Patent ID: 7353954
Filing Date: 2008-04-08
Classification: B07C,G01N,G02B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A machine-vision system for inspecting a device, the device having a first side and a second side, the machine-vision system comprising: a first inspection station for inspecting a first side of a device; a second inspection station for inspecting a second side of a device; and a tray-transfer mechanism that operates to move the device in a tray, the tray having a height, a long-dimension side and a short-dimension side, from the first inspection station to the second inspection station in a direction substantially perpendicular to the long-dimension side, wherein the short dimension side is shorter than the long dimension side and longer than the height, and wherein the tray-transfer mechanism further includes an inverting mechanism that operates to invert the device so that the first side of the device can be inspected at the first inspection station and the second side of the device can be inspected at the second inspection station, wherein the inverting mechanism further comprises a mechanism for flipping the devices carried in a tray, the mechanism further comprising: