PROCEDIMIENTO PARA LA DETECCION DE RECIPIENTES VACIOS O INCORRECTAMENTE LLENADOS CON UN PRODUCTO SOLIDO, EN PARTICULAR ALIMENTARIO, EN UNA MAQUINA LLENADORA DE CARRUSEL Y SISTEMA PARA LA PUESTA EN PRACTICA DE ESTE PROCEDIMIENTO.

摘要

1. Method for the detection of empty receptacles or receptacles such as cans incorrectly filled with a solid in particular food product in a filling machine having a carrousel comprising a multiplicity of filling stations provided in the carrousel and fitted each one with a packing device intended to pack the product inserted into a receptacle, a station for the transfer of empty receptacles supplied by a feed conveyor to the different filling stations and a station for discharging from the carrousel filled receptacles and for transferring the latter to a discharging conveyor, characterized in that one uses the packing device to produce a backward movement of the receptacles after their filling in accordance with the filling state of the latter, one provides a station (45) of detection of the backward motion of the receptacles between the place for filling receptacles and the station (43) for discharging the receptacles from the carrousel, one uses the detected backward motion as a criterion of the filling state of the receptacles and one separates the receptacles (11) the backward motion of which indicates that they are empty or incorrectly filled, from the receptacles the backward motion of which is indicative of a correct filling state and if need be one acts upon the device for feeding the empty receptacles (11) to ensure the reintroduction of the separated empty receptacles among the receptacles to be filled.