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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2013
Applicant:
Mitutoyo Corporation, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuhiko Hidaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Nobuhiro Ishikawa, Tsukuba, JP;
Assignee:
MITUTOYO CORPORATION, Kawasaki-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/02 (2006.01); G01B 11/24 (2006.01); G01B 9/02 (2006.01); G01B 5/012 (2006.01); G01B 11/27 (2006.01); G01B 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 9/02041 (2013.01); G01B 5/012 (2013.01); G01B 11/272 (2013.01); G01B 11/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A line image sensor including a light receiving plane on which two or more straight rows of pixels are disposed, the straight rows of pixels capturing images of regular fringes generated from light reflected from an irradiated body in accordance with the amount of light received by each pixel; at least two rows of pixels acquiring images of linear fringes crossing at right angles in two directions among the fringe projected onto the light receiving plane.