Apparatus for inspecting glass bottles
US4955227A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 1988 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B5/08
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus for inspecting glass bottles generally comprises an operation table, an annular conveyor passage onto which glass bottles to be inspected are conveyed one-by-one and on which the bottles are moved slidably, and a turn table coaxially disposed inside the annular conveyor passage. A plurality of guide members are circumferentially mounted on the peripheral surface of the turn table, and a plurality of bottle inspecting stations are disposed circumferentially and spaced equally therearound. The inspecting stations include a down sealing surface measuring station for measuring the down sealing surface of the lip portion of each bottle, an outer diameter and perpendicularly measuring station for measuring outer diameters of the various portions of each bottle and an inner diameter measuring station for measuring the inner diameter of the lip opening. The bottles inspected or measured are conveyed out of the conveying passage and selectively divided into defective bottles and satisfactory bottles.
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