Production line detection apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A detection apparatus for an inspection line arrangement, comprising:
- a detection zone on the inspection line through which a plurality of targets, each having at least one characteristic to be inspected, can pass concurrently, or a target having multiple characteristics to be inspected can pass, the detection zone being provided operatively by;
a signal source or a signal receiver disposed in a first transmitting or receiving surface,a complementary signal receiver, which is complementary to the signal source, or a complimentary signal source, which is complementary to the signal receiver, disposed in a second complementary receiving or complementary transmitting surface, anda linearizing surface provided proximate the signal receiver, and provided at or near a potential of the signal receiver, the linearizing surface being operative in combination with the signal receiver to resolve detail of the target in a linear slice, anda movement structure for concurrently moving the target with multiple characteristics or the multiple targets with at least one characteristic to be inspected, relative to the signal receiver, through the inspection zone,wherein the first surface plane is disposed at an angle relative to the second surface plane, which angle is not equal to 0 degrees or 360 degrees, and the first surface plane and the second surface plane are disposed to provide, operatively, said detection zone,wherein the apparatus inspects the target or the plurality of targets while the target or the plurality of targets is/are moving relative to the signal receiver via the movement structure,wherein the plurality of targets or the multiple characteristics of a target are inspected in the detection zone.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of detection apparatus and/or methods. One aspect relates to an apparatus and/or detection methods for sensing material and/or detection of a predetermined characteristic within a detection zone. Another aspect relates to a method for improving the accuracy of an inspection device by capturing the human interpretation of its classification decision. Still another aspect relates to detection of relatively hard to detect items, for example items inside sealed packages. In a further aspect, the invention relates to a method of monitoring and/or improving the operation of a detection apparatus in which a detection result is obtained, and an adjustment (if necessary) is made in accordance with a comparison.
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14 Claims
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1. A detection apparatus for an inspection line arrangement, comprising:
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a detection zone on the inspection line through which a plurality of targets, each having at least one characteristic to be inspected, can pass concurrently, or a target having multiple characteristics to be inspected can pass, the detection zone being provided operatively by; a signal source or a signal receiver disposed in a first transmitting or receiving surface, a complementary signal receiver, which is complementary to the signal source, or a complimentary signal source, which is complementary to the signal receiver, disposed in a second complementary receiving or complementary transmitting surface, and a linearizing surface provided proximate the signal receiver, and provided at or near a potential of the signal receiver, the linearizing surface being operative in combination with the signal receiver to resolve detail of the target in a linear slice, and a movement structure for concurrently moving the target with multiple characteristics or the multiple targets with at least one characteristic to be inspected, relative to the signal receiver, through the inspection zone, wherein the first surface plane is disposed at an angle relative to the second surface plane, which angle is not equal to 0 degrees or 360 degrees, and the first surface plane and the second surface plane are disposed to provide, operatively, said detection zone, wherein the apparatus inspects the target or the plurality of targets while the target or the plurality of targets is/are moving relative to the signal receiver via the movement structure, wherein the plurality of targets or the multiple characteristics of a target are inspected in the detection zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of providing detection of a plurality of targets, each having at least one characteristic to be inspected, or a target having multiple characteristics to be inspected, within a detection zone of an inspection line arrangement, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a signal source or a signal receiver disposed in a first transmitting or receiving surface, providing a complementary signal receiver, which is complementary to the signal source, or a complementary signal source, which is complementary to the signal receiver, disposed in a second transmitting or receiving surface, providing a linearizing surface proximate the signal receiver, said linearizing surface being provided at or near the potential of the signal receiver, the linearizing surface being operative in combination with the signal receiver to resolve detail of the target in a linear slice, disposing the first surface at an angle relative to the second surface, which angle is not equal to 0 degrees or 360 degrees, and enabling the first surface and the second surface to provide, operatively, the detection zone, concurrently moving the target with multiple characteristics or the multiple targets with at least one characteristic to be inspected, relative to the signal receiver, through the inspection zone, and inspecting the target with multiple characteristics or the multiple targets with at least one characteristic in the detection zone. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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