KR20030066311A - X-ray Inspecting Apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

In order to provide an X-ray inspection device that is easy to clean or maintain,

An X-ray inspection apparatus for inspecting the product by irradiating X-rays from an X-ray source to the goods conveyed on the belt conveyor 20 and injecting X-rays passing through the goods to the X-ray detector, wherein the belt conveyor ( 20, both end rollers 21 are provided with an endless-shaped conveying belt B in tension so that the shaft center a of the roller 21 rotates around a predetermined rotation center O. It is characterized in that the belt B can be detached from the roller 21 by rotating the both ends roller 21 upward.

Description

X-ray Inspecting Apparatus

The present invention relates to an X-ray inspection apparatus.

In recent years, the demand regarding the safety | security in various goods is increasing, and especially in goods, such as raw meat and processed food, it is necessary to prevent foreign substances, such as bone fragments and a needle, from mixing. Thus, for example, an X-ray inspection apparatus for inspecting foreign matter using X-rays as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-194104 has been put to practical use.

As shown in FIG. 8, this X-ray inspection apparatus 1A irradiates the X-ray L from the X-ray source 10 to the product M conveyed by the conveying conveyor 80, and the product M X-ray L having passed through) is incident on the X-ray detector (line sensor) 11, and the foreign material is inspected by processing the output from the X-ray detector 11 with a computer.

By the way, in the conventional X-ray inspection apparatus 1A, when conveying a highly viscous product such as raw meat or ground meat directly on a conveyor, the conveying conveyor 80 is conveyed. By protruding left and right from the basket body 85 of the said apparatus, it is easy to convey the goods M to the upstream and downstream conveyors 50 and 51 which are not shown in figure.

When cleaning or maintaining the X-ray inspection apparatus 1A, first, the tension roller 82 provided at one end of the conveyor 80 is moved inward as shown by the dashed-dotted line. Remove the conveyor belt (B). Then, the conveyor 80 is rotated around the vertical axis to be inclined, and the conveyor 80 is taken out.

In this prior art, since it is necessary to make the large conveyor 80 etc. rotate and incline, a lot of hands are required for cleaning and preparation of maintenance.

In addition, since the tension roller 82 is moved inward, the conveyor 80 may be shortened, and a part of the product M1 placed on the end of the conveyor 80 may fall to the floor or the like. Cleaning is more complicated.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an X-ray inspection apparatus that is easy to clean and maintain.

1 is a schematic side view illustrating an X-ray inspection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic side view of a main portion of the apparatus, in which a part is cross-sectional processed.

3 is a schematic front view of a main portion of the apparatus, in which a part is cross-sectional processed.

4 is a schematic perspective view showing the main portion of the apparatus in a state where the frame supporting portion is taken out.

5 is a schematic perspective view showing the main portion of the apparatus in a state in which the roller supporting portion is taken out.

Fig. 6 is a schematic side view showing a cleaning and maintenance method of the apparatus.

7 is a schematic front view showing the cleaning and maintenance method of the apparatus.

8 is a schematic side view showing a conventional X-ray inspection apparatus.

※ Explanation of Major Codes

1a: carry-on

1b: outlet

1c: opening

1S: basket body

10: X-ray source

20: belt conveyer

21: both ends of the roller

22: tension roller

23: drive roller

25: roller support

30: conveyor frame

32: frame support

35: base

a: shaft

B: Return Belt

M: Product

L: X-ray

O: center of rotation

In order to achieve the above object, the X-ray inspection apparatus of the first invention irradiates X-rays from an X-ray source to a product conveyed on a belt conveyor, and makes an X-ray penetrating the product into an X-ray detector, An X-ray inspection apparatus for inspecting the product, wherein the belt conveyor is provided with both end rollers provided with an endless-shaped conveying belt taut so that the shaft center of the roller rotates around a predetermined center of rotation, and the rollers at both ends Is rotated upward to remove the belt from the roller.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the belt can be attached and detached without dropping the goods on the belt by rotating the rollers at both ends upwardly. Therefore, it is hygienic and easy to clean the belt.

