Patent attributes
An appearance inspection apparatus, wherein an image inspection result based on a result of image-taking and image-analyzing a product to be inspected can be displayed with superposed on a visual field of an inspector inspecting the product to be inspected with an eye and in a position corresponding to an image in which the inspector is observing the product to be inspected is provided. An appearance inspection method includes: performing image inspection of a product to be inspected by image-taking the product to be inspected and image-analyzing the product to be inspected in an image-treating section. An inspector is capable of inspecting the product to be inspected with an eye in the state that a result of the image inspection is displayed with superposed on a visual field of an inspector inspecting the product to be inspected with an eye and in a position corresponding to an image in which the inspector is observing the product to be inspected.
