公开(公告)号：US20130056398A1

公开(公告)日：2013-03-07

申请号：US13491342

申请日：2012-06-07

申请人： Dirk ADAMS ,  Pieter OP DE BEECK

发明人： Dirk ADAMS ,  Pieter OP DE BEECK

IPC分类号： B07C5/00

CPC分类号： B07C5/342 ,  B07C2501/0018

摘要： The invention concerns an apparatus for sorting a stream of products, comprising a supply system for supplying the stream of products to a scanning zone, a background element positioned behind the scanning zone, at least one inspection unit comprising a scanning unit for illuminating the product stream along the entire width W of the stream of products, and a detection unit for capturing a zone of light returned by the products, the apparatus further comprising a reject system, the apparatus being characterized in that said background element comprises means to capture incident light and to direct it to detector means that is configured to convert said light into an electric signal. The invention equally concerns a method for sorting a stream of products.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于对产品流进行分类的装置，包括用于将产品流供应到扫描区域的供应系统，位于扫描区域后面的背景元件，至少一个检查单元，包括用于照射产品流的扫描单元 沿着产品流的整个宽度W，以及用于捕获由产品返回的光的区域的检测单元，该设备还包括拒绝系统，其特征在于，所述背景元件包括捕获入射光的装置和 将其引导到被配置为将所述光转换成电信号的检测器装置。 本发明同样涉及一种用于分类产品流的方法。

公开(公告)号：US20070039856A1

公开(公告)日：2007-02-22

申请号：US11435037

申请日：2006-05-16

申请人： Dirk Adams ,  Bert Peelaers ,  Bert Dirix

发明人： Dirk Adams ,  Bert Peelaers ,  Bert Dirix

IPC分类号： B07C5/00

CPC分类号： B07C5/363 ,  B07C5/02

摘要： The present invention is related to an apparatus for sorting products, in particular granular products such as raisins, blueberries but also pellets e.g. plastic pellets. The sorting apparatus comprises a supply system, a detecting system, a selecting system and a chute. The chute comprises a first guiding element having a downwardly-curved surface for guiding the stream of product moving under influence of gravity towards the detecting system and the selecting system. Optionally the chute comprises a second guiding element having a surface which is upward-curved at least over a certain distance along the movement of the stream of products, such that products which are propelled by the first guiding element and received by the second guiding element are redirected in an essentially vertical downward direction. The detection system will inspect the products when moving in a substantially vertical direction.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及用于分选产品的装置，特别是诸如葡萄干，蓝莓之类的颗粒产品，也包括颗粒。 塑料颗粒 分拣装置包括供给系统，检测系统，选择系统和滑槽。 滑槽包括具有向下弯曲表面的第一引导元件，用于将重力作用下的产品流引向检测系统和选择系统。 可选地，滑槽包括具有表面的第二引导元件，该表面沿着产品流的运动至少在一定距离上向上弯曲，使得由第一引导元件推动并由第二引导元件接收的产品是 在基本垂直向下的方向上被重定向。 检测系统将在大致垂直方向移动时检查产品。

公开(公告)号：US09492849B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-15

申请号：US11435037

申请日：2006-05-16

申请人： Dirk Adams ,  Bert Peelaers ,  Bert Dirix

发明人： Dirk Adams ,  Bert Peelaers ,  Bert Dirix

IPC分类号： B07C5/00 ,  B07C5/36 ,  B07C5/02

CPC分类号： B07C5/363 ,  B07C5/02

摘要： The present invention is related to an apparatus for sorting products, in particular granular products such as raisins, blueberries but also pellets e.g. plastic pellets. The sorting apparatus comprises a supply system, a detecting system, a selecting system and a chute. The chute comprises a first guiding element having an upwardly-curved surface for guiding the stream of product moving under influence of gravity towards the detecting system and the selecting system. Optionally the chute comprises a second guiding element having a surface which is downward-curved at least over a certain distance along the movement of the stream of products, such that products which are propelled by the first guiding element and received by the second guiding element are redirected in an essentially vertical downward direction. The detection system will inspect the products when moving in a substantially vertical direction.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及用于分选产品的装置，特别是诸如葡萄干，蓝莓之类的颗粒产品，也包括颗粒。 塑料颗粒 分拣装置包括供给系统，检测系统，选择系统和滑槽。 滑槽包括具有向上弯曲表面的第一引导元件，用于引导在重力作用下移动的产品流朝向检测系统和选择系统。 可选地，滑槽包括具有表面的第二引导元件，该表面沿着产品流的运动至少在一定距离上向下弯曲，使得由第一引导元件推动并由第二引导元件接收的产品是 在基本垂直向下的方向上被重定向。 检测系统将在大致垂直方向移动时检查产品。

公开(公告)号：US20120279909A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-08

申请号：US13500576

申请日：2010-10-05

申请人： Bert Dirix ,  Joachim Van Der Perre ,  Raf Peeters

发明人： Bert Dirix ,  Joachim Van Der Perre ,  Raf Peeters

IPC分类号： B65G11/20 ,  B07C5/342

CPC分类号： B65G11/20 ,  B07C5/36

摘要： This application describes a guide plate for collecting and discharging bulk products (12), comprising a first segment (14), said first segment (14) comprising damping means (19, 20), which, during use, dissipate the collision energy of each product (12) to be collected essentially individually. Further, this application describes a sorting machine for the sorting of a continuous single layer stream of products, in which said sorting machine contains a feeding unit, an analysis unit, a removal unit and transport unit, where said transport unit contains such a guide plate in order to collect the products coming from the feeding unit.

