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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2019
Omron Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Katsuyuki Kawamata, Kyoto, JP;
Kensuke Tarumi, Osaka, JP;
OMRON CORPORATION, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
An alignment device includes a holding device capable of holding the second workpiece, a moving device that moves the holding device toward the first workpiece, a mirror member capable of reflecting the second workpiece, the mirror member being arranged adjacent to the first workpiece, an image sensor arranged to be able to simultaneously and continuously capture the first workpiece and a mirror image of the second workpiece reflected on the mirror member, and a control device that performs feedback control of the moving device based on the calculated position of the second workpiece with respect to the first workpiece based on the first workpiece and the mirror image of the second workpiece, which are captured by the image sensor, to align the second workpiece with the first workpiece.