Abstract: A granule inspection apparatus comprising a pair of transparent rotating body installed in parallel at prescribed spacing, a granule falling passage being formed between mutually opposing surfaces of the rotating bodies, granules are fallen through this passage, falling granules are lighted by the reflection light source arranged on the side of one transparent rotating body and by the transmission light source arranged on the side of the other transparent rotating body, an image sensor is picked up the images of the lighted granules, presence of defectives is detected from image signals, a selector is driven to select non-defectives from defectives.

Abstract: A transport device is provided which includes a pair of opposed parallel plates having respective outer edges spaced apart from one another to form an open slit area between the outer edges and an inside area between respective central portions of the opposed plates. Both the outer edges are movable and are adapted to receive the articles thereon to transport the same. A suction device sucks air from the outside through the open slit area and into the inside area to hold the articles by suction on the outer edges of the opposed parallel plates.