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AssigneeKHS GmbH
InventorsFrank Joachim GROTE, Carsten BUCHWALD
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A beverage bottling plant having an apparatus for inspecting bottles or similar containers with an optoelectric detection system and an optoelectric detection system. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.
In a bottle filling plant, a detection apparatus configured to detect at least one profile feature or shape feature such as a label, a banderole, a foil, a foil wrapped around a top neck of a bottle or other container, an enamel label, a plastic seal, a wax seal, or other seal, and a profile feature such as an outlining feature, on containers such as bottles, jars or similar containers, said detection apparatus comprising:
A detection device configured to detect at least one profile feature or shape feature such as a label, a banderole, a defect, a crack, a scratch, a chip, a bubble, a surface deformation, a foil, a foil wrapped around a top neck of a bottle or other container, an enamel label, a plastic a seal, a wax seal, or other seal, and a profile feature such as an outlining feature, of containers such as bottles, jars or similar containers, said detection device comprising:
A method of detecting at least one profile feature or shape feature such as a label, a banderole, a defect, a crack, a scratch, a chip, a bubble, a surface deformation, a foil, a foil wrapped around a top neck of a bottle or other container, an enamel label, a plastic a seal, a wax seal, or other seal, and a profile feature such as an outlining feature, of containers such as bottles, jars or similar containers, with a detection device, said detection device comprising:
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