Keyence Corporation

Hajime Matsuda

Shigeo Nakamura

Tomomi Izaki

Daisuke Matsumoto

Masashi Nakao

Takaaki Ito

To miniaturize an illumination device while meeting requirements of angle characteristics of a liquid crystal panel. A light sourceis arranged above an outer end portion side of a liquid crystal panelthat is positioned radially outward of an illumination housing. A relative position between the liquid crystal paneland the light sourceis set such that light emitted from the light sourceis incident within an effective angle range of the liquid crystal panel

Image processing apparatus

Based on a plurality of first pattern images, a first angle image with each pixel having irradiation angle information of first measuring pattern lights on the measurement object is generated, and based on a plurality of second pattern images, a second angle image with each pixel having irradiation angle information of second measuring pattern lights on the measurement object is generated. In accordance with the irradiation angle information of each pixel in the first angle image, the irradiation angle information of each pixel in the second angle image, and relative position information of a first light projection unit and a second light projection unit, the height of the measurement object in a direction of a central axis of a lighting device is measured.

To facilitate adjusting of a distance from an inspection target to an illumination section by providing a movable illumination section that is movable independently of the imaging section. An illumination apparatus has a plurality of LEDs arranged in a substantially annular form, a light diffusion member for diffusing light emitted from the plurality of LEDs, and a lighting control part for lighting the plurality of light sources in accordance with a predetermined lighting pattern when designated to start lighting. In particular, the illumination apparatus moves independently of a camera to adjust a distance to a workpiece.

Inspection apparatus, inspection method, and program

There is provided an external illumination apparatus capable of increasing flexibility of illumination, the external illumination apparatus including a CPU and a memory so as to control lighting of a plurality of illumination LEDs with reference to a lighting pattern stored in the memory, wherein this lighting control is executed by a lighting command from an optical information reading apparatus.

External illumination apparatus for optical information reading apparatus

In order to improve read stability, a printing condition is set based on not visual read of a user, but read with an optical information reading apparatus. A printing quality evaluation apparatus includes: an image acquiring section that acquires an image; a symbol extracting section that extracts the symbol in which the printing quality can be evaluated from the captured images acquired by the image acquiring section; a printing quality evaluation section that evaluates the printing quality of the symbol extracted by the symbol extracting section; an identification information recognition section that recognizes the identification information identifying each printing condition of the symbol; and an evaluation output section that outputs the identification information, which is recognized by the identification information recognition section, and an evaluation result of the printing quality of the printing quality evaluation section according to the symbol extracted by the symbol extracting section.

Printing quality evaluation system, laser marking apparatus, printing condition setting device, printing quality evaluation apparatus, printing condition setting program, printing quality evaluation program, and computer-readable recording medium

There is provided an illumination setting support apparatus that enables a user to easily set an optimal lighting pattern while visually checking. A schematic diagram of the illumination unit is displayed in the setting screen, so that clicking on a desired area inside this schematic diagram allows the arbitrary area to be selected from eight areas in the circumferential row of the 'outermost circumference' of the external illumination unit. Lighting pattern information is transmitted to a bar code reader and is transferred to the external illumination unit. Imaging is performed while executing illumination control in accordance with the lighting pattern to thereby immediately display a live image on a PC.

Illumination setting support apparatus of optical information reading apparatus

Provided is a code reading device capable of reducing a time from start of reading of a symbol code until a decoded result is transmitted to an external device. The code reading device includes first and second CPUs that access a shared memory, an imaging element that optically reads the symbol code to generate a read image, and a DMAC that transfers the read image from the imaging element to the shared memory. The first CPU decodes the read image in the shared memory based on a command of the second CPU. The second CPU selectively executes any one of an imaging control task, a decode control task, and a decoded result transmission task, in which the imaging control task is given priority over the decode control task, and the decode control task is given priority over the decoded result transmission task.

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Osaka, Japan

Hajime Matsuda