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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2011
Applicant:
James M. Barba, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
James M. Barba, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc., Harrodsburg, KY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 9/47 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); G01N 21/00 (2006.01); H01R 13/64 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01); H04N 1/21 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2013.01); H01R 13/64 (2013.01); G02B 6/3895 (2013.01); H04N 1/2112 (2013.01);
Abstract
An inspection system which verifies the complete connection of two connectors at an inspection station. An indicator is placed on one of the first and second connectors which becomes hidden from view only when the first and second connectors are in a fully connected position. A camera is positioned at the inspection station which generates an output signal representative of the field of vision of the camera. That camera output signal is coupled to an optical recognition circuit which generates an alarm signal if the indicator is present in the camera image.