| 摘要 |
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for detecting toppled packages (2) lying on a conveyor (1). The apparatus includes two pairs of photocells, an upper (4) and a lower (5), disposed as transmitter and receiver of a light beam (6). The photocell pairs (4, 5) are placed on either side of the conveyor path (1) so that the light beam (6) bisects the conveyor path (1) at a certain angle. The apparatus also includes a magnet valve (16) and a device (1) for removing a toppled package (2). The lower photocell pair (5) transmits, when the light beam (6) is broken, a signal to the upper photocell pair (4) which, when the light beam (6) is unbroken, transmits a signal to the magnet valve (16). The magnet valve (16) activates the device (10) which, for example, consists of an air nozzle (11), so that the toppled package (2) is blown off from the conveyor (1). <IMAGE> |
