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US 8,711,350 B2Granted
Test method for inspection device, particularly for label seating inspection device
AssigneeKHS GmbH
InventorsTheo Motter, Frank Fischer
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AssigneeKHS GmbH
InventorsTheo Motter, Frank Fischer
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The invention relates to a test method for checking an inspection device, comprising at least the steps of: generating a prescribed number of faulty and/or correctly labelled containers or test containers; moving the faulty containers or test containers past the inspection device, which detects the faulty containers or test containers and generates a signal for ejecting the faulty containers or test containers, or indicates a value relative to the expected and the measured faulty and/or correctly labelled containers. The test method can be started or performed manually or automatically, and is suitable, for example, for checking a label seating inspection device for correct functionality, or optionally for confirming the faulty functioning thereof.
A method for testing container inspection, said method comprising generating a prescribed number of test containers, leading the test containers past where containers are to be inspected, while the test containers are where containers are to be inspected, detecting the test containers and generating a control signal, generating a complete test container flow having a prescribed number of faulty and correct test containers, leading the complete test container flow past where containers are to be inspected, and, while the containers are where containers are to be inspected, generating a signal for ejecting faulty test containers from the test container flow, whereby correct test containers remain in the test container flow.
A method for checking container inspection, said method comprising generating a prescribed number of incorrectly labeled test containers, leading the incorrectly labeled test containers past where containers are to be inspected, and, while the containers are being led past where containers to be inspected, detecting incorrectly labeled test containers and generating a signal for ejecting the incorrectly labeled test containers, introducing, into a container flow, a test container having a unique feature, at an alignment station of a labeling machine, said alignment station having a detection function, recognizing the unique feature and generating a signal representative thereof, detecting, by a test program, said signal, and, in response to detection of said signal, turning off the detection function of the alignment station, and turning off a labeling function of said labeling machine.
A method for checking container inspection, said method comprising generating a prescribed number of incorrectly labeled test containers, leading the incorrectly labeled test containers past where containers are to be inspected, while the containers are where containers are to be inspected, detecting incorrectly labeled test containers and generating a signal for ejecting the incorrectly labeled test containers, including correctly labeled test containers, leading the test containers, which include incorrectly labeled and correctly labeled test containers, past where containers are to be inspected, and while the containers are where containers are to be inspected, detecting and distinguishing between incorrectly and correctly labeled test containers and generating at least one signal for taking action on the basis of whether a test container is an incorrectly or correctly labeled test container.
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