DETECTING DEVICE FOR PRODUCT CONTAINABLE QUANTITY

PURPOSE:To automatically detect excess and shortage of the number of leads in a magazine by a method wherein the magazine is divided into many portions by partition plates, many leads are contained therein, a detection plate having excess electrodes in the upper stage and shortage electrodes in the lower stage is put thereon, and then the current flowing between the electrodes is detected by forming those into an integral body and swinging them in inclination. CONSTITUTION:The inside of the magazine 9 placed on a table 26 is divided by the partition plates 10, thus forming each containing hole 11, and many leads 7 desired for counting are contained therein. ON the other hand, a detection device for the quantity of leads 25 is composed of a vibration mechanism 29, an elevator 30 disposed in upright thereon, an elevation arm 31, and a supporting piece 28, and the detection plate 27 having clamping claws 32 which clamp the magazine 9 is installed on the lower end of the supporting piece 28. Thereat, the excess electrodes 34 in the upper stage and the shortage electrodes 35 in the lower stage are provided in the detection plate 27 by corresponding to each of the containing holes 11; the leads 7 are vibrated by vibrating the detection plate 27 in inclination and then made to abut against the electrodes 34 and 35, and accordingly the number of the leads 7 is detected according to the flowing current.