Patent ID: 7106827
Filing Date: 2006-09-12
Classification: B07C,G01N

Abstract:
1. A device for examining filled containers for foreign bodies, the device comprising: a transport apparatus for transporting the containers individually in succession in a row on a plane of transport wherein the plane of transport is substantially horizontal and is defined by a top of the transport apparatus; a first X-ray source for emitting an X-ray, wherein the first X-ray source is arranged above the plane of transport and emits X-rays downward towards the plane of transport in a first predetermined direction, wherein the first predetermined direction is inclined by between approximately 10° and approximately 60° to the plane of transport; a second X-ray source for emitting an X-ray, wherein the second X-ray source is arranged below the plane of transport and emits X-rays upward towards the plane of transport in a second predetermined direction, wherein the second predetermined direction is inclined by between approximately 10° and approximately 60° to the plane of transport; and at least one apparatus for recording the X-rays after they have passed through the containers.