EP2698213B1 - Dispositif de marquage de récipients, dispositif de traitement de récipients et procédé de marquage de récipients - Google Patents

Dispositif de marquage de récipients, dispositif de traitement de récipients et procédé de marquage de récipients Download PDF

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EP2698213B1
EP2698213B1 EP13179019.8A EP13179019A EP2698213B1 EP 2698213 B1 EP2698213 B1 EP 2698213B1 EP 13179019 A EP13179019 A EP 13179019A EP 2698213 B1 EP2698213 B1 EP 2698213B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/407—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/34—Sorting according to other particular properties
    • B07C5/3404—Sorting according to other particular properties according to properties of containers or receptacles, e.g. rigidity, leaks, fill-level
    • B07C5/3408—Sorting according to other particular properties according to properties of containers or receptacles, e.g. rigidity, leaks, fill-level for bottles, jars or other glassware
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J29/00—Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
    • B41J29/38—Drives, motors, controls or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism
    • B41J29/393—Devices for controlling or analysing the entire machine ; Controlling or analysing mechanical parameters involving printing of test patterns
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/407—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
    • B41J3/4075—Tape printers; Label printers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/34—Sorting according to other particular properties
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/34—Sorting according to other particular properties
    • B07C5/3412—Sorting according to other particular properties according to a code applied to the object which indicates a property of the object, e.g. quality class, contents or incorrect indication

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  • the invention relates to a marking device for marking containers according to the preamble of claim 1, a container treatment device according to the preamble of claim 6 and a method for marking containers according to the preamble of claim 7.
  • inspection and / or distribution systems are arranged according to inspection units and / or machines, which guide investigated containers onto appropriate paths in accordance with the respective examination result.
  • underfilled containers may be directed onto a discharge conveyor.
  • several different inspection results are passed to a common band, such. underfilled and / or incorrectly sealed containers.
  • the publication DE 26 53 000 discloses a device for marking selected articles in a block of articles which move in rows along a conveyor belt and are arranged in batches transverse to the conveyor belt.
  • a plurality of marking units are arranged transversely above the conveyor belt, and each of them is mounted vertically above one of these rows of articles.
  • the tag unit may receive signals to mark one of the selected items appearing below the tag unit.
  • the marking medium is preferably paint which is non-toxic and preferably reflective.
  • GB 1 402 857 discloses a marking system for marking defective articles so that they can be easily distinguished from similar articles which are not defective.
  • a marker may be applied to a container by means of a marking unit, using, for example, ink or other marking liquid. Marked defective containers can be detected either by an automatic inspection device or by manual inspection.
  • WO 2011/030042 A1 discloses a method in which objects that match a criterion are assigned an identifier "1" and an identifier "0" is assigned to objects that do not match the criterion.
  • the identifier is intended to help with a manual sorting of the identified objects that do not match the criterion.
  • the placement of the visual identifier does not physically take place on the object, since a physical marking can damage the object, for example, or adhere poorly to the object.
  • a visual identifier may be to project a cone of light on the identified objects that do not match the criterion:
  • DE 198 34 185 A1 discloses a method of inspecting container closures, wherein when attaching the closures an internal pressure feature is measured and / or parameters of the closures or containers whose knowledge is necessary for the determination of the internal pressure from the measurement of the internal pressure feature are detected.
  • the marking makes it possible to assign the values measured or recorded when attaching the closures to the respective container. For example, the measured values of the feature and the parameters can be attached directly to the container by means of the marking.
  • WO 2010/049153 A1 discloses a method and apparatus for identifying objects whereby, for example, properties of the natural surface of the container are sensed and determined. Digitized readings are grouped into a key that is unique to the surface of the container and clearly characterizes it. The generated key can be displayed in a label or a mark on the container. At a later time, the key can be verified or falsified by re-analysis.
