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US 2003/0213894 A1Published application
Object detecting device
AssigneeAcu-Rite, Inc.
InventorJosef Muller
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Abstract
An object detecting device that includes a housing, a light source at or in the housing, for indicating that an object has been sensed, a probe linked to the light source, for sensing the object and for activating the light source when the object is sensed and a light detector assembly attached to the housing for coupling the light source with a processing unit.
Claims29
A detector assembly for sensing an object comprising:
- an object sensing component comprising:
- a probe for contacting an object;
- and
- a light source that emits light upon said probe contacting said object;
- a light detector attached to said object sensing component, wherein said light detector detects said emitted light and generates an electrical signal.
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An object detecting device for sensing an object, comprising:
- an object sensing component housing;
- a light source arranged at or in said object sensing component housing;
- a probe arranged at said object sensing component housing and contacting said object thereby to detect presence of said object and causing said light source to emit light;
- and
- a light detector that detects said light and generates an electrical signal dependent on said detected light and comprises a light detector housing attached to said object sensing component housing, said light detector connected to a processing unit for processing said electrical signal generated by said light detector.
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An object detecting device for sensing an object, comprising:
- a housing;
- a light source arranged at or in the housing, for indicating that an object has been sensed;
- a probe arranged at the housing, and contacting said object thereby to detect presence of said object and causing said light source to emit light;
- and
- a light detector attached to said housing at a position to detect said light emitted from said light source.
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An object detecting device comprising:
- a housing;
- a light source at or in the housing, for indicating that an object has been sensed;
- a probe linked to said light source, for sensing said object and for activating said light source when said object is sensed;
- and
- a light detector assembly attached to said housing for coupling said light source with a processing unit.
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A machine tool measuring system, comprising:
- an object on a holder;
- a machine tool that moves relative to said holder;
- an object detecting device comprising:
- a housing attached to said machine tool;
- a light source at or in the housing, for indicating that said object has been sensed;
- a probe linked to said light source, for sensing said object and for activating said light source when said object is sensed;
- and
- a light detector assembly attached to said housing for coupling said light source with a processing unit.
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