Patent ID: 7235787

Claim:
An apparatus for performing measurements on packaging containing a liquid product, the packaging having a bottom, the apparatus comprising: a rotation device for rotating the packaging for setting the packaging with content into a rotating movement; a stopping device operable on the packaging for stopping the rotation of the packaging; a radiation emitter for irradiating the packaging; an image recorder positioned and operable for making image recordings of at least a part of the content of the packaging; transmission elements operable for transmitting the image recordings from the image recorder to an image analyzer; an image analyzer operable for analyzing image information of the image recordings for availability of information relating to the presence of undesired particles in the packaging; a rotatable carrousel apparatus comprising a plurality of said rotation devices and a plurality of said stopping devices; and a mounting bracket for mounting the radiation emitter, the mounting bracket being positioned stationary with respect to the rotatable carrousel apparatus in such a manner that the radiation emitter irradiates the bottom of the packaging.