JP3500004B2 - Metal detector - Google Patents

Metal detector

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JP3500004B2
JP3500004B2 JP10075596A JP10075596A JP3500004B2 JP 3500004 B2 JP3500004 B2 JP 3500004B2 JP 10075596 A JP10075596 A JP 10075596A JP 10075596 A JP10075596 A JP 10075596A JP 3500004 B2 JP3500004 B2 JP 3500004B2
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信之 黒崎
俊二 鎌田
正明 外山
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Description

【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【0001】[0001]

【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、被検査物、例えば
食品などの生活物資中に混入した金属異物を検出する金
属検出装置に関する。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a metal detection device for detecting a metallic foreign substance mixed in an inspected object, for example, daily commodities such as food.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】主に食品などの生活物資中に金属異物が
混入している場合、消費者に対し品質上、特に衛生上の
大きなトラブルを引き起こし、また、生産材にも多大な
損害を与えかねない。このため、これらの生産現場で
は、生産の途中および完成後に金属検出を行うことが必
要となっている。
2. Description of the Related Art Mainly when metal foreign substances are mixed in daily commodities such as foods, they cause great troubles in quality, especially in hygiene, and cause great damage to production materials. It can happen. Therefore, at these production sites, it is necessary to detect metals during and after production.

【0003】従来、この種の被検査物の内部に混入した
金属を検出するための金属検出装置としては、例えば図
3の構成ブロック図に示すものがある。すなわち、同図
において、1は、交流信号、特に高周波信号を発生する
発振器、2は、該発振器1に接続されている発振コイ
ル、3a,3bは、前記発振器1からの交流信号により
発振コイル2が発生する交番磁界中に配設され、該磁界
中の磁束と鎖交する受信コイルで、通常はこの2個の受
信コイル3a,3bから発生する電圧と位相は等しく調
整され、差動増幅器4からの出力は零となっている。
Conventionally, as a metal detection device for detecting the metal mixed in the inside of this kind of object to be inspected, for example, there is one shown in the block diagram of FIG. That is, in the figure, 1 is an oscillator for generating an AC signal, particularly a high frequency signal, 2 is an oscillation coil connected to the oscillator 1, and 3a and 3b are oscillation coils 2 according to the AC signal from the oscillator 1. Are arranged in an alternating magnetic field generated by the receiver coil and interlink with the magnetic flux in the magnetic field. Normally, the voltage and phase generated from the two receiver coils 3a and 3b are adjusted to be equal, and the differential amplifier 4 The output from is zero.

【0004】次いで、前記磁界中を、搬送手段、例えば
ベルトコンベア5によって、被検査物Wを矢印方向に移
動させる。前記磁界中を移動する被検査物Wに、金属が
混入していない場合、磁束に変化は起きず、前記2個の
受信コイル3a,3bからの受信信号の電圧は等しく、
よって、前記差動増幅器4からは何も出力されない。
Next, in the magnetic field, the object W to be inspected is moved in the direction of the arrow by the conveying means, for example, the belt conveyor 5. When no metal is mixed in the inspected object W moving in the magnetic field, the magnetic flux does not change, and the voltages of the reception signals from the two reception coils 3a and 3b are equal,
Therefore, nothing is output from the differential amplifier 4.

【0005】しかし、被検査物Wに金属が混入していた
場合、磁束に変化が起き、前記2個の受信コイル3a,
3bからの受信信号の電圧は等しくなくなり、よって、
前記差動増幅器4からは不平衡信号が出力される。この
不平衡信号は、発振周波数が金属の信号によって変調さ
れた被変調信号となっている。
However, when metal is mixed in the object W to be inspected, the magnetic flux changes, and the two receiving coils 3a,
The voltage of the received signal from 3b will not be equal, thus
An unbalanced signal is output from the differential amplifier 4. This unbalanced signal is a modulated signal whose oscillation frequency is modulated by a metal signal.

【0006】この被変調信号は、検波回路6によって復
調され、フィルタ回路7を介して金属の検出信号のみを
抽出して、判定回路8に出力され、該検出信号が、前記
判定回路8で設定された基準レベルを超えたとき、金属
異物を検出したと判定される。前記フィルタ回路7は、
前記ベルトコンベア5が動いている場合、変調信号は搬
送速度に比例して変動する信号となり、従って、通常、
該フィルタ回路7は、通過周波数が数Hz程度のローパ
スフィルタか、バンドパスフィルタが使用される。
This modulated signal is demodulated by the detection circuit 6 and only the metal detection signal is extracted through the filter circuit 7 and output to the judgment circuit 8 which is set by the judgment circuit 8. When the determined reference level is exceeded, it is determined that the metallic foreign matter is detected. The filter circuit 7 is
When the belt conveyor 5 is moving, the modulation signal is a signal that fluctuates in proportion to the transport speed, and therefore, normally,
As the filter circuit 7, a low pass filter having a pass frequency of about several Hz or a band pass filter is used.

