Optics: measuring and testing – Inspection of flaws or impurities – Containers or enclosures
Patent
1986-03-24
1988-05-24
Willis, Davis L.
Optics: measuring and testing
Inspection of flaws or impurities
Containers or enclosures
250223B, G01N 2190
Patent
active
047462124
ABSTRACT:
A bottle cap inspection apparatus having a circular shaped light source which is placed to irradiate a cap on a bottle mouth from above; a photoelectric conversion sensor above the cap for receiving the light reflected from the cap; and, an electronic processor for processing an electrical signal from the photoelectric conversion sensor to detect defects in the cap. The bottle is placed under the photoelectric conversion sensor in a manner such that the center axis of the bottle coincides with the optical axis of the photoelectric conversion sensor, and the center of the circular light source coincides with the optical axis. An optical mask is located between the light source and the cap on the bottle mouth such that it defines an outer peripheral surface of a visual field of the photoelectric conversion sensor looking at the bottle mouth as well as an inner peripheral surface of the irradiation range onto the bottle mouth from the circular light source as different conical shapes. A portion of the bottle mouth cap to be inspected is located in a vicinity of the crossing portion of the outer peripheral surface of the conical shaped visual field of the photoelectric conversion sensor with the inner peripheral surface of the irradiation range of the circular light source.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4606635 (1986-08-01), Miyazawa et al.
Shimizu Toshiyuki
Sudo Masao
Hajime Industries Ltd.
Koren Matthew W.
Schaffer Murray
Willis Davis L.
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