Apparatus for inspecting configuration of terminal legs of an electronic device
First Claim
1. An apparatus for inspecting the configuration of terminal legs of an electronic device, comprising:
- means for supporting the electronic device to be inspected at a predetermined position;
distance sensor means, disposed at a predetermined distance from the electronic device, for measuring the distance to a particular point on a predetermined travel path across the terminal legs of the electronic device by a beam of light, said distance sensor means providing an output signal representative of the distance between the sensor and the point on said predetermined travel path across the terminal legs;
drive means for providing a relative movement between said distance sensor means and the electronic device at a predetermined speed along said predetermined travel path, thereby to move the beam of light across the terminal legs of the electronic device to be inspected so that said distance sensor provides an output signal indicative of a measured profile of the terminal legs of the electronic device along said predetermined path; and
signal processing means including reference signal generating means for generating a reference signal representative of a reference profile of the teminal legs of the electronic device along said predetermined path, and a determination circuit connected to said distance sensor means and said reference signal generating means for comparing said measured profile of the terminal legs with said reference profile of the terminal legs to determine whether or not the terminal legs of the electronic device being inspected are deformed based on any discrepancy between said measured profile and said reference profile.
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Abstract
An apparatus for inspecting the configuration of terminal legs of an electronic device comprises a support base for supporting the electronic device to be inspected and a distance sensor, disposed at a predetermined distance from the electronic device, for measuring the distance to a particular point on a predetermined path across the terminal legs of the electronic device by a beam of light. The distance sensor provides an output signal representative of the distance between the sensor and the point on the predetermined path across the terminal legs. The apparatus also comprises drive mechanism for moving the distance sensor and the electronic device relative to each other at a predetermined speed along the predetermined travel path, thereby to move the beam of light across the terminal legs of the electronic device to be inspected so that the distance sensor can provide an output signal indicative of a measured profile of the terminal legs of the electronic device along the predetermined path. The apparatus further comprises a signal processing circuit including a reference signal generator for generating a reference signal representative of a desired reference profile of the terminal legs of the electronic device along the predetermined path. In order to determine whether or not the terminal legs of the electronic device being inspected are deformed as indicated by any discrepancy between the measured profile and the reference profile, a determination circuit is connected to the distance sensor and the reference signal generator for comparing the measured profile of the terminal legs with the reference profile of the terminal legs.
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3 Claims
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1. An apparatus for inspecting the configuration of terminal legs of an electronic device, comprising:
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means for supporting the electronic device to be inspected at a predetermined position; distance sensor means, disposed at a predetermined distance from the electronic device, for measuring the distance to a particular point on a predetermined travel path across the terminal legs of the electronic device by a beam of light, said distance sensor means providing an output signal representative of the distance between the sensor and the point on said predetermined travel path across the terminal legs; drive means for providing a relative movement between said distance sensor means and the electronic device at a predetermined speed along said predetermined travel path, thereby to move the beam of light across the terminal legs of the electronic device to be inspected so that said distance sensor provides an output signal indicative of a measured profile of the terminal legs of the electronic device along said predetermined path; and signal processing means including reference signal generating means for generating a reference signal representative of a reference profile of the teminal legs of the electronic device along said predetermined path, and a determination circuit connected to said distance sensor means and said reference signal generating means for comparing said measured profile of the terminal legs with said reference profile of the terminal legs to determine whether or not the terminal legs of the electronic device being inspected are deformed based on any discrepancy between said measured profile and said reference profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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