Container inspection apparatus
US6563903B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 23, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V5/232
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A relocatable container inspection device, which is constituted by modularized units, is used for inspecting a container. The device comprises: a first cabin unit including a radiation source for generating a beam of penetration radiation for penetrating the container to be inspected; a second cabin unit including detectors for detecting the beam of penetration radiation penetrating through the container being inspected and producing corresponding radiographic signals, the second cabin unit and the first cabin unit being arranged oppositely in both sides of an inspection passage; a gantry unit bridging the first cabin unit and the second cabin unit to form a portal-shaped frame adapted for straddling the container being inspected; means for moving the frame relative to the container being inspected along the inspection passage, so that the detectors receive the beam of the penetration radiation generated from the radiation resource and passing through the container being inspected, thereby continuously scanning the container and producing the corresponding radiographic signals, wherein the first cabin unit, the second cabin unit and the gantry unit are all individually made as modu…
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