Metal detector

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2006-06-13

2006-06-13

Ledynh, Bot (Department: 2862)

Electricity: measuring and testing

Magnetic

With means to create magnetic field to test material

C324S239000, 24

Reexamination Certificate

active

07061236

ABSTRACT:
A metal detector has a circular excitation coil (10) through which foodstuffs to be tested (65) pass, on a conveyor belt (40). The excitation coil (10) is excited by a stable oscillator (50) and the lines of flux generated by the excitation coil (10) link two receiver coils (20, 30) equidistantly spaced either side of the excitation coil (10). As a foodstuff (65) having a foreign ferromagnetic or electrically conductive object therein passes through the receiver coils (20, 30), a voltage is induced in them. This induced voltage is phase compensated. The change in amplitude or frequency of the oscillator (50) as the foodstuff (65) moves through the excitation coil (10) is also passed to the processor (70) which removes the artifacts from the detector signal caused by the volume of the foodstuff (65) itself. The resultant signal, which was previously swamped by the effect of the volume of the foodstuff itself, can then be detected and the foodstuff can be removed from the conveyor (40).

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