【0007】ところで実際には、被検査物Wが水分を含
んでいる場合や、アルミ蒸着紙、アルミ箔などで包装さ
れている場合、金属異物が混入していなくても、これら
の影響によって前記磁界中の磁束に変化が生じるため、
前記差動増幅器4に変化が生じて、該被検査物W自身に
よる不平衡出力は、金属検出装置の感度を著しく低下さ
せている。よって、この被検査物W自身による不平衡出
力の影響を最も小さくするため、前記判定回路8からの
出力信号により、不平衡出力を復調する検波回路6に供
給する検波信号の位相を、移相回路9で調整する必要が
ある。
By the way, in practice, when the object W to be inspected contains water, or is packaged with aluminum vapor-deposited paper, aluminum foil, etc., even if no metallic foreign matter is mixed in, the influence of Since the magnetic flux in the magnetic field changes,
A change occurs in the differential amplifier 4, and the unbalanced output by the inspection object W itself significantly lowers the sensitivity of the metal detection device. Therefore, in order to minimize the influence of the unbalanced output due to the inspection object W itself, the phase of the detection signal supplied to the detection circuit 6 for demodulating the unbalanced output is phase-shifted by the output signal from the determination circuit 8. It needs to be adjusted by the circuit 9.

【0008】[0008]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかしながら、前記検
波信号の位相調整を行うためには、前記従来の金属検出
装置では、前記ベルトコンベア5を動かして、前記被検
査物Wを何度も(例えば10回ないし20回)通過さ
せ、前記判定回路8は、前記移相回路9で位相を変化さ
せては、出力値の大小を判定しながら、該出力が最も小
さくなる位相値を探す必要があった。
However, in order to perform the phase adjustment of the detection signal, in the conventional metal detection device, the belt conveyor 5 is moved to move the object W to be inspected many times (for example, 10 to 20 times), the decision circuit 8 needs to search for the phase value that minimizes the output while determining the magnitude of the output value by changing the phase by the phase shift circuit 9. It was

【0009】このように該位相調整は、前記ベルトコン
ベア5を動作させて、前記被検査物W、例えば食品を何
度も通さなければならず、非常に手間がかかるという問
題点があるばかりか、特に、前記被検査物Wが重量物の
場合は、安全管理上の配慮が必要であるという問題点が
あった。
As described above, in the phase adjustment, the belt conveyor 5 must be operated to pass the object W to be inspected, such as food, many times, which is very troublesome. Especially, when the object W to be inspected is a heavy object, there is a problem in that it is necessary to consider safety management.

【0010】また、前記ベルトコンベア5が動くことに
より、振動やコンベアベルトの汚れのほか、被検査物W
の受ける振動およびベルトコンベア5の原動機に使用さ
れているモータの磁気などからのノイズの影響を受ける
とともに、前記被検査物Wが通過する時間がごく僅かで
あるため、正確な位相調整が困難であるという問題点が
あった。
Further, the movement of the belt conveyor 5 causes vibrations and stains on the conveyor belt, as well as the object to be inspected W.
And the noise from the magnetism of the motor used for the prime mover of the belt conveyor 5, and the time for which the object W to be inspected passes is very short, so that accurate phase adjustment is difficult. There was a problem.

【0011】本発明はかかる点に鑑みなされたもので、
その目的は前記問題点を解消し、前記検波回路に供給す
る検波信号の位相調整が、前記搬送手段を止めた状態で
前記被検査物をただ1回前記交番磁界中に置いただけ
で、手間が極めて少なく、かつ正確に行い得る金属検出
装置を提供することにある。
The present invention has been made in view of the above points,
The purpose is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the phase adjustment of the detection signal to be supplied to the detection circuit can be performed only by placing the object to be inspected in the alternating magnetic field only once with the conveying means stopped. An object of the present invention is to provide a metal detection device that can perform extremely few and accurate operations.

