Patent ID: 8670032

Claim:
An apparatus for inspecting containers, said containers, in absence of a defect in form, being at least one of rotationally symmetric to one of a rotational axis of said container and a pivotal axis of said container, said apparatus comprising a transport path for said containers along a direction of transport, said direction of transport and said rotational axis of said container defining a plane, a camera system for recording at least two images of a region of a container, said camera system comprising a first camera having a first camera axis that is perpendicular to said plane, and a second camera having a second camera axis that is perpendicular to said plane, said second camera being displaced from said first camera in said direction of transport, wherein said first camera is configured to record a first image, said first image being an image of a region of said container at an intersection of said plane and said first camera axis when said container is in front of said first camera, and wherein said second camera is configured to record a second image, said second image being an image of said region of said container at an intersection of said plane and said second camera axis when said container is in front of said second camera, whereby a difference between said first image and said second image is indicative of a defect in form of said container, a device for moving said container between recording of said first image and recording of said second image, wherein moving said container comprises at least one of rotating said container about said rotational axis and pivoting said container about said pivotal axis between recordation of said first image and said second image, and an electronic evaluation system for evaluating said first image and said second image, wherein said electronic evaluation system is configured for comparing said first image and said second image, and ascertaining a defect in form in said inspected container if said first image and said second image of said region of said container differ from one another.