Defect highlighting luminaire and inspection area

Details Defect highlighting luminaire and inspection area Defect highlighting luminaire and inspection area

1997-09-02

2000-01-11

Patel, Nimeshkumar D.

Illumination

Light source and modifier

Fluorescent type

362219, 362296, 362297, 362298, F21K 2700

Patent

active

060128259

ABSTRACT:
A luminaire to illuminate an article to be visually inspected for surface defects includes a housing having an opening in a forward face thereof. At least one elongate light source is accommodated by the housing. At least one linear reflector is also accommodated by the housing. The at least one linear reflector has at least one forwardly directed, angled reflective surface that directs light emitted by the at least one elongate light source such that the luminaire projects light onto a specular surface of an article being inspected resulting in a plurality of laterally, spaced images of the at least one elongate light source being reflected by the specular surface.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2845854 (1958-08-01), Kurek
patent: 5436726 (1995-07-01), Ventura et al.

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