X-RAY INSPECTION APPARATUS AND SENSITIVITY CORRECTION METHOD FOR X-RAY INSPECTION APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20240310302A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-19

    申请号:US18602894

    申请日:2024-03-12

    CPC classification number: G01N23/04 G01N2223/303

    Abstract: The X-ray inspection apparatus includes a conveying unit configured to convey an article, an X-ray source configured to irradiate the article conveyed by the conveying unit with X-rays, an X-ray detection unit capable of detecting the X-rays by photon counting, and an inspection unit configured to inspect the article based on an output result of the X-ray detection unit, where, in a sensitivity correction of the X-ray detection unit performed when the X-ray inspection apparatus is activated, after a lapse of a predetermined period from a start of detection of X-rays, the X-ray detection unit is configured to detect X-rays not transmitting the article, and the X-ray source is configured to start X-ray irradiation during the predetermined period, and where the predetermined period is equal to or longer than a period in which irradiation of the X-ray source is stabilized.

    X-RAY INSPECTION DEVICE
    12.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240219324A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-04

    申请号:US18539236

    申请日:2023-12-13

    CPC classification number: G01N23/083 G01N23/04 G01N2223/3103 G01N2223/643

    Abstract: An X-ray inspection device includes a conveyor, an X-ray irradiation unit, an X-ray detection unit, an inspection unit configured to inspect an article on the basis of an X-ray transmission image, a housing accommodating the X-ray irradiation unit and the X-ray detection unit, a cool air blower configured to cool air inside the housing and guide cool air to the X-ray detection unit via a duct, a monitoring unit configured to monitor a state of the cool air blower, and a control unit configured to stop the flow of air to the X-ray detection unit when an anomaly of the cool air blower is detected by the monitoring unit.

    X-RAY INSPECTION APPARATUS
    13.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230258581A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-17

    申请号:US18160139

    申请日:2023-01-26

    Abstract: An X-ray inspection apparatus includes an X-ray source configured to irradiate an article with X-rays in a plurality of energy bands, an X-ray detection unit capable of detecting the X-rays by a photon counting method, an image generation unit configured to generate an overall transmission image corresponding to the X-rays in all of the plurality of energy bands and a transmission image corresponding to the X-rays in some of the plurality of energy bands on the basis of a detection result of the X-rays by the X-ray detection unit, and an inspection unit configured to inspect the article on the basis of the overall transmission image and the transmission image.

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