Sensor device for a packaging machine designed as a capsule filling and sealing machine or for a capsule control device
First Claim
1. A sensor apparatus for a packaging machine, the sensor apparatus comprising:
- a sensing area;
at least one positioning element for positioning a container in the sensing area, the container configured to be filled with a filling material and having a longitudinal axis;
a restraint element;
at least one X-ray radiation source configured to generate a radiation, the at least one X-ray radiation source configured to pass the radiation through the container at a right angle to the longitudinal axis;
at least one detector for detection of the radiation;
an evaluation device that is configured to perform digital data evaluation;
wherein the at least one positioning element is in the form of a feed element, which is tubular or in the form of a shaft, and through which the radiation can pass in a radiation lobe from the at least one X-ray radiation source, and the feed element is radiolucent in at least the sensing area; and
wherein the feed element is aligned essentially vertically and the restraint element is associated with the feed element and prevents the container from falling out of the feed element; and
wherein the at least one detector is arranged opposite the at least one X-ray radiation source and detects the radiation from the at least one X-ray radiation source after the radiation has passed through the container, and the at least one detector is in the form of an image-evaluating detector and interacts with the evaluation device.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a sensor device (30; 30a; 30b; 30c) for a packaging machine (100) designed as a capsule filling and sealing machine or for a capsule control device (100a), said device having a positioning element (35; 35a) for positioning a container (c) having a longitudinal axis (15) and filled with a filling material in the region of the sensor device (30; 30a; 30b; 30c) and at least one radiation source (31; 31 a; 3 b) and at least one detector (40; 40a; 40b) for detecting the radiation after said radiation radiates through the container (c). According to the invention, the at least one radiation source (31; 31a; 31b) radiates through the container (c) perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (15) thereof and the positioning element is designed as a tubular or shaft-shaped conveying element (35; 35a) which can be penetrated by the radiation in a radiation cone (38) of the radiation source (31; 31a; 31b).
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12 Claims
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1. A sensor apparatus for a packaging machine, the sensor apparatus comprising:
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a sensing area; at least one positioning element for positioning a container in the sensing area, the container configured to be filled with a filling material and having a longitudinal axis; a restraint element; at least one X-ray radiation source configured to generate a radiation, the at least one X-ray radiation source configured to pass the radiation through the container at a right angle to the longitudinal axis; at least one detector for detection of the radiation; an evaluation device that is configured to perform digital data evaluation; wherein the at least one positioning element is in the form of a feed element, which is tubular or in the form of a shaft, and through which the radiation can pass in a radiation lobe from the at least one X-ray radiation source, and the feed element is radiolucent in at least the sensing area; and wherein the feed element is aligned essentially vertically and the restraint element is associated with the feed element and prevents the container from falling out of the feed element; and wherein the at least one detector is arranged opposite the at least one X-ray radiation source and detects the radiation from the at least one X-ray radiation source after the radiation has passed through the container, and the at least one detector is in the form of an image-evaluating detector and interacts with the evaluation device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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