In addition, in this invention, a "commodity" includes the thing which is easy to fall back, and is viscous, or viscous, such as raw meat and finely ground meat, and also includes a vegetable and a packaged thing. In addition, the "inspection" includes the foreign material inspection which detects foreign substances, such as a needle and a metal piece, in addition to the inspection which determines whether the product passed.

In the first aspect of the present invention, when the X-ray detector is disposed in the inner space of the loop of the endless belt, and at the same time, a drive roller for driving the belt at a position below the X-ray detector in the inner space is provided. Compared with the case where the X-ray detector is disposed outside the loop of the belt, the attenuation of the X-rays through the belt becomes smaller, so that the detection sensitivity can be increased.

Further, by providing the driving roller in the lower position, the rollers at both ends of the belt can be made small even if the driving roller is enlarged, so that the goods are smoothly transferred. Moreover, since the drive roller diameter can be enlarged irrespective of whether a product is moved, driving becomes sure.

On the other hand, the X-ray inspection apparatus of the second invention irradiates an X-ray from an X-ray source to a product conveyed on a belt conveyor, injects X-rays transmitted through the product into an X-ray detector, and inspects the product. An X-ray inspection apparatus comprising: a conveyor frame for rotatably supporting both end rollers in which an endless conveying belt is provided with tension, and the conveyor frame is engaged with the conveyor frame in a conveying direction of a product and in a belt width direction. And a frame support for supporting the conveyor frame to be detachable upward while supporting from below, to prevent the conveyor frame from rising upward from the frame support by tension of the belt. do.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, maintenance is facilitated because the conveyor frame can be pulled upward immediately after removing the belt.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, further comprising a base for supporting the frame support portion, and providing the support portion withdrawable in the width direction of the belt with respect to the base makes maintenance of the conveyor frame easier.

The apparatus further includes a tension roller disposed in the loop outer space of the belt and pushed against the conveying surface of the belt, and a roller support portion for freely supporting the tension roller from below, and the tension roller being supported by the roller support portion. It is easy to clean the tension roller by installing it so that it can be detached upward.

Embodiment of the Invention

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, one Embodiment of this invention is described according to drawing.

As shown in FIG. 1, the X-ray inspection apparatus 1 provided on the conveyance line of a commodity has the X-ray shielding box in which the carrying inlet 1a and the outlet 1b of the goods M were formed in both sides. It has the basket body 1S comprised from the box. The conveyor 20 is installed in the basket body 1S. After the goods M conveyed by the upstream conveyor 50 are transferred to the conveyor 20 of the X-ray inspection apparatus 1, the goods M are moved from the inlet 1a by the conveyor 20. It is carried in into the basket 1S. After that, after the X-ray inspection described later, the product M is carried out from the carrying out port 1b to the outside of the basket body 1S and transferred to the downstream conveyor 51.

In the basket 1S, an optical system including an X-ray source 10 and an X-ray detector 11 is provided. The X-ray source 10 generates X-rays L and irradiates the X-rays L toward the X-ray detector 11. The X-ray detector 11 includes a line sensor in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in one row in the width direction of the conveyor. A computer (not shown) is connected to the X-ray detector 11. The computer inspects the product M by reading and processing the output from the X-ray detector 11 at a predetermined timing, and creating an image having a distribution of light and dark corresponding to the amount of transmitted X-rays.

Downstream of the X-ray inspection apparatus 1, a separation device (not shown) for line-out the defective product is provided, and when it is determined that the defect is defective by the inspection, the product is transferred to the separation device. Line out.

Next, the main part of this invention is demonstrated.

2 is a side cross-sectional view showing the conveyor 20 and the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, the conveyor 20 includes both end rollers 21 provided with an endless belt B in tension, a driving roller 23 and a tension roller 22 described later. The said both ends roller 21 is provided so that it may protrude left and right from the delivery opening 1a and the delivery opening 1b of the goods M in 1S of basket bodies.

The conveyor 20 has a conveyor frame 30, and both ends of the frame 30 constitute a pivoting part 31. The rotating part 31 is freely rotatable about the center of rotation O. As shown in FIG. The said both ends roller 21 is rotatably provided in the edge part of the rotation part 31. As shown in FIG. Therefore, as shown by the dashed-dotted line, by rotating the said rotation part 31, the axial center a of the both ends roller 21 can be rotated about the said rotation center O. In short, the roller 21 can be hopped upward.

