Detecting and counting device for detecting a wholeness and for counting pharmaceutical/parapharmaceutical articles

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PATENT NO 8917100
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13864618

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A detecting/counting device for pharmaceutical/parapharmaceutical articles has a sliding support groove (15) having a first lateral wall (15A) and a second lateral wall (15B) and a bottom. A first capacitive sensor (C1) has a first armature (C1A) parallel to the first lateral wall (15A) and a second armature (C1B) parallel to the second lateral wall and connected to a first reference potential Vref1 by a first circuit (O1). A second capacitive sensor (C2) has a first armature (C2A) parallel to the first lateral wall and a second armature (C2B) parallel to the second lateral wall and connected to a second reference potential Vref2 by a second circuit (O2). A data processing unit (E) receives signals from the first circuit and the second circuit during transit of an article, indicating the shape of the articles, and compares them with reference ranges to determine whether the article is whole.

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  • MARCHESINI GROUP S.P.A.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Monti, Giuseppe Pianoro, IT 147 652

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