JPH0792234A - Apparatus and method for inspecting article - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify and miniaturize an apparatus, shorten the processing time and reduce the cost, by sucking/holding and carrying articles in a storing magazine sequentially from an uppermost one by a transferring jig, and inspecting the articles during the transfer. CONSTITUTION:When a transferring jig 8 is stopped by a transferring body 6 of a transfer device 5 at a position corresponding to a magazine 4 storing IC cards, a supporting body 7 supporting the jig descends and the jig 8 sucks (9) an uppermost IC card 2 in the magazine 4. When the card 2 is moved slightly upward, an inspection terminal 10 is pressed in touch with an IC terminal 3 of the card 2. At this time, a content of the card 2 is instantaneously written in a memory and compared (inspected) as to discriminate whether it is good. Thereafter, while the supporting body 7 and jig 8 moves up and horizontally, a defective card is discharged to a storing part 11 for storing defective cards. On the other hand, a good card is printed by inkjet printing in a short time at a printing/storing part 12a. The jig 8 reaching a position corresponding to a storing part 13 for storing good cards descends to detach and store the card 2 in a predetermined magazine 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an inspection apparatus and an inspection method for an article including a circuit block such as an IC card and a circuit board and having terminals exposed on the surface.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Inspection of an article having a circuit block such as an IC card and a circuit board and having terminals exposed on the surface is carried out by bringing the terminals of an inspection device into contact with the terminals. In the case of inspecting a large number of such articles, the articles are transported to a predetermined position and stopped to perform the inspection.

As an example, when a typical IC card is used as this type of article, the IC card is manufactured by fitting and integrating an IC module with a resin for forming a card base. The inspection device verifies whether the finished product can be written in the ROM and whether the written content exists without error.

As an inspection device of this type, a large number of stacked IC cards are intermittently transferred from the one at the lower end,
Writing with a probe (terminal), verification of whether the written contents are accurate, screening of non-defective and defective products, numbering to non-defective products (usually engraved by heat fusion on the back), etc.
The transfer is stopped at the work process position.

The inspection device uses a so-called transfer drive device to perform the above-mentioned verification for each IC card.
Screening and numbering are conducted separately.

[0006]

As described above, in the conventional inspection apparatus, each step is performed individually, so that the apparatus needs a space corresponding to the number of steps, and thus the apparatus is increased in size. Correspondingly, there is a problem in that the processing is stopped by the number of the respective steps, so that it takes a long processing time, and the apparatus becomes complicated and the manufacturing cost of the apparatus rises.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an inspection apparatus for an article and an inspection method therefor capable of solving the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks and problems.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION That is, the present invention provides an article inspection apparatus having a circuit block and having terminals exposed on the surface thereof, and a magazine storing the articles with the terminals facing upward. A transport device for transporting the article, and a transport jig which is provided in the transport device and holds the article from above the magazine, and the transport jig sucks and holds the article from above. And an inspection terminal that comes into contact with the terminal from above the article.

Further, the present invention provides a method of inspecting an article having a circuit block and having terminals exposed on the surface, wherein a conveying device for conveying the article is provided with an inspection terminal for abutting the terminal of the article. In order to hold and convey the article by the conveying device, the inspection terminals are brought into contact with the terminals of the article for continuity between the contact and the end of the conveyance of the article. It is a method of inspecting an article for distinguishing between a defective article and a defective article.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for inspecting an article, which is provided with a circuit block and whose terminals are exposed on the surface, and a magazine for accommodating the articles with the terminals being the upper surface side and a conveying apparatus for conveying the articles. A printing device having a printing unit positioned within a transportation operation range of the transportation device; and a transportation jig that is provided in the transportation device and holds the article from above the magazine. Is an inspection apparatus for an article, which has a suction plate for adsorbing and holding the article from above, and an inspection terminal for abutting the terminal from above the article.

Further, according to the present invention, in a method for inspecting an article having a circuit block and having terminals exposed on the surface, a carrying device for carrying the article is provided with an inspection terminal for abutting the terminal of the article. In order to hold and convey the article by the conveying device, the inspection terminals are brought into contact with the terminals of the article for continuity between the contact and the end of the conveyance of the article. Is a method for inspecting an article which is determined to be a non-defective article and is printed by a printing device on an article which is determined to be a non-defective article.

