Method and inspection device for testing containers

摘要

The invention relates to a method for testing bottles or the like containers (1) filled with a bulk material and mechanically closed by means of a container closure (2), the container closures (2) each comprising an original security ring (4) held on said container (1) in the closed state thereof in an interlocking and/or force-fit manner, such that opening the container (1) is possible only by separating and/or destroying the originality security ring (4), characterized in that the containers (1) are tested by means of at least one optoelectronic sensor system (10) after filling and closing for intactness of the originality security element (4).

主权项

1. A method for checking filled containers that have been sealed with container seals, said method comprising checking integrity of a tamper-evident band provided on a container seal that is retained on a container in at least one of a form locking manner and a force locking manner when said container is sealed, wherein said container can only be opened by at least one of removal and destruction of said tamper-evident band, wherein checking integrity of said tamper-evident band comprises transporting a container to a measurement and control position, illuminating said tamper-evident band, and, using an optoelectronic sensor system, detecting an image of at least a sub-region of said tamper-evident band, wherein illuminating said tamper-evident band comprises illuminating said tamper-evident band from inside said container, and wherein illuminating said tamper-evident band from inside said container comprises directing an illumination beam that originates at a light source exterior to said container through a container wall of said container and into an interior of said container at a region of a container seal.