Patent ID: 6542236
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: G01N,H05K

Abstract:
An illuminating and optical apparatus for inspecting soldering of a PCB, comprising:a fixed member comprising a horizontal plane at an upper plane thereof and a tilted plane at the side thereof; first illuminating means disposed at the upper plane of the fixed member for illuminating an inspecting part attached to the PCB; second illuminating means disposed at the tilted plane of the fixed member for illuminating the inspecting part to obtain an image having a shade inverted to that obtained by the first illuminating means; first and second view cameras; control means for controlling a brightness of the first and second illuminating means and turning power thereof on/off; and optical means disposed at the upper plane of the fixed member for photographing large and small views of the inspecting part illuminated by the first and second illuminating means under the control of the control means, wherein the optical means comprises the first and second view cameras to draw light being reflected by the inspecting part and to obtain the large and small views, respectively, of the inspecting part.