公开(公告)号：WO2020035808A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-20

申请号：PCT/IB2019/056911

申请日：2019-08-14

Applicant: P & P OPTICA INC.

Inventor： SHAW, Anthony Robert ,  BARAN-HARPER, Alexander ,  HINOJOSA, Hernan Miguel ,  STORK, Timothy M.F.

IPC: G01N21/84 ,  B65G43/00 ,  B65G47/244 ,  B65G47/52 ,  G01N21/94

Abstract: Apparatuses for imaging food products are provided. An apparatus includes a first and second conveyor, the first conveyor configured to move a flexible food product at a first speed, the second conveyor configured to move the flexible food product at a second speed greater than the first speed, a receiving portion of the second conveyor positioned in a downward direction relative to the first conveyor to receive the flexible food product, thereby flipping the flexible food product and stretching the flexible food product for imaging. An apparatus may include a guide mechanism to guide the food product to be flipped. An apparatus may move a plurality of food products and spread apart the plurality of food products for imaging. An apparatus may include a receiving structure having a low-friction receiving surface for stretching or spreading apart food products.

公开(公告)号：WO2020035813A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-20

申请号：PCT/IB2019/056917

申请日：2019-08-14

Applicant: P & P OPTICA INC.

Inventor： IYER, Krishna ,  PAWLUCZYK, Olga Ewa ,  OLDENBURG, Bradley ,  GUTHRIE, Simon ,  STORK, Timothy M.F. ,  OSIKA, Ewa ,  LIZIUS, David William ,  PAWLUCZYK, Romuald ,  SHAW, Anthony Robert ,  BARAN-HARPER, Alexander

IPC: G01N21/27

Abstract: A device and system for optically analyzing food products is provided. The device comprises first and second imaging devices respectively sensitive to first and second wavelengths; the imaging devices include a line-scan camera to acquire images of food products at a line in a food-path-facing direction, and a line-scan spectrometer to acquire spectroscopic images at the line. The device includes an optical filter configured to: convey the first wavelengths from the line to the first imaging device; and convey the second wavelengths from the line to the second imaging device. The device includes a frame to align the optical filter and respective optical axes of the first and second imaging devices, relative to each other and the food-path-facing direction, such that the first imaging device and the second imaging device are optically aligned via the optical filter to image the line.