Product inspection system, imaging system and mirror
AssigneesTyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
InventorsLei (Alex) Zhou, Dandan (Emily) Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Rong Zhang, Qing (Carrie) Zhou
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Abstract
An imaging system includes a mirror and an imaging device. The mirror includes a body and a conical hole formed in the body. An inner wall surface of the conical hole is a conical mirror. The imaging device faces a first opening of the conical hole and captures an image of a product in the conical hole. A light from a side surface of the product is reflected by the conical mirror to the imaging device and the imaging device captures a side surface image of the product.
Claims18
An imaging system, comprising:
- a mirror including a body and a conical hole formed in the body, an inner wall surface of the conical hole is a conical mirror, the body having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the conical hole extending between the first surface and the second surface, an angle between a central axis of the conical mirror and a central axis of the conical hole is greater than or equal to 20 degrees and less than or equal to 30 degrees;
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- an imaging device facing a first opening of the conical hole and capturing an image of a product held stationary within the conical hole during imaging, a light from a side surface of the product is reflected by the conical mirror to the imaging device and the imaging device captures a side surface image of the product, the entire product is arranged between the first surface and the second surface within the conical hole such that there is a first gap between a top surface of the product and the first surface and a second gap between a bottom surface of the product and the second surface.
A product inspection system, comprising:
- an imaging system including a mirror and an imaging device, the mirror including a body and a conical hole formed in the body, an inner wall surface of the conical hole is a conical mirror, the imaging device faces a first opening of the conical hole and captures an image of a product held stationary within the conical hole during imaging, a light from a side surface of the product is reflected by the conical mirror to the imaging device and the imaging device captures an image of the entire product at one time while the product is in the conical hole, an angle between a central axis of the conical mirror and a central axis of the conical hole is greater than 50 degrees and less than or equal to 60 degrees.
An imaging system, comprising:
- a mirror including a body and a conical hole formed in the body, an inner wall surface of the conical hole is a conical mirror, the body having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the conical hole extending between the first surface and the second surface, an angle between a central axis of the conical mirror and a central axis of the conical hole is greater than or equal to 20 degrees and less than or equal to 30 degrees;
- a product positioned entirely within and stationary in the conical hole;
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- an imaging device facing a first opening of the conical hole and capturing an image of the product in the conical hole, a light from side surfaces of the product is reflected by the conical mirror to the imaging device and the imaging device captures an image of an entire side of the product facing the inner wall surface of the conical hole, the entire product is arranged between the first surface and the second surface within the conical hole such that there is a first gap between a top surface of the product and the first surface and a second gap between a bottom surface of the product and the second surface.
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