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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 22, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hideo Maejima, Kawasaki, JP;
Motokazu Kamiyama, Isehara, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Magnescale Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B / ; G01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
32420724 ; 32420721 ; 25023116 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for detecting a relative displacement between a scale and a head is disclosed in which an equilibrium modulated signal derived from at least one detecting head is processed and converted into a DC voltage signal, a level of the DC voltage signal indicating the relative displacement of the scale to the head. At least one sample-and-hold circuit (its sampling time is synchronized with a reference signal, i.e., an excitation signal supplied to the head) or peak/hold circuit and low-pass filter (smoother) is used to provide the DC voltage signal.