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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
May. 09, 2002
Tom Marttila, Espoo, FI;
Outokumou Oyj, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for inspecting the surface quality of the deposit created on the surface of an electrode in the electrolytic treatment of metals. According to the invention, a cathode ( ) obtained from electrolytic treatment is illuminated by at least one light source ( ) placed in an oblique position with respect to the plane ( ) that constitutes the cathode surface, and an image of the illuminated surface ( ) is made with at least one camera ( ); said image is then transmitted to an image processing arrangement ( ), and on the basis of said image, there are defined possible irregularities of the surface in order to classify the deposit ( ) located on the cathode for the next processing step.