摘要翻译： 本申请描述了一种用于收集和排放散装产品（12）的引导板，包括第一段（14），所述第一段（14）包括阻尼装置（19,20），其在使用期间消散每个 产品（12）基本上单独收集。 此外，本申请描述了一种用于分选连续单层产品流的分选机，其中所述分选机包含进料单元，分析单元，去除单元和运输单元，其中所述运输单元包含这种导向板 以收集来自饲养单位的产品。

公开(公告)号：US07557922B2

公开(公告)日：2009-07-07

申请号：US11435007

申请日：2006-05-16

申请人： Dirk Adams ,  Bert Peelaers ,  Bert Dirix

发明人： Dirk Adams ,  Bert Peelaers ,  Bert Dirix

IPC分类号： G01J3/50 ,  G01N21/00

CPC分类号： B07C5/342 ,  B07C5/3425 ,  G01N21/274

摘要： The present invention is related to a detection system for inspecting a continuous stream of products comprising means for determining the detection system induced variations in its output signal. The detection system comprises a reference element and an intermediate optical element, means for scanning a light beam over the product stream and, via the intermediate optical element, over the reference element and means for converting the light beams re-emitted by the product stream and by the reference element into an electrical signal. The intermediate optical element is positioned such that the light beam successively scans the product stream and at least one region of the reference element, in whatever order. Such detection system and method are of particular use in an apparatus for sorting products, where it is used to inspect products provided to the detection system in a continuous stream.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及用于检查连续产品流的检测系统，包括用于确定检测系统引起的其输出信号变化的装置。 检测系统包括参考元件和中间光学元件，用于在产品流上扫描光束并经由中间光学元件在参考元件上扫描的装置和用于转换由产物流重新发射的光束的装置和 由参考元件变成电信号。 中间光学元件被定位成使得光束以任何顺序连续地扫描产物流和参考元件的至少一个区域。 这种检测系统和方法在用于分类产品的装置中特别有用，其中它用于以连续流检查提供给检测系统的产品。

公开(公告)号：US09924105B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-20

申请号：US14364587

申请日：2012-12-11

申请人： Dirk Adams ,  Pieter Op de Beeck

发明人： Dirk Adams ,  Pieter Op de Beeck

IPC分类号： H04N5/235 ,  G01N21/85 ,  G01N21/88 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G01N21/89

CPC分类号： H04N5/2353 ,  G01N21/85 ,  G01N21/8806 ,  G01N21/8901 ,  G01N2021/8838 ,  G06T7/0004

摘要： A system and a method for inspecting a stream of products (3, 3′, 3″) is disclosed, comprising a scanning focused light beam (5) for scanning the product stream and a camera (7) for detecting light beams directly returned from the scanned product stream, whereby the scanning movement of the focused light beam is synchronized with the exposure time of the camera.

公开(公告)号：US09347892B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-24

申请号：US14415896

申请日：2013-07-15

申请人： Visys NV

发明人： Bert Dirix

IPC分类号： G01N21/00 ,  G01N21/89 ,  B07C5/342 ,  B07C5/36 ,  G01N21/84

CPC分类号： G01N21/8901 ,  B07C5/3425 ,  B07C5/363 ,  B07C2501/0018 ,  G01N2021/845 ,  G01N2021/8908

摘要： The invention concerns an apparatus for inspection of products (3′, 3″), provided with a transport mechanism (2) configured to transport a continuous stream of products (3′, 3″) so that, on leaving the transport mechanism, the product stream (3′, 3″) follows a free-fall path along which it is fed in a single product layer through an inspection zone (16), which has a length (L) that at least corresponds to the width of the aforementioned single product layer, a light source (5, 5′) configured to illuminate said inspection zone (16), a detection unit (6), configured to optically scan the illuminated inspection zone (16), an analysis unit (17) and possibly a removal unit (7) and also a background element (10′), which is situated behind the falling product stream, seen from the position of the detection unit, positioned so that:—light beams from the light source impinge on an illumination zone (14) of the background element when these beams do not impinge on a product from the product stream (3′, 3″),—the detection unit can only receive an image of a detection zone (13) of the background element, characterized in that the background element is mounted so that the illumination zone (14) and the detection zone (13) are separated from each other.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于检查产品（3'，3“）的装置，其具有运送机构（2），所述输送机构（2）构造成运输连续的产品流（3'，3”），使得在离开运输机构时， 产品流（3'，3“）遵循自由落体路径，沿着该自由下落路径，其通过检查区域（16）在单个产品层中进给，该检查区域具有至少对应于上述的宽度的长度（L） 单个产品层，被配置为照亮所述检查区域的光源（5,5'）;检测单元（6），被配置为光学扫描所述照明检查区域（16），分析单元（17），并且可能 从所述检测单元的位置观察位于所述落下的产品流后面的移除单元（7）以及背景元件（10'），所述背景元件（10'）被定位成： - 来自所述光源的光束照射在照明区 （14），当这些光束不会撞击产品时 在产品流（3'，3“）上， - 检测单元只能接收背景元件的检测区域（13）的图像，其特征在于，背景元件被安装成使得照明区域（14）和 检测区域（13）彼此分离。