The rotating part 31 is provided with the stopper which is not shown in figure, and when the rotating part 31 is rotated reversely and the roller 21 of both ends is lowered, the said stopper will level the surface of the said frame 30. It is set to stop at a position where the level of the upper surface of the rotating part 31 is substantially coincident with respect to.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the frame 30 is supported by the frame support part 32 as described later. As shown in FIG. 4, the slider 33 is fixed to the lower part of the said support part 32, and the slider 33 is provided with the sliding free with respect to the rail 34. As shown in FIG. The rail 34 is fixed to both ends of the base 35 fixed to the basket body 1S.

The slider 33 is fitted into the sliding groove 36 and the end portion 37 of the rail 34 and slides at the same time, whereby the support part 32 and the frame 30 shown in FIG. It slides in the width direction W of the belt B with respect to the base 35. Therefore, the frame 30 can be taken out of the basket body 1S from the maintenance opening 1c provided in the side surface of the basket body 1S. Moreover, the X-ray detector 11 is built in the base 35.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the space S inside the loop of the belt B, the frame 30, the base 35, the driving roller 23, and the like are arranged. The X-ray L irradiated from the X-ray source 10 (FIG. 1) passes through the belt B above the X-ray detector 11 and then enters the X-ray detector 11.

The drive roller 23 is freely supported on the fixed portion 26 (FIG. 5) fixed to the lower portion of the base 35, and rotated by a drive device (not shown). As will be described later, the drive roller 23 is in contact with the inner surface of the belt B, and the belt B is driven by the rotation of the drive roller 23.

In the outer space of the belt B, a pair of tension rollers 22, which are pushed onto the conveying surface of the belt B, are provided. The tension roller 22 is rotatably supported by the roller support part 25 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, at one end in the width direction W of the roller support part 25, a fastener 27 is provided which engages with both of the base 35 and the roller support part 25 and fixes them to each other. have. On the other hand, the wheel 28 shown in FIG. 3 is provided in the other end of the roller support part 25. As shown in FIG. In the basket body 1S, the mounting base 38 is fixed, and the roller support 25 is moved by the fastener 27 while the wheel 28 moves to the depth of the mounting base 38. By fixing to the base 35, the tension roller 22 of FIG. 2 is pushed by the conveyance surface (outer surface) of the belt B. As shown in FIG. By the tension of the belt B, the inner surface of the belt is pushed to the drive roller 23, and the belt B is driven.

By the way, the said frame 30 shown in FIG. 4 can be mounted on the support part 32, and can be detached upward with respect to the support part 32, as shown by the dashed-dotted line. The lower surface of the frame 30 is provided with a locking convex portion 40 which engages with the upper portion of the support portion 32 and engages the frame 30 in the conveying direction X of the product M. Both ends of the support part 32 are provided with collar parts 41 which engage with both sides of the frame 30 and engage the frame 30 in the width direction W of the belt B.

Here, as mentioned above, the tension roller 22 shown in FIG. 2 is pushed by the conveyance surface of the belt B, and the upper frame 30 lower | lowers the support part 32 by the tension of the belt B. FIG. The frame 30 is fixed to the support part 32 while being prevented from being lifted from the support part 32 of the frame 30.

As shown by the dashed-dotted line in FIG. 3, at the time of maintenance, the wheel 28 is placed on the mounting table 38 after the fixing of the fastener 27 is released to lower the end of the roller support 25. ), The roller support 25 can be pulled out from the maintenance opening 1c. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the tension roller 22 can be detached upward with respect to the roller support 25.

Next, the cleaning and maintenance method of the conveyor 20 is briefly described.

First, the fixing by the fastener 27 shown in Fig. 6A is released, and one end of the roller supporting portion 25 is lowered as shown by the dashed-dotted line in Fig. 3. As shown in FIG. 6 (b), the tension roller 22 is separated from the drive roller 23 by the lowering of the roller support 25, and the belt B is loosened. Then, the rotating part 31 is rotated, and the said roller 21 is hopped upwards.

