| US 7,475,600 B2 | ||
| Method of and apparatus for evaluating elastic member quality | ||
| Soushi Rinoie, Wako (Japan); Daisuke Okonogi, Wako (Japan); and Masao Utsunomiya, Wako (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 26, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/492,946. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2005-220574 (JP), filed on Jul. 29, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0022822 A1, Feb. 01, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01N 3/32 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 73—818 [73/788; 73/790; 73/812; 356/237.1; 356/237.2] | 6 Claims |
| 1. A method of evaluating the quality of an elastic member, comprising the steps of:
pressing said elastic member with a predetermined pressure by a light-permeable plate;
capturing an image of a deformed state of said elastic member through said light-permeable plate while said elastic member
is being pressed with said predetermined pressure; and
comparing the captured image with a preset image to evaluate the quality of said elastic member.
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