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Apparatus and methods of inspecting ceramic honeycomb bodies

US10145805B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

CORNING INCORPORATED · US

Inventors

Alan R. Stanford · Eaton, US
Eric Daniel Treacy · Corning, US
Lei Wang · Shanghai, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 19, 2015
Grant date	Dec 4, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 19, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N21/95692
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An inspection apparatus and method to automatically inspect ceramic honeycomb bodies during the manufacturing thereof. The apparatus includes a light source to shine light through channels of the ceramic honeycomb body, a lens to receive at least a portion of the light transmitted through channels of the ceramic honeycomb body, a camera to capture images of the transmitted light, a support chuck to support the honeycomb body, and a controller to receive the captured images, to analyze each captured image, to adjust the support chuck and/or the lens based on the analysis, and to align the ceramic honeycomb body channels and the lens optical axis.

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