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US 5,703,300 AGranted
Container inspection apparatus
AssigneeElpatronic AG
InventorPeter Gysi
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Abstract
A disk-like sampling head is arranged above a linear section of a conveyor path with a continuous flow of bottles. The sampling head is rotatable about an axis oriented transverse to the conveyor path, and preferably the axis is a horizontally-oriented axis. Rotation of the sampling head is synchronized with the continuous flow of bottles. The apparatus is particularly simple and inexpensive.
Claims17
Apparatus for inspecting containers for the presence of contamination, comprising:
- a conveyor device for transporting containers along a conveyor path, a portion of the conveyor path being a linear conveyor path for transporting the containers to an inspection zone;
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- at least one disk-shaped sampling head positioned at the inspection zone for removing a sample from each individual container as each container is transported along the linear conveyor path, the sampling head being parallel with the conveyor path and supported for rotation about an axis transverse to the conveyor path and having a plurality of projecting elements arranged around a circumference of the sampling head so that a projecting element is inserted into each container as the sampling head rotates and the container is transported through the inspection zone.
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