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Birefringent inspection polarscope
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Inventors: Kowalski, Henry C.;
Assignee: GMI Engineering and Management Institute (Flint, MI)
Primary Examiner: Rosenberger; Richard A.
Assistant Examiner: Pham; Hoa Q.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Brooks & Kushman
A birefringent inspection polariscope for inspecting relatively transparent objects for defects is disclosed as having a source of white light to emit light along a path and, positioned in the path, a retarder to diffuse light from the source thereof, a fixed polarizer to circularly polarize the light and a fixed, circularly polarizing analyzer to convert circularly polarized light emanating from the polarizer to plane polarized light. An inspection area, in which to position an object to be inspected, is provided between the polarizer and the analyzer; and a lens is positioned to magnify light emanating from the analyzer. Also provided is a half-wave plate that can be positioned in the path of light to provide a dark background field to facilitate photographic recording. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
A polariscope for inspecting relatively transparent objects for defects, the polariscope comprising: a base; a housing mounted on the base; a polarizer frame mounted on the housing; a support post having an upper and a lower end, the lower end being mounted on the housing, the upper end extending generally upwardly away from the housing; an analyzer frame mounted to the upper end of the support post; a source of white light mounted at least partially within the housing and disposed to emit light along a path generally parallel to the support post; a first circular polarizer fixedly mounted at least partially within the polarizer frame for receiving and circularly polarizing light emanating from the source of white light; a second circular polarizer fixedly mounted at least partially within the analyzer frame for receiving circularly polarized light emanating from the first circular polarizer, an examination area being defined in the path of light between the first and second circular polarizers, proximate the first circular polarizer, for receiving an object to be examined; a half-wave polarizer mounted on the support in the path of light between the first and second polarizers, the half-wave polarizer being displaceable between a first position, wherein the half-wave polarizer does not intercept the path of light, and a second position, wherein the half-wave polarizer intercepts the path of light, thereby darkening the background surrounding an image formed by light emanating from the second circular polarizer; and a magnifying lens mounted at least partially within the analyzer frame for magnifying images formed by light emanating from the second circular polarizer.
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The polariscope as defined by claim 1, wherein the source of white light is a fluorescent lamp.
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The polariscope as defined by claim 1, wherein the magnifying lens has a magnification such that the lens is capable of forming an image the size of which is within a range extending between and including two and three times the actual size of an associated object viewed through the lens
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