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Optical encoder unit and optical encoder

An encoder and optical technology, applied in the field of optical encoders, to reduce the influence of changes in the detected light quantity and relax the requirements

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-06-15
NSK LTD
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There are optical and magnetic encoders, but optical encoders are easily affected by foreign matter, etc., and are easily affected by fluctuations in the amount of detected light.

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[0087] figure 1 It is a block diagram of the optical encoder unit which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. figure 2 This is an external perspective view of the optical encoder unit according to the first embodiment. figure 1 Yes figure 2 Schematic diagram of the cross section. image 3 It is an explanatory diagram explaining an example of the arrangement of the optical encoder and the optical sensor unit. Figure 4 It is a block diagram of the optical encoder according to the first embodiment. Figure 5 It is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the pattern of the optical encoder according to the first embodiment. The optical encoder unit 31 includes a rotor 10 having a shaft 12 coupled to a rotating machine such as a motor, a stator 20, and an optical sensor unit 35 capable of reading a signal pattern.

[0088] like figure 1 As shown, the rotor 10 has a Figure 5 The optical code wheel 11 is shown as a disc-shaped or polygon-shaped component. The optical dial 11...

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[0133] Figure 22 It is a block diagram of the optical encoder unit which concerns on Embodiment 2. FIG. Figure 23It is an explanatory diagram explaining an example of the arrangement of the optical encoder and the optical sensor unit according to the second embodiment. In addition, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected to the same member as mentioned above, and the overlapping description is abbreviate|omitted. In the optical encoder unit 31, the light source light 71 of the light source 41 is reflected by the optical encoder 11, and the reflected reflected light is used as the incident light 72. It is detected by the optical sensor unit 35A of the part PD2 and the fourth light receiving part PD4. The distance D between the emission surface of the light source 41 and the arrangement center S0 (optical sensor unit 35 ) is half of that in the first embodiment due to specular reflection. In addition, if Figure 22 As shown, the optical encoder unit 31 according to Embo...

Embodiment approach 3

[0135] Figure 24 It is a block diagram of the optical encoder unit which concerns on Embodiment 3. FIG. In addition, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected to the same member as mentioned above, and the overlapping description is abbreviate|omitted. The optical encoder unit 31 according to the third embodiment has the same arrangement of the transmissive optical encoder and the optical sensor as the first embodiment, but is different from the first embodiment in that the substrate 23 is a flexible substrate 23FP. The preamplifier AMP is the optical sensor unit 35A directly stacked on the amplifier of the package. Since the preamplifier AMP is built in the casing 21, the durability can be improved. In the preamplifier AMP, a light receiving element and an amplifier circuit may be mounted on a bare chip. In addition, the preamplifier AMP may be formed integrally with the light receiving element and the amplifier circuit in the semiconductor process.

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Abstract

An optical encoder unit (31) is equipped with: a light source (41) having a prescribed light distribution; an optical scale (11) in which the polarization direction of an in-plane polarizer is oriented in a prescribed direction, and the polarization direction changes due to rotation; and an optical sensor unit (35) provided with a first light-receiving unit (PD1), a second light-receiving unit (PD2), a third light-receiving unit (PD3), and a fourth light-receiving unit (PD4) which receive incident light as a result of light from the light source being transmitted or reflected by the optical scale. The emitting surface of the light source and the optical sensor unit (35) are positioned in positions which make it possible to receive light of at least a prescribed number of times the light intensity corresponding to the dark current of the optical sensor.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an optical encoder unit and an optical encoder for detecting absolute angles using an optical scale. Background technique [0002] Encoders are used in various mechanical devices to detect the position and angle of moving elements. In general, encoders include encoders that detect relative positions or angles, and encoders that detect absolute positions or angles. There are optical type and magnetic type encoders, but optical type encoders are easily affected by foreign matter, etc., and are easily affected by fluctuations in the amount of detection light. [0003] Patent Document 1 describes a technique capable of reducing the influence of fluctuations in detected light quantities and improving resolution. [0004] Patent Document 1: International Publication No. 2013 / 065737 Contents of the invention [0005] In the technique of Patent Document 1, although the influence of fluctuations in the detected light quanti...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G01D5/347
CPCG01D5/344G01D5/345G01D5/34715G01D5/3473G01D5/34707
Inventor 小口寿明
Owner NSK LTD