Inspection device and system for inspecting foreign matters in a liquid filled transparent container
US6937339B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2021/559
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In an inspection device for inspecting for possible foreign matters contaminating a liquid filled transparent container, a red color illumination unit 23A is disposed behind a glass container 22 filled with liquid and a pair of blue color illumination units 23B and 23C are disposed so as to sandwich the red color illumination unit 23A. Both the red color and blue color illumination units 23A, 23B and 23C are disposed so that the red color light transmits through the glass container 22 and the blue color light reflected by a possible foreign matter in the liquid merges with the red color transmission light. Both the transmission light and the reflection light are separated by a color separation mirror 4 and are imaged by CCD cameras 5 and 6 so as to detect both black color series and white color series foreign matters can be detected at the same time.
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