  • WO 01/96041 A1 discloses a method and apparatus for rejecting steel products wherein defects detected by a nondestructive testing method are marked on the steel product. The steel products are then passed through an optical mark detection device whose detection signals cause automatic rejection of the faulty steel products.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object to provide a marking device which makes it possible to create markings and to arrange on / on a container, so that also unambiguous errors can be assigned to or on containers or errors in connection with a container. Furthermore, it is an object of the invention to provide a container treatment device with the marking device and an improved method for marking containers by means of the marking device.
  • the marking device for marking containers comprises means for receiving measured feature data of a container and / or one or more container features, such as label and / or closure, wherein the measured feature data are determined by a measuring device and wherein the measured Feature data concern at least one criterion of several criteria, the container and / or the one or more container equipment not fulfilled. Further, the marking device comprises means for creating marker data based on the measured feature data, wherein the marker data may be created to indicate which of the plurality of criteria does not satisfy the container and / or the one or more container equipments and means for physically applying at least a mark on the container, wherein the at least one mark is based on the marking data.
  • Measured feature data may include, for example, the presence of contaminants and / or imperfections in the bottom and / or sidewall of a container or the presence of surface wear.
  • the one or more positions may be included in the feature data where fouling, failure, and / or wear has been detected, i. was measured during the determination of the characteristic data.
  • the measured feature data may include information as to whether a defined fill level of the container is reached, whether a label is present, and whether the label is attached to the container in the correct location and / or orientation, whether the closure of the container is seated properly or if foreign objects are in the contents of the container.
  • information may be included in the feature data indicating the measured position of the misplaced tag.
  • measured feature data may include information as to whether variable data applied to a container, such as date of best before date and / or time, are located and / or readable in the correct location.
  • the containers may be bottles and / or beverage containers of glass, PET or other material, cans or the like.
  • the means for applying the mark may comprise a laser printer, an ink jet printer, a label and / or a UV ink printer.
  • This type of marking offers the advantage that the output data reproduced by the marking can be read directly from the container by a user or a read-out device. This is advantageous if an uncomplicated overview of the errors of the discharged container is to be obtained.
  • UV ink is advantageous for printing on non-absorbent materials such as glass and plastic.
  • the UV ink contains individual molecules and short molecular chains that can chain to form polymers. The photoinitiators disintegrate upon irradiation with UV light, forming radicals that initiate a polymerization process, creating solid, three-dimensional network structures.
  • the laser printer, the ink jet printer, and / or the UV ink printer may be configured to print directly onto the container or may be designed to print on the label before or after the label has been applied to the container.
  • a selection of the printing process may depend on a material of the containers and / or their shape.
  • the means for creating the tag data may include at least one data processing program configured to process the received feature data into tag data.
  • the feature data generally includes information about which criterion or criteria a container does not meet. Besides these indications, e.g. also includes values by how much a deviation from the criterion exists. For example, it may be stated that a fill level is 2% less than the setpoint fill level or that a label is rotated by 3 ° with respect to the setpoint position. In addition, information about which preforming machine, blow molding machine, filling system, sealing device or labeling machine or from which treatment device the container comes from the feature data can also be included.
  • the means for receiving the measured feature data may be an interface, which is preferably adapted to receive measured feature data from various measuring devices. This is advantageous if, for example, measurements are carried out according to a preforming machine, blow molding machine, filling installation, closure installation, inspection machine, and / or labeling machine. It is then possible for the marking device to receive the corresponding measured feature data through the means for receiving. Thus, a corresponding marking device does not have to be provided for each of the various measuring devices.
  • a container treatment device such as a preforming machine, a blow molding machine, a filling system, a closure device, an inspection machine or a labeling machine, comprises the marking device according to the invention for marking containers, whereby it is possible to mark containers in such a way that e.g. an overview can be obtained in a diversion station, which of the sorted out and marked containers which have errors.
  • a method for marking containers by means of the marking device comprises receiving measured feature data of a container and / or container equipment by the means for receiving, wherein the measured feature data is determined by a measuring device and wherein the measured feature data is at least one criterion of several Concern criteria that the container and / or the one or more container equipment does not meet. Further The method comprises generating marker data based on the measured feature data by the marker data generating means, wherein the marker data is created to indicate which of the plurality of criteria does not and does not satisfy the container and / or the one or more container features physically applying at least one mark to the container by the means for physical application, wherein the at least one mark is based on the marking data.
