Method for the optical inspection of containers, where the containers are transported with a conveyor as a container mass flow, where the containers are each captured with an optical inspection unit as first image data, and where the first image data is evaluated with an image processing unit for contamination and/or defects on the respective container, where the first image data of several containers is overlaid to form an overlay image, and where the overlay image is evaluated for the presence of points of contamination in a beam path of the optical inspection unit.

A grasping device includes: a grasping unit configured to grasp a container filled with liquid; a tilting unit configured to at least tilt the container in a state where the grasping unit grasps the container; and a maker installed at a part tilting in synchronism with the container when the container tilts and configured to move in conjunction with movement of the container.

Inspection system for visually inspecting objects, such as the surface of objects, during their transport along a transport path, the system including a free space allowing the objects to pass through the system and including an inspection area in which the objects are inspected visually, an illumination device for illuminating at least the peripheral surface of an object in the inspection area, and a plurality of camera/sensor devices, each being configured to take an image of a surface section of said peripheral surface in its respective field of view by receiving light running along a respective light path from the illuminated object to the camera/sensor device, the fields of view of the camera/sensor devices in combination providing for full peripheral coverage of azimuth angle 360° of the inspection area wherein the length of at least one of the light paths is longer than the spatial distance between its ends.

The present disclosure provides an inspection device for continuously inspecting fed containers, in particular bottles, said inspection device comprising a feed device configured to feed containers thereto in succession, at least one inspection unit, configured to inspect the fed containers, a discharge conveying device configured to discharge the inspected containers, and a throughput station for the containers, which is arranged between the feed conveying device and the discharge conveying device, wherein the throughput station comprises a conveyor arrangement with an individual drive and a plurality of conveying units, which are movable by means of the individual drive individually and independently of one another, the conveyor arrangement being configured to convey the containers from the feed conveying device to the discharge conveying device.

The invention relates to an installation for observing or illuminating a container (2) section (t) travelling in translation and each having an axis of revolution (S), the installation including optical systems (6.sub.1) translationally guided along a parallel direction an adjustment portion of their respective optical paths, and which have, for containers having a section with a first diameter, their respective work volumes each coincident with a part of said container section having the first diameter, the installation including at least one driving device (15) providing, when the containers have a section with a second diameter different to the first diameter, the movement in synchronous translation of the optical systems along a direction parallel to the adjustment portion of their respective optical paths and as a function of the difference between the first and the second diameter.

To provide a means that is less likely to misidentify a crack as a foreign substance during an image checking in which a vibration is applied to a powder contained in a bag-like container. A foreign substance checking system includes a vibration device configured to apply a vibration to a container, a photography device configured to optically photograph the inside of the container through a transparent region from the outside, and a determination device configured to determine whether a foreign substance is present inside the container based on an image of the container photographed by the photography device. The vibration device includes a rotating shaft and a hammer rotating in conjunction with the rotating shaft and colliding with the container. A portion of an outer surface of the hammer to abut on the container has a flat surface.

Embodiments of the present disclosure address problems presented by contaminants, such as dirt and debris, by providing an optical apparatus with techniques and methodologies for self-cleaning. In that regard, embodiments of the present disclosure employ techniques and methodologies for maintaining a very thin (e.g., few microns thick) layer of liquid, such as a non-stick liquid, on an optical window of an optical body that shields or protects an optical device.

An apparatus (1) and a method for optical inspection of parisons (2) made of thermoplastic material comprises: a conveyor (3) comprising a pair of lateral, under-flange guides 31A for holding each parison by its flange, and configured to transport the parisons (2) in succession along an inspection path; an inspection station (41, 42, 43, 51, 52), located along the inspection path and including at least one inspection camera (410, 411, 412, 413, 421, 431, 510, 511, 520, 521, 522), configured to capture image data of a parison (2) positioned in the inspection station (41, 42, 43, 51, 52), wherein the conveyor (3) has a first operating configuration for transporting parisons (2) of a first size and a second operating configuration for transporting parisons (2) of a second size, different from the first size, the conveyor (3) including at least one adjustment actuator (7), configured to move the conveyor (3) between the first and the second operating configuration.

A medical apparatus includes a treatment device configured to be capable of treating a subject by applying energy to the subject, an optical fiber including a light emitting face for emitting light into the subject, the optical fiber being connected to the treatment device, and a shield portion that is disposed in front of the light emitting face of the optical fiber, the shield portion being configured to expose the light emitting face when the treatment device does not perform a treatment operation and to shield the light emitting face when the treatment device performs the treatment operation.

A dosage hybrid inspection system includes a plurality of cameras selectively installed in sides of a rotating plate and a counter-rotating plate configured to vacuum suction a dosage along a circumference thereof. The cameras include a first camera unit including one or more camera arranged in the side of the rotating plate to photograph a top surface of a tablet when a bottom surface of the tablet is suctioned to the rotating plate, a second camera unit including a plurality of cameras arranged in the side of the rotating plate to photograph a portion of a circumferential surface of the tablet when the bottom surface of the tablet is suctioned to the rotating plate, a third camera unit including one or more camera arranged in the side of the counter-rotating plate to photograph the bottom surface of the tablet when the top surface of the tablet is suctioned to the counter-rotating plate, a fourth camera unit including a plurality of cameras arranged in the side of the counter-rotating plate to photograph another portion of the circumferential surface of the tablet when the top surface of the tablet is suctioned to the counter-rotating plate, wherein one or more camera of the second and fourth camera units is configured to photograph both edges of a capsule when a side surface of the capsule is suctioned to the rotating plate, and one or more camera of the first and third camera units is configured to photograph a circumferential surface of the capsule, and fifth and sixth camera units including a plurality of cameras further provided in the sides of the rotating plate and the counter-rotating plate to photograph another portion of the circumferential surface of the capsule which has not been photographed by the first and third camera units.