Carrying apparatus (1) of an inspection unit for inspecting parameters of the parts which are produced by an injection-moulding, punching, deep-drawing or thermoforming machine and are transported through the inspection unit, having a carrying-base element (2), having at least two carrying profiles (3), which are oriented parallel to one another, having at least two carrying ribs (4), which connect at least two carrying profiles (3) to one another, are arranged perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the carrying profiles (3) and are fastened on these carrying profiles, and also having at least two carrying plates (5), which are fastened on the at least two carrying ribs (4), wherein each carrying plate (5) is arranged at the ends (6) of at least two carrying ribs (4), and is assigned to one of the at least two carrying profiles (3), wherein the carrying apparatus (1) also has a transporting means (7) for the parts, the transporting means being fastened on at least two of the carrying plates (5).
G01N 21/90 - Investigating the presence of flaws, defects or contamination in a container or its contents
B65G 41/00 - Supporting frames or bases for conveyors as a whole, e.g. transportable conveyor frames
B65G 21/20 - Means incorporated in, or attached to, framework or housings for guiding load-carriers, traction elements or loads supported on moving surfaces
The invention relates to a method and a device (1) for separating parts (2), for example rotationally symmetrical closures, containers and/or preforms, the device comprising: a transport apparatus (10) by means of which the parts (2) to be conveyed can be conveyed to, through, and out of the device (1) along a transport path (16) in a transport direction (11), the transport apparatus (10) having at least one transport means (12) for transporting the parts (2) in one row and an accumulation section (13); and a blocking assembly (20) comprising at least one blocking element (20.1; 20.2) which is in the form of a rocker and the length of which extends in the transport direction (11), which blocking element defines a range of action W for the parts (2). The device (1) also comprises an actuator (30). The actuator (30) is designed to pivot the at least one blocking element (20.1; 20.2) into a first position in which a part (2.1) advancing into the range of action W is held back, and to pivot said at least one blocking element from the first position into a second position in which the advancing part (2.1) can be received within the range of action W.
B65G 47/29 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors arranging the articles, e.g. varying spacing between individual articles during transit by a single conveyor by temporarily stopping movement
B65G 47/88 - Separating or stopping elements, e.g. fingers
B65G 21/20 - Means incorporated in, or attached to, framework or housings for guiding load-carriers, traction elements or loads supported on moving surfaces
B65G 43/08 - Control devices operated by article or material being fed, conveyed, or discharged
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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTICALLY CHECKING MOULDED PARTS
Method and system for optically checking moulded parts (10) in a transmitted light method, more particularly closures or the like produced by thermoforming or compression moulding methods, comprising the steps of transporting the moulded parts (10) from a transport device (50) through an optical checking region, and recording at least one image of the moulded part (10) using a recording device (20), wherein the moulded part (10) is located between the recording device (20) and an illumination device (30) and is illuminated by same, wherein the image is evaluated using processing means (40) in such a manner that defects of the moulded part (10) and/or statistical deviations from a normal distribution can be determined, from which conclusions can be drawn about a manufacturing process of the moulded parts (10) in a moulding tool having a cavity, wherein the conclusions can be used to control the manufacturing process.
The invention relates to a method for optically testing containers, in which a container (10) is conveyed by means of a transport device (30), wherein an image of a side wall surface of the container (10) is generated by means of an inspection unit (40) comprising a camera unit (20) and an illumination unit (34). An inspection volume (24) is spanned by several correspondingly arranged inspection units (40), in which an image of the entire side wall surface (26) of the container (10) is generated in a transmitted light method, an incident light method and/or a dark-field method.
The invention relates to a device for processing drinks closure caps (1) comprising at least one cutting unit (2) having at least one cutting blade (3), and a detection unit (7), which in turn comprises a camera (8), as well as at least one conveying means (6) forming a transport path (5) to and from the cutting unit (2), wherein, in order to solve the problems of known devices, the detection unit (7) has an optical system (9) and is arranged operatively downstream of the cutting unit (2) such that it fully captures the inner wall (10) of a drinks closure cap (1) located in its field of vision.
B26D 5/00 - Arrangements for operating and controlling machines or devices for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
B26D 7/10 - Means for treating work or cutting member to facilitate cutting by heating
G01N 21/95 - Investigating the presence of flaws, defects or contamination characterised by the material or shape of the object to be examined
B67B 3/26 - Applications of control, warning, or safety devices in capping machinery
The present invention relates to a method optically testing preforms and to a corresponding system, in which a preform (20) is guided by means of a transport device (30), wherein an image of a side wall surface of the preform (20) is generated by means of a camera device (40). The preform (20) is rotated about an axis perpendicular to the conveying direction and over an imaging length (L) of the conveying direction by means of a rotating device (36). The camera device (40) is configured in such a way that it can generate an image of the side wall surface of the preform over the entire imaging length (L).
