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Apparatus and method of testing a stick

US9612208B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 29, 2015
Grant dateApr 4, 2017
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Expiry dateJan 29, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2203/0682
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus of testing a stick includes a tension unit that applies tension to a stick having openings formed therein and fixes the stick in place, a first testing unit that is spaced apart from the stick and tests a surface of the stick, a light dispersion unit that reflects light emitted from the first testing unit, a distance measurement unit that measures a third distance from a bottom surface of the stick to the light dispersion unit, and a control unit that calculates a second distance from a starting point of a protrusion of the stick tested by the first testing unit to the light dispersion unit, calculates a difference between the second distance and the third distance so as to calculate a height of the protrusion and determines whether the stick is defective or not, based on the height of the protrusion.

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