Patent ID: 6788804
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: G01M

Abstract:
An optical member inspection apparatus, comprising:a rotatable spool with runners extending therefrom, said runners engaging optical members, for consecutively placing each of a plurality of said optical members to be inspected, firstly, at a first position and subsequently at a second position, wherein said each optical member is picked-up at said first position and a predetermined mark is stamped on said optical member at said second position; means for picking-up an image of said each optical member at said first position to output said image; means for judging whether or not said each optical member is defective according to said image of said optical member output from said image pick-up means; and a stamper for stamping said predetermined mark on said each optical member at said second position, depending on a judgement of said judging means regarding said optical member, said predetermined mark indicating whether or not said optical member is defective, wherein said placing means conveys one optical member to be inspected, which has not yet been inspected, to said first position while conveying another optical member to be inspected, which has been already inspected at said first position, to said second position such that all the optical members to be inspected are transferred to the second position regardless of a result of said inspection.