Further, according to the present invention, in an inspection apparatus for an article having a circuit block and having terminals exposed on the surface, a magazine storing the articles with the terminals facing the upper surface side and the articles from the magazine are A supply mechanism that picks up each one and supplies it to a predetermined position, a conveyance device that conveys the article supplied to the predetermined position by the supply mechanism, and a conveyance device that is provided in the conveyance device and holds the article from above the magazine. A carrying jig is provided, and the carrying jig is an inspecting apparatus for an article, which has a suction plate for adsorbing and holding the article from above and an inspecting terminal that comes into contact with the terminal from above the article.

Further, according to the present invention, in a method of inspecting an article having a circuit block and having terminals exposed on the surface, the articles are taken out one by one from a magazine storing the articles and supplied to a predetermined position. In transporting the article supplied to the transport apparatus, the transport apparatus includes an inspection terminal that abuts a terminal of the article,
In order to hold and convey the article by the conveying device, the inspection terminal is brought into contact with the terminal of the article for continuity between the time of contact and the end of conveyance of the article,
It is an inspection method of an article for discriminating between a good product and a defective product.

[0014]

In the present invention, the case where the articles in the article storage magazine are sequentially adsorbed and held by the conveying jig of the conveying device from the uppermost article, and the articles are conveyed to the uppermost article, Since there is no such article, it is possible to avoid the conventional situation in which the article is damaged. During the period from the beginning to the end of the transfer operation by the transfer device, the terminals of the inspection device are brought into contact with the terminals of the article for inspection. That is, during the transfer operation, for example, the writing of the article in the memory or the collation of the written content is performed. A conventionally known means is used for this inspection.

Further, when the printing device is provided, the articles are inspected to discriminate the non-defective article from the defective article, and the back surface of the article judged to be the non-defective article is printed by the printing apparatus during the transportation.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a conceptual configuration of the present invention.
In this embodiment, an IC card will be described as an example of the article to be inspected. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an inspection device, and an IC card storage magazine 4 in which a plurality of IC cards are stacked is installed in the inspection device 1 with the IC terminal 3 of the IC card 2 on the upper surface side. Reference numeral 5 denotes a transport device for transporting the IC card 2. The transport device 6 travels in the flow direction of the IC card (hereinafter, also referred to as the X direction), and the jig support 7 that moves up and down by the motor drive with respect to the transport member 6. A transport jig 8 installed below the jig support 7 is provided. The carrier 6 travels in the X direction along the rails 6a, and the jig support 7 moves in the Y direction along the rack 6b of the carrier 6. These operations are performed by driving a motor (not shown) under microcomputer control. In this way, the transfer jig 8 moves in the X and Y directions. Then, as will be described later, the carrying jig 8 carries the IC cards 2 from the IC card storage magazine 4 one by one to the target position while inspecting them.

The carrying jig 8 includes a suction plate 9 for sucking and holding the IC card 2 from above, and an I-board from above the IC card 2.
It is provided with terminals 10 of the inspection device which abut on the C terminal 3. Further, the jig support 7 has a built-in pump for generating a negative pressure. This negative pressure is guided to the suction plate 9 by a hose, and the valve I provided in the middle is opened and closed to remove the I
Adsorption and non-adsorption of the C card 2 are performed.

Then, the transfer jig 8 moves in the Y direction,
When the IC card 2 is sucked by the suction board 9, the terminals 10 and 10 come into contact with the IC terminal 3 of the IC card 2 at the same time. Therefore, since the terminals 10 and 10 are in contact with the IC terminal 3 of the IC card 2 in the state where the IC card 2 is sucked by the suction board 9, it is possible to perform the inspection during the transport operation.

The transfer jig 8 is, as an example, as shown in FIG. 2, a suction plate 9 and terminals 10, 1 provided under the jig plate 8a.
0, and the jig plate 8a is connected to the jig support 7 by a connecting member 8b.
It is provided so that it can be moved up and down through, and the rotation direction is restricted. Further, the connecting member 8b is provided with a coil spring 8c, and therefore, the suction plate 9 and the terminals 10, 10 are activated during operation.
Is lowered and comes into contact with the IC card 2, the connecting member 8b is buried in the jig support 7 side and the elastic force of the coil spring 8c reduces the impact of the contact and the height difference of the upper surface of the IC card. It is designed to be able to. As shown in FIG. 3, each terminal 10 is provided to be retractable from the housing 10a, and a compression spring 10b is mounted in the housing 10a.
Even when it comes into contact with the IC terminal 3 of the card 2, the impact can be alleviated. Moreover, the contact between the terminals is ensured.

