Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING APPEARANCE OF ARTICLE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPS6361105
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PURPOSE:To obtain an apparatus capable of automatically sorting fruits in an unmanned manner, by making it possible to perform more accurate classification by grades by making it possible to simultaneously pick up the image of the upper surface of an article and the images of our different side surfaces thereof using one sensor camera. CONSTITUTION:A plurality of mirrors are arranged on both sides of a feed path and above said feed path at the inspection position of a feed conveyor 1 feeding an article 2, and the image of the upper surface of the article 2 and the images of four different side surfaces thereof are respectively reflected in a predetermined upward direction to be projected to the image pickup surface of one sensor camera 3. Scanning is performed at every definite moving quantity in the advance direction of the conveyor 1 in synchronous relation to said conveyor 1. A plurality of the picked-up images are respectively processed to measure and inspect the shape and dimension of the article 2 and the state of each outer peripheral surface thereof by one sensor camera 3.
Inventors:
SUZUKI MOTOFUMI
MAEDA HIROSHI
MAEDA HIROSHI
Application Number:
JP20458886A
Publication Date:
March 17, 1988
Filing Date:
August 30, 1986
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MAKI MFG CO LTD
International Classes:
G01B11/04; B07C5/10; B07C5/342; G01B11/00; G01B11/24; (IPC1-7): G01B11/00; G01B11/04; G01B11/24
Domestic Patent References:
JPS5662508U | 1981-05-27 | |||
JPS5927876U | 1984-02-21 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Honda Kodaira (2 outside)