Device and method for detecting broken glass in a conveyor sterilization tunnel
AssigneesCSL Behring GmbH, ACCURO GmbH
InventorKarl Hoberg
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device and a method for detecting broken glass in a continuous furnace provided for sterilizing or depyrogenating glass containers, comprising a transport device for the glass containers, wherein the detection device comprises at least one transmission and receiving unit. The receiving unit is designed to detect electromagnetic radiation that can be emitted by the transmission unit. The transport device and the transmission unit and receiving unit are positioned and aligned in relation to each other such that the glass particles or pieces of broken glass resulting from glass breakage cross the radiation path between transmission and receiving unit during or after leaving a substantially horizontal transport plane predetermined by the transport device.
Claims14
A device for detecting broken glass in a continuous furnace which is intended to sterilize or depyrogenate glass containers, comprising:
- a transport device configured to transport the glass containers, the transport device defining a substantially horizontal transport plane;
- a transmitting unit;
- a receiving unit, the receiving unit configured to detect electromagnetic radiation emitted by the transmitting unit;
- wherein the transport device and the transmitting and receiving units are positioned and oriented with respect to one another such that glass particles or shards of glass cross a beam path between the transmitting unit and the receiving unit when leaving or after leaving the essentially horizontal transport plane.
A method for detecting broken glass in or on a continuous furnace configured to sterilize or depyrogenate glass containers, comprising:
- guiding glass containers through the continuous furnace with a transport device, the transport device defining a transport plane along which glass particles or shards of glass are transported;
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- detecting the glass particles or shards of glass as they exit the transport plane using electromagnetic radiation which propagates between a transmitting unit and a receiving unit.
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