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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2024
Rie Hirayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Koji Masuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Teruki Kamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Kiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Yuta Inoue, Kanagawa, JP;
Rie Hirayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Koji Masuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Teruki Kamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Kiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Yuta Inoue, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A car body inspection device includes a main inspection device includes an illuminator to illuminate a surface of a car body; a light receiver to receive specular reflection light from a first inspection area of the surface illuminated by the illuminator; and circuitry configured to inspect the first inspection area based on the specular reflection light received by the light receiver. The main inspection device is coupled to an auxiliary inspection device to inspect a second inspection area other than the first inspection area on the surface, and the light receiver of the main inspection device does not receive the specular reflection light in the second inspection area.