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

Claim 10:
11. A film inspection system comprising:
a film positioner having a support plate having a support surface configured to support a printed film having a printed layer on a substrate of the printed film, the film positioner having a film holder configured to hold the printed film and fix the printed film relative to the film holder such that ends of the printed film do not move relative to the film holder when fixed, the support plate is movable relative to the film holder to a released position to release the printed film from the support surface after the printed film is fixed to the film holder, the film positioner including a film stretcher positioned relative to the support plate and the film holder to interface with the printed film, the film stretcher movable relative to the film holder to an extended position to stretch the printed film at a stretch area while the ends of the printed film are fixed by the film holder; and
a vision system having an imaging device configured to image the printed film at a scan area within the stretch area, wherein the film holder is movable relative to the imaging device and the film stretcher to move the scan area along the printed layer for line scan imaging the printed layer of the printed film, the vision system including an imaging controller processing the image to identify defects;
wherein the film holder and the film stretcher are movable relative to each other to move the stretch area along the printed film during imaging of the printed film and wherein the ends of the printed film do not move relative to the film holder during imaging of the printed film.