Patent ID: 6829956
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: B25J,G01M,G11B

Abstract:
An inspection apparatus, which is directly connected to an assembly line and employed for inspections of a work after assembly, comprising:an arrival platform to which said work after assembly is carried in; an inspection table on which said work is inspected; a departure platform from which said work after inspection is carried out; a transfer unit for moving said work which has completed inspections on said inspection table to said departure platform as well as moving said work carried in to said arrival platform to said inspection table; a fixture for fixing said work moved to the inspection table while inspecting said work; and a plurality of inspection units configured to perform inspections in parallel while said work is fixed on said inspection table, wherein a magnetic tape cartridge is introduced as said work and said inspection apparatus further comprises at least two of the following inspection units: a write protect operation force inspection unit for measuring a force required for handling an inadvertent erasing protector; a door open force inspection unit for measuring a force required for opening a sliding door which opens or closes an opening for extracting a magnetic tape; a reel lock release force inspection unit for measuring a force required for releasing a locking mechanism for locking a reel; and a leader pin/spring contact inspection unit for inspecting contact conditions between a leader pin springs which holds a leader pins, and said leader pin.