From the position where the IC card storage magazine 4 of the inspection device 1 is installed, on the downstream side in the X direction, a defective product storage portion 11 for storing a defective IC card, a printing device 12 for printing on the back surface of the IC card 2, an inspection A non-defective item storage portion 13 for storing the finished IC card is provided.

The IC card storage magazine 4 is installed so that the uppermost one of the IC cards 2 stored in the IC card storage magazine 4 is located on the reference plane 1a of the inspection apparatus 1. Note that I
As the C card 2 is transferred, the uppermost one of the IC card storage magazine 4 is sequentially lowered, but the transfer jig 8 can be moved in the Y direction. The control is performed to gradually increase the movement stroke of the Y direction. If the movement stroke of the transfer jig 8 in the Y direction cannot be increased, the IC card 2 at the top of the IC card storage magazine 4 should be positioned on the reference surface 1a of the inspection device 1. Figure 1
As shown in, it is advisable to install an elevator 4a that pushes up the IC card 2 in the IC card storage magazine 4 from below.

The defective product storage section 11 may be any storage tool having an upper opening.

The printing device 12 includes an ink jet type printing section 12a. The printing unit 12a is a drive unit 1
It can be moved in the X and Y directions by 2b, and is synchronized with a part of the carrying operation of the carrying device 5 by a controller (not shown). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, when the carrying jig 8 holding the IC card 2 passes above the printing device 12, the printing unit 12a moves in the Y direction (upward) and the carrying jig 8 moves in the X direction in synchronism with the transfer operation of FIG.
Inkjet printing is performed within a short time when the card comes in contact with the back surface of the C card 2. The drive mechanism in the X and Y directions by the drive device 12b may be a biaxial robot, an arbitrary one using a belt or a chain, a cam or the like. Further, when focusing on ink jet printing, as shown in FIG. 5, which will be described later, when the conveyance jig 8 holding the IC card 2 passes above the printing device 12 even when the printing unit 12a is fixed, Printing part 1
Printing can be performed by the printing unit 12a depending on the position of 2a or the transfer trajectory of the transport jig 8.

The non-defective product storage unit 13 is provided with a plurality of the above-mentioned IC card storage magazines 4. In this example, the IC
While installing the card storage magazines 4 and 4 in an annular shape, for example, by a rotation mechanism with an intermediate stop by Geneva,
When a predetermined number (for example, 100) of IC cards 2 are stored, the next empty IC card storage magazine 4 moves to a predetermined position.

The reference numeral 14 designates a paper feed section on which paper for identification is placed. This means that when a certain number (for example, 100) of IC cards 2 are stacked in the non-defective item storage section 13, paper is placed on the upper surface of the IC cards 2 in order to identify the number. The paper in the paper feed unit 14 is supplied to the IC card 2 on the non-defective product storage unit 13 by the transport jig 8. However, when printing is performed on the back surface of the IC card as in this embodiment, the number of sheets can be discriminated by the printing, and thus the paper feeding operation is usually omitted.

Next, the inspection device 1 configured as described above.
The operation of will be described. As described above, the following operation is performed by microcomputer control according to a preset operation mode.

The carrier 6 of the carrier 5 travels in the X direction along the rail 6a, and the carrier jig 8 stops at a position corresponding to the IC card storage magazine 4. The jig support 7 descends in the Y direction along the rack 6b of the carrier 6, and the carrier jig 8 also descends accordingly. When the suction plate 9 of the transfer jig 8 comes into contact with the IC card 2, the valve of the negative pressure tube is opened, the IC card 2 is sucked by the suction plate 9, and the IC card 2 is sucked and moved slightly upward. Retained. At the same time, the terminals 10 and 10 contact the IC terminal 3 of the IC card 2. At this time, the writing into the memory of the IC card and the collation (inspection) of the written contents are instantaneously performed.

As the jig support 7 rises in the Y direction,
The conveying jig 8 also rises and then moves in the X direction. At this time, the writing into the memory of the IC card 2 or the collation of the written contents has already been completed, and the good product and the defective product are discriminated here. In the case of a rare defective product, the transfer jig 8 descends in the Y direction at a location corresponding to the defective product storage portion 11 during the transfer in the X direction, and the valve of the negative pressure tube is closed to close the suction plate. The IC card 2 is removed from the card 9 and discharged into the defective product storage unit 11. It should be noted that when the suction tube stops closing and suction is stopped, the IC card 2 is forcibly disengaged from the suction plate 9 due to its own weight and the elastic force of the compression spring 10b of the terminal 10.

