# US 12,487,079 B2 · Measurement device and board inspection device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,487,079 B2 - Document ID: US12487079B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/555,212 - Filed: 2021-04-23 - Published: 2024-06-20 - Granted: 2025-12-02 - Earliest claimed: 2021-04-23 - Assignees: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Takahiro Matsukubo; Takeshi Arai - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12487079B2 ## CPC - G01B 11/2518: {Projection by scanning of the object} - G01B 11/2531: {using several gratings, projected with variable angle of incidence on the object, and one detection device} - G06T 7/521: from laser ranging, e.g. using interferometry; from the projection of structured light - G06T 2207/30141: Printed circuit board [PCB] - G01B: MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL ## Abstract A measurement device includes an imager, a first projector to project a linear first measurement light beam onto a measurement target from a direction inclined at a first angle, and a second projector to project a linear second measurement light beam onto the measurement target from a direction inclined at a second angle. The measurement device further includes a controller configured or programmed to remove reflected light noise based on the first measurement light beam and the second measurement light beam projected onto the measurement target and imaged by the imager and acquire height information of the measurement target. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A measurement device comprising: an imager to image a measurement target; a first projector on a first side with respect to the imager to project a linear first measurement light beam onto the measurement target from a direction inclined at a first angle with respect to a horizontal direction; a second projector on the first side with respect to the imager to project a linear second measurement light beam onto the measurement target from a direction inclined at a second angle different from the first angle with respect to the horizontal direction; and a controller configured or programmed to remove reflected light noise based on the first measurement light beam and the second measurement light beam projected onto the measurement target and imaged by the imager and acquire height information of the measurement target. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The measurement device according to claim 1, wherein the imager, the first projector, and the second projector are operable to project and image measurement light beams while moving relative to the measurement target. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The measurement device according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured or programmed to remove, as the reflected light noise, measurement light beams at positions at which a position based on the first measurement light beam and a position based on the second measurement light beam do not overlap each other. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The measurement device according to claim 3, wherein the controller is configured or programmed to correct the position based on the second measurement light beam by expanding or contracting a captured image such that the position based on the second measurement light beam corresponds to the position based on the first measurement light beam, based on a projection angle of the first projector and a projection angle of the second projector. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The measurement device according to claim 3, wherein the controller is configured or programmed to shift and correct, based on the first measurement light beam and the second measurement light beam projected onto a reference height position, the position based on the second measurement light beam such that the position based on the second measurement light beam corresponds to the position based on the first measurement light beam. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The measurement device according to claim 1, further comprising: a third projector on a second side opposite to the first side with respect to the imager to project a third measurement light beam onto the measurement target from a direction inclined at a third angle with respect to the horizontal direction; and a fourth projector on the second side with respect to the imager to project a fourth measurement light beam onto the measurement target from a direction inclined at a fourth angle different from the third angle with respect to the horizontal direction; wherein the controller is configured or programmed to remove the reflected light noise based on the first measurement light beam, the second measurement light beam, the third measurement light beam, and the fourth measurement light beam projected onto the measurement target and imaged by the imager, and acquire the height information of the measurement target. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The measurement device according to claim 6, wherein the controller is configured or programmed to acquire a plurality of measurement heights based on the first measurement light beam, the second measurement light beam, the third measurement light beam, and the fourth measurement light beam projected onto the measurement target and imaged by the imager, and compare the acquired plurality of measurement heights to acquire one piece of height information of the measurement target. