Position sensor, conveying device comprising the same, and method for position correction by using the same
US10571258B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 17, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2811/0626
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present application proposes an improved position sensor, a conveying device comprising the same and a method for position correction by using the same. The position sensor includes at least two light emitters, a light receiver array and a pedestal, the pedestal having a central plane and at least two sloping surfaces tilting towards a center of the pedestal at opposite edges, the at least two light emitters being arranged on the at least two sloping surfaces respectively, and the light receiver array being arranged on the central plane of the pedestal.
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