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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2006
Applicant:
Herbert Menke, Burgbrohl, DE;
Inventor:
Herbert Menke, Burgbrohl, DE;
Assignee:
KHS Maschinen-und Anlagenbau AG, Dortmund, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65C 9/06 (2006.01); B65B 57/10 (2006.01); B65B 61/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A beverage bottling plant for filling beverage bottles having a beverage bottle orientation and positioning arrangement. The orientation and positioning arrangement includes the use of cameras, and an evaluation and control system. A first camera is configured and disposed to scan the external or peripheral surface of the beverage bottle over a wide area. A second camera is configured and disposed to scan the external or peripheral surface of the beverage bottle over a narrower area than the first camera.