The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
May. 30, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shigeru Ishimoto, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Precision Technology Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
702158 ; 73657 ; 73659 ;
Abstract
A displacement detecting apparatus includes a scale having a graduation of predetermined pitches, a sensor which is displaceable with respect to the scale and detects a period signal corresponding to the pitch. Interpolating sections interpolate the periodic signal from the sensor by different resolutions. One of the interpolating sections outputs a first interpolation signal of m (positive integer) phases shifted by a phase difference .theta.1, and the other interpolating sections outputs a second interpolation signal of n (positive integer) phases shifted by a phase difference .theta.2.