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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2022
Bobst Mex SA, Mex, CH;
Thomas Hofmann, Geneva, CH;
Francis Pilloud, Clarens, CH;
BOBST MEX SA, Mex, CH;
Abstract
The invention relates to an inspection device () for checking the position of at least one coating on a blank () transported through a converting machine (). The inspection device comprising a camera () configured to capture an image of a portion of the blank provided with a reference mark () comprising at least one coating, An optical axis (A) of the camera is arranged at first angle (φ) in relation to a vertical axis (V) defined by a normal vector (N) of a surface of the blank (). An illumination system () is configured to emit incident light rays towards a measuring point (Pm) on the blank. The incident light rays from the illumination system are directed to the reference mark and specular reflected light rays from the reference mark are captured by the camera.