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US 6,972,404 B2Granted
Optical control device having a controller that controls track movement of a driven member through a drive unit with reflecting regions
AssigneeMatsushita Electric (Taiwan) Co., Ltd.
InventorChung-Chi Lu
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Abstract
An optical control device includes a drive member formed with a plurality of reflecting regions along a second track and movable along the second track for driving a driven member to move along a first track. An optical unit emits a light beam that is incident upon an aligned reflecting region, and receives a light beam that was reflected by the aligned reflecting region to generate an electrical output. A controller determines actual positions of the drive member on the second track and the driven member on the first track, and controls the drive member to move along the second track so as to dispose the driven member at a desired position on the first track.
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An optical control device for controlling movement of a driven member along a first track, said optical control device comprising:
- a drive unit including a drive member that is disposed to be movable along a second track and that is adapted to be coupled to the driven member for driving the driven member to move along the first track, said drive member having a first surface formed with a plurality of reflecting regions which are disposed along the second track and which have different light reflecting responses to a same light signal;
- an optical unit disposed adjacent to said drive member, said optical unit including a light emitter for emitting a light beam that is incident upon an aligned one of said reflecting regions on said first surface of said drive member during movement of said drive member along the second track, and a light receiver for receiving a light beam that was reflected by said aligned one of said reflecting regions on said first surface of said drive member, said light receiver generating an electrical output corresponding to the light beam received thereby;
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- a controller coupled electrically to said optical unit and said drive unit, said controller determining actual position of said drive member on the second track according to the electrical output of said light receiver and further determining actual position of the driven member on the first track according to the actual position of said drive member on the second track, said controller being adapted to receive a control input corresponding to a desired position of the driven member on the first track, and controlling said drive unit in response to the control input for moving said drive member along the second track so as to dispose the driven member at the desired position on the first track,
- wherein said controller has first, second and third look-up information stored therein,
- said first look-up information defining relationship between said reflecting regions and the electrical output of said light receiver,
- said second look-up information defining relationship between the position of said drive member and the position of the driven member, and
- said third look-up information defining relationship between the position of said drive member and said reflecting regions.
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An optical control device for controlling movement of a driven member along a first track, said optical control device comprising:
- a drive unit including a drive member that is disposed to be movable along a second track and that is adapted to be coupled to the driven member for driving the driven member to move along the first track, said drive member having a first surface formed with a plurality of reflecting regions which are disposed along the second track and which have different light reflecting responses to a same light signal,
- wherein said drive member further has a second surface formed with a cam edge, said drive unit further including a follower post adapted to be mounted on the driven member and abutting against said cam edge such that a movement of said drive member along the second track results in corresponding movement of the driven member along the first track;
- an optical unit disposed adjacent to said drive member, said optical unit including a light emitter for emitting a light beam that is incident upon an aligned one of said reflecting regions on said first surface of said drive member during movement of said drive member along the second track, and a light receiver for receiving a light beam that was reflected by said aligned one of said reflecting regions on said first surface of said drive member, said light receiver generating an electrical output corresponding to the light beam received thereby;
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- a controller coupled electrically to said optical unit and said drive unit, said controller determining actual position of said drive member on the second track according to the electrical output of said light receiver and further determining actual position of the driven member on the first track according to the actual position of said drive member on the second track, said controller being adapted to receive a control input corresponding to a desired position of the driven member on the first track, and controlling said drive unit in response to the control input for moving said drive member along the second track so as to dispose the driven member at the desired position on the first track.
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