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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2023
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/85 (2006.01); B07C 5/00 (2006.01); B07C 5/10 (2006.01); B07C 5/342 (2006.01); G01N 21/25 (2006.01); G01N 33/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 5/3422 (2013.01); B07C 5/10 (2013.01); G01N 21/255 (2013.01); G01N 33/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
A measurement apparatus used for a sorting apparatus for sorting objects includes a scanning unit configured to perform scanning with illumination light which illuminates the object, a control unit configured to control the scanning unit, and a sensor configured to measure reflection light from the illuminated object, wherein the control unit controls the scanning unit to track the object with the illumination light by changing a position of the illumination light in a moving direction of the object and a direction perpendicular to the moving direction.