Detection device and detection method
A detection device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes an elastic member, a measuring part and a detection part. The elastic member is disposed between a first member and a second member at a bonding portion where the first member and the second member are bonded and the elastic member is configured to be elastically deformable. The measuring part is configured to measure electrical characteristics at multiple locations of the elastic member. The detecting part is configured to detect deformation of the elastic member based on the electrical characteristics measured at the multiple locations by the measuring part.
1 . A detection device comprising:
an elastically deformable elastic member disposed between a first member and a second member at a bonding portion where the first member and the second member are bonded;
a measuring part configured to measure electrical characteristics at multiple locations of the elastic member; and
a detecting part configured to detect deformation of the elastic member based on the electrical characteristics measured at the multiple locations by the measuring part,
wherein the elastic member is configured to seal between the first member and the second member.
2 . The detection device of claim 1 , wherein the elastic member is disposed along the bonding portion, and
the measuring part is configured to measure the electrical characteristics at the multiple locations of the elastic member along the bonding portion.
3 . The detection device of claim 1 , wherein the measuring part is configured to measure resistance values at the multiple locations of the elastic member, and
the detecting part is configured to detect deformation of the elastic member based on the resistance values measured at the multiple locations by the measuring part.
4 . The detection device of claim 3 , wherein the detecting part is configured to detect whether or not the deformation of the elastic member is normal based on whether or not the resistance values measured at the multiple locations by the measuring part are within a predetermined normal range.
5 . The detection device of claim 1 , wherein the detecting part is configured to detect bonding abnormality between the first member and the second member based on the electrical characteristics of the multiple locations measured by the measuring part.
6 . The detection device of claim 1 , wherein the elastic member is made of a resin having a conductive portion.
7 . The detection device of claim 1 , wherein the elastic member is made of a resin having carbon nanotubes.
8 . The detection device of claim 1 , wherein the first member and the second member are bonded to form a chamber, and
the elastic member is formed as a seal that airtightly separates a space inside the chamber from a space outside the chamber.
9 . A detection device comprising:
an elastically deformable elastic member disposed between a first member and a second member at a bonding portion where the first member and the second member are bonded;
a measuring part configured to measure electrical characteristics at multiple locations of the elastic member; and
a detecting part configured to detect deformation of the elastic member based on the electrical characteristics measured at the multiple locations by the measuring part,
wherein the first member and the second member are bonded to form a boundary between a first space and a second space, and
the elastic member airtightly separates the first space and the second space.
10 . A detection device comprising:
an elastically deformable elastic member disposed between a first member and a second member at a bonding portion where the first member and the second member are bonded;
a measuring part configured to measure electrical characteristics at multiple locations of the elastic member; and
a detecting part configured to detect deformation of the elastic member based on the electrical characteristics measured at the multiple locations by the measuring part,
wherein the measuring part is configured to measure resistance values at the multiple locations of the elastic member, and
the detecting part is configured to detect deformation of the elastic member based on the resistance values measured at the multiple locations by the measuring part,
wherein the detecting part is configured to obtain an average value of the resistance values measured at the multiple locations by the measuring part, and detect whether or not the deformation of the elastic member is normal based on whether or not the resistance values measured at the multiple locations are within a predetermined allowable range from the average value.
11 . A detection device comprising:
an elastically deformable elastic member disposed between a first member and a second member at a bonding portion where the first member and the second member are bonded;
a measuring part configured to measure electrical characteristics at multiple locations of the elastic member; and
a detecting part configured to detect deformation of the elastic member based on the electrical characteristics measured at the multiple locations by the measuring part,
wherein the first member is a substrate,
the second member is an end effector on which the substrate is placed, and
the elastic member is disposed on a placing surface of the end effector on which the substrate is placed, and is formed as a pad having a suction port communicating with a suction passage formed in the end effector.
12 . A detection device comprising:
an elastically deformable elastic member disposed between a first member and a second member at a bonding portion where the first member and the second member are bonded;
a measuring part configured to measure electrical characteristics at multiple locations of the elastic member; and
a detecting part configured to detect deformation of the elastic member based on the electrical characteristics measured at the multiple locations by the measuring part,
wherein the first member is a housing having a through-hole,
the second member is a rotation shaft penetrating through the through-hole, and
the elastic member is formed as a seal that fills a space between the rotation shaft and a side surface of the through-hole.
13 . A detection method comprising:
measuring electrical characteristics at multiple locations of an elastically deformable elastic member disposed between a first member and a second member at a bonding portion where the first member and the second member are bonded; and
detecting deformation of the elastic member based on electrical characteristics measured at the multiple locations, and
wherein the elastic member is configured to seal between the first member and the second member.