Article handling device

{
  "publication_number": "US10403456B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "Article handling device",
  "abstract": "Provided is an article processing apparatus capable of improving waterproofness. An article processing apparatus (1) includes: a storage case (130) which stores an electric circuit portion and has an opening (131) at a side surface (130 c) thereof; and a lid (140) which seals the opening (131), in which the storage case (130) has an upper surface (130 a) which is inclined downward toward the side surface (130 c) side, and an amount of protrusion of a lower end (E) of the upper surface (130 a) from the side surface (130 c) is greater than an amount of protrusion of the lid (140) from the side surface (130 c).",
  "claims": [
    "1. An article processing apparatus which is used in a production line of an article and processes the article, comprising: a storage case which stores an electric circuit portion and has an opening at a side surface thereof; and a lid which seals the opening, wherein the storage case has an upper surface which is inclined downward toward the side surface side, an amount of protrusion of a lower end of the upper surface from the side surface is greater than an amount of protrusion of the lid from the side surface, the storage case includes a protruding portion which is disposed along at least an upper side edge portion of the opening and is covered by the lid, the protruding portion has an overhanging portion which overhangs toward outside from the side surface and extends along the side surface, and the overhanging portion is inclined downward from a middle towards a distal end such that at least one end portion in an extension direction thereof serves as a lower end.",
    "2. The article processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage case is attached to an apparatus body, and the upper surface is inclined downward from the apparatus body side toward the outside.",
    "3. An article processing apparatus which is used in a production line of an article and processes the article, comprising: a storage case which stores an electric circuit portion and has an opening at a side surface thereof; and a lid which seals the opening, wherein the storage case has an upper surface which is inclined downward toward the side surface side, an amount of protrusion of a lower end of the upper surface from the side surface is greater than an amount of protrusion of the lid from the side surface, and in the storage case, a convex portion, which is constituted by a first inclined surface on the lower end side of the upper surface, and a second inclined surface that extends from the lower end of the first inclined surface and is inclined in a direction opposite to the first inclined surface is disposed along the side surface.",
    "4. The article processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein an angle between the second inclined surface and the side surface is an obtuse angle.",
    "5. The article processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a dispersion table which disperses the article; a plurality of weighing hoppers which weigh the article supplied from the dispersion table; and a collection chute which is disposed below the weighing hoppers and collects the article discharged from the weighing hoppers.",
    "6. The article processing apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising: a support frame which supports the dispersion table and the plurality of weighing hoppers; and a body frame which supports the support frame, wherein the other side surface of the storage case which opposes the side surface is fixed to the body frame and is attached to the body frame."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "The present invention relates to an article processing apparatus.\n\nAs an article processing apparatus used in a production line of an article, there is a combination weighing apparatus. The combination weighing apparatus includes: a dispersion supply portion which disperses and supplies a weighing object to the surroundings; a plurality of hoppers which are circumferentially arranged around the dispersion supply portion, each weigh a predetermined amount of the weighing object so as to be selectively dropped and discharged; and a collection chute which is disposed below the hoppers and collects and discharges the discharged weighing object (for example, refer to Patent Literature 1). An electric circuit and the like of the combination weighing apparatus are stored in a control box.\n\nPatent Literature 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2001-255199\n\nIn the combination weighing apparatus, in a case where an article for which sanitation has to be considered, such as food, is a weighing object, cleaning is performed. During the cleaning, cleaning water is also applied to the control box. The control box is provided with a lid that can be opened and closed for an operator to perform an operation. In this configuration, cleaning water infiltrates into the control box between the control box and the lid. The infiltration of the cleaning water into the control box causes problems such as a short circuit of the electric circuit. Therefore, infiltration of cleaning water and the like into the control box has to be prevented.",
  "cpc": [
    "H05K 5/0214",
    "B65G 65/40",
    "G01G 19/387",
    "G01G 21/28",
    "H01H 23/00",
    "H01H 23/06",
    "H05K 5/02",
    "H05K 5/0213",
    "H05K 5/06"
  ],
  "ipc": [
    "B65G 65/40",
    "G01G 19/387",
    "H01H 23/00",
    "H01H 23/06",
    "H05K 5/02",
    "H05K 5/03"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "Ishida Co Ltd"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "Yoshiki Horitani",
    "Mikio KISHIKAWA",
    "Naomi Imaaki"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2015-10-08",
  "publication_date": "2019-09-03",
  "grant_date": "2019-09-03",
  "priority_date": "2014-10-31",
  "application_number": "US-201515519123-A",
  "family_id": "55857225",
  "cited_by_count": 1,
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