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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 1990
Filed:
Feb. 07, 1989
Shin ichi Taniguchi, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Ohtsuki, Kawabe, JP;
Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An inspecting apparatus includes an illuminator, a light sensor positioned on one side of the path of movement of containers opposite to the illuminator capable of receiving rays of light which have passed through the container, rays of light reflected fro the container and rays of light travelling straight from the illuminator towards the light sensor within a predetermined region exteriorly of the container, a detector for analyzing the rays of light received by the light sensor, and a light absorbing or shielding member positioned diagonally and to the side of the container as viewed in a direction from the light sensor towards the illuminator. The light absorbing or shielding member shields rays of light reflecting from the surfaces of each of opposite wall portions of the container. Thus, a line of shade corresponding to the contour of the container can be formed on the side of the light sensor for accentuating the boundary between the container, illuminated by the rays of light from the illuminator, and a predetermined region defined exteriorly of the ocntainer by the rays of light travelling striaght towards the light sensor.