Patent ID: 8189183

Claim:
An optical inspection apparatus, comprising: a central shaft device comprising a pivot portion; a first arm with one end pivotally connected to said pivot portion, said first arm being provided with a light source thereon; a second arm with one end pivotally connected to said pivot portion, said second arm being provided with a detector thereon; and a linkage driver portion coupled to said central shaft device, said first arm and said second arm, said linkage driver portion being capable of conducting a movement to drive said first arm and said second arm to move relatively, wherein said linkage driver portion further comprises: a first linkage coupled to said central shaft device and said first arm, said first linkage being used to drive said first arm and said central shaft device to move relatively through force; and a second linkage coupled to said central shaft device and said second arm, said second linkage used to drive said second arm and said central shaft device to move relatively through a driving force; wherein said central shaft device further comprises a sliding groove with a sliding object disposed thereon, said sliding groove being pivotally connected to said first linkage and said second linkage; said first arm further comprises a first sliding groove with a first sliding object disposed thereon, said first sliding groove being pivotally connected to said first linkage, and said second arm further comprises a second sliding groove with a second sliding object disposed thereon, said second sliding groove being pivotally connected to said second linkage, said sliding object being coupled to a linear movement unit being capable of providing said sliding object with said driving force applied thereon, said first sliding object being coupled to a first linear movement unit being capable of providing said first sliding object with said driving force applied thereon, said second sliding object being coupled to a second linear movement unit being capable of providing said second sliding object with said driving force applied thereon.