Device and method for optically inspecting a surface

Details Device and method for optically inspecting a surface Device and method for optically inspecting a surface

2006-12-22

2009-08-18

Perkey, W B (Department: 2862)

Photography

With object illumination for exposure

C356S237100, C356S237300, C356S239700, C356S239800, C359S663000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07577353

ABSTRACT:
The invention generally relates to a compact, inexpensive-to-manufacture, device of few components for optically inspecting a surface and a method for same employing the device. The section of the surface to be investigated is illuminated by a semitransparent mirror and a field lens, employing a telecentric beam path, and at least part of the light reflected or scattered by the surface is imaged onto the entrance pupil of the optics of an electronic camera by the field lens, via the semitransparent mirror. All optical and electronic components, along with a light- and dust-tight housing, are carried on a specially configured mounting block such that they are self-aligning. The method for inspecting a surface involves automatically recording a series of images of the surface under various types of illumination situations. Those images are assembled into an image of the entire section of the surface to be investigated and analyzed using known image-processing methods.

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