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US 2017/0285210 A1Published application
Portable metal detector
AssigneeCostruzioni Elettroniche Industriali Automatismi S .p.A. C.E.I.A. S.P.A.
InventorAlessandro Manneschi
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AssigneeCostruzioni Elettroniche Industriali Automatismi S .p.A. C.E.I.A. S.P.A.
InventorAlessandro Manneschi
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The present invention relates to a portable metal detector adapted for detection of dangerous metallic items carried by individuals, for example during access to a departure lounge in an airport, comprising a casing which houses a transmitter/receiver winding, the casing being extended by a gripping and handling handle, and a processor which feeds a loop of the winding to generate a magnetic field and which detects perturbations of the magnetic field caused by the environment, characterised in that the detector comprises a sensor for detecting orientation of the detector in a vertical position of the handle and which, when the detector is in a vertical position, activates a single dynamic detection mode of the winding whereas, when the detector is in another position, it activates a static operating mode of the winding.
A portable metal detector adapted for detection of dangerous metallic items carried by individuals, comprising a casing which houses a winding forming a transmitter winding and a receiver winding, the casing including a gripping and handling handle, and a processor which feeds a loop of the transmitter winding to generate a magnetic field and which is connected to the receiver winding to detect perturbations of the magnetic field caused by an environment on the basis of the electrical signal issued from the receiver winding, wherein the detector comprises a sensor which detects orientation of the detector in a vertical position of the handle and which, when the detector is in a vertical position, activates a first mode wherein the processor detects only the perturbations which are not constant over a defined time range and ignores the perturbations detected which remain constant over a defined time range, whereas when the detector is in another position than the vertical position, it activates a second mode wherein all constant perturbations and non-constant perturbations are detected.
A portable metal detector adapted for detection of dangerous metallic items carried by individuals, comprising:
A method of using a portable metal detector for detection of dangerous metallic items carried by individuals, comprising:
A portable metal detector adapted for detection of dangerous metallic items carried by individuals, comprising a casing which houses a winding forming a transmitter winding and a receiver winding, the casing including a gripping and handling handle, and a processor which feeds a loop of the transmitter winding to generate a magnetic field and which is connected to the receiver winding to detect perturbations of the magnetic field caused by an environment on the basis of the electrical signal issued from the receiver winding, wherein the detector comprises a sensor which detects orientation of the detector in a vertical position of the handle and which, when the detector is in a vertical position, activates a mode wherein the processor passes the received signal through a high-pass filter, therefore detects only the perturbations which are not constant over a defined time range and ignores the perturbations detected which remain constant over a defined time range.
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