  • the at least one criterion may relate to defects in the bottom, sidewalls and / or sealing surface of the container, surface wear of the container, level, seat of the closure, seat of the label and / or foreign body in the container.
  • the container if any, may be transported by the measuring device along with the one or more container equipments and at least one feature of the container and / or, if present, the one or more container equipments. If there is no container equipment and / or on the container, so only a measurement of the feature data of the container.
  • At least one criterion for the measurement can be predeterminable, the measured feature data being compared with the at least one criterion in order to be able to determine whether the container and / or the one or more container equipment fulfills all criteria or if one of the criteria is not fulfilled ,
  • a sorting out of containers due to non-fulfillment of a criterion can be made variable.
  • a criterion relating to the surface wear of the container may be adjusted in each case so that a certain number of containers are sorted out. Thereby, e.g. a reject rate of 1.2% of the containers or more or less can be achieved.
  • the method may include a step of diverting the container and communicating the measured feature data of the container to the means for receiving the marking device if the container does not satisfy at least one of the criteria.
  • the marked containers can be transported to a diversion station.
  • an overview can be obtained as to which of the sorted and marked containers have errors. For example, it is possible to reuse containers that have too low a level, a misplaced label, or a misplaced closure in a new filling process while containers are defective or damaged floor, side walls and / or sealing surfaces can be excluded from another filling process.
  • FIG. 1 schematically shows a marking device 1 for marking containers, for example in the food industry.
  • the marking device 1 comprises means for receiving 2 measured feature data of a container and / or one or more container equipment, wherein the measured feature data are determined by a measuring device and wherein the measured feature data relate to at least one criterion that the container and / or one or several container equipment not met.
  • the marking device 1 comprises means 3 for generating marking data based on the measured feature data and means for physically applying 4 a marking to the container, the at least one marking being based on the marking data.
  • the means 3 for generating tag data may comprise data processing programs that process the received feature data such that tag data is obtained.
  • the tag data may e.g. Control commands for the physical application means 4 comprise the marking, so that at least one marking can be applied to the container in accordance with the control commands.
  • the means for receiving 2 may be an interface via which the marking device 1 can communicate with the measuring device.
  • the means for receiving 2 are here preferably designed so that they can receive measured feature data from different measuring devices. This is advantageous if, for example, measurements are made according to a preforming machine, blow molding machine, filling installation, closure installation, Inspection machine or labeller be performed. It is then possible for the marking device 1 to receive the corresponding measured feature data by means for receiving 2. Thus, a corresponding marking device 1 does not have to be provided for each of the various measuring devices.
  • the means for physical application 4 of the at least one mark may comprise a laser printer, an ink jet printer, a label and / or a UV ink printer. Using the printers, the at least one mark can be printed directly on a container. However, the at least one mark can be previously printed on a label, and this label is then applied to the container.
  • FIG. 2 schematically shows a part of an industrial plant in the container 5 on conveyor belts 6, 7, 8 are transported.
  • the containers 5, exemplified here as bottles, are first transported in succession through a measuring device 9 in which one or more features of a container 5 and / or the one or more container equipment are measured simultaneously or in succession to determine whether the Container 5 and / or the one or more container equipment meets a predetermined criterion or more predetermined criteria.
  • container 5 include closures as container equipment.
  • Such a criterion may be, for example, a level of the container 5, which should not fall below a minimum value and should not exceed a maximum value. If the measured level (ie the measured characteristic of the container 5) is in the range between the minimum and maximum values, then the container fulfills the criterion. If the measured filling level (ie the measured characteristic of the container 5) is outside the range between the minimum and maximum values, then the container 5 does not fulfill the criterion. In this case, at least one marking 10 should subsequently be applied to this container 5 by the marking device 1.
