Abstract: The invention relates to a device for optically inspecting a container that is empty or filled with liquid, comprising an illumination unit and a recording apparatus. The illumination unit comprises an illumination surface, by means of which a two-dimensional light pattern consisting of at least two regions of different light intensities can be produced and the container can be irradiated with light from the light pattern, in particular said light can shine therethrough. According to the invention, a mirror system is further provided which is arranged in the beam path between the illumination unit and the container and comprises at least one concave mirror. The mirror system images the light pattern produced by the illumination unit onto the plane of the entrance pupil of the recording apparatus.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a centering apparatus for the orderly insertion of objects into a storage container comprising: a plate-like base body, a plurality of first indentations adjacent to one another in an outer edge of the base body, a cut-out in the base body, and a plurality of mutually adjacent second indentations in an edge of the cut-out, wherein the first indentations and the second orientations have the same orientation.

Abstract: An image capture system includes an imaging device and a reflective arrangement having reflective components positioned relative to an article to reflect portions of a surface of an article to the imaging device. The reflective arrangement reflects an image of the portions of the surface of the article for capture by the imaging device, the image collectively representing a contiguous periphery of a predetermined region of the surface of the article, the image usable to identify a symbol code on the predetermined region.