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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 1983
Filed:
Aug. 25, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jurgen Beck, Cologne, DE;
Herbert Rohrig, Berg-Gladbach, DE;
Assignee:
Dr. Madaus & Co., Cologne, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
250560 ; 356376 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for the optical scanning of objects in which the light from at least one light source falls on at least one light-sensitive sensor and the objects to be scanned are disposed between the light source and the sensor. The sensor comprises a large-area solar cell and an aperture mask conforming to the contours of the object to be scanned disposed between the surface of the solar cell and the object to be scanned.