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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2009
Yoichi Hayashi, Odawara, JP;
Shinichiro Okada, Odawara, JP;
Yoichi Hayashi, Odawara, JP;
Shinichiro Okada, Odawara, JP;
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A hard disk inspection apparatus comprises a disk holding device which holds a hard disk; a light source which generates a light that illuminates an inspection region portion of a hard disk that is held by the disk holding device; a light guide which has a branched shape and guides a light from the light source to a plurality of light projecting parts; and an image pickup device which takes an image by receiving reflected light from the inspection region portion; wherein an illumination light is shone onto the inspection region from plural courses by shining the illumination light that is guided by the light guide onto the inspection region front the plurality of light projecting parts.