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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2006
Theng Hooi Yeoh, Penang, MY;
Ewe Aik Oo, Penang, MY;
Theng Hooi Yeoh, Penang, MY;
Ewe Aik Oo, Penang, MY;
Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
An encoder having a code strip, a light emitter, a photodetector, and a spacing member is disclosed. The code strip includes an encoding region having a plurality of reflective and absorptive regions on a carrier having an encoding surface. The light emitter generates a light signal that is reflected from one of the reflective regions. The reflected light is measured by the photodetector. The spacing member maintains a fixed distance between the encoding surface and the photodetector when the code strip moves relative to the photodetector in a travel direction. The spacing member is attached to the photodetector and moves relative to the code strip when the code strip moves relative to the photodetector. A mechanism for allowing one of the photodetector and the code strip to move in a direction perpendicular to the travel direction to accommodate alignment errors can also be included.