Patent ID: 8233700
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. A solder printing inspection apparatus for inspection of solder upstream of a component mounting apparatus for mounting electronic components relative to solder printed on a board by a solder printing apparatus, the solder printing inspection apparatus comprising: an irradiation means for irradiation of light on solder printed on the board; an imaging means for obtaining image data of the solder irradiated by the light; an ideal solder position generation means, for a solder group including at least two solders for mounting of the electronic components, for generation of ideal solder position information indicating a position on the board of the solder including the solder group in design data or in production data; an ideal loading position generation means for generation of ideal loading position information indicating an ideal loading position of the electronic component loaded on the solder group based on the ideal solder position information; an image processing means for generation of actual solder position information indicating a position of solder included in the solder group based on the image data obtained by the imaging means and for generation of loading estimate position information indicating a loading estimate position of the electronic component loaded on the solder group based on the actual solder position information; an ideal solder inspection standard generation means for generation of ideal solder inspection standard information indicating a standard inspection position and/or standard inspection range of the solder included in the solder group based on design data or production data or the ideal solder position information; wherein the categories and parameters of the loading estimate position information are the same as the categories and parameters of the ideal loading position information; mounting position adjustment information is found based on positional shift amount and positional shift direction of the loading estimate position information relative to the ideal loading position information, and each solder included in the solder group is inspected using an actual inspection standard information obtained by shifting the ideal solder inspection standard information by just the amount of the mounting position adjustment information; and the mounting position adjustment information is outputted to the component mounting apparatus.