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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2006
Junichi Hada, Fukuoka, JP;
Eiichi Hachiya, Fukuoka, JP;
Junichi Hada, Fukuoka, JP;
Eiichi Hachiya, Fukuoka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A method for profiling the shape of a component using a line sensor () which is provided in a component mounter () and which profiles the shape of the component () three-dimensionally by (a) projecting a sweeping light onto the component () in a relative movement between the line sensor () and the component () held by a mounting head () so that the sweeping light traverses the direction of the movement and (b) detecting the reflected light from the component using a detector (). The method includes getting the component () from the component supply unitusing the mounting head (), rotating the component () by a predetermined angle within a predetermined surface, and profiling the shape of the rotated component using the line sensor ().