Patent ID: 10031014

Abstract:
Described is an apparatus (1) for measuring an internal volume of a mold designed for forming hollow glass containers and divisible into two or more pieces (2) comprising: a supporting element (4) configured to support the mold pieces (2) of the mold positioned with respective molding surfaces (3), delimiting the internal volume of the mold, accessible to optical inspection means; a laser scanning device (5) configured to scan the profiles of a surface and obtain information on the distance between the surface and the device (5); a slide (6) movable relative to the supporting element (4) along a longitudinal movement axis having a predetermined position relative to the supporting element (4), the scanning device (5) being connected to the slide (6) and being further movable, relative to the supporting element (4), by rotation about a longitudinal axis of rotation parallel to the movement axis; a control unit connected to one or more actuators to produce a relative translation between the slide (6) and the supporting element (4) and a relative rotation between the scanning device (5) and the supporting element (4).