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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2023
Essex Furukawa Magnet Wire Usa Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Russell Glenn Post, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Daniel Alonso Prieto Jurado, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Essex Solutions USA LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A visual inspection system that may be utilized to inspect and identify defects in magnet wire or other objects is described. The system may include an outer housing, a light source, and at least one visual inspection device. The housing may include a channel through which an object to be inspected is traversed, and the channel may extend along a longitudinal direction and include an inner surface having a diameter that narrows along the longitudinal direction between a first point and an examination area. The light source may be positioned on an opposite side of the first point from the examination area along the longitudinal direction. The visual inspection device(s) may be positioned around an outer circumference of the examination area, and each visual inspection device may be configured to inspect the object through a respective opening in the housing.