Patent ID: 11867639
Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GMBH
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC G

Claim 16:
17. A method of inspecting a printed film for defects, the method comprising:
fixing the printed film in a film holder such that ends of the printed film do not move relative to the film holder when fixed;
stretching the printed film using a film stretcher to remove wrinkles from the printed film at a stretch area while the ends the printed film are fixed by the film holder;
imaging the printed film at a scan area within the stretch area using an imaging device;
moving at least one or the film stretcher or the film holder during imaging to move the stretch area along the printed film during imaging of the printed film;
scanning the printed film by moving the film holder and the printed film relative to the imaging device to image the entire printed film wherein the ends of the printed film do not move relative to the film holder during imaging of the printed film; and
processing the image of the printed film to identify defects.