JP5437377B2 - 中に挿入される物体を有する喫煙物品用の検査システム、および関連する方法 - Google Patents
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- シガレットフィルタ要素を形成するのに使用されるフィルタロッドを検査するためのシステムであって、各フィルタロッドが、両端の間に延在する長手方向軸を画定し、各端部が、長手方向軸に実質的に直角に延在し、その中に配置される軸方向に延在するストランドを有するフィルタ材料を含み、該システムは
少なくとも1つのフィルタロッドを収容するように適応され、両端が露出されるように少なくとも1つのフィルタロッドを支持するように構成されるフィルタロッド支持装置と、
少なくとも1つのフィルタロッドの状態を決定するように、およびそれに応じて対応する信号を提供するように、少なくとも1つのフィルタロッドの両端と相互に作用するようにフィルタロッド支持装置に関して配置される解析ユニットであり、少なくとも1つのフィルタロッドの状態が、フィルタロッド内のストランドの存在、フィルタロッドからのストランドの欠如、フィルタロッド内の許容可能なストランドの存在、およびフィルタロッド内の許容不可能なストランドの存在のうちの少なくとも1つを含む解析ユニットと、を備える、システム。 - 解析ユニットが、少なくとも1つのフィルタロッドの画像を解析するように構成される画像解析ユニットをさらに備える、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 画像解析ユニットが、少なくとも1つのフィルタロッドの画像を取り込むための画像取得装置をさらに備える、請求項2に記載のシステム。
- 解析ユニットと通信する表示ユニットをさらに備え、表示ユニットが、決定された状態に対応する指標を表示するように信号に応答する、請求項2に記載のシステム。
- フィルタロッド内の許容可能なストランドの存在、およびフィルタロッド内の許容不可能なストランドの存在が、フィルタ材料内のストランド配列、フィルタ材料内のストランド位置合わせ、ストランド構成、ストランドタイプ、ストランドカラー、ストランドサイズ、ストランド状態、およびそれの組み合わせからなる群から選択される特性に関してそれぞれ決定される、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 解析ユニットおよびフィルタロッド支持装置に作動可能に係合されるフィルタロッド除去装置をさらに備え、フィルタロッド除去装置が、状態が、フィルタロッドからのストランドの欠如、およびフィルタロッド内の許容不可能なストランドの存在のうちの1つに対応するときに、フィルタロッド支持装置から少なくとも1つのフィルタロッドを除去し、少なくとも1つのフィルタロッドを廃棄するように、信号に応答する、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- シガレットフィルタ要素を形成するのに使用されるフィルタロッドを検査するための方法であって、各フィルタロッドが、両端の間に延在する長手方向軸を画定し、各端部が、長手方向軸に実質的に直角に延在し、その中に配置される軸方向に延在するストランドを有するフィルタ材料を含み、該方法は
少なくとも1つのフィルタロッドの両端が露出されるように少なくとも1つのフィルタロッドを支持するように構成されるフィルタロッド支持装置に、少なくとも1つのフィルタロッドを収容するステップと、
解析ユニットを用いて少なくとも1つのフィルタロッドの両端を解析するステップと、
少なくとも1つのフィルタロッドの状態が、フィルタロッド内のストランドの存在、フィルタロッドからのストランドの欠如、フィルタロッド内の許容可能なストランドの存在、およびフィルタロッド内の許容不可能なストランドの存在のうちの少なくとも1つを含む、両端の解析から少なくとも1つのフィルタロッドの状態を決定するステップと、
決定された状態に応答しておよび対応する信号を提供するステップと、を含む、方法。 - 解析するステップが、画像解析ユニットを用いて少なくとも1つのフィルタロッドの1つの端部の画像を解析するステップをさらに含む、請求項7に記載の方法。
- 画像取得装置を用いて少なくとも1つのフィルタロッドの画像を取り込むステップをさらに含む、請求項8に記載の方法。
- 解析ユニットと通信する表示ユニットに決定された状態に対応する指標を信号に応じて表示するステップをさらに含む、請求項8に記載の方法。
- 少なくとも1つのフィルタロッドの状態を決定するステップが、フィルタ材料内のストランド配列、フィルタ材料内のストランド位置合わせ、ストランド構成、ストランドタイプ、ストランドカラー、ストランドサイズ、ストランド状態、およびそれの組み合わせからなる群から選択される特性に関して、フィルタロッド内の許容可能なストランドの存在、およびフィルタロッド内の許容不可能なストランドの存在のうちの1つを決定するステップさらに含む、請求項7に記載の方法。
- 状態が、フィルタロッドからのストランドの欠如、およびフィルタロッド内の許容不可能なストランドの存在のうちの1つに対応するときに、解析ユニットおよびフィルタロッド支持装置に作動可能に係合されるフィルタロッド除去装置を用いて、フィルタロッド支持装置から少なくとも1つのフィルタロッドを信号に応じて除去するステップと、少なくとも1つのフィルタロッドを廃棄するステップとをさらに含む、請求項7に記載の方法。
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