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US 10,440,967 B2Granted
Upwardly illuminated inspection station for detecting anomalies in water-borne products
AssigneeLaitram, L.L.C.
InventorByron M. Falgout
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Abstract
An inspection station and a method of inspecting products for anomalies. The inspection station comprises a trough and a light source. The trough channels a flow of product-laden water along its length. The light source illuminates the product through the water from below, making product anomalies detectable by visual inspection. In that way, products with anomalies, such as shrimp with residual veins, can be culled and reprocessed.
Claims19
An inspection station comprising:
- a trough having a bottom and a pair of side walls extending in length from an entrance to an exit and channeling a flow of water carrying products along the length of the trough;
- a light source along the bottom of the trough upwardly illuminating the products through the water to make anomalies in the products detectable by visual inspection.
An inspection station comprising:
- a trough having a bottom and a pair of side walls extending in length from an entrance to an exit and channeling a flow of water carrying raw deveined shrimp along the length of the trough;
- a light source along the bottom of the trough upwardly illuminating the shrimp through the water to make residual veins detectable by visual inspection.
A method of inspecting products for anomalies comprising:
- flowing products in a flow of water along the length of a trough;
- illuminating the products through the water from below;
- visually inspecting the illuminated products flowing along the trough for anomalies;
- culling products with anomalies from the trough.
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