Apparatus for collecting samples of articles conveyed at high speed in consecutive order
US5150621A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 1, 1990 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N1/02
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention relates to apparatus for collecting consecutive samples of articles from a production line which are being conveyed at a high rate of speed. Samples are collected from the production line by transferring them to a conveyor which carries them to storage in sequential order. The invention is particularly applicable to collecting cigarette filter rods or cigarettes in the order of their production for subsequent testing and/or analysis.
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