Patent ID: 6461035
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
A device for non-contact detection of structural and/or surface faults in large-surface bodies, comprising:a conveying device having a generally horizontal conveying plane and an unsupported area with respect to the large-surface bodies conveyed thereby; a heat source located above the conveying plane and disposed over the unsupported area, the heat source extending transversely to a direction of conveyance and for radiating heat toward the conveying plane; a thermal imaging camera positioned above the conveying plane and directed at the conveying plane, said thermal imaging camera having several camera lines arranged in succession and extending transversely to the direction of conveyance; and a computer and a monitor for processing information recorded in succession from the camera lines of the thermal imaging camera and constructing heat image models of various depths of the large-surface bodies.