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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2000
Ishida Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A package inspecting system includes a packaging machine including a vertical sealing device for sealing opposite longitudinal side edges of a packaging material F, which extend in a direction conforming to a direction of flow of the packaging material F, together to render the packaging material F into a tubular form, and an end sealing device for sealing an end of the tubular packaging material F after articles M have been filled in the tubular packaging material F, to thereby provide a bagged product M , and a seal checker for inspecting a sealing condition of the packaging material F of the bagged product M . The package inspecting system also includes a bite detecting means provided in the packaging machine for detecting whether or not the articles M are bitten in the end of the packaging material F so that the presence or absence of an abnormal condition and a content of abnormality in each of the sealing devices can be diagnosed based on a result of detection, performed by the bite detecting means , and a result of inspection performed by the seal checker with respect to the same bagged product M .