The invention relates to an optical inspection of preforms (7) carried out by means of at least one camera device (2, 3, 13) in such a way that the preforms (7) are in a relative position to each other that is unchanged in comparison with the injection molding operation.
The invention relates to a temporary store (1) for separated and oriented objects (2), comprising an object inlet (3), a rotatable turntable (4), a spiral storage path (5), and an object outlet (6), wherein the object inlet (3) is arranged at the spiral origin (7) and the object outlet (6) is arranged at the spiral end (8), characterized in that the spiral storage path (5) has a spiral (9), which is arranged fixedly above the turntable (4) and without contact with the turntable.
B65G 47/51 - Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyors with distribution, e.g. automatically, to desired points according to unprogrammed signals, e.g. influenced by supply situation at destination
B65G 29/00 - Rotary conveyors, e.g. rotating discs, arms, star-wheels or cones
The invention relates to a testing method and a corresponding testing system, for example for testing workpieces (2) which are provided for producing containers, in particular beverage bottles, and which can consist of a main part and a barrier layer that is at least partly supported on the main part. The workpieces (2) are transported into a receiving vessel (4) by means of a transport device (3), and an image of the workpieces (2) is generated by means of a capturing device (6) and transmitted to a processing device for testing. The workpieces (2) are introduced into the receiving vessel (4) upon leaving the transport device (3), and the image is generated between when the workpieces leave the transport device (3) and when the workpieces leave the receiving vessel (4). The image is processed by the processing device such that the quality of the main part and/or the quality of the barrier layer of the workpieces (2) is tested in order to detect faulty workpieces (2). The same testing system and the same testing method can also be used to count the workpieces (2).
The present invention relates to a method and the corresponding system for checking the color quality of preforms (2) intended for the manufacture of containers, in particular beverage bottles, the preforms (2) being transported to a collection vessel (4) by a transport device (3), and an image of the preforms (2) being made by means of an imaging device (6) and being transmitted to a processing device for checking, in which the preforms (2) are led unsorted into the collection vessel (4) upon leaving the transport device (3), the image being made between the leaving of the transport device (3) and the collection vessel (4), and in which the image is processed by the processing device in such a way that the color quality of the preforms (2) and/or defective preforms (2) are discovered.
The present invention relates to a method and a device for transporting and examining fast-moving objects to be treated, said objects comprising an outer surface and a top surface, (e.g. preforms, bottles, containers, lids, closures). The device comprises an examining unit with an inspection camera and a rejection unit, the bodies being rejected by expulsion using a contactless exertion of force.
The present invention relates to a method and the accompanying system for inspecting objects (5) provided with a gas-barrier layer, said objects comprising at least one base layer (5a) from a first material, polyethylene or polypropylene, for example, and at least one gas-barrier layer from a different material, EVA or EVOH, for example. An image-recording module (6), such as an infrared camera, records an image of each object (5) and processes said images by means of a processing module (7) in such a way that faulty objects (5) are detected and eliminated. More specifically, the image recording module (6) creates the image of each object (5) within the invisible light region, and the processing module (7) then examines the recorded image, wherein the presence, the absence or the thickness of the gas-barrier layer is determined on the basis of the image.
G01N 21/90 - Investigating the presence of flaws, defects or contamination in a container or its contents
G01N 21/84 - Systems specially adapted for particular applications
G01N 21/88 - Investigating the presence of flaws, defects or contamination
G01N 21/35 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry using infrared light
The invention relates to a method for workpiece inspection and/or checking, wherein a workpiece (40) is transported by means of a transporting device (30), and is illuminated by means of a light source (50), wherein by means of an optical device (20) an image (44) is generated of at least one side surface (42) of the workpiece (40), and wherein by means of an analyzing unit (60) an image of the workpiece (40) is recorded, processed, and analyzed. In this method the image (44) of the at least one side surface (42) of the workpiece (40) is generated by means of at least one mirror (21), and the image (44) generated of the at least one side surface (42) of the workpiece (40) is recorded, processed, and analyzed by means of the analyzing unit (60). The image (44) of the at least one side surface (42) of the workpiece (40) is then generated, for example, by means of a round mirror (21). One or more light sources (26) having the same or different properties may also be integrated in the optical device (20), and the light may be scattered by means of a diffuser (25).
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