Patent ID: 9040859
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: B07C

Abstract:
1. A detection apparatus for detecting foreign substances or defective goods mingling in inspection objects according to images obtained by photographing the inspection objects, wherein the detection apparatus comprises: a transparent member for inspection objects to be put thereon; a partition defining a plurality of cells for separating the inspection objects on the transparent member so that each cell defined by the partition is adapted to contain only one piece of the inspection objects; a supplying unit for putting each piece of the inspection objects into each cell of the partition; a camera unit for photographing the inspection objects from above and below the transparent member; a control unit for detecting foreign substances or defective goods mingling in the inspection objects by analyzing images photographed with the camera unit; and a transport means for moving the partition, wherein plural separated columns of the partition are provided, and the partition is united with the transparent member column by column, and the adjacent columns are mutually connected in a caterpillar-like manner.