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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Sang-cheol Kim, Sungnam, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Aerospace Industries, Ltd., Kyongsangnam-do, KR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 1/114 ; G01B 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 1/114 ; G01B 1/100 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for aligning components is disclosed. The apparatus includes a light source, a scattering plate for scattering light emitted from the light source towards the side of the component, a focus lens for focusing the scattered light having passed through the component, and a light detector for receiving the focused light from the focus lens to detect a side image of the component.