公开(公告)号：EP1579193A2

公开(公告)日：2005-09-28

申请号：EP03781934.9

申请日：2003-11-13

申请人： ACKLEY MACHINE CORP.

发明人： ACKLEY, E., Michael, Jr. ,  PALMER, Daniel, J.

IPC分类号： G01N21/00 ,  B07C5/02 ,  G01C21/02 ,  B23K26/38

CPC分类号： B23K26/082 ,  B23K26/0838 ,  B23K26/382 ,  B23K26/384 ,  B23K26/40 ,  B23K2101/35 ,  G01N21/9508

摘要： A pellet-shaped article inspection unit is structured for use with a conveyer mechanism having a plurality of carrier bars, each carrier bar being structured to convey a plurality of pellet-shaped articles along a predetermined path. The article inspection unit includes a first camera unit positioned adjacent a first side of the conveyer mechanism. The first camera unit is configured to sense a first predetermined characteristic, e.g., laser holes, of the plurality of pellet-shaped articles. A removal mechanism, downstream from the first camera unit, is structured to remove or maintain at least a selected one of the plurality of pellet-shaped articles from at least a selected one of the plurality of carrier bars depending on whether the first predetermined characteristic is sensed by the first camera unit. A laser unit may be provided to create unique holes in the pellet-shaped articles, e.g., those by a larger exposed surface to improve time-release characteristics of the pellet-shaped articles.

公开(公告)号：EP1579193B1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-15

申请号：EP03781934.9

申请日：2003-11-13

申请人： ACKLEY MACHINE CORP.

发明人： ACKLEY, E., Michael, Jr. ,  PALMER, Daniel, J.

IPC分类号： G01N21/00 ,  B07C5/02 ,  G01C21/02 ,  B23K26/38