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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2012
Applicant:
Martin Lehmann, Wohlen, CH;
Inventor:
Martin Lehmann, Wohlen, CH;
Assignee:
WILCO AG, Wohlen, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 5/346 (2006.01); B07C 5/34 (2006.01); B07C 5/342 (2006.01); G01N 23/083 (2006.01); G01N 23/18 (2006.01); G01N 23/04 (2006.01); B07C 5/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 5/3416 (2013.01); B07C 5/3427 (2013.01); B07C 5/36 (2013.01); G01N 23/046 (2013.01); G01N 23/083 (2013.01); G01N 23/18 (2013.01); G01N 2223/419 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method and system for x-ray detection of flaws in containers or their contents wherein containers are conveyed on a circular path around a central axis upon which an x-ray source is situated below the plane of the base of the containers. The x-ray source emits x-ray radiation obliquely upwards through the containers to a plurality of imaging x-ray detectors. Analysis of the images provided by these x-ray detectors determines the presence of a flaw in a container or its contents and is used to command a rejection mechanism to reject the container in question.