【0012】[0012]

【課題を解決するための手段】前記目的を達成するため
の本発明の構成は、高周波信号を発生する発振器と、該
発振器からの高周波信号により交番磁界を発生する発振
コイルと、該磁界中に被検査物を移動させる搬送手段
と、前記磁界中の磁束と鎖交する2個の受信コイルと、
2個の受信コイルからの信号を復調する検波回路
と、前記発振器からの高周波信号の位相を調整して、検
波信号として前記検波回路に供給する移相回路と、前記
検波回路からの復調出力信号から必要な信号を抽出する
フィルタ回路と、該フィルタ回路からの出力信号を判定
する判定回路とからなり、前記判定回路からの出力信号
により、前記移相回路からの前記検波信号の位相を調整
するようにされ、前記被検査物に混入する金属を検出
する金属検出装置において、次のとおりである。
The structure of the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned object comprises an oscillator for generating a high frequency signal, an oscillating coil for generating an alternating magnetic field by the high frequency signal from the oscillator, and Conveying means for moving the object to be inspected, and two receiving coils interlinking with the magnetic flux in the magnetic field,
A detection circuit that demodulates a difference signal from the two receiving coils, a phase shift circuit that adjusts the phase of a high-frequency signal from the oscillator and supplies the detection circuit as a detection signal, and a demodulation from the detection circuit. a filter circuit for extracting a necessary signal from the output signal consists of a determination circuit for determining an output signal from the filter circuit, the output signal from the determination circuit, a phase of the detection signal from the phase shifting circuit Ru is adapted to adjust said at metal detector for detecting metal to be mixed into the object to be inspected are as follows.

【0013】 (1) 前記フィルタ回路が接続され
る、前記検波回路と前記判定回路との間に、前記判定回
路の出力信号により切り換え動作する2個の切り換え回
路を設けるとともに、該2個の切り換え回路の間に、前
記フィルタ回路と平均化回路とを設けておき、前記判定
回路からの出力信号により前記2個の切り換え回路を動
作させて、前記フィルタ回路と前記平均化回路のいずれ
か一方を、前記検波回路と前記判定回路との間に切り換
え接続するようにし、かつ前記判定回路からの出力信号
により、前記搬送手段を制御する搬送制御回路を設け、
前記検波信号の位相調整時には、前記2個の切り換え回
路を前記平均化回路側に切り換え接続して、前記検波回
路からの出力を前記平均化回路によって平均化して出力
ておき、前記搬送手段を止めた状態で前記交番磁界中
に前記被検査物を置いて、前記検波回路に供給する前記
検波信号の位相を変化させて、前記平均化回路の出力が
零になる移相値を、前記移相回路に設定し、金属異物検
査時は、前記2個の切り換え回路を前記フィルタ回路
側に切り換え接続して、前記搬送手段を動かして、前記
被検査物中の金属混入を判定する金属検出装置である
(1) The filter circuit is connected
The determination circuit between the detection circuit and the determination circuit.
Two switching circuits that switch according to the output signal of the road
A path is provided between the two switching circuits.
A filter circuit and an averaging circuit are provided, and the determination
The two switching circuits are driven by the output signal from the circuit.
Either the filter circuit or the averaging circuit
One of them is switched between the detection circuit and the judgment circuit.
E so as to be connected, and an output signal from the decision circuit, set the transport control circuit for controlling the conveying means,
Wherein at the time of the phase adjustment of the detection signal, and connection switching the two switching circuits in the averaging circuit side, leave output by averaging the output from the detection circuit by the averaging circuit, said conveying means wherein in a state in which stopper has in the alternating magnetic field have place the object to be inspected, the <br/> by changing the phase of the detection signal supplied to the detection circuit, the output of the averaging circuit becomes zero phase shift value Is set in the phase shift circuit, and at the time of metal foreign matter inspection, the two switching circuits are switched and connected to the filter circuit side, and the transport means is moved to prevent metal contamination in the inspection object. This is a metal detection device for determination.

【0014】 (2) 前記(1)において、前記搬送
手段を止めた状態に代えて、前記搬送手段の搬送速度
が、金属異物検査時の搬送速度の1/10以下の状態
ある金属検出装置である
[0014] In (2) above (1), in place of the state of stopping the conveying means, the conveying speed of the conveying means, a metal detector which is 1/10 or less of the state of the conveying speed at the time of metal foreign substance inspection Is .

【0015】 (3) 前記(1)または(2)におい
て、前記平均化回路がカットオフ周波数の低いローパス
フィルタである金属検出装置である
(3) In the metal detection device according to (1) or (2), the averaging circuit is a low-pass filter having a low cutoff frequency.

