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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2001
Jörg Drescher, Riedering, DE;
Mathias Hausschmid, Palling, DE;
Herbert Huber-lenk, Nussdorf/Sondermoning, DE;
Herbert Reiter, Garching/Alz, DE;
Johann Streitwieser, Grabenstätt, DE;
Wolfgang Holzapfel, Obing, DE;
Jörg Drescher, Riedering, DE;
Mathias Hausschmid, Palling, DE;
Herbert Huber-Lenk, Nussdorf/Sondermoning, DE;
Herbert Reiter, Garching/Alz, DE;
Johann Streitwieser, Grabenstätt, DE;
Wolfgang Holzapfel, Obing, DE;
Dr. Johannes Heidenhain GmbH, Traunreut, DE;
Abstract
A position measuring system that includes a scale and a scanning device that scans the scale. A light source, which emits a light pulse upon receipt of a request signal and an optical fiber that transmits the light pulse from the light source to the scanning device and for illuminating the scale. At least one photo detector that detects the light pulse affected by the scale as a function of its position.