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US 8,390,792 · App. 12/649,539 · Granted Mar 5, 2013

Distance measuring device

Inventors: Bi-Jung Rung (Jung-He, TW); Yi-Chih Yeh (Jung-He, TW); Li-Lu Chen (Jung-He, TW); Yung-Shen Lee (Jung-He, TW)
Assignee: MSI Computer (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,390,792
App. No.
12/649,539
Granted
Mar 5, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A distance measuring device is provided. The distance measuring device includes: a distance sensing unit, for sensing a distance value of a target object; a drive unit, for driving the distance sensing unit to rotate according to a rotation angle; and a compensation unit, for providing a compensation value according to the rotation angle and obtaining an actual distance according to the compensation value and the distance value.

Claims (18)

1. A distance measuring device, comprising:

a distance sensing unit, for sensing a distance value of a target object;

a drive unit, for driving the distance sensing unit to rotate according to a rotation angle, comprising:

a seat, for disposing the distance sensing unit;

a gear, located on a side edge of the seat;

a rack, engaged with the gear; and

a cam, revolving to drive the rack to displace reciprocally and driving the gear to rotate by the rack, so as to drive the seat to rotate; and

a compensation unit, for providing a compensation value according to the rotation angle and obtaining an actual distance according to the compensation value and the distance value.

2. The distance measuring device according to claim 1 , further comprising: a revolving unit for driving the distance sensing unit to revolve according to a revolving angle.

3. The distance measuring device according to claim 2 , wherein a rotation direction of the drive unit is substantially perpendicular to a revolving direction of the revolving unit.

4. The distance measuring device according to claim 2 , wherein the compensation unit provides the compensation value according to the revolving angle.

5. The distance measuring device according to claim 1 , wherein the distance sensing unit comprises an emitter and a receiver, the emitter is used fir emitting a distance measuring signal, and the receiver is used for receiving the distance measuring signal reflected by the target Object.

6. The distance measuring device according to claim 5 , wherein the emitter is a laser emitter.

7. The distance measuring device according to claim 5 , wherein the emitter is an infrared emitter.

8. The distance measuring device according to claim 5 , wherein the emitter is an ultrasonic emitter.

9. The distance measuring device according to claim 1 , wherein the drive unit is a motor.

10. The distance measuring device according to claim 1 , wherein the compensation unit is a multi-link reciprocating mechanism.

11. The distance measuring device according to claim 1 , wherein the compensation unit is an encoder.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2013
From: MICRO-STAR INT'L CO., LTD.
To: MSI COMPUTER (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029639/0944 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2009
From: RUNG, BI-JUNG; YEH, YI-CHIH; CHEN, LI-LU; LEE, YUNG-SHEN
To: MICRO-STAR INT'L CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 023716/0809 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 98134280 A · Oct 9, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
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