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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 07, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stéphane Even, Angouleme, FR;
Alain Guillot, Fleac, FR;
Assignee:
Schneider Electric SA, Boulogne Billancourt, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 4/014 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 4/014 ;
Abstract
Photoelectric cell with means of configuring the operating mode. The cell has several optosensitive zones D capable of outputting magnitudes that are activated or processed in different manners, by configuration and/or processing means The cell may thus be used in reflex mode, proximity mode or proximity with background elimination mode. Amplifying parts are provided at the side of the optosensitive zones to amplify electrical magnitudes before routing them to the microcontroller in the processing circuit