| 摘要 |
Apparatus and method (10) for optical inspection (15) of fruit without rotating or otherwise repositioning the article (40) during inspection. Plural mirrors (57 and 85) are positioned to view different surface portions of each article (40) moving along a path, and those mirrors (57 and 85) consolidated the partial images to form a composite image viewable at a common objective such as a video camera (44 or 45). The images from individual mirrors (57 and 83), aiming those partial images toward the common objective aligned with the vertex (72) of the pyramid (63 or 86). A holder (31) supports each article (40) above a conveyor (18) with minimal surface contact, thereby minimizing portions of the article (40) not visible for optical inspection (15).
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