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Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017

Filed:

Mar. 07, 2013
Applicant:

Knapp Ag, Hart bei Graz, AT;

Inventors:

Peter Stelzer, Gratkorn, AT;

Franz Mathi, Gleisdorf, AT;

Assignee:

Knapp AG, Hart bei Graz, AT;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/00 (2006.01); B65G 43/08 (2006.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/08 (2013.01); B65G 1/137 (2013.01); B65G 1/1373 (2013.01); B65G 2203/041 (2013.01);
Abstract

In the case of a central belt system () with article shafts (), ejectors (), moving central belt () and central control unit (), an automatic control system (') which is connected to the control unit () for articles to be controlled on the moving central belt (), with a connected image processing unit (), and a camera system () possibly in addition with an illumination system (). The camera and illumination systems () are set in such a way, and the articles to be controlled which are arranged chaotically on the central belt () are ejected by the ejectors () in such a way, that optical shadow formation at the article to be controlled on the central belt () is preferably just prevented.


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