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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yukio Aoki, Aichi, JP;
Takao Mizutani, Aichi, JP;
Tsutomu Kazama, Aichi, JP;
Mitsuyasu Kachi, Aichi, JP;
Tadakatsu Yokoi, Aichi, JP;
Hirokazu Sakuma, Aichi, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
25023118 ; 250205 ;
Abstract
The position of a machine tool or the like is accurately obtained by an absolute value encoder. Light emission elements emit light which passes through scales containing optical patterns and is detected by light receiving elements. First, a signal detected by the light receiving elements while the light emission elements are extinguished is stored in memory. Then, the light emission elements are lighted and the signal detected by the light receiving elements is corrected by the previously stored signal.