EP 2671651 A1 20131211 - Apparatus and method for inspecting and sorting a stream of products
Title (en)
Apparatus and method for inspecting and sorting a stream of products
Title (de)
Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Prüfung und Sortierung eines Produktstroms
Title (fr)
Appareil et procédé d'inspection et de tri d'un flux de produits
Publication
Application
Priority
US 201213491342 A 20120607
Abstract (en)
The invention concerns an apparatus (14) for sorting a stream of products (2, 3), comprising a supply system (1) for supplying the stream of products (2,3) to a scanning zone (28), a background element (5) positioned behind the scanning zone (28), at least one inspection unit (9,10) consisting of a scanning unit (43) for illuminating the product stream along the entire width W of the stream of products, and a camera (44) for capturing a zone of light returned by the products (2,3), the apparatus further comprising a reject system (11), the apparatus being characterized in that said background element (5) consists of means to capture incident light (34) and to direct it to detector means (40,40') that is configured to convert said light into an electric signal (39). The invention equally concerns a method for sorting a stream of products (2,3).
IPC 8 full level
B07C 5/342 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B07C 5/3425 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
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Citation (search report)
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Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2671651 A1 20131211; EP 2671651 B1 20150429; ES 2540236 T3 20150709; PL 2671651 T3 20151030
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 13170983 A 20130607; ES 13170983 T 20130607; PL 13170983 T 20130607