High performance security inspection system with physically isolated detection sensors
First Claim
1. An inspection system, comprising:
- a housing having a cavity which defines an inspection zone;
a positioning device within said inspection zone and providing positioning of a specimen within said inspection zone;
a sensor system for inspecting said specimen;
an entrance aperture formed in said housing, said entrance aperture sized to permit said specimen to pass through said entrance aperture;
a slide mechanism coupled to said housing, anda first sealing mechanism cooperating with said positioning device, said first sealing mechanism slidably and operatively coupled to said housing, at least one pivotable attachment coupling said first sealing mechanism to said slide mechanism, said first dealing mechanism selectively positionable between open and closed positions, said open position permitting said specimen to pass through said entrance aperture, and said closed position sealing said entrance aperture to effectively isolate said inspection system, said first sealing mechanism outside housing.
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Abstract
An inspection system includes a housing having a cavity which defines an inspection zone, and a positioning device within the inspection zone which provides positioning of a specimen within the inspection zone. The inspection system includes a sensor system for inspecting the specimen, and an entrance aperture formed in the housing. The entrance aperture may be sized to permit the specimen to pass through the entrance aperture. The inspection system also includes a sealing mechanism, such as a door, which cooperates with the positioning device. The sealing mechanism is operatively coupled to the housing and selectively positionable between open and closed positions. The open position permits the specimen to pass through the entrance aperture, and the closed position seals the entrance aperture to effectively isolate the inspection system.
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35 Claims
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1. An inspection system, comprising:
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a housing having a cavity which defines an inspection zone; a positioning device within said inspection zone and providing positioning of a specimen within said inspection zone; a sensor system for inspecting said specimen; an entrance aperture formed in said housing, said entrance aperture sized to permit said specimen to pass through said entrance aperture; a slide mechanism coupled to said housing, and a first sealing mechanism cooperating with said positioning device, said first sealing mechanism slidably and operatively coupled to said housing, at least one pivotable attachment coupling said first sealing mechanism to said slide mechanism, said first dealing mechanism selectively positionable between open and closed positions, said open position permitting said specimen to pass through said entrance aperture, and said closed position sealing said entrance aperture to effectively isolate said inspection system, said first sealing mechanism outside housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for inspecting specimens, comprising:
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selectively operating a positioning device located within a housing having a cavity which defines an inspection zone, the housing including a slide mechanism coupled thereto; selectively operating a first sealing mechanism slidably and operatively coupled to said housing, at least one pivotable attachment coupling the first sealing mechanism to the slide mechanism, said first sealing mechanism outside said housing and being selectively positionable between open and closed positions, said open position permitting a specimen to pass through an entrance aperture and to come into contact with said positioning device, and said closed position sealing said entrance aperture to effectively isolate said inspection system; and inspecting said specimen for an item of interest after said first sealing mechanism is positioned in said closed position. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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