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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 27, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Armando Neri, Bologna, IT;
Giancarlo Santin, San Lazzaro Di Savena, IT;
Stefano Chini, San Lazzaro Di Savena, IT;
Assignee:
G.D Societa' Per Azioni, Bologna, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
250572 ; 2502 / ; 209536 ;
Abstract
Cigarettes on a conveyor are surface checked, in at least one observation station, by means of at least one optical unit having a light source for directing light rays on to one half of the outer surface of the cigarette, and a pair of prismatic bodies facing respective quarters of the surface of the cigarette, and which provide for directing all the rays reflected from the aforementioned half of the surface into one beam directed towards one monitoring unit.