement means for executing a settlement process using registered data generated by the registration means; a transmitting means for executing a transmission process to transmit the registered data in such a way that settlement can be performed using another sales data processing device; and a prohibiting means for prohibiting the execution of the settlement process. If the transmission process is to be executed, the prohibiting means prohibits the execution of the settlement process before the transmission process has been executed.
Provided is an article recovery device which easily detects that a foreign object has been inserted using an outer door, if a foreign object is inserted. Furthermore, provided is an article recovery device which is capable of measuring, with high accuracy, the mass of an article placed in a placement part. The article recovery device is provided with: a placement part in which an article can be placed; a measurement unit which supports the placement part; and an outer door which is formed outside of the support range of the measurement unit, and which opens and closes such that the placement part can be exposed. Furthermore, the outer door is formed so as to move from an open position towards the placement part into a closed position. Moreover, the article recovery device is provided with a control unit for controlling movement of the outer door. When the outer door is moved from the open position to the closed position, and the measurement unit detects a change in a measurement value, the control unit implements control for stopping the movement of the outer door from the open position to the closed position.
B65F 9/00 - Transferring of refuse between vehicles or containers with intermediate storage or pressing
G01G 19/52 - Weighing apparatus combined with other objects, e.g. with furniture
G07F 7/06 - Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, e.g. bottles
Provided is a compact article recovery device which has a simple structure, determines whether an introduced object is an object to be recovered, without taking the object into a device main body, does not accommodate, in the device main body, objects which are not the object to be recovered, and only accommodates the object to be recovered in the device main body. This article recovery device (100) is provided with: a device main body (100B) provided with an accommodation part (140) for accommodating articles; a placement part (116) in which the articles can be placed; an outer door (111) provided to the outside of the placement part; an inner door (112) provided to a passage (71) which passes from the placement part to the accommodation part in the device main body; an inner door drive unit (6) for driving the opening and closing of the inner door; detection means (7, 8, 9) which are provided to the placement part, and which detect an article placed in the placement part; and a control unit (1). The control unit is provided with a determination unit for determining whether the article is the object to be recovered, on the basis of detection results from the detection means.
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