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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2010
Eiichiro Yamada, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Suganuma, Yokohama, JP;
Yuji Kobayashi, Yokohama, JP;
Tatsuhiko Saito, Yokohama, JP;
Takayuki Shimazu, Yokohama, JP;
Maya Miyata, Yokohama, JP;
Eiichiro Yamada, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Suganuma, Yokohama, JP;
Yuji Kobayashi, Yokohama, JP;
Tatsuhiko Saito, Yokohama, JP;
Takayuki Shimazu, Yokohama, JP;
Maya Miyata, Yokohama, JP;
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka-shi, JP;
Abstract
A detection apparatus for detecting foreign substances or defective goods, with which it is easy to accomplish inspection even if the inspection objects have a shape that tends to allow rolling, comprises: transparent membersand, partitionsand, a supplying unit, camerasand, a control unit. A removing apparatus, which includes such detection apparatus, comprises a suction controllerand suction nozzlesto. While the partitionsmove around, inspection objects A are each put in each cell of the partitions, and are photographed by the camerasand, from above and below the transparent members, respectively. The images obtained by such photographing are analyzed, and foreign substances or defective goods mingling in the inspection objects A are detected. The foreign substances or defective goods are separated from the conforming goods by selectively sucking the inspection objects A with the suction nozzlesto