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Apparatus for the transillumination of articles with fan-shaped radiation
Assignee: Heimann GmbH
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Filing: 1990-08-09
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Granted: 1991-11-12
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Expires: 2010-08-09
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for inspecting containers or vehicles at airports for illegal contents, such as bombs, weapons, drugs or smuggled goods includes two x-ray generators and two line-shaped radiation detectors, a first of the radiation detectors receiving radiation from a fan beam of a first radiation generator, and the second radiation detector receiving radiation from a fan beam of a second radiation generator. The respective central rays of the fan beams are disposed substantially perpendicularly realtive to each other.
Inventors
- 👤 Rainer Bermbach
- 👤 Gerhard Doenges
- 👤 Georg Geus
- 👤 Cornelius Koch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01V; G01V5/00; G01V5/20; G01V5/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
An apparatus for inspecting articles to identify items within the articles, said apparatus comprising: means for generating a first x-ray fan beam; means for generating a second x-ray fan beam; means for moving an article to be inspected through said first and second x-ray fan beams in a direction perpendicular to said x-ray fan beams; first means for detecting radiation disposed to receive radiation from said first x-ray fan beam after penetrating said article, said first means for detecting radiation being U-shaped; second means for detecting radiation disposed to detect radiation from said second x-ray fan beam after penetrating said article, said second means for detecting radiation being L-shaped; and means for generating an image of said article from the radiation detected by said first and second means for detecting radiation.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
131 words
An apparatus for inspecting articles to identify items within the articles, said apparatus comprising: means for generating a first x-ray fan beam; means for generating a second x-ray fan beam; means for moving an article to be inspected through said first and second x-ray fan beams in a direction perpendicular to said x-ray fan beams; first means for detecting radiation disposed to receive radiation from said first x-ray fan beam after penetrating said article, said first means for detecting radiation being U-shaped; second means for detecting radiation disposed to detect radiation from said second x-ray fan beam after penetrating said article, said second means for detecting radiation being L-shaped; and means for generating an image of said article from the radiation detected by said first and second means for detecting radiation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said means for conveying has a conveying path and wherein said first means for detecting radiation has a middle leg and surrounds said conveying path on three sides, and wherein said second means for detecting radiation has two legs with one of said two legs disposed opposite said middle leg of said first means for detecting radiation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
69 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said means for generating said first x-ray fan beam is disposed so that said first x-ray fan beam has a central ray which is vertically disposed and wherein said means for generating said second x-ray fan beam is disposed so that said second x-ray fan beam has a central ray disposed at an angle other than zero relative to the horizontal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said means for conveying has a conveying direction, and further comprising: means for pivoting said means for generating said first x-ray fan beam so that said first x-ray fan beam is pivotable around an axis parallel to said conveying direction.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said means for conveying has a conveying direction, and further comprising: means for pivoting said means for generating said second x-ray fan beam so that said second x-ray fan beam is pivotable around an axis parallel to said conveying direction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said means for conveying is a means for conveying large containers and vehicles.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
68 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said means for generating said first fan beam is disposed so that said first x-ray fan beam has a central ray disposed at an angle other than zero relative to the vertical and wherein said means for generating said second x-ray fan beam is disposed so that said second x-ray fan beam has a central ray which is horizontally disposed.
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