If the IC card 2 is judged to be non-defective,
It is transferred as it is in the X direction by the transfer jig 8. When the carrying jig 8 reaches the printing device 12, the printing unit 12a of the printing device 12 starts operating, the printing unit 12a moves in the Y direction (upward), and in synchronization with the transfer operation of the carrying jig 8. It moves in the X direction, at which time the printing portion 12a comes into contact with the back surface of the IC card 2, and ink jet printing is performed within a short time accompanying the printing. These series of operations are basically performed without changing the transfer speed of the transfer jig 8 in the X direction. However, depending on the driving device 12b of the printing device 12 used for this (for example, a cam mechanism or the like), the driving device 1
A transfer speed setting in the X direction of the transfer jig 8 that is linked to the drive speed of 2b may be provided. When printing is completed, the printing unit 12a returns to the initial setting position.

After that, the transfer jig 8 reaches a position corresponding to the non-defective product storage portion 13, and is lowered in the Y direction so that the IC card 2 faces the predetermined IC card storage magazine 4 and the negative pressure tube valve is pressed. Is closed and the IC card 2 is detached from the suction plate 9, and the IC card 2 is stored in the non-defective product storage portion 13.

When the series of operations described above is performed a predetermined number of times, the next empty IC card storage magazine 4 moves to a predetermined position. In this way, the inspection of the next lot is started again.

In a special case such as when printing is not performed, when the series of operations described above is performed a predetermined number of times, the transport jig 8 reciprocates once to the paper feeding unit 14 to feed paper. Part 14
Paper is supplied to the IC card 2 on the non-defective item storage unit 13, and then the next empty IC card storage magazine 4 moves to a predetermined position.

FIG. 5 shows a case where a pair of conveying jigs 8 are provided and the printing device 12 is of a fixed type such as a stamp. In this case, one transfer jig 8'is IC
The other carrying jig 8 ″ is provided so as to face the printing device 12 when facing the card storage magazine 4, whereby the suction operation of the IC card 2 from the IC card storage magazine 4 and the printing device are performed. The printing in 12, and the printing operation in the printing device 12 and the storing operation in the non-defective product storing portion 13 are simultaneously performed in parallel.

In addition to the above-mentioned configuration, for example, a pair of carrying jigs 8 may be provided on both sides of the rail 6a for inspection so that a plurality of carrying jigs 8 can simultaneously move in the X direction, and carrying jigs can be carried. A solenoid, an air cylinder or the like may be used as a mechanism for moving the jig 8 up and down.
An arbitrary configuration can be adopted, such as a plurality of suction plates 9 provided on one carrying jig 8.

FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the present invention.
In this example, the transport jig 8 of the transport device 5 is configured to move only in a fixed direction (vertical direction in the embodiment), and the IC cards 2 are taken out one by one from the magazine 4 and supplied to a predetermined position. A mechanism 15 is separately provided, and a marking device 19 and a sorting device 20 for sorting good products and defective products are installed in the moving range of the transfer jig 8.

In the supply mechanism 15, a plate-shaped slider 16 reciprocates in the left-right direction. In this example, the rotational force of the drive motor 18 installed in the slider guide portion 17 is applied to the drive mechanism (not shown). Is converted to reciprocating movement of the slider 16 by the above, and the magazine 4 is installed on the upper portion of the slider 16 so as not to hinder the reciprocating movement of the slider 16, and the slider 16 has an IC card in the magazine 4. 2 shape and thickness 16a
Is equipped with. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, when the recess 16a of the slider 16 is located below the magazine 4, one IC card 2 is stored in the recess 16a, and when the slider 16 moves, the stored IC card is stored. Only 2 moves together with the slider 16.

The marking device 19 is provided with a marking portion 19a at its upper end and prints numbers and symbols on the back surface of the IC card 2 sent thereto, and normally prints serial numbers.

The sorting device 20 is a device for sorting good products and defective products of the IC card 2 which are discriminated by the time they are sent to the sorting device 20. On the other hand, the sorting device 20 has a rotating body 21 for holding and sending the good products. A guide chute 22 and a magazine 4 for the non-defective product storage unit 13 are provided, and on the other hand, a rotating body 23 for holding and sending out a defective product, a guide chute 24, and a magazine 4 for the non-defective product storage unit 11.

