Optics: measuring and testing – Inspection of flaws or impurities – Surface condition
Patent
1997-10-06
2000-07-11
Font, Frank G.
Optics: measuring and testing
Inspection of flaws or impurities
Surface condition
356371, G01N 2100, G01B 1130
Patent
active
060880937
ABSTRACT:
A method for surfacing panels, such as automobile panels or the like, includes the steps of applying a thin, reflective, flexible sheet to a panel to be surfaced, illuminating the sheet and comparing differing levels of brightness on the sheet in order to identify irregularities in the panel underlying the sheet. Thereafter, removing portions of the sheet that are overlying the identified irregularities in order to expose irregular portions of the panel, correcting the identified irregular portions and removing a remaining portions of the sheet from the corrected panel.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4629319 (1986-12-01), Clarke et al.
patent: 5745238 (1998-04-01), Long et al.
Font Frank G.
Hackler Walter A.
Smith Zandra V.
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