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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2012
Applicants:
Jurgen Herrmann, Rosenheim, DE;
Marius Michael Herrmann, Rosenheim, DE;
Xiang Zhang, Wetter, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KHS GmbH, Dortmund, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 5/34 (2006.01); G01N 29/32 (2006.01); G01N 29/27 (2006.01); G01N 29/04 (2006.01); G01M 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/27 (2013.01); B07C 5/34 (2013.01); G01M 7/027 (2013.01); G01N 29/045 (2013.01); G01N 29/32 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2695 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for inspecting an empty crate that is transported on a transport device includes an inspection device having a pulse generator, a processor, a sensor, and an uncoupling device. Prior to inspection, the uncoupling device uncouples the empty crate from the transport device. The pulse generator then excites vibrations in the empty crate, which the sensor receives and passes to a processor for analysis.