  • Measuring device 9 shown schematically also measures whether the closure of a container 5 is present and if it is seated correctly. This can be done for example by a silhouette comparison of a correctly sealed container with the actual silhouette of the measured container.
  • the container 5 remains on a first conveyor belt 6 and is transported further, so that it does not pass under the marking device 1 is transported. However, if it is determined that the container 5 and / or the one or more container equipment does not fulfill at least one criterion, the container is discharged via a discharge belt 7 and reaches the marking device 1 by means of a second conveyor belt 8.
  • the marking device 1 receives with the means for receiving 2 from the measuring device 9 the measured feature data of the container 5 and / or the one or more container equipment and generates therefrom marking data.
  • the data transmission can be done wirelessly or by wire.
  • the at least one marker 10 is then physically applied to the container 5, the at least one marker 10 being based on the marker data.
  • the marked containers 5 can be transported by the second conveyor belt 8, for example, to a diversion station, so that a user of the industrial plant can get an overview of how many containers 5 were discharged with which errors.
  • a user of the industrial plant can get an overview of how many containers 5 were discharged with which errors.
  • FIG. 3 1 shows a flowchart of a method for marking a container by means of a previously described marking device 1.
  • a filling device of an industrial plant in general, many containers 5 are transported on conveyor belts or the like by the individual machines and also by measuring devices 9. In the following, the method will be described for clarity only for a container 5.
  • step 11 the container 5 is transported, for example, by a first conveyor belt 6 through a measuring device 9.
  • the measuring device 9 is in this case arranged so that it can make a measurement from above, laterally or from below the container 5, depending on the feature of the container 5 and / or the one or more container equipment to be measured.
  • one feature may be measured during a measurement, or several features of the container 5 and / or the one or more container equipments may be measured simultaneously or sequentially.
  • Such a measuring device 9 may, for example, measure the bottom, side walls and sealing surface of the container 5 to determine that one or more defects exist (ie the container 5 fails to meet and mark one or more criteria) or that there are no defects (ie the container 5 fulfills the one criterion or the several criteria and does not have to be marked). If one or more faults are present, the feature data measured by the measuring device 9 can also include the one or more positions at which contamination, an error and / or wear has been detected.
  • another measuring device 9 may measure the level and closure of the container 5 to determine that the level and closure are correct (ie, the container 5 and the closure (container equipment) meet the criteria and therefore, the container 5 need not be marked) or that the level and / or the closure are not correct (ie the container 5 and / or the closure does not meet one or more criteria and therefore the container 5 must be marked). If, for example, the fill level is incorrect, the feature data measured by the measuring device 9 may include the values of the measured fill level.
  • the seat of the label (a container equipment) can be measured. It can be measured whether the label is sitting correctly, whether it is rotated by an angle and / or shifted by dx and / or dy attached; dx and dy represent displacements in the x and y directions.
  • Another measuring device 9 can measure the fit and / or the readability of variable data applied to a container, such as the best-before date and / or time. If an incorrect fit is detected during the measurement, the measured feature data may include information about the position of the misplaced variable data.
  • step 11 a previously filled and sealed container 5 is transported by the measuring device 9 by means of the first conveyor belt 6.
  • step 12 for example, the measuring device 9 first measures the fill level of the container 5.
  • the measured value of the fill level can be compared to a predetermined minimum value and a predetermined maximum value.
  • the filling level is correct and the container 5 fulfills the criterion. If the measured value of the fill level is outside the range thus specified, the fill level is incorrect and the container 5 does not fulfill the criterion.
  • the measuring device 9 measures the closure of the container 5 in step 12. If the closure sits correctly and closes the container 5, the container equipment fulfills the criterion. If the closure is not seated properly and / or does not properly close the container 5, the container equipment does not meet the criterion.
  • step 14 If it is determined in step 14 that the container 5 and the container equipment fulfill all the criteria (feature criteria), in this case the correct level and correct seat of the closure, then the container 5 is transported further in step 15, for example by means of the first conveyor belt 6.