At this time, when the goods M are placed on the belt B, the goods above the rotating part 31 move toward the frame 30 by jumping the rollers 21 at both ends upwards. Therefore, there is no possibility that the goods on the belt B may fall to the floor or the like.

After the said leap, as shown to FIG. 7 (a), the roller support part 25 is pulled out from the maintenance opening 1c to the outer side of the basket 1S. After the withdrawal, the tension roller 22 is detached upward as shown in FIG. 5.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 7B, the support part 32 is pulled forward along the rail 34 so that the frame 30 is outside the basket body 1S from the maintenance opening 1c. Withdraw to After the frame 30 is taken out, the belt B is removed.

After the removal, as shown in FIG. 4, the frame 30 is lifted upward to be removed from the support part 32. In this way, the movable parts such as the belt B, the frame 30 and the driving roller 23 can be easily removed, so that maintenance and cleaning are remarkably easy.

As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment was described referring drawings, those skilled in the art will easily assume various changes and correction in the range which is obvious from this specification.

For example, in the said embodiment, although the optical system which consists of an X-ray source and an X-ray detector was set to one set, you may provide a plurality of sets of the said optical systems.

Accordingly, such changes and modifications are to be interpreted as being within the scope of the present invention as defined by the claims.

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the belt can be attached and detached without dropping the goods on the belt by jumping and rotating the rollers at both ends upwards. Therefore, it is hygienic and easy to clean the belt.

On the other hand, according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the conveyor frame is fixed to the frame support part by the tension of the belt, the belt can be detached upward immediately by removing the belt, so that maintenance is remarkably easy. Become. In addition, since the conveyor frame is fixed to the frame support by tension of the belt, the number of parts to be fixed can be reduced, so that the number of parts is also reduced.

Claims (8)

An X-ray inspection apparatus for irradiating X-rays from an X-ray source to a product conveyed on a belt conveyor and injecting X-rays transmitted through the product to an X-ray detector, thereby inspecting the product. The belt conveyor is provided with both end rollers provided with an endlessly shaped conveying belt so that the axis of the roller rotates around a predetermined center of rotation. And an X-ray inspection apparatus capable of detaching the belt from the roller by hopping and rotating the rollers at both ends upwards. The method of claim 1, And a basket body surrounding at least a portion of the belt conveyor and the X-ray source and the X-ray detector, An X-ray inspection apparatus in which rollers at both ends of the belt conveyor protrude from the product inlet and outlet of the basket body. The method of claim 1, The X-ray detector is disposed in the loop inner space of the endless belt, And a driving roller for driving the belt at a position below the X-ray detector in the inner space. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The basket body has an opening for maintenance on the side of the conveying path, The belt conveyor, together with a frame support for supporting the conveyor frame, is provided to be able to be pulled out of the basket body from the opening, and the conveyor frame is provided to be detachable from the frame support. Line inspection device. An X-ray inspection apparatus for irradiating X-rays from an X-ray source to a product conveyed on a belt conveyor and injecting X-rays passing through the product to an X-ray detector to inspect the product. A conveyor frame for freely supporting the rollers at both ends of which endlessly shaped conveying belts are tightened; A frame supporting portion engaged with the conveyor frame in the conveying direction of the goods and the width direction of the belt to support the conveyor frame from below, and to support the conveyor frame to be detachable upward; X-ray inspection apparatus for preventing the conveyor frame from rising upward from the frame support by the tension of the belt. The method of claim 5, And a base for supporting the frame support, wherein the support is provided to be pulled out in the width direction of the belt with respect to the base. The method of claim 5, A tension roller disposed in the loop outer space of the belt and pushed to the conveying surface of the belt; Further comprising a roller support for supporting the tension roller from below freely rotated, And the tension roller is provided to be detachable upward with respect to the roller support. The method according to any one of claims 5 to 7, The belts can be removed from the rollers by installing the rollers at both ends of which the endless conveying belts are tightened so that the shaft center of the rollers are rotated around a predetermined rotation center, and rotating the rollers at both ends to jump upward. X-ray inspection device.