公开(公告)号：US06373520B1

公开(公告)日：2002-04-16

申请号：US09549569

申请日：2000-04-14

申请人： Edmond J. Cadieux, Jr. ,  Michael C. Cecil ,  H. Coleman Goodman, Jr. ,  Linwood H. Carneal ,  Gary Kocken ,  Gregory Russ

发明人： Edmond J. Cadieux, Jr. ,  Michael C. Cecil ,  H. Coleman Goodman, Jr. ,  Linwood H. Carneal ,  Gary Kocken ,  Gregory Russ

IPC分类号： H04N718

CPC分类号： B07C5/365 ,  B07C5/3422 ,  B65B19/28 ,  G01N21/8806

摘要： A system and method for detecting non-conforming packages such as cigarette packages during travel along a conveyor path. A foil detector can be used to detect a non-conforming foil condition of the packages and a vision inspection system can be used to detect a non-conforming surface feature of the package. The foil detector and vision inspection system can be located at a single inspection station and non-conforming packages can be removed at an ejection station. The ejection station can include a first ejection mechanism such as an air jet for removing packages having a non-conforming foil condition and a second ejection mechanism such as another air jet can be used to remove a package having a non-conforming surface feature. The vision inspection system can include a plurality of video cameras and a reflector which illuminates the package to be inspected with diffused light. The reflector can surround the package undergoing inspection and baffles can be arranged within the reflector housing to prevent hot spots from appearing in the images recorded by the cameras. Using three cameras, one camera can view a surface of the package facing away from the conveyor belt, a second camera can be used to view the top and one side of the package, and the third camera can be used to view the bottom and the other side of the package.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在沿着传送路径行进期间检测不合格包装例如香烟包装的系统和方法。 可以使用箔检测器来检测包装件的不合格箔条件，并且可以使用视觉检查系统来检测包装的不合格表面特征。 箔检测器和视觉检查系统可以位于单个检查站，并且可以在喷射站处去除不合格的包装。 喷射站可以包括诸如用于去除具有不合格箔条件的包装的空气喷射的第一喷射机构和诸如另一个空气喷射的第二喷射机构，以去除具有不合格表面特征的包装。 视觉检查系统可以包括多个摄像机和用漫射光照射要检查的包装的反射器。 反射器可以围绕正在进行检查的包装，并且挡板可以布置在反射器壳体内，以防止由相机记录的图像中出现热点。 使用三个摄像机，一个摄像机可以观察面向远离传送带的面的表面，可以使用第二个摄像机来观察包装的顶部和一侧，并且第三个照相机可用于观察底部和 包的另一面。