Patent ID: 8040375
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A method for inspecting a slider having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, comprising: a lifting step of lifting said slider upward and stopping said slider at an inspecting position while supporting said slider at an undersurface of said slider, wherein said undersurface is a surface that is other than a first surface, said first surface being an air bearing surface or a surface that is to be formed in said air bearing surface; and an inspection step of simultaneously inspecting said first surface and a second surface of said slider, said second surface being a surface that is other than said first surface and said undersurface, wherein said first surface is inspected by a first camera, said first camera being arranged in advance such that an optical axis of said first camera passes through said inspecting position, and wherein said second surface is inspected by a second camera, said second camera being arranged in advance such that an optical axis of said second camera passes through said inspecting position.