IP Library Granted Patent US 10,247,544
Granted Patent B2
US 10,247,544 · App. 15/559,681 · Granted Apr 2, 2019

Shape measurement apparatus and shape measurement method

Inventors: Atsuhiro Hibi (Tokyo, JP); Yusuke Konno (Tokyo, JP); Toshio Akagi (Tokyo, JP); Nobuhiro Furuya (Tokyo, JP); Tomohiro Kuroiwa (Tokyo, JP); Akihito Nakazaki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
G01B11/24G01B11/306
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Patent No.
US 10,247,544
App. No.
15/559,681
Granted
Apr 2, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

[Object] To provide a shape measurement apparatus that is capable of measuring the amount of warpage in the width direction of a strip-shaped body with higher sensitivity. [Solution] Provided is a shape measurement apparatus including: a light source configured to irradiate a surface of a moving strip-shaped body with linear light at a prescribed angle of incidence; a screen configured such that reflected light of the linear light on the surface of the strip-shaped body is projected on the screen; an imaging unit configured to image the reflected light of the linear light projected on the screen; and an arithmetic processing unit configured to acquire the amount of warpage in a width direction of the strip-shaped body on the basis of a line length of the reflected light of the linear light imaged by the imaging unit.

Claims (27)

1. A shape measurement apparatus comprising:

a light source configured to irradiate a surface of a moving strip-shaped body with linear light at a prescribed angle of incidence;

a screen configured such that reflected light of the linear light on the surface of the strip-shaped body is projected on the screen;

a camera configured to image the reflected light of the linear light projected on the screen; and

an arithmetic processor configured to acquire the amount of warpage in a width direction of the strip-shaped body on the basis of a line length of the reflected light of the linear light imaged by the camera,

wherein the arithmetic processor includes

a screen image length acquisition unit configured to acquire a line length of a screen image that is reflected light of the strip-shaped body included in a captured image acquired by the camera, and

a warpage calculation unit configured to calculate, on the basis of the line length of the screen image acquired by the screen image length acquisition unit, the amount of warpage in the width direction of the strip-shaped body from a relationship between a line length of reflected light of the strip-shaped body and the amount of warpage in the width direction of the strip-shaped body acquired in advance.

2. The shape measurement apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the light source irradiates the surface of the strip-shaped body with the linear light of a wavelength of not less than 200 nm and not more than 1700 nm at the angle of incidence of not less than 74° and not more than 88°, and

a line width of the linear light along a longitudinal direction of the strip-shaped body on the surface of the strip-shaped body is 2 mm or less.

3. The shape measurement apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the light source irradiates the surface of the strip-shaped body with the linear light diagonally from an upstream side or a downstream side in a movement direction of the strip-shaped body.

4. The shape measurement apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the light source irradiates the surface of the strip-shaped body with the linear light from a line side of a line on which the strip-shaped body moves.

5. The shape measurement apparatus according to claim 4 ,

wherein the light source is configured to be rotated around an optical axis of the light source by a prescribed angle.

6. The shape measurement apparatus according to claim 5 ,

wherein the arithmetic processor includes

a screen image length acquisition unit configured to acquire a line length of a screen image that is reflected light of the strip-shaped body included in a captured image acquired by the camera, and

a warpage calculation unit configured to calculate, on the basis of the line length of the screen image acquired by the screen image length acquisition unit, the amount of warpage in the width direction of the strip-shaped body from a relationship between a line length of reflected light of the strip-shaped body and the amount of warpage in the width direction of the strip-shaped body acquired in advance, and

the warpage calculation unit identifies the amount of warpage of the strip-shaped body on the basis of the relationship between a line length of reflected light of the strip-shaped body and the amount of warpage in the width direction of the strip-shaped body acquired in advance, and an inclination of the screen image in the captured image acquired by the camera.

7. A shape measurement method comprising:

a first step of using a light source to irradiate a surface of a moving strip-shaped body with linear light at a prescribed angle of incidence, and using a camera to image a screen on which reflected light of the linear light on the surface of the strip-shaped body is projected and acquiring a captured image in which a screen image that is reflected light of the strip-shaped body is included; and

a second step of acquiring the amount of warpage in a width direction of the strip-shaped body on the basis of a line length of the screen image included in the captured image,

wherein the second step includes a screen image length acquisition step of acquiring a line length of a screen image that is reflected light of the strip-shaped body included in a captured image acquired by the camera, and

a warpage calculation step of calculating, on the basis of the line length of the screen image acquired by the screen image length acquisition unit, the amount of warpage in the width direction of the strip-shaped body from a relationship between a line length of reflected light of the strip-shaped body and the amount of warpage in the width direction of the strip-shaped body acquired in advance.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 14, 2019
From: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049257/0828 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2017
From: HIBI, ATSUHIRO; KONNO, YUSUKE; AKAGI, TOSHIO; FURUYA, NOBUHIRO; KUROIWA, TOMOHIRO; NAKAZAKI, AKIHITO
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043633/0984 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-126592 · Jun 27, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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