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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2022
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Masaaki Kishimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Hasegawa, Tokyo, JP;
Daigo Mukasa, Tokyo, JP;
Koya Shimada, Tokyo, JP;
Miho Asano, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/95 (2006.01); H01M 8/0297 (2016.01); G01N 21/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/95 (2013.01); G01N 21/8851 (2013.01); H01M 8/0297 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for inspecting a metal separator includes a step of detecting deflection of the metal separator with a height detector, a step of displacing the metal separator or an imaging device in a height direction according to the deflection of the metal separator to keep a distance between the imaging device and an imaging portion of the metal separator constant, and a step of imaging a weld portion with the imaging device.