The rotating bodies 21 and 23 are provided with comb-shaped IC card holders 21a and 23a, respectively.
The IC card holders 21a and 23a are alternately engaged at the horizontal position. When the rotary bodies 21 and 23 are rotated by driving the solenoid 25, the IC card holding bodies 21a,
23a rotates, and as described later, the IC card holder 21
IC cards on a and 23a are guide chutes 22 or 24
It is stored in the non-defective product storage unit 13 or the defective product storage unit 11 via the. Incidentally, a part of both IC card holders 21a, 23a corresponding to the marking portion 19a is removed so that the marking portion 19a at the upper end of the marking device 19 is exposed.

Next, the operation of the inspection device 1 in this embodiment will be described. This operation is also performed by microcomputer control in accordance with a preset operation mode.

The transfer jig 8 of the transfer device 5 is located above,
When one IC card 2 is stored in the recess 16a from the state in which the recess 16a of the slider 16 is located in the lower portion of the magazine 4 (the state shown in FIG. 7), the slider 16 moves to the transfer jig 8 Move in the direction. The slider 16 stops at a position where the stored IC card 2 is located below the carrying jig 8, and then the suction plate 9 of the carrying jig 8 that has descended moves to the I position.
When the C card 2 is contacted, the valve of the negative pressure tube is opened, and the IC card 2 is sucked by the suction plate 9,
The card 2 is adsorbed, moved slightly upward and held.
At the same time, the terminals 10 and 10 contact the IC terminal 3 of the IC card 2. At this time, similarly to the previous example, the writing into the memory of the IC card and the collation (inspection) of the written contents are instantaneously performed.

When the carrying jig 8 is slightly raised, the slider 16 moves to the IC card storage magazine 4 side, and when the slider 16 comes out from the lower part of the carrying jig 8, the carrying jig 8 is lowered (see FIG. 8). ). IC card 2 is already available at this point
Has been completed in the memory or the collation of the written content has been completed.

Since it is usually a non-defective product, the carrier jig 8 lowers the IC card 2 held by the carrier jig 8 to a position where the back surface of the IC card 2 contacts the marking portion 19a at the upper end of the marking device 19, and the IC card 2 is held.
Is stamped (see FIG. 9).

The transfer jig 8 rises, the valve of the negative pressure tube is closed at the same time, and the IC card 2 is removed from the suction plate 9,
When the vacuum tube valve closes and adsorption stops, IC
The card 2 is forcibly disengaged from the suction plate 9 by its own weight and the elastic force of the compression spring 10b of the terminal 10, and is held on the IC card holders 21a and 23a. Since the IC card is determined to be a non-defective item, the solenoid 25 is driven to rotate the non-defective item rotating body 21 and the IC.
The card holder 21a rotates (see FIG. 10), and the IC card 2 is stored in the non-defective product storage portion 13 via the guide chute 22. At this time, the carrying jig 8 is already waiting at the upper initial position in preparation for the next carrying, and at an appropriate time (in this embodiment, the IC card holder 21a is rotated).
Then, the next series of operations starts.

In the rare case of defective products, the rotating body 23 and the IC card holder 23a on the defective product side rotate (see FIG. 11), and the carrying jig 8 descends to this position, The valve of the negative pressure tube is closed and the IC card 2 is removed from the suction plate 9, and is discharged from the IC card holder 23a to the defective product storage section 11 via the guide chute 24.

As described above, the other embodiment of the present invention is configured such that the transfer jig 8 of the transfer device 5 moves only in a fixed direction, and the IC cards 2 are inserted one by one from the magazine 4. A supply mechanism 15 for taking out and supplying to a predetermined position is separately provided, and within the moving range of the transfer jig 8,
Marking device 19 and sorting device 2 for sorting good products and defective products
0 is installed, and in particular, the moving direction of the transfer jig 8, the structure of the supply mechanism 15, the configuration of the sorting device 20, etc.
Other arbitrary means may be used without being limited to the embodiment.

[0047]

The present invention is constructed as described above, and in the case where the articles at the top of the article storage magazine are sequentially adsorbed and held by the conveyor jig of the conveyor, Since there is no other article on the top article, it is possible to avoid the conventional situation where the article is damaged. Further, according to the present invention, the terminal of the inspection device is brought into contact with the terminal of the article for inspection during the transfer operation by the transfer device, that is, when the transfer operation starts from the end to the end of the article, for example, Since the writing into the memory or the collation of the written contents is performed, the number of steps can be saved unlike the conventional inspection step which is performed in a separate step.