  • step 16 If it is determined in step 16 that the container 5 and / or the container equipment does not fulfill at least one of the criteria (feature criteria), here incorrect fill level and / or incorrect fit of the closure, the container 5 is in step 17, for example by means of the Ausleitbands 7 discharged.
  • feature criteria here incorrect fill level and / or incorrect fit of the closure
  • the container 5 is in step 17, for example by means of the Ausleitbands 7 discharged.
  • the container 5 is transported by a marking device 1 in step 18 by means of the second conveyor belt 8.
  • the feature data of the container 5 are transmitted from the measuring device 9 to the marking device 1.
  • the marker data creation means 3 creates the marker data for the container 5.
  • step 21 the physical application of the at least one mark based on the marking data of the container 5 by means of physical application 4 of the marking device 1. If the container 5 is marked, it can be transported by means of the second conveyor belt 8, for example, to a diversion station, in which the discharged container 5 are collected.
  • FIG. 4 exemplifies two types of marker data 23 that may be used to represent certain measured feature data 24 of a container 5 and / or one or more container features.
  • 23 characters are used for the marking data, which represent a kind of abbreviation of the feature data 24, as a result of which an applied mark permits a clear assignment to the measured feature data 24.
  • the error indication in the marking data 23 can also include the angle value n °, so that a marking indicates "gE (n °)".
  • the marking data 23 "gE (n °)" (“g” rotated "E” label) can thus be assigned to the feature data 24 "label rotated by n °".
  • the marking data 23 "vE (dx, dy)" (“v” replaced “E” label) can thus be the feature data 24 "tag offset by dx, dy" assigned.
  • the measured feature data 24 are stylized in a quadrilateral, so that a user can see which or which defect the container 5 has when viewing the marking or markings on the container 5.
  • an error in a side wall of the container 5 can be identified by the fact that the vertical side lines of the rectangle are marked thick and / or colored. If a label is attached by dx, dy offset to the container 5, this can be represented by an arrow cross in a label quadrilateral within the quadrilateral.
  • the marking data can also be encrypted by means of a two-dimensional bar code and the marking can be applied to the container as a bar code or as a QR® code.
  • Such codes can be read and decoded with a readout device so that the marking data stored in the code can be accessed and it can be determined why a container has been discharged.
  • the above-mentioned embodiments relate to the configurations set forth in the claims and represent the concrete device characteristics of the claimed configurations, so that the relationship of the terminologies used in the embodiments and in the claims is comprehensive.
  • the embodiments, their properties and combinations of properties are examples of the embodiments in the claims and do not limit the claims, but serve to illustrate them.

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  1. Dispositif de marquage pour marquer des contenants (5), par exemple dans l'industrie des produits alimentaires, le dispositif de marquage (1) comprenant :
    - des moyens de réception (2) de données de caractéristiques (24) mesurées d'un contenant (5) et/ou un ou plusieurs équipements de contenant, comme par exemple une étiquette et/ou un bouchon de fermeture, les données de caractéristiques (24) mesurées étant déterminées par un dispositif de mesure (9), et les données de caractéristiques (24) mesurées concernant au moins un critère de plusieurs critères, qui n'est pas satisfait par le contenant (5) et/ou ledit un ou les plusieurs équipements de contenant,
    - des moyens pour élaborer (3) des données de marquage (23) basées sur les données de caractéristiques (24) mesurées, les données de marquage (23) étant élaborées de manière à ce que soit indiqué lequel des plusieurs critères n'est pas satisfait par le contenant (5) et/ou ledit un ou les plusieurs équipements de contenant, et
    - des moyens pour l'application physique (4) d'au moins un marquage (10) sur le contenant (5), ledit au moins un marquage (10) étant basé sur les données de marquage (23).
  2. Le dispositif de marquage selon la revendication 1, dans lequel les moyens pour l'application physique (4) dudit moins un marquage, est une imprimante laser, une imprimante à jet d'encre, une étiquette et/ou une imprimante à encre UV.
