Abstract: A container screening device (200) including: a star wheel (60) arranged on or above a conveyance surface (201) on which inspection objects (101) are conveyed and having an outer periphery formed with plural housing portions (110) configured to house the inspection objects (101); a rotation shaft (220) arranged under the conveyance surface (201) and configured to rotate with the star wheel (60); a bearing portion (230) rotatably supporting the rotation shaft (220); air holes (60a, 60b, 220a, 220b) extending through interiors of the star wheel (60) and the rotation shaft (220) and communicating with the rotation shaft (220) and the housing portions (110); and an air coupling (240) fixed to a periphery of the rotation shaft (220) and configured to generate suction force in the air holes (60a, 60b, 220a, 220b) to suck the inspection objects (101) to the housing portions (110).

Abstract: A container transport device (100) including: a container holder equipped conveyor belt (1) provided along periphery thereof with plural holders (5) configured to hold containers (101); a container loading mechanism (10) configured to load the containers (101) to the holders (5); an inspection rotor (20) configured to inspect whether the containers (101) have a defect or not while conveying the containers (101) in a circumferential direction; a star wheel (30) configured to transfer the containers (101) from the container holder equipped conveyor belt (1) to the inspection rotor (20); a container sorting mechanism (40) configured to sort the containers (101) based on inspection results. The container holder equipped conveyor belt (1) is arranged to enter an inside of the inspection rotor (20).

Abstract: A container screening device (200) including: a star wheel (60) arranged on or above a conveyance surface (201) on which inspection objects (101) are conveyed and having an outer periphery formed with plural housing portions (110) configured to house the inspection objects (101); a rotation shaft (220) arranged under the conveyance surface (201) and configured to rotate with the star wheel (60); a bearing portion (230) rotatably supporting the rotation shaft (220); air holes (60a, 60b, 220a, 220b) extending through interiors of the star wheel (60) and the rotation shaft (220) and communicating with the rotation shaft (220) and the housing portions (110); and an air coupling (240) fixed to a periphery of the rotation shaft (220) and configured to generate suction force in the air holes (60a, 60b, 220a, 220b) to suck the inspection objects (101) to the housing portions (110).

Abstract: Disclosed are a foreign matter inspection device and a foreign matter inspection method, in which the accurate inspection of foreign matter is performed using captured images by continuous shooting in the state in which a movement locus due to the falling caused by the movement of the foreign matter along the inner wall of a container from the horizontal direction of the container as a result of rotation is formed so as to be long. A rotating device is provided with a rotation control means for executing the rotational motion in which container holding members for holding the container in a horizontal manner or at a constant inclination angle relative to the horizontal axis of the container, and the container are rotated at an angle of 60° or more, and then stopped, wherein a foreign matter detection means detects the foreign matter according to the movement locus of the foreign matter, which is formed using the captured images obtained by the continuous shooting for each rotational motion at constant time.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of devising an effective production method whereby the volume of Danishes is increased and the texture of Danishes is improved. The present invention can make Danishes, of which the volume after being baked is increased and which have a flaky and smooth texture, by adding a water-soluble soybean polysaccharide and an ascorbic acid. Moreover, the present invention improves the effect of inhibiting damages caused by freezing and the deterioration of quality during frozen storage. Preferably, the additive amount of the water-soluble soybean polysaccharide is between 0.05 and 5 weight % relative to flour, and the additive amount of the ascorbic acid is between 0.1 and 200 ppm relative to the flour. An even more prominent effect is exerted by freezing the Danish dough after proofing.

Abstract: Disclosed are a foreign matter inspection device and a foreign matter inspection method, in which the accurate inspection of foreign matter is performed using captured images by continuous shooting in the state in which a movement locus due to the falling caused by the movement of the foreign matter along the inner wall of a container from the horizontal direction of the container as a result of rotation is formed so as to be long. A rotating device is provided with a rotation control means for executing the rotational motion in which container holding members for holding the container in a horizontal manner or at a constant inclination angle relative to the horizontal axis of the container, and the container are rotated at an angle of 60° or more, and then stopped, wherein a foreign matter detection means detects the foreign matter according to the movement locus of the foreign matter, which is formed using the captured images obtained by the continuous shooting for each rotational motion at constant time.

Abstract: In an inspection device for inspecting for possible foreign matters contaminating a liquid filled transparent container, a red color illumination unit 23A is disposed behind a glass container 22 filled with liquid and a pair of blue color illumination units 23B and 23C are disposed so as to sandwich the red color illumination unit 23A. Both the red color and blue color illumination units 23A, 23B and 23C are disposed so that the red color light transmits through the glass container 22 and the blue color light reflected by a possible foreign matter in the liquid merges with the red color transmission light. Both the transmission light and the reflection light are separated by a color separation mirror 4 and are imaged by CCD cameras 5 and 6 so as to detect both black color series and white color series foreign matters can be detected at the same time.

Abstract: In an inspection device of possible foreign matters included in transparent containers (20), the transparent containers (20) are successively loaded through a loader rotor (11) on to respective rotatable stands (8) arranged along the circumference on an inspection rotor (1). Each of plural motors (M) mounted on the inspection rotor (1) is coupled to one or more of the rotatable stands (8) carrying each of the containers (20). Each of the motors (M) together with the concerned rotatable stands (8) and the container (20) carried thereon are individually rotated according to one of predetermined rotation patterns (P1, P2 and P3). A picture image of the container (20) is subsequently taken so as to inspect foreign matters possibly included in the liquid.

Abstract: In an inspection device of possible foreign matters included in transparent containers (20), the transparent containers (20) are successively loaded through a loader rotor (11) on to respective rotatable stands (8) arranged along the circumference on an inspection rotor (1), each of plural motors (M) mounted on the inspection rotor (1) is coupled to one or more of the rotatable stands (8) carrying each of the containers (20), each of the motors (M) together with the concerned rotatable stands (8) and the container (20) carried thereon are individually rotated according to one of predetermined rotation patterns (P1, P2 and P3), and a picture image of the container (20) after experienced of the predetermined rotation pattern in which liquid is still rotating is taken so as to inspect foreign matters possibly included in the liquid.

Abstract: In an inspection device for inspecting a possible foreign matter contaminated in liquid filled in a transparent container, a red color illumination unit 23A is disposed behind a glass container 22 filled with liquid and a pair of blue color illumination units 23B and 23C are disposed so as to sandwich the red color illumination unit 23A. The both red color and blue color illumination units 23A, 23B and 23C are disposed so that the red color light transmits through the glass container 22 and the blue color light reflected by a possible foreign matter in the liquid merges with the red color transmission light. Both the transmission light and the reflection light are separated by a color separation mirror 4 and are image taken by CCD cameras 5 and 6. Further, through the image processing unit 7, foreign matters are determined based on the picture images from the CCD cameras 5 and 6. Thereby, both black color series and white color series foreign matters can be detected at the same time.