Shape-data acquisition apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12586222-B2
Application number	US-202318133001-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 11, 2023
Priority date	Apr 13, 2022
Publication date	Mar 24, 2026
Grant date	Mar 24, 2026

Abstract

A shape-data acquisition apparatus obtains shape data of a work surface and includes an illuminator, a transmissive optical element, and an imager. The illuminator has a luminance distribution of a first cycle to irradiate the work surface. The transmissive optical element faces specular reflected light reflected by the work surface and has a transmittance distribution of a second cycle. The imager receives the specular reflected light to capture the work surface. The cyclic directions of the first cycle and the second cycle folded at a mirror image position on the work surface are parallel to each other. A relation of b=a×f2/f1 is satisfied when a is a distance between the illuminator and the work surface, b is a distance between the work surface and the transmissive optical element, f1 is the first cycle, and f2 is the second cycle.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A shape-data acquisition apparatus for obtaining shape data of a work surface of an object to be inspected, the shape-data acquisition apparatus comprising:
an illuminator including light-emitting portions and non-light-emitting portions alternately arranged at equal widths along a first direction, wherein a distance between each light-emitting portion is f1, and the light-emitting portions irradiate the work surface with illumination light at an incident angle to the work surface; a transmissive optical element facing specular reflected light of the illumination light reflected by the work surface, the transmissive optical element including opening portions and non-opening portions alternately arranged at equal widths along a second direction, wherein the opening portions transmit the specular reflected light, and a distance between each opening portion is f2; and an imager at a position to receive the specular reflected light transmitted through the transmissive optical element to capture the work surface, wherein the first direction and the second direction, when folded at a mirror image position on the work surface, are parallel to each other, and a relation of b=a×f2/f1 is satisfied, where a is a distance between the illuminator and the work surface in an optical-axis direction, and b is a distance between the work surface and the transmissive optical element in the optical-axis direction.

2 . The shape-data acquisition apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the illuminator includes a second transmissive optical element, the second transmissive optical element includes the light-emitting portions and the non-light-emitting portions, and the second transmissive optical element is located at a position between an illumination source and the work surface such that a distance between the second transmissive optical element and the work surface in the optical-axis direction is equal to the distance between the illuminator and the work surface in the optical-axis direction.

3 . The shape-data acquisition apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a scanner to scan at least one of f1 and f2; and an image processor configured to:
perform arithmetic processing on an image of the work surface captured by the imager; and
calculate at least one of a surface inclination or a surface height of the work surface.

4 . The shape-data acquisition apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the image processor is further configured to obtain the shape data of the work surface from a factor of proportionality between a phase modulation amount obtained based on a result of the arithmetic processing by the image processor when scanning is performed by the scanner and a surface inclination of the work surface.

5 . The shape-data acquisition apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the scanner is a scanning mechanism to scan the transmissive optical element in the second direction.

6 . The shape-data acquisition apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein each of the first direction and the second direction is orthogonal to an incident plane of the illumination light on the work surface.

7 . The shape-data acquisition apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a rotation mechanism to rotate the object having a cylindrical or columnar shape about a central axis of the object, wherein the work surface of the object is continuously captured by the imager while the scanner performs scanning at a constant speed during rotation of the object by the rotation mechanism.

8 . The shape-data acquisition apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of a luminance distribution of the illuminator or a transmittance distribution of the transmissive optical element has a sine wave shape.

9 . A shape-data acquisition apparatus for obtaining shape data of a work surface of an object to be inspected, the shape-data acquisition apparatus comprising:
an illuminator including light-emitting portions and non-light-emitting portions alternately arranged along a first direction, wherein the light-emitting portions irradiate the work surface with illumination light at an incident angle to the work surface; a transmissive optical element facing specular reflected light of the illumination light reflected by the work surface, the transmissive optical element including opening portions transmitting the specular reflected light and non-opening portions not transmitting the specular reflected light alternately arranged along a second direction; and an imager at a position to receive the specular reflected light transmitted through the transmissive optical element to capture the work surface, wherein the first direction and the second direction, when folded at a mirror image position on the work surface, are parallel to each other, and a relation of b =a × f2/f1 is satisfied, where a is a distance between the illuminator and the work surface in an optical-axis direction, b is a distance between the work surface and the transmissive optical element in the optical-axis direction, f1 is a distance between each light-emitting portion, and f2 is a distance between each opening portion.

10 . The shape-data acquisition apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein
the illuminator has a uniform luminance distribution and includes a slit, and the slit configures the light-emitting portions and the non-light-emitting portions.

11 . The shape-data acquisition apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein at least one of a luminance distribution of the illuminator or a transmittance distribution of the transmissive optical element has a sine wave shape.

12 . The shape-data acquisition apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein a width of the illuminator in the first direction is larger than a width of the transmissive optical element in the second direction.

13 . The shape-data acquisition apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein
the illuminator includes a second transmissive optical element, the second transmissive optical element includes the light-emitting portions and the non- light-emitting portions, and the second transmissive optical element is located at a position between an illumination source and the work surface such that a distance between the second transmissive optical element and the work surface in the optical-axis direction is equal to the distance between the illuminator and the work surface in the optical-axis direction.

14 . The shape-data acquisition apparatus according to claim 9 , further comprising:
a scanner to scan at least one of f1 and f2; and an image processor configured to:
perform arithmetic processing on an image of the work surface captured by the imager; and
calculate at least one of a surface inclination or a surface height of the work surface.

15 . The shape-data acquisition apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the image processor is further configured to obtain the shape data of the work surface from a factor of proportionality between a phase modulation amount obtained based on a result of the arithmetic processing by the image processor when scanning is performed by the scanner and a surface inclination of the work surface.

16 . The shape-data acquisition apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the scanner is a scanning mechanism to scan the transmissive optical element in the second direction.

17 . The shape-data acquisition apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein each of the first direction and the second direction is orthogonal to an incident plane of the illumination light on t

Assignees

• Kuwabara Hiroaki
• Takahashi Shu
• Ricoh Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kuwabara Hiroaki
• Takahashi Shu

Classifications

• G02B26/105 Primary

  with one or more pivoting mirrors or galvano-mirrors (G02B26/101 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06T7/60

  Analysis of geometric attributes · CPC title

• G01B11/2518

  Projection by scanning of the object · CPC title

• G01B11/254

  Projection of a pattern, viewing through a pattern, e.g. moiré · CPC title

• G01B11/2522

  the position of the object changing and being recorded · CPC title