Patent ID: 7205498
Filing Date: 2007-04-17
Classification: B07C,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system for detecting a lining compound of a container closure that includes a panel having a lining compound on at least a portion thereof, said system comprising: a conveyor for moving said plural closures longitudinally therealong, said conveyor having a conveying surface that supports an outside surface of said closures; a color sensor that senses said panel of each one of said closures on said conveyor for a predetermined color, said color sensor being capable of identifying a sufficient color status that corresponds to a sufficient lining compound and a deficient color status that corresponds to an insufficient lining compound; and a separator capable of removing from said conveyor closures having a deficient color status, a compound machine that sprays the lining compound on said panel, said lining compound forming a cured lining after curing, said color sensor disposed between said compound machine and an oven; whereby said system automatically identifies and removes said closures that have said deficient color from the conveyor.