【0016】本発明は、以上のように構成されているの
で、前記搬送手段を動作させながら前記位相調整を行っ
ていた従来の金属検出装置では、被検査物からの不平衡
信号が受信コイル付近を通過する瞬時値であったのに対
して、前記位相調整については、前記搬送手段を停止し
た状態で前記被検査物をただ1回前記交番磁界中に置く
ことにより、前記搬送手段の振動やそれに使用されてい
るモータなどからのノイズに影響されずに、常に該被検
査物からの信号を受けているため、正確に位相値を設定
することができる。このため、その位相調整に要する時
間が大幅に短縮され、作業者の熟練度が不要になる。
Since the present invention is configured as described above, in the conventional metal detecting device in which the phase adjustment is performed while operating the conveying means, the unbalanced signal from the object to be inspected is in the vicinity of the receiving coil. In contrast to the instantaneous value that passes through, the phase adjustment is performed by placing the object to be inspected in the alternating magnetic field only once in a state where the transfer means is stopped, and Since the signal from the object to be inspected is always received without being affected by noise from the motor or the like used for it, the phase value can be set accurately. For this reason, the time required for the phase adjustment is significantly shortened, and the skill level of the operator becomes unnecessary.

【0017】[0017]

【発明の実施の形態】以下、図面に基づいて本発明の好
適な実施の形態を詳しく説明する。図1は、本発明の金
属検出装置についての実施の一形態を示す構成ブロック
図であり、図3と同一要素には同一符号を付して、その
説明を省略する。図1において、10は、前記検波回路
6からの出力値を平均化する平均化回路、11a,11
bは、前記判定回路8からの出力信号により切り換え制
御される切り換え回路で、該切り換え回路11a,11
bを介して、前記平均化回路10は前記フィルタ回路7
に代えて切り換え接続される。12は、前記判定回路8
からの出力信号により、前記ベルトコンベア5の停止ま
たは動作を制御する搬送制御回路である。
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram showing an embodiment of a metal detection device of the present invention. The same elements as those of FIG. 3 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. In FIG. 1, 10 is an averaging circuit for averaging the output values from the detection circuit 6, and 11a and 11a.
Reference numeral b is a switching circuit which is switched and controlled by the output signal from the judgment circuit 8, and the switching circuits 11a and 11b
b through the averaging circuit 10 through the filter circuit 7
Instead of this, switching connection is made. 12 is the determination circuit 8
It is a conveyance control circuit for controlling the stop or operation of the belt conveyor 5 according to the output signal from.

【0018】従って、ここでの判定回路8は、本来の判
定機能に加えて、移相回路9の移相値の制御、前記検波
回路6の出力端と該判定回路8との間の接続を、前記フ
ィルタ回路7側または前記平均化回路10側に切り換え
るための前記切り換え回路11a,11bの制御、およ
び前記搬送制御回路12を介して、ベルトコンベア5の
停止または動作の制御を行っている。
Therefore, in addition to the original determination function, the determination circuit 8 here controls the phase shift value of the phase shift circuit 9 and connects the output terminal of the detection circuit 6 and the determination circuit 8 with each other. The control of the switching circuits 11a and 11b for switching to the filter circuit 7 side or the averaging circuit 10 side, and the stop or operation control of the belt conveyor 5 are performed via the conveyance control circuit 12.

【0019】[0019]

【実施例】図1により、本発明の金属検出装置の好適な
一実施例として、前記移相回路9から前記検波回路6に
供給する検波信号の位相調整について説明する。図2
(a)、図2(b)および図2(c)は、図1における
位相調整の原理を示す図である。
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to FIG. 1, the phase adjustment of a detection signal supplied from the phase shift circuit 9 to the detection circuit 6 will be described as a preferred embodiment of the metal detector of the present invention. Figure 2
(A), FIG. 2 (b) and FIG. 2 (c) are diagrams showing the principle of phase adjustment in FIG.

【0020】本実施例による金属検出装置での位相調整
時には、前記ベルトコンベア5を停止し、前記判定回路
8の出力により前記切り換え回路11a,11bを前記
平均化回路10側に切り換えて、前記検波回路6からの
出力値を前記平均化回路10を通して、前記判定回路8
に入力する。
At the time of phase adjustment in the metal detecting apparatus according to the present embodiment, the belt conveyor 5 is stopped and the switching circuits 11a and 11b are switched to the averaging circuit 10 side by the output of the judging circuit 8 to detect the wave. The output value from the circuit 6 is passed through the averaging circuit 10 and the determination circuit 8
To enter.

