Illumination devices for inspection systems

摘要

An illumination device of an inspection system of circuit board pin extending from a printed circuit board provided with a shroud to prevent reflected light from distorting or otherwise deleteriously affecting the image received by a video camera. In the device, the shroud surrounds the pin and around a passage for directing the camera. The light source is annular and surrounds the shroud with the shroud extending axially from the light source and in the direction of light emitted from the source.