Patent · US Expired

Sensor device for a packaging machine

US7792247B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17References

20Claims

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Ralf Schmied · Freiberg, DE
Walter Bauer · Munich, DE
Werner Runft · Winnenden, DE
Florian Bessler · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 22, 2006
Grant date	Sep 7, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 22, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61J3/074
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a sensor device for a packaging machine in which at least one conveyor of a packaging machine which displaces at least one material to be packed and to be detected, to various stations of the packaging machine. According to the invention, at least one x-ray source and one detector are provided for irradiating the material which is to be detected and which is arranged between the x-ray source and the detector.

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