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EP0150846A2
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Defect detecting method and system
Assignee: Omron Kirin Techno System Co Ltd
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Filing: 1985-01-30
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-01-30
Abstract
Abstract In detection of a defect (1x, 1y) in a part (1a) of an object (1) having a surface which is substantially a surface of revolution, the surface of the inspected part is illuminated by light rays which are emitted through an annular portion (2a) coaxially disposed with the surface of the inspected part, and light rays reflected at the surface of the inspected part are received to form an image of the inspected part. The image is constituted of pixels corresponding to the respective portions of the surface of the inspected part. Signals having a value indicative of the brightness of the pixels are stored in relation to the respective positions of the pixels in the image. The stored signals are referred repeatedly to provide, as a setof signals, a predetermined number of the signals of the pixels positioned along an imaginary line extending radially through a central point (0) in the image corresponding to the axis of the surface of the inspected part and positioned and distributed within a radial range extending along the imaginary line. Judgement whether or not there is a defect is made in accordance with comparison of the signals of each set with a preset value, and with comparison between signals of two sets which are positioned along two of the imaginary lines which are proximate to each other.
Inventors
- 👤 Takashi Miyazawa
- 👤 Hiroyuki Fukuchi
- 👤 Sosuke Tateishi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 20:07
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N21/00; G01N21/84; G01N21/88; G01N21/90; G01N21/9054
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
232 words
A method of detecting a defect in a part of an object, said part having a surface which is substantially a surface of revolution, characterized in that said method comprises the steps of: illuminating said surface of said part (1a) by light rays which are emitted through an annular portion (2a) coaxially disposed with said surface of said part; receiving light rays reflected at said surface of said part to form an image of said part, said image being constituted of pixels corresponding to the respective portions of said surface of said part; storing signals having a value indicative of the brightness of said pixels in relation to the respective positions of said pixels in said image; referring to the stored signals to read out, as a set of signals, a predetermined number of the signals of the pixels positioned along an imaginary line extending radially through a central point (0) in said image corresponding to the axis of said surface of said part and positioned and distributed within a radial range extending along said imaginary line; repeating the reading-out of the sets of signals; and judging whether or not there is a defect (1x,1y) in accordance with comparison of the signals of each set with a preset value, and with comparison between signals of two sets which are positioned along two of said imaginary lines which are proximate to each other.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
232 words
A method of detecting a defect in a part of an object, said part having a surface which is substantially a surface of revolution, characterized in that said method comprises the steps of: illuminating said surface of said part (1a) by light rays which are emitted through an annular portion (2a) coaxially disposed with said surface of said part; receiving light rays reflected at said surface of said part to form an image of said part, said image being constituted of pixels corresponding to the respective portions of said surface of said part; storing signals having a value indicative of the brightness of said pixels in relation to the respective positions of said pixels in said image; referring to the stored signals to read out, as a set of signals, a predetermined number of the signals of the pixels positioned along an imaginary line extending radially through a central point (0) in said image corresponding to the axis of said surface of said part and positioned and distributed within a radial range extending along said imaginary line; repeating the reading-out of the sets of signals; and judging whether or not there is a defect (1x,1y) in accordance with comparison of the signals of each set with a preset value, and with comparison between signals of two sets which are positioned along two of said imaginary lines which are proximate to each other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
A method as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that the comparison of the signals of each set with a preset value.c6mprises: determining a sum of the signals within a section covering a predetermined radial range of pixels, said radial range extending along each of said imaginary line, and comparing the sum with a value predetermined for said section.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that the comparison between the signals of two sets comprises: comparison between the signals of the pixels positioned along two of said imaginary lines and at substantially the same distance from said central point.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
249 words
A system for detecting a defect in a part of an object, said part having a surface which is substantially a surface of revolution, characterized in that said system comprises: an illuminating device (2) having an annular portion (2a) for emitting light rays, said annular portion being coaxially disposed with said surface of said part (4a) when said object (1) is being examined; image forming means (3, 4, 4a) for receiving light rays reflected at said surface of said part to form an image of said part, said image being constituted of pixels corresponding to the respective positions of said surface of said part; storage means (8, 9) for storing signals having a value indicative of the brightness of said pixels in relation to the respective positions of said pixels in said image; means (11, 12) referring to the stored signals to repeatedly read out, as a set of signals, a predetermined number of the signals of the pixels positioned along an imaginary line extending radially through a central point (0) in said image corresponding to the axis of said surface of said part and positioned and distributed within a radial range extending along said imaginary line; and judging means (13, 14, 15) for judging whether or not there is a defect in accordance with comparison of the signals of each set with a preset value, and with comparison between signals of two sets which are positioned along two of said imaginary lines which are proximate to each other.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
249 words
A system for detecting a defect in a part of an object, said part having a surface which is substantially a surface of revolution, characterized in that said system comprises: an illuminating device (2) having an annular portion (2a) for emitting light rays, said annular portion being coaxially disposed with said surface of said part (4a) when said object (1) is being examined; image forming means (3, 4, 4a) for receiving light rays reflected at said surface of said part to form an image of said part, said image being constituted of pixels corresponding to the respective positions of said surface of said part; storage means (8, 9) for storing signals having a value indicative of the brightness of said pixels in relation to the respective positions of said pixels in said image; means (11, 12) referring to the stored signals to repeatedly read out, as a set of signals, a predetermined number of the signals of the pixels positioned along an imaginary line extending radially through a central point (0) in said image corresponding to the axis of said surface of said part and positioned and distributed within a radial range extending along said imaginary line; and judging means (13, 14, 15) for judging whether or not there is a defect in accordance with comparison of the signals of each set with a preset value, and with comparison between signals of two sets which are positioned along two of said imaginary lines which are proximate to each other.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
70 words
A system as set force in claim 4, characterized in that daid judging means comprises: summation means (32a, 32b, 32c; 34a, 34b, 34c) for determining the sum of the signals within a section covering a predetermined radial range of pixels, said radial range extending along each of said imaginary line; and comparison means (33a, 33b, 33c; 35a, 35b, 35c) for comparing the sum with a value predetermined for said section.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
A system as set forth in claim 4, characterized in that said judging means comprises: comparison means (42-47) for comparing the signals of the pixels positioned along two of said imaginary lines and at substantially the same distance from said central point.
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