Patent ID: 8872529

Claim:
A component detection device, which is installable on component processing means which performs a predetermined operation to a conductive component interposed between one conductive member and another conductive member, the component detection device comprising a detection circuit for distinguishing between the conductive component and a conductive foreign matter interposed between the one conductive member and the another conductive member, the detection circuit being electrically connected between the one conductive member and the another conductive member, wherein the detection circuit comprises: a reference voltage generating circuit section for generating a reference voltage based on an input voltage; a voltage comparing circuit section for comparing between the reference voltage and a detection voltage input from between the one conductive member and the another conductive member; and a sensitivity adjusting circuit section for adjusting the detection voltage so that, when the conductive component is interposed between the one conductive member and the another conductive member, the detection voltage is equal to or smaller than the reference voltage, and when the conductive foreign matter is interposed between the one conductive member and the another conductive member, the detection voltage is larger than the reference voltage.