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The measurement device according to claim 6, wherein the controller is configured or programmed to reverse and correct positions based on the third measurement light beam and the fourth measurement light beam such that the positions based on the third measurement light beam and the fourth measurement light beam correspond to a position based on the first measurement light beam. ### Claim 9 A board inspection device comprising: a board holder to hold a board on which an electronic component has been mounted; and a measurement unit to measure the board held by the board holder; wherein the measurement unit includes: an imager to image the board; a first projector on a first side with respect to the imager to project a linear first measurement light beam onto the board from a direction inclined at a first angle with respect to a horizontal direction; a second projector on the first side with respect to the imager to project a linear second measurement light beam onto the board from a direction inclined at a second angle different from the first angle with respect to the horizontal direction; and a controller configured or programmed to remove reflected light noise based on the first measurement light beam and the second measurement light beam projected onto the board and imaged by the imager and acquire height information of the board. ### Claim 10 (depends on 2) The measurement device according to claim 2, wherein the controller is configured or programmed to remove, as the reflected light noise, measurement light beams at positions at which a position based on the first measurement light beam and a position based on the second measurement light beam do not overlap each other. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The measurement device according to claim 10, wherein the controller is configured or programmed to correct the position based on the second measurement light beam by expanding or contracting a captured image such that the position based on the second measurement light beam corresponds to the position based on the first measurement light beam, based on a projection angle of the first projector and a projection angle of the second projector. ### Claim 12 (depends on 4) The measurement device according to claim 4, wherein the controller is configured or programmed to shift and correct, based on the first measurement light beam and the second measurement light beam projected onto a reference height position, the position based on the second measurement light beam such that the position based on the second measurement light beam corresponds to the position based on the first measurement light beam. ### Claim 13 (depends on 2) The measurement device according to claim 2, further comprising: a third projector on a second side opposite to the first side with respect to the imager to project a third measurement light beam onto the measurement target from a direction inclined at a third angle with respect to the horizontal direction; and a fourth projector on the second side with respect to the imager to project a fourth measurement light beam onto the measurement target from a direction inclined at a fourth angle different from the third angle with respect to the horizontal direction; wherein the controller is configured or programmed to remove the reflected light noise based on the first measurement light beam, the second measurement light beam, the third measurement light beam, and the fourth measurement light beam projected onto the measurement target and imaged by the imager, and acquire the height information of the measurement target. ### Claim 14 (depends on 3) The measurement device according to claim 3, further comprising: a third projector on a second side opposite to the first side with respect to the imager to project a third measurement light beam onto the measurement target from a direction inclined at a third angle with respect to the horizontal direction; and a fourth projector on the second side with respect to the imager to project a fourth measurement light beam onto the measurement target from a direction inclined at a fourth angle different from the third angle with respect to the horizontal direction; wherein the controller is configured or programmed to remove the reflected light noise based on the first measurement light beam, the second measurement light beam, the third measurement light beam, and the fourth measurement light beam projected onto the measurement target and imaged by the imager, and acquire the height information of the measurement target. ### Claim 15 (depends on 4) The measurement device according to claim 4, further comprising: a third projector on a second side opposite to the first side with respect to the imager to project a third measurement light beam onto the measurement target from a direction inclined at a third angle with respect to the horizontal direction; and a fourth projector on the second side with respect to the imager to project a fourth measurement light beam onto the measurement target from a direction inclined at a fourth angle different from the third angle with respect to the horizontal direction; wherein the controller is configured or programmed to remove the reflected light noise based on the first measurement light beam, the second measurement light beam, the third measurement light beam, and the fourth measurement light beam projected onto the measurement target and imaged by the imager, and acquire the height information of the measurement target. ### Claim 16 (depends on 5) The measurement device according to claim 5, further comprising: a third projector on a second side opposite to the first side with respect to the imager to project a third measurement light beam onto the measurement target from a direction inclined at a third angle with respect to the horizontal direction; and a fourth projector on the second side with respect to the imager to project a fourth measurement light beam onto the measurement target from a direction inclined at a fourth angle different from the third angle with respect to the horizontal direction; wherein the controller is configured or programmed to remove the reflected light noise based on the first measurement light beam, the second measurement light beam, the third measurement light beam, and the fourth measurement light beam projected onto the measurement target and imaged by the imager, and acquire the height information of the measurement target. ### Claim 17 (depends on 7) The measurement device according to claim 7, wherein the controller is configured or programmed to reverse and correct positions based on the third measurement light beam and the fourth measurement light beam such that the positions based on the third measurement light beam and the fourth measurement light beam correspond to a position based on the first measurement light beam.