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Inspection device for a production machine

US9440758B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 2, 2010
Grant dateSep 13, 2016
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2223/652
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to an inspection device for a production machine, in particular, a bottling plant 1 with a filling device 7 or a filling and sealing device 13, with a stream of products (5) consisting of one or more columns, wherein the inspection device is arranged in the production machine, advantageously in the bottling plant 1, directly after the filling device 7 or the filling and sealing device 13 or before a separating device 23, so that the products 5 are inspected before the separation 23 or packaging 25 of the products 5. Furthermore, the invention relates to an inspection method for a production machine, in particular, for a bottling plant 1, in which an inspection device consisting of a source 17 and a sensor 19 scans several products 5 perpendicular or diagonal to the product motion B.

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