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Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 1979

Filed:

Nov. 23, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:

Dietmar Kaul, Solms, DE;

Joerg Willhelm, Nauborn, DE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2502 / ; 356356 ; 356395 ;
Abstract

Disclosed is a photoelectric incident light distance measuring device, comprising a light source; a reflecting scale grating; a reference grating with a lattice constant differing from that of the scale grating; the reference grating being transparent and displaceable with respect to the scale grating; an air space between the two gratings; and a plurality of photoelectric receivers placed at intervals in the direction of the distance to be measured for scanning the scale grating through the reference grating whereby vernier strips are produced, and wherein at least two of the photoelectric receivers are arranged approximately at a distance 'x', measured in the direction of the light, from the grating with the larger optically effective lattice constant, wherein:


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Kaul, Dietmar. (1979). Photoelectric incident light distance measuring device (U.S. Patent No. 4176276). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/4176276

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