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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 21, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Willem G Opheij, Eindhoven, NL;
Henricus M Kessels, Eindhoven, NL;
Christiaan H Velzel, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
250202 ; 369 4423 ;
Abstract
An optical scanning device for scanning an information plane (2) having tracks is described, which device comprises a radiation source (4) supplying a scanning beam (3) and an objective system (5) for focusing the scanning beam to a scanning spot on the information plane (2). To obtain two tracking spots, two grating parts located at both sides of the scanning beam and capturing border rays from the radiation source are used.