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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2020
Valeo Schalter Und Sensoren Gmbh, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Thorsten Beuth, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Sercan Cabuk, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Helge Ketelsen, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Abstract
An active optical sensor system () with temperature regulation comprises a light source (), configured to emit light () in the direction of an object (), at least one optical detector (), configured to detect portions () of the light () reflected from the object (), and an optical filter element () arranged in a reception beam path for the reflected portions (). The sensor system () comprises a temperature regulating device (), configured to regulate a source temperature of the light source () depending on a filter temperature of the filter element ().