  3. Le dispositif de marquage selon la revendication 2, dans lequel l'imprimante laser, l'imprimante à jet d'encre et/ou l'imprimante à encre UV sont conçues pour imprimer directement sur le contenant (5), ou dans lequel l'imprimante laser, l'imprimante à jet d'encre et/ou l'imprimante à encre UV sont conçues pour imprimer sur l'étiquette, avant ou après que l'étiquette ait été appliquée sur le contenant (5).
  4. Le dispositif de marquage selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel les moyens pour élaborer (3) les données de marquage (23) comprennent au moins un programme informatique de traitement de données, qui est conçu en vue de traiter les données de caractéristiques (24) mesurées pour en faire des données de marquage (23).
  5. Le dispositif de marquage selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel les moyens de réception (2) des données de caractéristiques (24) mesurées, sont constitués par une interface.
  6. Un dispositif de traitement de récipients ou contenants, comme une machine à préformes, une machine de soufflage, une installation de remplissage, une installation de bouchage ou de fermeture, une machine d'inspection ou une machine d'étiquetage, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de traitement de contenants comprend un dispositif de marquage pour marquer des contenants (5), selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5.
  7. Un procédé pour marquer des contenants à l'aide d'un dispositif de marquage (1) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, le procédé comprenant les étapes suivantes :
    - réception de données de caractéristiques (24) mesurées d'un contenant (5) et/ou d'un ou de plusieurs équipements de contenant à l'aide des moyens de réception (2) de données de caractéristiques (24) mesurées, les données de caractéristiques (24) mesurées étant déterminées par un dispositif de mesure (9), et les données de caractéristiques (24) mesurées concernant au moins un critère de plusieurs critères, qui n'est pas satisfait par le contenant (5) et/ou ledit un ou les plusieurs équipements de contenant,
    - élaboration de données de marquage (23) basées sur les données de caractéristiques (24) mesurées, à l'aide des moyens pour élaborer (3) des données de marquage (23), les données de marquage étant élaborées de manière à ce que soit indiqué lequel des plusieurs critères n'est pas satisfait par le contenant et/ou ledit un ou les plusieurs équipements de contenant, et
    - application physique d'au moins un marquage (10) sur le contenant (5) par les moyens pour l'application physique (4), ledit au moins un marquage (10) étant basé sur les données de marquage (23).
  8. Le procédé selon la revendication 7, d'après lequel ledit au moins un critère concerne des défauts sur le fond, les parois latérales et/ou la surface d'étanchéité du contenant (5), une usure de surface du contenant (5), le niveau de remplissage, l'assise du bouchon de fermeture, le placement de l'étiquette, et/ou des corps étrangers dans le contenant (5).
  9. Le procédé selon la revendication 7 ou la revendication 8, d'après lequel pour assurer une mesure des données de caractéristiques (24), le contenant (5) est transporté à travers le dispositif de mesure (9), et on mesure au moins une caractéristique du contenant (5) et/ou dudit un ou des plusieurs équipements de contenant.
  10. Le procédé selon la revendication 9, d'après lequel il est possible de prescrire au moins un critère, et d'après lequel on compare les données de caractéristiques (24) mesurées avec ledit au moins un critère, en vue de déterminer si le contenant (5) et/ou ledit un ou les plusieurs équipements de contenant satisfont à tous les critères, ou si le contenant (5) et/ou ledit un ou les plusieurs équipements de contenant ne satisfont pas à au moins l'un des critères.
  11. Le procédé selon la revendication 10, comprenant, en outre, l'étape d'une évacuation du contenant (5) et de la transmission des données de caractéristiques (24) mesurées du contenant (5) et/ou dudit un ou des plusieurs équipements de contenant aux moyens de réception (2) du dispositif de marquage (1), lorsque le contenant (5) et/ou ledit un ou les plusieurs équipements de contenant ne satisfont pas à au moins l'un des critères.
  12. Le procédé selon l'une des revendications 7 à 11, comprenant en outre l'étape du transport du contenant (5) ayant été marqué, vers une voie d'évacuation.
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