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Diffraction photoelectric displacement measuring device
Assignee: Dr Johannes Heidenhain GmbH
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Filing: 1987-07-24
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Granted: 1990-07-03
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Expires: 2007-07-24
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to an interferometric displacement measuring device in which the reference norm is a diffraction grid (G). Diffracted partial beam bundles (+m, -m) are fed into a coupler (TBJ) by means of coupling grids (+HG, -HG) via beam waveguides (+LWL, -LWL) and there brought into interference. The interfering partial beam bundles are transmitted from the outputs (+A, A, -A) via beam waveguides (+LWL, LWL, -LWL) to detectors (+D, D, -D) which convert them into electric signals out-of-phase with each other. The displacement of the diffraction grid (G) is a standard for measuring the changes in position of machine components which are movable relative to one another.
Inventors
- 👤 Olivier Parriaux
- 👤 Francois Cochet
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-30 22:21
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/10; G02B6/12; G02B6/122; G02B6/124; G01; G01D; G01D5/00; G01D5/26; G01D5/32; G01D5/34; G01D5/36; G01D5/38; H; H01; H01M; H01M50/00; H01M50/50; H01M50/572; H01M50/574; H01M50/581; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
In a photoelectric displacement measuring device for measuring the relative positions of two objects, said device comprising a light emitting source and at least one movable diffraction grid which is perpendicular to the direction of emission of said light emission source, said grid creating at least two diffracted partial beam bundles which are brought into interference by means of optical elements, and the interfering partial beam bundles are converted into electric signals out-of-phase with each other, the improvement in which said device comprises at least two beam waveguides (+LWL, -LWL), means for coupling said (+LWL, -LWL), and a coupler (TBJ) for receiving said beam bundles transmitted by said beam waveguides (+LWL, -LWL), said coupler (TBJ) comprising an input area, an area for allowing said beam bundles to interfere, and an output area where signals produced which are out-of-phase with each other may be detected.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
In a photoelectric displacement measuring device for measuring the relative positions of two objects, said device comprising a light emitting source and at least one movable diffraction grid which is perpendicular to the direction of emission of said light emission source, said grid creating at least two diffracted partial beam bundles which are brought into interference by means of optical elements, and the interfering partial beam bundles are converted into electric signals out-of-phase with each other, the improvement in which said device comprises at least two beam waveguides (+LWL, -LWL), means for coupling said (+LWL, -LWL), and a coupler (TBJ) for receiving said beam bundles transmitted by said beam waveguides (+LWL, -LWL), said coupler (TBJ) comprising an input area, an area for allowing said beam bundles to interfere, and an output area where signals produced which are out-of-phase with each other may be detected.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
The photoelectric displacement measuring device of claim 1, wherein said coupler (TBJ) comprises two inputs (+E, -E) and three outputs (+A, A, -A), and that when two partial beam bundles (+m, -m) are fed into two inputs (+E, -E) of the coupler (TBJ), signals out-of-phase with each other are created at at least two of the three output terminals (+A, A, -A).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
The photoelectric displacement measuring device of claim 1 wherein said coupler (TBJ) comprises three outputs (+A, A, -A) and that at two outputs (+A, -A) two output signals are generated which represent a sin or a cosin function and that at one output (A) a reference signal is generated.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The photoelectric displacement measuring device of claim 1 wherein said coupler (TBJ) comprises three outputs (+A, A, -A) whereat three output signals are generated each of which is 120° out-of-phase with the other.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The photoelectric displacement measuring device of claim 1 wherein said coupling means comprises coupling grids (+HG, -HG) in the form of adiabatic horns (+H, -H).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The photoelectric displacement measuring device of claim 1 wherein said coupling means, said beam waveguides (+LWL, LWL, -LWL) and said coupler form an integrated optical circuit on a substrate (S).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The photoelectric displacement measuring device of claim 6 wherein the integrated optical circuit contains detectors (+D, D, -D).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The photoelectric displacement measuring device of claim 1 wherein said coupling means, said beam waveguides (+LWL, LWL, -LWL) and said coupler comprise fiber optics.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The photoelectric displacement measuring device of claim 1 wherein said light emitting source comprises a laser (L).
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