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

摘要

The detecting and counting device for detecting a wholeness of and for counting pharmaceutical/parapharmaceutical articles comprises a sliding support (1), provided with a groove (15) with a first lateral wall (15A) and a second lateral wall (15B) converging towards the bottom, for sliding of the articles to be controlled. The device (100) comprises a first capacitive sensor (C1) which has a relative first armature (C1A) arranged parallel to the first lateral wall (15A) of the groove (15) and the relative second armature (C1 B) parallel to the second lateral wall (15B) of the groove (15), the first armature (C1A) being connected to a first reference potential Vref1 by means of a first circuit (O1) The device (100) further comprises a second capacitive sensor (C2) which has the relative first armature (C2A) parallel to the first lateral wall (15A) of the groove (15) and the relative second armature (C2B) parallel to the second lateral wall (15B) of the groove (15), with the second armature (C2B) connected to a second reference potential Vref2 by means of a second circuit (02). The device comprises a data processing unit (E) which receives, from the first circuit (O1) and the second circuit (02), signals consequent to the transiting of an article coming from the two condensers, indicating the shape of the articles, and comparing them with reference ranges indicating whole articles.