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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2018
Universal Instruments Corporation, Conklin, NY (US);
George D. Eck, Binghamton, NY (US);
UNIVERSAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, Conklin, NY (US);
Abstract
A pick and place machine includes a feeder system configured to feed components to a picking location, a dispensing head configured to pick fed components from the picking location, a vision system configured to detect features of components picked by the dispensing head. The vision system includes an image capture device pointed in a direction. The pick and place machine further includes an illumination device that includes a plurality of light sources each configured to produce light having a controlled thickness and at a controlled angle relative to the direction. The controlled angle is configured to be non-normal with respect to the direction at which the image capture device is pointed.