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US 6,473,188 B1Granted
Apparatus and method for aligning components
AssigneeSamsung Aerospace Industries, Ltd.
InventorSang-cheol Kim
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Abstract
An apparatus for aligning components is disclosed. The apparatus includes a light source, a scattering plate for scattering light emitted from the light source towards the side of the component, a focus lens for focusing the scattered light having passed through the component, and a light detector for receiving the focused light from the focus lens to detect a side image of the component.
Claims9
An apparatus for aligning a component comprising:
- a frame having a hole;
- a suction unit combined with the frame, the suction unit being vertically and rotationally movable through the hole to pick up a component;
- a light source mounted on the frame;
- a scattering plate mounted between the light source and the component for scattering light emitted from the light source towards a side of the component;
- a focus lens focusing scattered light passed through the component;
- and
- a light detector for receiving the focused light from the focus lens to detect a side image of the component.
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A method for aligning components comprising the steps of:
- picking up electronic components;
- scattering light emitted from a light source by a scattering plate to illuminate to the side of the component;
- and
- detecting a side image of the component which results from the scattered light and is focused by a lens, during rotation of the component by an arbitrary angle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.