INSPECTION MACHINE FOR SURFACE MOUNT PASSIVE COMPONENT

摘要

A visual inspection machine (1) for a surface mount passive component (3) having a rotating circular loader wheel (5) including an upper surface (7) which an inventory of component is placed and a rim (9) having a plurality of cavities (23) to accept a single component therein, a first vacuum means (49, 51) connecting to the loader wheel (5) for retaining each component in the cavity (23), a first inspection (55) external the loader wheel (5) for viewing a first side surface of the component, a transfer wheel (65) arranging planar to the loader wheel (5) for receiving the component from the loader wheel (5), a second inspection means (93) external the transfer wheel (65) for viewing the external surfaces of the component, computer/processor means (63) for tracking the positions of the component that have passed or failed inspection by the first and second inspection means, and a first removal means (101) and a second removal means (125) for removing the component that have failed and passed inspection, respectively, from the transfer wheel (65).