公开(公告)号：US3867283A

公开(公告)日：1975-02-18

申请号：US45379074

申请日：1974-03-22

Applicant: INDUSTRIAL NUCLEONICS CORP

Inventor： HORN JAMES N ,  HOFFMAN DAVID C

IPC: B07C5/36 ,  F03D3/04 ,  B07C5/02

CPC classification number: F03D3/0472 ,  B07C5/361 ,  Y02E10/74

Abstract: Articles, such as cigarettes, are moved successively down a prescribed path past sensing and operating stations. Each article is categorized in respect to a plurality of given characteristics. The category, such as reject, is recorded in a respective cell of an addressable memory. The memory cells are arranged in two sets. Selectively operable selection means directs the category signals corresponding to a respective selected given characteristic into cells of a selected one of the sets. When the article reaches the first of two operating stations, information is read out of the corresponding cell of the first set and utilized to actuate an operating means, as to remove from the path the articles in the reject category for a selected characteristic, such as a light cigarette. The corresponding cell of the second set is then cleared if there was a signal of the selected category, reject, read from the cell of the first set. When an article reaches the second operating station, information is read out of the corresponding cell of the second set and utilized to actuate an operating means, as to remove an article having some other fault from the path.

Abstract translation: 诸如香烟之类的物品在感测和操作站之后依次沿规定的路径移动。 每篇文章都针对多个给定的特征进行分类。 诸如拒绝的类别被记录在可寻址存储器的相应单元中。 存储单元被布置成两组。 可选择地操作的选择装置将对应于各自选择的给定特征的类别信号引导到所选择的一个集合的单元中。 当物品到达两个操作站中的第一个时，从第一组的相应单元读出信息，并将其用于启动操作装置，以便从所述路径中删除用于所选特征的拒绝类别中的物品，例如 一支轻香烟 如果存在所选类别的信号，拒绝，从第一组的单元读取，则第二组的相应单元然后被清除。 当物品到达第二操作站时，从第二组的相应单元读出信息，并用于致动操作装置，从而从路径移除具有其它故障的物品。