PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inspection apparatus or the like which stably supports a face of a person to be inspected.SOLUTION: An inspection apparatus has: inspection means for inspecting a person to be inspected and face support means for supporting the face of the person to be inspected by the inspection means. The face support means has: an abutment section which includes functional fluid capable of changing viscosity and to which the face of the person to be inspected is abutted and control means which relatively changes viscosity of the functional fluid from low viscosity to high viscosity and maintains the viscosity of the functional fluid in the high viscosity.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】被検者の顔を安定して支持する検査装置などを提供する。【解決手段】検査装置は、被検者を検査する検査手段と、前記検査手段により検査される前記被検者の顔を支持する顔支持手段と、を有する検査装置であって、前記顔支持手段は、粘度を変更可能な機能性流体を含み、前記被検者の顔が当接される当接部と、前記機能性流体を相対的に低粘度から高粘度に変化させ、前記機能性流体を前記高粘度に維持する制御手段と、を有することを特徴とする。【選択図】図2
