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Position detector and method for 3D position determination

US11707847B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

TECAN TRADING AG · CH

Inventors

Markus Wolf · Oftersheim, DE
Fred Schinzel · Männedorf, CH
Claudio Monti · Uetikon am See, CH

Key dates

Filing date	May 14, 2020
Grant date	Jul 25, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 13, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T7/74
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A position detector for generating 3D position information of an object in a position determination space for the object. The position detector has a camera with a lens and an image sensor that defines an imaging area with one first light deflecting element arranged in the imaging area as the camera and the at least one light deflecting element are adapted to simultaneously produce on the image sensor at least two images of the position determination space, a first image being produced by light beams deflected at the first light deflecting element, the at least two images differ with respect to the viewing direction of the position determination space.

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