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Beverage container body decorator inspection apparatus

  • US 10,549,921 B2
  • Filed: 05/19/2016
  • Issued: 02/04/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2016
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A metallic beverage container body inspection apparatus comprising:

  • an index path wherein a fraction of a plurality of metallic beverage container bodies in manufacturing queue is diverted from the manufacturing queue to the index path;

    an indexer which sequentially transfers metallic beverage container bodies from the manufacturing queue of the metallic beverage container bodies, the indexer having a plurality of container body pockets which maintain the metallic beverage container bodies in a predetermined orientation;

    a dwell position in operative alignment with the index path wherein the indexer delivers metallic beverage container bodies to the dwell position;

    an inspection position vertically aligned with and horizontally offset from the dwell position and the index path;

    an image recorder aimed the inspection position for capturing a plurality of images about a circumference of each of the fraction of metallic beverage containers as each of the fraction of metallic beverage containers completes at least one full rotation.

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