An apparatus for testing flexible containers traveling along a production line is disclosed. The apparatus includes a compression assembly in line with the production line. The compression assembly has a flexible section for directly contacting and applying a predetermined compression over a predetermined distance to a plurality of containers as they travel by an inspection station. The apparatus also includes a sensor assembly provided in direct contact with a container while a container is in the inspection station. The sensor assembly is arranged to sense the force applied by the compression assembly to the container. The sensor assembly generates a signal that varies in accordance with the internal pressure of the containers as they pass by the sensor assembly. The apparatus further includes a processing circuit configured to receive the signals from the sensor assembly and to determine the acceptability of the internal pressure of the containers.
申请公布号
US2013104664(A1)
申请公布日期
2013.05.02
申请号
US201213665548
申请日期
2012.10.31
申请人
TELEDYNE INSTRUMENTS, INC.;TELEDYNE INSTRUMENTS, INC.
发明人
CHEVALIER, JR. ROBERT A.;NOVACON PETER K.;STIRLING RYAN D.