Patent ID: 6636625
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: G01M

Abstract:
An optical member inspection apparatus comprising:a plurality of image inputting means respectively provided for a plurality of types of inspection; means for consecutively supplying an optical member to be inspected to respective image input positions of said plurality of image inputting means; means for judging that said optical member is defective, when a defect of more than a predetermined value is detected on said optical member in at least one type of inspection amongst said plurality of types of inspection; and a supply order controlling means for controlling said supplying means in accordance with a frequency of existence of said defect for each of said plurality of types of inspection, said frequency of existence being statistically obtained through an inspecting operation, so as to firstly supply said optical member to one of said image input positions corresponding to a type of inspection in which a frequency of detection of said defect is higher than any other type of inspection amongst said plurality of types of inspection.