CONTAINER INSPECTION ARRANGEMENT FOR INSPECTING GLASS AND/OR PLASTIC CONTAINERS AND A METHOD OF INSPECTING GLASS AND/OR PLASTIC CONTAINERS

摘要

A container inspection arrangement for inspecting glass and/or plastic containers, and a method of inspecting glass and/or plastic containers. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.

主权项

1. A container inspection arrangement for inspecting glass and/or plastic containers, said container inspection arrangement comprising:
a transport arrangement to move containers along a transport path to, through, and from an inspection area; at least one illumination unit to illuminate containers; a hollow body and a drive unit connected to said hollow body to rotate said hollow body about a central axis of said hollow body; said hollow body being disposed at said inspection area such that said hollow body is nearer a bottom of a container than a mouth of the container upon the container being in said inspection area; an optical structure being mounted in a stationary manner within said hollow body such that said optical structure does not move with said hollow body upon rotation of said hollow body; and at least one camera being disposed to receive light via said optical structure to obtain images of at least one of: a bottom portion of the container and a body portion of the container, as viewed from the bottom of the container toward the mouth of the container.