公开(公告)号：US20140333755A1

公开(公告)日：2014-11-13

申请号：US14364587

申请日：2012-12-11

申请人： Dirk Adams ,  Pieter Op de Beeck

发明人： Dirk Adams ,  Pieter Op de Beeck

IPC分类号： H04N5/235 ,  G06T7/00

CPC分类号： H04N5/2353 ,  G01N21/85 ,  G01N21/8806 ,  G01N21/8901 ,  G01N2021/8838 ,  G06T7/0004

摘要： A system and a method for inspecting a stream of products (3, 3′, 3″) is disclosed, comprising a scanning focused light beam (5) for scanning the product stream and a camera (7) for detecting light beams directly returned from the scanned product stream, whereby the scanning movement of the focused light beam is synchronized with the exposure time of the camera.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于检查产品流（3,3'，3“）的系统和方法，包括用于扫描产品流的扫描聚焦光束（5）和用于检测直接从 扫描产品流，由此聚焦光束的扫描移动与相机的曝光时间同步。

公开(公告)号：US08714366B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-06

申请号：US13500576

申请日：2010-10-05

申请人： Bert Dirix ,  Joachim Van Der Perre ,  Raf Peeters

发明人： Bert Dirix ,  Joachim Van Der Perre ,  Raf Peeters

IPC分类号： B07C1/00 ,  B65G11/00

CPC分类号： B65G11/20 ,  B07C5/36

摘要： This application describes a guide plate for collecting and discharging bulk products (12), comprising a first segment (14), said first segment (14) comprising damping means (19, 20), which, during use, dissipate the collision energy of each product (12) to be collected essentially individually. Further, this application describes a sorting machine for the sorting of a continuous single layer stream of products, in which said sorting machine contains a feeding unit, an analysis unit, a removal unit and transport unit, where said transport unit contains such a guide plate in order to collect the products coming from the feeding unit.

摘要翻译： 本申请描述了一种用于收集和排放散装产品（12）的引导板，包括第一段（14），所述第一段（14）包括阻尼装置（19,20），其在使用期间消散每个 产品（12）基本上单独收集。 此外，本申请描述了一种用于分选连续单层产品流的分选机，其中所述分选机包含进料单元，分析单元，去除单元和运输单元，其中所述运输单元包含这种导向板 以收集来自饲养单位的产品。

公开(公告)号：US08285026B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-09

申请号：US12450449

申请日：2008-03-27

申请人： Bert Dirix ,  Dirk Adams ,  Pieter Op De Beeck

发明人： Bert Dirix ,  Dirk Adams ,  Pieter Op De Beeck

IPC分类号： G06K9/00

CPC分类号： B07C5/3422 ,  B07C5/368 ,  G01N21/8901

摘要： Disclosed is a method and system for inspecting and sorting unsuitable or irregular objects in a stream of products, the system includes means for scanning the stream of products along a scan line. The scan line is formed by means of at least one light source directing light along the scan line, and means for detecting light beams reemitted by the product stream upon scanning. The scanning means includes a focusing means for concentrating the light in at least one dimension. The detecting means includes a focusing means for forming an image in an image plane. The detecting means is oriented towards the scan line such that points on the scan line form a projected scan line in the image plane and the image substantially located in the image plane is substantially focused in at least one dimension by the focusing means. The detecting means also includes a spatial filtering means that filters the image in substantially the direction perpendicular to the direction of the projected scan line.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于检查和分类产品流中的不合适或不规则物体的方法和系统，该系统包括用于扫描沿着扫描线的产物流的装置。 扫描线通过沿着扫描线指向光的至少一个光源形成，以及用于检测在扫描时由产品流重新发射的光束的装置。 扫描装置包括聚焦装置，用于将光集中在至少一个维度上。 检测装置包括用于在图像平面中形成图像的聚焦装置。 检测装置被定向到扫描线，使得扫描线上的点在图像平面中形成投射的扫描线，并且基本上位于图像平面中的图像通过聚焦装置基本聚焦在至少一个维度上。 检测装置还包括空间滤波装置，其基本上垂直于投射的扫描线的方向的方向对图像进行滤波。