EP 1053942 B1 20040728 - Method and apparatus for inspecting cigarette ends
Title (en)
Method and apparatus for inspecting cigarette ends
Title (de)
Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Prüfen von Zigarettenköpfen
Title (fr)
Procédé et appareil pour contrôler des bouts de cigarettes
Publication
Application
Priority
DE 19921721 A 19990512
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP1053942A1] The method involves monitoring the position of an image of a radiated section of the tip and comparing it with that of a ide tip. The tip (16) is radiated with a light beam (12) and the reflected light (20) focussed on a position sensitive detector (19) the radiated area is not in the ideal or reference position the deviation between that and the reference position indicates the quality of the cigarette
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A24C 5/34 (2006.01); B65B 19/30 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A24C 5/3412 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 19/30 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 131/908 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DE 19921721 A1 20001116; DE 50007175 D1 20040902; EP 1053942 A1 20001122; EP 1053942 B1 20040728; US 6407807 B1 20020618
DOCDB simple family (application)
DE 19921721 A 19990512; DE 50007175 T 20000506; EP 00109674 A 20000506; US 56834400 A 20000510