Patent ID: 11930829
Assignee: NORDISCHER MASCHINENBAU RUD. BAADER GMBH + CO. KG
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus designed and configured for optically inspecting articles in the fish and meat processing industry, comprising:
at least one imaging system which is arranged so as to be encapsulated on all sides in a housing and is configured for optically scanning the articles;
the housing having a transparent viewing window; and
a protective element, forming a light-transmissive channel releasably arranged on an outside of the housing to protect the viewing window from contamination, wherein:
the protective element is arranged on the viewing window and encloses at least one detection zone of the imaging system while maintaining an unobstructed view of the articles,
the protective element comprises a protective element base with a central light transmittance recess and holding means, which are configured in each case to arrange the protective element base releasably on the viewing window, are present on the housing side, and
the holding means are arranged on an inside of the housing and are designed as holding magnets and the protective element base comprises at least in part a magnetic and/or magnetisable material.