Method of inspecting articles using imaging inspection apparatus with directional cooling
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1. A method of inspecting articles to determine the presence of objects located within said articles, said method comprising:
- providing a frame structure;
using a plurality of heat-generating imaging devices positioned on said frame structure to direct beams onto articles located substantially within said frame structure to thereby inspect said articles;
providing output signals from said plurality of heat-generating imaging devices as a result of said inspecting;
processing and analyzing said output signals from said plurality of heat-generating imaging devices to identify said objects within said articles; and
using a fan to direct cooling fluid in a substantially first direction to a plurality of fluid deflectors spacedly positioned on said frame structure relative to said heat-generating imaging devices; and
using said plurality of fluid deflectors to direct said cooling fluid over said plurality of heat-generating imaging devices to cool said heat-generating imaging devices during operation thereof, selected ones of said fluid deflectors deflecting at least some of said cooling fluid from said fan onto selected ones of said heat-generating imaging devices.
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Abstract
A method of inspecting articles using an imaging inspection apparatus which utilizes a plurality of individual imaging devices for directing beams onto the articles having objects therein to detect the objects based on established criteria. The method involves the enhanced cooling of the heat-generating imaging devices in which a fan directs cooling fluid onto a plurality of deflectors which in turn direct said fluid onto selected ones of said imaging devices.
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1. A method of inspecting articles to determine the presence of objects located within said articles, said method comprising:
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providing a frame structure; using a plurality of heat-generating imaging devices positioned on said frame structure to direct beams onto articles located substantially within said frame structure to thereby inspect said articles; providing output signals from said plurality of heat-generating imaging devices as a result of said inspecting; processing and analyzing said output signals from said plurality of heat-generating imaging devices to identify said objects within said articles; and using a fan to direct cooling fluid in a substantially first direction to a plurality of fluid deflectors spacedly positioned on said frame structure relative to said heat-generating imaging devices; and using said plurality of fluid deflectors to direct said cooling fluid over said plurality of heat-generating imaging devices to cool said heat-generating imaging devices during operation thereof, selected ones of said fluid deflectors deflecting at least some of said cooling fluid from said fan onto selected ones of said heat-generating imaging devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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