Container inspecting apparatus having rotary indexing apparatus

Details Container inspecting apparatus having rotary indexing apparatus Container inspecting apparatus having rotary indexing apparatus

1993-08-26

1995-04-04

Rosenberger, Richard A.

Optics: measuring and testing

By inspection with agitation or rotation

Of containers

1983431, 1984761, 1984801, G01N 2190

Patent

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054042275

ABSTRACT:
A container inspecting apparatus for inspecting containers such as vials, ampuls, or the like has an inlet star wheel rotatable for admitting containers successively, and an outlet star wheel rotatable for discharging the containers successively. A plurality of feed units are movable along a circular path for successively receiving containers from the inlet star wheel, stopping the containers in respective inspecting positions, and successively transferring the containers to the outlet star wheel. A plurality of inspecting devices, each comprising an illuminating unit and an imaging unit, are disposed respectively in the inspecting positions for inspecting the containers in the respective inspecting positions. The feed units are intermittently moved along the circular path by a feeding and indexing device. A support mechanism is vertically mounted on each of the feed units for supporting bottoms of the containers on the feed units. The support mechanism is rotated to rotate the containers about their own axes while the containers are being inspected by the inspecting devices.

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