Dr. Johannes Heidenhain Gmbh

Herbert Mauerberger

Sebastian Tondorf

Wolfgang Holzapfel

Gunther Nelle

Walter Huber

Walter Kranitzky

Peter Pechak

Josef H&ouml;hentinger

Franz Obermaier

A scanning unit is for scanning a measuring standard having a coded track formed by a graduated scale, such as an incremental track, and a reference mark system, including a detector system for scanning the coded track and an additional detector system for scanning the reference mark system. The detector system, when scanning the associated coded track or reference mark system, receives scanning signals on a signal-sensitive surface, and the additional detector system includes at least two sensors, of which only one is used for scanning the reference mark system during operation of the scanning unit. Each of the two sensors is connected to one of the two inputs of a differential amplifier, and the sensor not used for scanning is deactivated in that its signal-sensitive surface is covered.

Scanning unit for scanning a measuring standard

An optical encoder including a scale, a scanning device displaceable relatively to the scale in a measuring direction and having a scanning reticle with at least one transparent window limited by an opaque screen and a partial grit formed of an electrically conductive material and provided at least in a region of the window.

Optical encoder with an electric field&mdash;screening grit

An encoder for determining a position of an object and including a measuring standard, a standard carrier, and a scanner displaceable relative to the measuring standard for scanning the measuring standard, with the limit positions switches being formed as magnetic stripes secured in the end positions of the at least one of measuring standard and the standard carrier, and with the scanner including a Hall element for scanning the magnetic stripes.

Position indicating encoder with magnetic end position determining

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Traunstein, Germany

Herbert Mauerberger