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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2005
Applicant:
Takanori Otsuka, Utsunomiya, JP;
Inventor:
Takanori Otsuka, Utsunomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Mitutoyo Corporation, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical displacement-measuring instrument of a reflection type includes a sensor head movable above a scale in a direction of measurement. This instrument is of a three-grating type that comprises a first optical grating arranged close to a light source, a second optical grating arranged on the scale, and a third optical grating arranged in a photoreceptor. A light diffuser is arranged between the light source and the first optical grating. A collimated light from the light source is diffused at the light diffuser and led to the first optical grating.