High Voltage Leak Testing Method and Device
OwnerDanny de Bruyninventor
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Abstract
A method and device for leak testing of blow molded plastic containers uses high voltage in order to check at least one container wall which separates an outside of the container from an inside of the container for micro cracks or pinholes by placing a first electrode on the outside of the container wall and a second electrode on the inside of the container wall. High voltage is then applied between the first and the second electrode, and a current between the first and the second electrode is detected and compared to a predetermined threshold. A container is disposed if the detected current is above a pre-determined threshold. The first electrode is the anode and the second electrode is the cathode.
Claims17
A method for leak testing of blow molded plastic containers (11) having a wall separating an outside from an inside, comprising the steps of:
- (a) placing a first electrode (14) on the outside of the container wall;
- (b) placing a second electrode (15) on the inside of the container wall;
- (c) applying high voltage between the first electrode (14) and the second electrode (15);
- (d) detecting a current between the first electrode (14) and the second electrode (15);
- (e) determining whether the current detected in step (d) is above a predetermined threshold (AC), wherein
- the first electrode (14) is the anode and the second electrode (15) is the cathode.
A device for leak testing of blow molded plastic containers (11) having a wall separating an outside from an inside by using an applied voltage to a wall of the container, comprising:
- a unit configured for placing a first electrode (14) on the outside of the wall of the container and a second electrode (15) on the inside of the wall of the container (11);
- a power source for applying voltage between the first electrode (14) and the second electrode (15);
- a unit for detecting a current between the first electrode (14) and the second electrode (15) and determining whether the detected current is above a pre-determined threshold (AC), wherein
- the first electrode (14) is the anode and the second electrode (15) is the cathode.
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