Conveying equipment and inspection device

A conveying and inspecting apparatus, comprising:

• aligning means for aligning objects to be inspected in tandem, by applying vibration to said objects to be inspected;
• air conveying means connected to said aligning means for feeding said objects, by blowing compressed air to said objects to be inspected aligned in tandem;
• feeding means connected to said aligning means and said conveying means, for feeding said objects to be conveyed to said conveying means, by applying another vibration in a traveling direction of said objects to be conveyed, to said obiects to be conveyed which are aligned in tandem;
• conveying means connected to said air conveying means for conveying said objects to be inspected, by suction-holding a surface that is not to be inspected of said objects to be inspected;
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• inspection means operatively associated with the conveying means for inspecting the surface of the objects to be inspected.

An apparatus for conveying and inspecting objects which comprises,

• a vibrating feeder which aligns objects in a uniform manner,
• a linear feeder connected to the vibrating feeder which applies another vibration in the traveling direction and air conveying means for conveying said objects by use of compressed air,
• a first conveying structure, substantially free of vibrational influences, adapted to a hold a first surface of the objects to be inspected while exposing a second surface thereof,
• an air conveying section connected to the linear feeder for conveying the objects to the first conveying structure,
• at least a second conveying structure adapted to receive the objects from the first conveying structure by holding the second surface while exposing the first surface thereof;
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• inspection devices operatively associated with the first and second conveying structures for inspecting the exposed surfaces of the objects on the respective conveying structures.