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Position transducer having absolute position compensation
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1988-12-27
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Granted: 1990-11-13
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Expires: 2008-12-27
Abstract
Abstract A scale (110) having apertures representing a binary code (113A-113E) and other apertures (115, 116, 111) generating two compensation signals and moiré fringes in cooperation with a mask (105) having tilted apertures (112A) is scanned by a light beam (101A), and the light beam which has passed through the aperture is detected, and an approximate position of the scale is detected by means of the binary code, then a precise position is detected by a signal of the moiré fringes which is compensated on the basis of a predetermined algorithm (Table 1) specified by the compensation signals.
Inventors
- 👤 Keishi Kubo
- 👤 Masaki Suzuki
- 👤 Norio Okutani
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 23:33
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01D; G01D5/00; G01D5/12; G01D5/244; G01D5/24428; G01D5/24433; G01D5/24438; G01D5/24471; G01D5/24476; G01D5/245; G01D5/2454; G01D5/2455; G01D5/26; G01D5/32; G01D5/34; G01D5/347; G01D5/34776; G01D5/34792; G01D5/34794
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
A position transducer comprising: a first position detecting means for detecting an absolute position with a predetermined minimum detectable length, second position detecting means for detecting a position within a range of said minimum detectable length, first binary-value signal generating means for generating an alternating binary-value signal having a wave length of two times said minimum detectable length, second binary-value signal generating means for generating an alternating binary-value signal having a wave length of two times said minimum detectable length and a phase difference of 90 degrees with respect to said alternating binary-value signal of said first binary-value signal generating means, and compensation means for compensating said absolute position by using said position detected by said second position detecting means, and said alternating binary-value signals of said first binary-value signal generating means and said second binary-value signal generating means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
A position transducer comprising: a first position detecting means for detecting an absolute position with a predetermined minimum detectable length, second position detecting means for detecting a position within a range of said minimum detectable length, first binary-value signal generating means for generating an alternating binary-value signal having a wave length of two times said minimum detectable length, second binary-value signal generating means for generating an alternating binary-value signal having a wave length of two times said minimum detectable length and a phase difference of 90 degrees with respect to said alternating binary-value signal of said first binary-value signal generating means, and compensation means for compensating said absolute position by using said position detected by said second position detecting means, and said alternating binary-value signals of said first binary-value signal generating means and said second binary-value signal generating means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A position transducer in accordance with claim 1, wherein said first position detecting means comprises a binary code, and said alternating binary-value signals are formed by a signal of the least significant bit of said binary code.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A position transducer in accordance with claim 1, wherein said second binary-value generating means generates said alternating binary-value signal by phase-shifting the signal of the least significant bit of said binary code by substantially 90 degrees.
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