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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2016
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Chihiro Nagura, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/34 (2006.01); G01D 5/347 (2006.01); G01D 5/245 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/34746 (2013.01); G01D 5/2457 (2013.01); G01D 5/34715 (2013.01);
Abstract
A position detection apparatus detects a position of an object, and the position detection apparatus includes a detector, a scale having a periodic pattern, the scale and the detector being movable relatively to each other, and a signal processor configured to generate a reference signal indicating a reference position of the scale, and the signal processor is configured to generate the reference signal based on a ratio of a first phase signal and a second phase signal from the detector.
Nagura, Chihiro. (2019). Position detection apparatus, lens apparatus, image pickup system, machine tool apparatus, exposure apparatus, position detection method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium which are capable of detecting reference position with high accuracy (U.S. Patent No. 10215596). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10215596
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