【0021】そして、前記被検査物Wを前記発振コイル
2の交番磁界中に置いて、前記移相回路9のある設定値
で、前記検波回路6の出力が、図2(a)に示すような
場合には、該検波回路6の出力値の面積の平均値は、平
均化回路10によって平均化されて+になる。また、前
記移相回路9の設定値を変化させ、前記検波回路6の出
力が、図2(b)に示すような場合には、その平均値は
−になる。そして、図2(c)に示すような場合には、
その平均値は零であり、このときの移相回路9の移相値
は、前記被検査物Wの出力が零になる位相となる。
Then, the object to be inspected W is placed in the alternating magnetic field of the oscillation coil 2, and the output of the detection circuit 6 is set at a certain set value of the phase shift circuit 9, as shown in FIG. In such a case, the average value of the areas of the output values of the detection circuit 6 is averaged by the averaging circuit 10 to be +. Further, when the set value of the phase shift circuit 9 is changed and the output of the detection circuit 6 is as shown in FIG. 2 (b), the average value becomes −. Then, in the case as shown in FIG.
The average value is zero, and the phase shift value of the phase shift circuit 9 at this time is a phase at which the output of the inspection object W becomes zero.

【0022】従って、前記判定回路8は、前記ベルトコ
ンベア5を停止させた状態で、前記移相回路9に対し移
相値を変更しては、前記検波回路6の出力の平均値を読
み取り、各移相値における平均化回路10の出力が最も
零に近い移相値を判定して、その値を前記移相回路9に
設定し、位相調整を終了する。
Therefore, the judging circuit 8 reads the average value of the output of the detecting circuit 6 by changing the phase shift value with respect to the phase shifting circuit 9 while the belt conveyor 5 is stopped. The phase shift value at which the output of the averaging circuit 10 is closest to zero at each phase shift value is determined, the value is set in the phase shift circuit 9, and the phase adjustment is completed.

【0023】次いで、位相調整後は、前記判定回路8の
出力により前記切り換え回路11a,11bを前記フィ
ルタ回路7側に切り換えて、前記検波回路6からの出力
値を前記フィルタ回路7を通して、前記判定回路8に入
力する。前記ベルトコンベア5を動作させて、同一種類
の前記被検査物Wの金属異物混入の検査を行う。
Next, after the phase adjustment, the switching circuits 11a and 11b are switched to the filter circuit 7 side by the output of the determination circuit 8, and the output value from the detection circuit 6 is passed through the filter circuit 7 to perform the determination. Input to the circuit 8. The belt conveyor 5 is operated to inspect the same type of inspected object W for the inclusion of metallic foreign matter.

【0024】なお、本発明の技術は、前記実施例に限定
されるものではなく、前記ベルトコンベア5を必ずしも
停止しなくても、金属異物検査時の1/10以下の非常
にゆっくりした搬送速度で、該ベルトコンベア5を動作
させることによっても、同様の効果が得られ、また前記
判定回路8にマイコンを使用するという応用も可能であ
る。また本発明の技術は前記構成の範囲内において種々
の変更、付加が可能である。
The technique of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and even if the belt conveyor 5 is not necessarily stopped, the conveying speed is very slow, which is 1/10 or less of that at the time of inspecting metallic foreign matters. Then, the same effect can be obtained by operating the belt conveyor 5, and the application of using a microcomputer for the determination circuit 8 is also possible. Further, the technique of the present invention can be variously modified and added within the scope of the above configuration.

【0025】また、切り換え回路11a,11bを用い
なくても、フィルタ回路7の内部を切り換えて、位相調
整時には、カットオフ周波数の低いローパスフィルタと
することでも、同様な効果が得られる。換言すれば、前
記平均化回路10として、カットオフ周波数の低いロー
パスフィルタを使用しても、同様な効果が得られる。
Even if the switching circuits 11a and 11b are not used, the same effect can be obtained by switching the inside of the filter circuit 7 and using a low-pass filter having a low cutoff frequency at the time of phase adjustment. In other words, even if a low pass filter having a low cutoff frequency is used as the averaging circuit 10, the same effect can be obtained.

