Object inspection system
US7164783B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 4, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30164
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An object inspection system includes an object feeding device, a positioning device including a rotatable wheel with a peripheral edge face formed with retaining grooves for positioning objects from the feeding device, an image recognition detector for detecting a side portion of the object in each of the retaining grooves so as to generate image data, and an image processing device for receiving and converting the image data into a set of calculated dimensions and for comparing the set of calculated dimensions with a set of preset dimensions so as to generate a first signal or a second signal. First and second object removing member are controlled by the first and second signals, respectively, to remove the objects from the positioning device.
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