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Apparatus and method for scanning food bars with movable scanning unit

US11009472B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Weber Maschinenbau GmbH Breidenbach

Inventors

Leopold Von Keudell · Unterschleißheim, DE
Tobias Weber · Verl, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 7, 2019
Grant date	May 18, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 20, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2001/002
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a scanning apparatus for scanning food bars for a food processing system. The scanning apparatus comprises a conveyor assembly for conveying a food bar in a longitudinal direction, and a scanning unit adapted to record an outer and/or inner shape of at least one food bar. The scanning unit is movable at least along the longitudinal direction. The disclosure further relates to a method for scanning food bars.

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