Further, when a printing device or a marking device is provided, the article is written into the memory during the transfer operation or the written content is collated, and the non-defective product and the defective product are discriminated, and the product is determined to be a non-defective product. Since the back surface of the printed article is printed by the printing device or the like during the transfer, there is no need to separately provide a printing step as in the above case, so that the number of steps can be saved. It is a thing.

As described above, in the conventional apparatus, each work is individually performed in each process, and the apparatus requires a space corresponding to the number of each process, thus increasing in size, and accordingly, the processing time is correspondingly increased. It takes a lot of time, that is, it takes a long time to process because each step is stopped, and the apparatus becomes more complicated, and further, the manufacturing cost of the apparatus rises, but according to the present invention, All of these drawbacks can be eliminated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a conceptual configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a transfer jig.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a terminal installed on a carrying jig.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an operation at a portion of the printing device.

FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory view when a pair of transport jigs is used.

FIG. 6 is a conceptual configuration diagram according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory diagram according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an operation explanatory diagram according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an operation explanatory diagram according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an operation explanatory diagram according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of the operation in another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Inspection device 2 IC card 3 IC terminal 4 IC card storage magazine 5 Conveying device 8 Conveying jig 9 Suction board 10 Terminal 11 Defective product storage part 12 Printing device 13 Good product storage part 16 Slider 19 Engraving device 20 Sorting device

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An apparatus for inspecting an article, which comprises a circuit block and whose terminals are exposed on the surface, wherein a magazine for accommodating the articles with the terminals facing upward, a conveyor for conveying the articles, and a conveyor for conveying the articles. The transport jig is provided in the apparatus and holds the article from above the magazine, and the transport jig includes a suction plate that sucks and holds the article from above, and a suction plate from above the article to the terminal. An inspection device for an article, comprising: an inspection terminal that abuts. 2. A method of inspecting an article, which comprises a circuit block and whose terminals are exposed on the surface, wherein a carrying device for carrying the article is provided with an inspection terminal that comes into contact with the terminal of the article. In order to hold and convey the article, the inspection terminals are brought into contact with the terminals of the article to establish continuity between the contact and the end of the conveyance of the article, so that a good product and a defective product are obtained. A method for inspecting an article, which comprises: 3. An apparatus for inspecting an article, which comprises a circuit block and whose terminals are exposed on the surface, in which a magazine for accommodating the articles with the terminals facing upward, a conveyor for conveying the articles, and a printing unit. Is provided within the carrying operation range of the carrying device, and a carrying jig which is provided in the carrying device and holds the article from above the magazine, and the carrying jig is the article. An inspection apparatus for an article, comprising: a suction plate for adsorbing and holding the above from above, and an inspection terminal for abutting the terminal from above the article. 4. A method of inspecting an article, which comprises a circuit block and whose terminals are exposed on the surface, wherein a carrying device for carrying the article is provided with an inspection terminal that comes into contact with the terminal of the article. In order to hold and convey the article, the inspection terminals are brought into contact with the terminals of the article to establish continuity between the contact and the end of the conveyance of the article, so that a good product and a defective product are obtained. The method for inspecting an article is characterized in that the article is judged to be good and the article is judged to be non-defective by using a printing device. 5. A device for inspecting an article, which comprises a circuit block and whose terminals are exposed on the surface, wherein a magazine for accommodating the articles with the terminals facing upward and one article for each article are taken out from the magazine. A supply mechanism for supplying to a predetermined position, and a conveying device for conveying the article supplied to the predetermined position by the supply mechanism,
A conveyor jig that is provided in the conveyor device and holds the article from above the magazine; and the conveyor jig sucks and holds the article from above;
An inspection device for an article, comprising: an inspection terminal that comes into contact with the terminal from above the article. 6. A method of inspecting an article, which comprises a circuit block and whose terminals are exposed on the surface, picks up the articles one by one from a magazine storing the articles, supplies the articles to a predetermined position, and supplies the articles to the predetermined position. When carrying the article by the carrying device, the carrying device is provided with a terminal for inspection that abuts a terminal of the article, and the article is held from the time when the article is held by the carrying device to carry the article. The method for inspecting articles is characterized in that the inspection terminals are brought into contact with the terminals of the article to establish continuity until the end of the conveyance, and the good product and the defective product are distinguished.