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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2009
Applicants:
Jürgen Hermann, Rosenheim, DE;
Horst Böcker, Schwerte, DE;
Inventors:
Jürgen Hermann, Rosenheim, DE;
Horst Böcker, Schwerte, DE;
Assignee:
KHS GmbH, Dortmund, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A container inspection device includes at least two cameras displaced from each other in a container's direction of travel and camera axes perpendicular to that direction. Each camera records an image of the same container region when the container is directly in front it. A difference between the images indicates a defect in form of the container. A device moves the container and records these images by some combination of rotating and/or pivoting. An electronic evaluation system compares the images and ascertains a defect in the form of the inspected container if they are different.