【0026】[0026]

【発明の効果】以上の説明から明らかなように本発明の
金属検出装置によれば、前記フィルタ回路が接続され
る、前記検波回路と前記判定回路との間に、前記判定回
路の出力信号により切り換え動作する2個の切り換え回
路を設けるとともに、該2個の切り換え回路の間に、前
記フィルタ回路と平均化回路とを設けておき、前記判定
回路からの出力信号により前記2個の切り換え回路を動
作させて、前記フィルタ回路と前記平均化回路のいずれ
か一方を、前記検波回路と前記判定回路との間に切り換
え接続するようにし、かつ前記判定回路からの出力信号
により、前記搬送手段を制御する搬送制御回路を設け、
前記検波信号の位相調整時には、前記2個の切り換え回
路を前記平均化回路側に切り換え接続して、前記検波回
路からの出力を前記平均化回路によって平均化して出力
ておき、前記搬送手段を止めた状態で前記交番磁界中
に前記被検査物を置いて、前記検波回路に供給する前記
検波信号の位相を変化させて、前記平均化回路の出力が
零になる移相値を、前記移相回路に設定し、金属異物検
査時は、前記2個の切り換え回路を前記フィルタ回路
側に切り換え接続して、前記搬送手段を動かして、前記
被検査物中の金属混入を判定するので、前記検波回路に
供給する検波信号の位相調整を、前記搬送手段を止めた
状態で前記被検査物をただ1回前記交番磁界中に置くだ
けで行える。このため、前記位相調整に際し、手間が大
幅に少なくなるとともに、安全かつ正確に行うことがで
きるという効果を奏する。
As is apparent from the above description, according to the metal detecting device of the present invention, the filter circuit is connected.
The determination circuit between the detection circuit and the determination circuit.
Two switching circuits that switch according to the output signal of the road
A path is provided between the two switching circuits.
A filter circuit and an averaging circuit are provided, and the determination
The two switching circuits are driven by the output signal from the circuit.
Either the filter circuit or the averaging circuit
One of them is switched between the detection circuit and the judgment circuit.
E so as to be connected, and an output signal from the decision circuit, set the transport control circuit for controlling the conveying means,
Wherein at the time of the phase adjustment of the detection signal, and connection switching the two switching circuits in the averaging circuit side, leave output by averaging the output from the detection circuit by the averaging circuit, said conveying means wherein in a state in which stopper has in the alternating magnetic field have place the object to be inspected, the <br/> by changing the phase of the detection signal supplied to the detection circuit, the output of the averaging circuit becomes zero phase shift value Is set in the phase shift circuit, and at the time of metal foreign matter inspection, the two switching circuits are switched and connected to the filter circuit side, and the transport means is moved to prevent metal contamination in the inspection object. Since the determination is made, the phase of the detection signal supplied to the detection circuit can be adjusted by merely placing the inspection object once in the alternating magnetic field with the carrier means stopped. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the labor required for the phase adjustment, and to perform the phase adjustment safely and accurately.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図1】本発明の金属検出装置の実施の一形態を示す構
成ブロック図である。
FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram showing an embodiment of a metal detection device of the present invention.

【図2】図2(a)、図2(b)および図2(c)は、
図1における位相調整の原理を示す図である。
FIG. 2 (a), FIG. 2 (b) and FIG. 2 (c) are
It is a figure which shows the principle of the phase adjustment in FIG.

【図3】従来の金属検出装置の構成を示すブロック図で
ある。
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional metal detection device.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1 発振器 2 発振コイル 3a,3b 受信コイル 4 差動増幅器 5 ベルトコンベア 6 検波回路 7 フィルタ回路 8 判定回路 9 移相回路 10 平均化回路 11a,11b 切り換え回路 12 搬送制御回路 W 被検査物 1 oscillator 2 oscillation coil 3a, 3b receiver coil 4 differential amplifier 5 Belt conveyor 6 Detection circuit 7 Filter circuit 8 Judgment circuit 9 Phase shift circuit 10 averaging circuit 11a, 11b switching circuit 12 Transport control circuit W inspected

