Inspection device with integrated x-ray and weighing device
US12209976B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 8, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2223/643
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An inspection device in a radiation protection housing comprises an electromagnetic radiation-based inspection device, especially an X-ray device and a weighing device. The inspection device an endless conveyor belt for transporting products in a transport direction from an entry region to an inspection region, from there to a region for weighing, and from there to an exit region of the inspection device. An upper run of the endless conveyor belt in its path from the region for weighing to the exit region, traverses a height difference in in a height direction by means of an inclined region. The conveyor belt circulates around at least part of the inclined region and the weighing device, looking in the transport direction, is disposed immediately in front of the inclined region in the inspection device.
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