Detection system with an optical encoder to optically detect dis

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1989-02-22

1990-05-29

Nelms, David C.

Radiant energy

Photocells; circuits and apparatus

Photocell controls its own optical systems

369 45, 25023116, G01J 120

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049298224

ABSTRACT:
An optical detection system for detecting a displacement amount of a movement device with an optical encoder movable in accordance with a movement of the movable device has on a light-reflecting layer a plurality of pits successively strung in a predetermined direction. An optical pickup optically picks up the pit information by irradiating the optical encoder with light beams and receiving reflected light beams from the optical encoder. The optical pickup comprises a light-division device for dividing the light beam from a light-emitting device into three light beams so that the divided three light beams are directed to the pit string to apply three light spots to the pit string. The light-division device is adapted to be rotatable with respect to the optical encoder so that a light passing through the three light spots intersects the pit string at a predetermined angle. The reflected light beams due to the outside light spots are respectively incident on two photosensitive elements each generating an electrical signal. The electrical signals from the photosensitive elements, which are out-of-phase by an amount corresponding to the rotation of the light-division device, are fed to a detection circuit to detect information of the movement of the movable device and produce a pit detection signal indicative of the information.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4769801 (1988-09-01), Funada et al.
patent: 4774698 (1988-09-01), Henmi et al.

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