フロントページの続き (56)参考文献 特開 平5−232248(JP,A) 特開 平6−160542(JP,A) 特開 平6−138249(JP,A) 特開 平5−232247(JP,A) 特開 昭63−9883(JP,A) 特開 平5−180949(JP,A) 特開 平5−180950(JP,A) 特開 平5−203761(JP,A) 特開 平6−138248(JP,A) 実開 平5−81779(JP,U) 特公 平7−7074(JP,B2) 実公 昭34−19870(JP,Y1) 実公 昭63−6707(JP,Y2) 実公 平5−24069(JP,Y2) (58)調査した分野(Int.Cl.7,DB名) G01V 3/00 - 3/40 G01N 27/72 - 27/90 G01R 33/00 - 33/18 D06H 3/00 - 3/16 JICSTファイル(JOIS)Continuation of front page (56) Reference JP-A-5-232248 (JP, A) JP-A-6-160542 (JP, A) JP-A-6-138249 (JP, A) JP-A-5-232247 (JP , A) JP 63-9883 (JP, A) JP 5-180949 (JP, A) JP 5-180950 (JP, A) JP 5-203761 (JP, A) JP 6-138248 (JP, A) Actual Kai 5-81779 (JP, U) Japanese Patent 7-7074 (JP, B2) Actual 34-19870 (JP, Y1) Actual 63-6707 (JP, Y2) Actual Kohei 5-24069 (JP, Y2) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. 7 , DB name) G01V 3/00-3/40 G01N 27/72-27/90 G01R 33/00- 33/18 D06H 3/00-3/16 JISST file (JOIS)

Claims (3)

