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System and method for individually inspecting objects in a stream of products and a sorting apparatus comprising such system

US9924105B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

Visys NV · BE

Inventors

Dirk Adams · Tongeren, BE
Pieter Op De Beeck · Kortenaken, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 11, 2012
Grant date	Mar 20, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 7, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2021/8838
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system and a method for inspecting a stream of products (3, 3′, 3″) is disclosed, comprising a scanning focused light beam (5) for scanning the product stream and a camera (7) for detecting light beams directly returned from the scanned product stream, whereby the scanning movement of the focused light beam is synchronized with the exposure time of the camera.

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