BOTTLE INSPECTING MACHINE Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: mechanical engineering; testing and checking facilities. SUBSTANCE: machine has several inspection sections 8-10 for different purposes and sorting out position 11 which transfers bottles, depending on results of inspection, to different transportation sections 2-5. To check functioning of machine, closed cycle can be formed by inspection sections 8-10 and auxiliary transportation device made in form of rotary bottle holder to put out pilot bottles T from magazine. Inspection sections 8-10 formed by rotary bottle holders as well as bottle holder forming auxiliary transportation device have receiving sockets for bottles arranged over periphery forming uninterrupted chain by their receiving sockets when checking functioning of machine. This makes it possible to carry out system tests of checking devices even at high operating load of machine using small number of pilot bottles, in particular, at repeated passage of bottle through system without manual control. EFFECT: improved quality of inspection. 14 cl, 11 dwg