INSPECTION SYSTEM

摘要

An inspection system is configured for use with a conveyer apparatus including carrier bars. Each carrier bar conveys pellet-shaped articles along a predetermined path. The inspection system includes at least one camera unit for sensing a predetermined characteristic of the pellet-shaped articles, a removal unit, and a controller. The removal unit, downstream from the at least one camera unit, removes selected pellet-shaped article(s) from the carrier bar(s) depending on whether the characteristic is sensed by the at least one camera unit. The controller is in communication with the at least one camera unit and the removal unit. The controller provides a signal to the removal unit in accordance with the sensed characteristic. The removal unit includes a rotatable ejection drum having extended vacuum nozzles along its length, equal to the number of articles conveyed in each carrier bar. Each vacuum nozzle selectively removes article(s) from the carrier bar(s) by suction.

主权项

1. An inspection system, comprising:
a conveyor to convey a plurality of pellet-shaped articles along a path; at least one camera oriented towards the conveyor so as to image the pellet-shaped articles being conveyed along the path; a removal unit, downstream from the at least one camera; and processing resources, including at least one processor, configured to at least:
process data received from the at least one camera to determine whether the pellet-shaped articles being imaged have a predetermined characteristic;responsive to a determination that a given one of the pellet-shaped articles has the predetermined characteristic, control the removal unit to remove the given one of the pellet-shaped articles that has the predetermined characteristic; andgenerate, for output to a display device, operably connected to the inspection system, at least one display section including video output from the at least one camera, as the pellet-shaped articles are being imaged and as the data received from the at least one camera is being processed.