(57)【特許請求の範囲】(57) [Claims] 【請求項1】 高周波信号を発生する発振器と、該発振
器からの高周波信号により交番磁界を発生する発振コイ
ルと、該磁界中に被検査物を移動させる搬送手段と、前
記磁界中の磁束と鎖交する2個の受信コイルと、該2個
受信コイルからの信号を復調する検波回路と、前記
発振器からの高周波信号の位相を調整して、検波信号と
して前記検波回路に供給する移相回路と、前記検波回路
からの復調出力信号から必要な信号を抽出するフィルタ
回路と、該フィルタ回路からの出力信号を判定する判定
回路とからなり、前記判定回路からの出力信号により、
前記移相回路からの前記検波信号の位相を調整するよう
にされ、前記被検査物に混入する金属を検出する金属
検出装置において、前記フィルタ回路が接続される、前記検波回路と前記判
定回路との間に、前記判定回路の出力信号により切り換
え動作する2個の切り換え回路を設けるとともに、該2
個の切り換え回路の間に、前記フィルタ回路と平均化回
路とを設けておき、前記判定回路からの出力信号により
前記2個の切り換え回路を動作させて、前記フィルタ回
路と前記平均化回路のいずれか一方を、前記検波回路と
前記判定回路との間に切り換え接続するようにし、かつ
前記判定回路からの出力信号により、前記搬送手段を制
御する搬送制御回路を設け、 前記検波信号の位相調整時には、前記2個の切り換え回
路を前記平均化回路側に切り換え接続して、前記検波回
路からの出力を前記平均化回路によって平均化して出力
ておき、前記搬送手段を止めた状態で前記交番磁界中
に前記被検査物を置いて、前記検波回路に供給する前記
検波信号の位相を変化させて、前記平均化回路の出力が
零になる移相値を、前記移相回路に設定し、金属異物検
査時は、前記2個の切り換え回路を前記フィルタ回路
側に切り換え接続して、前記搬送手段を動かして、前記
被検査物中の金属混入を判定することを特徴とする金属
検出装置。
1. An oscillator for generating a high frequency signal, an oscillating coil for generating an alternating magnetic field by the high frequency signal from the oscillator, a conveying means for moving an object to be inspected in the magnetic field, and a magnetic flux and a chain in the magnetic field. Two receiving coils that intersect and the two
From the demodulation output signal from the detection circuit that demodulates the difference signal from the receiving coil, the phase shift circuit that adjusts the phase of the high-frequency signal from the oscillator, and supplies the detection circuit as the detection signal. A filter circuit that extracts a necessary signal, and a determination circuit that determines an output signal from the filter circuit, the output signal from the determination circuit,
Wherein Ru is adapted to adjust the phase of the detection signal from the phase shift circuit, wherein the metal detector for detecting metal mixed into the inspection object, wherein the filter circuit is connected, the detection circuit and the-size
Switching between the constant circuit and the output signal of the judgment circuit
2 switching circuits that operate
The filter circuit and the averaging circuit are connected between the switching circuits.
And a path is provided, and the output signal from the determination circuit is used.
By operating the two switching circuits, the filter circuit
And one of the averaging circuit and the detection circuit
The switching so as to connect between the decision circuit, and the output signal from <br/> the decision circuit, only set the transport control circuit for controlling the conveying means, when the phase adjustment of the detection signal, the 2 connect switched number of switching circuits in the averaging circuit side, leave output by averaging the output from the detection circuit by the averaging circuit, said in the alternating magnetic field in a state of stopping the conveying means and had place the object to be inspected, wherein the supply to the detection circuit <br/> by changing the phase of the detection signal, the phase value output becomes zero in the averaging circuit sets the phase shift circuit, At the time of inspecting metallic foreign matter, the two switching circuits are switched and connected to the filter circuit side, the transport means is moved, and it is determined whether metal is mixed in the inspection object. .
【請求項2】 高周波信号を発生する発振器と、該発振
器からの高周波信号により交番磁界を発生する発振コイ
ルと、該磁界中に被検査物を移動させる搬送手段と、前
記磁界中の磁束と鎖交する2個の受信コイルと、該2個
受信コイルからの信号を復調する検波回路と、前記
発振器からの高周波信号の位相を調整して、検波信号と
して前記検波回路に供給する移相回路と、前記検波回路
からの復調出力信号から必要な信号を抽出するフィルタ
回路と、該フィルタ回路からの出力信号を判定する判定
回路とからなり、前記判定回路からの出力信号により、
前記移相回路からの前記検波信号の位相を調整するよう
にされた、前記被検査物に混入する金属を検出する金属
検出装置において、前記フィルタ回路が接続される、前記検波回路と前記判
定回路との間に、前記判定回路の出力信号により切り換
え動作する2個の切り換え回路を設けるとともに、該2
個の切り換え回路の間に、前記フィルタ回路と平均化回
路とを設けておき、前記判定回路からの出力信号により
前記2個の切り換え回路を動作させて、前記フィルタ回
路と前記平均化回路のいずれか一方を、前記検波回路と
前記判定回路との間に切り換え接続するようにし、かつ
前記判定回路からの出力信号により、前記搬送手段を制
御する搬送制御回路を設け、 前記検波信号の位相調整時には、前記2個の切り換え回
路を前記平均化回路側に切り換え接続して、前記検波回
路からの出力を前記平均化回路によって平均化して出力
ておき、前記搬送手段の搬送速度が金属異物検査時の
搬送速度の1/10以下の状態で前記交番磁界中に前記
被検査物を置いて、前記検波回路に供給する前記検波信
号の位相を変化させて、前記平均化回路の出力が零にな
移相値を、前記移相回路に設定し、金属異物検査時
は、前記2個の切り換え回路を前記フィルタ回路側に切
り換え接続して、前記搬送手段を動かして、前記被検査
物中の金属混入を判定することを特徴とする金属検出装
置。
2. An oscillator for generating a high frequency signal, an oscillating coil for generating an alternating magnetic field by the high frequency signal from the oscillator, a conveying means for moving an object to be inspected in the magnetic field, and a magnetic flux and a chain in the magnetic field. Two receiving coils that intersect and the two
From the demodulation output signal from the detection circuit that demodulates the difference signal from the receiving coil, the phase shift circuit that adjusts the phase of the high-frequency signal from the oscillator, and supplies the detection circuit as the detection signal. A filter circuit that extracts a necessary signal, and a determination circuit that determines an output signal from the filter circuit, the output signal from the determination circuit,
Wherein is adapted to adjust the phase of the detection signal from the phase shift circuit, wherein the metal detector for detecting metal mixed into the inspection object, wherein the filter circuit is connected, the detection circuit and the-size
Switching between the constant circuit and the output signal of the judgment circuit
2 switching circuits that operate
The filter circuit and the averaging circuit are connected between the switching circuits.
And a path is provided, and the output signal from the determination circuit is used.
By operating the two switching circuits, the filter circuit
And one of the averaging circuit and the detection circuit
The switching so as to connect between the decision circuit, and the output signal from <br/> the decision circuit, only set the transport control circuit for controlling the conveying means, when the phase adjustment of the detection signal, the 2 connect switched number of switching circuits in the averaging circuit side, the output from the detection circuit in advance and outputs the averaged by the averaging circuit, the conveying speed at the time of transport speed metal particle inspection of the conveying means 1/10 at the object to be inspected in the alternating magnetic field in the following state of the by changing the phase of the detection signal supplied to the detection circuit, the output of the averaging circuit becomes zero phase shift value In the phase shift circuit, and at the time of inspecting the metallic foreign matter, the two switching circuits are switched and connected to the filter circuit side, and the transport means is moved to move the inside of the object to be inspected. It is special to judge the metal mixture of Metal detection equipment to be.
【請求項3】 前記平均化回路がカットオフ周波数の低
いローパスフィルタであることを特徴とする請求項1ま
たは請求項2に記載の金属検出装置。
3. The metal detecting device according to claim 1, wherein the averaging circuit is a low-pass filter having a low cutoff frequency.
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