IP Library Granted Patent US 9,255,820
Granted Patent B2
US 9,255,820 · App. 14/258,673 · Granted Feb 9, 2016

Sensor for measuring the angle of rotation having at least dual rotatable code disc with at least dual optics

Inventor: David Hopp (Donaueschingen, DE)
Assignee: Sick Stegmann GmbH
G01D5/3473G01D5/34707G06F3/0317
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Patent No.
US 9,255,820
App. No.
14/258,673
Granted
Feb 9, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to an angle of rotation sensor comprising a rotatable first code disc, at least one first image sensor and at least one optics which images an optical code of the code disc onto the first image sensor.

Claims (10)

1. An angle of rotation sensor comprising a rotatable first code disc ( 2 ), at least one first image sensor ( 8 ) and at least one optics ( 18 ), the at least one optics imaging an optical code ( 14 ) of the code disc ( 2 ) onto the first image sensor ( 8 ),

further comprising at least one second rotating code disc ( 4 ), the at least one second rotating code disc ( 4 ) being either directly or indirectly rotatably connected to the first code disc ( 2 ) with a transmission ratio, with an optical code ( 14 ) of the second code disc ( 4 ) being imaged onto the first image sensor ( 8 ) by means of a second optics ( 20 ).

2. The angle of rotation sensor in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising further code discs ( 6 ) which are each rotatably connected to a preceding code disc ( 2 , 4 ) with a transmission ratio.

3. The angle of rotation sensor in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising a light source ( 16 ) which is position-fixedly arranged and which illuminates the code discs ( 2 , 4 , 6 ).

4. The angle of rotation sensor in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the optics ( 18 , 20 , 22 ) are formed by a single optics ( 18 ), whereby the single optics is provided for all code discs ( 2 , 4 , 6 ).

5. The angle of rotation sensor in accordance with claim 1 , wherein a separate image sensor ( 8 ) is provided for each code disc ( 2 , 4 , 6 ).

6. The angle of rotation sensor in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the optics ( 18 , 20 , 22 ) is configured as refractive, diffractive or reflective.

7. The angle of rotation sensor in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the light source ( 16 ) transmits coherent, incoherent or partly coherent light.

8. The angle of rotation sensor in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the light source ( 16 ) is configured as narrowband or as broadband with respect to the transmitted wavelength.

9. The angle of rotation sensor in accordance with claim 1 , wherein a beam forming optics is arranged downstream of the light source ( 16 ), the beam forming optics being configured as refractive, diffractive or reflective.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 23, 2022
From: SICK STEGMANN GMBH
To: SICK AG
Reel/Frame 059073/0934 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2014
From: HOPP, DAVID
To: SICK STEGMANN GMBH
Reel/Frame 032759/0824 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 13169411 · May 28, 2013 · regional
Continuity (1)
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