Position detector

Details Position detector Position detector

1992-02-20

1993-11-09

Rosenberger, Richard A.

Optics: measuring and testing

By polarized light examination

With light attenuation

250237G, 25023114, 25023116, 33707, G01B 1114, G01D 534

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active

052607690

ABSTRACT:
The amount of relative in-surface rotation between two scales of a position detector is precisely detected to thereby determine the deviation in longitudinal phase between tracks in one scale. Thus, positional data corresponding to signals from the tracks are made appropriate. The resultant positional data are used so that stable detection of an absolute position is performed. The position detector includes: a first scale provided with a plurality of graduation tracks having different pitches, the first scale being movable in the longitudinal direction thereof; a reading unit having a plurality of detecting sections opposing the graduation tracks, the detecting sections obtaining, from the graduation tracks, signals indicative of a relative movement between the first scale and the reading unit; a conversion circuit for converting the signals obtained by the detecting sections into items of data on positions; and a data processing circuit for combining together said items of said data on said positions so as to obtain data on the absolute position of the first scale, the position detector further including an in-surface rotation amount detecting section for detecting the amount of rotational displacement of the reading unit with respect to the first scale about an axis of rotation constituted by a segment perpendicular to the surface of the first scale, said data processing circuit being adapted to use said rotational displacement amount to appropriately combine together items of data on positions obtained by the conversion circuit so as to obtain data on the absolute position of the first scale.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4733071 (1988-03-01), Tokunaga
patent: 4840488 (1989-06-01), Kabaya et al.
patent: 4928009 (1990-05-01), Ikebe et al.
patent: 4985623 (1991-01-01), Ichikawa et al.

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