Light barrier utilizing two radiation branches each having differently polarized filters
US4734575A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 28, 1986 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B13/183
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a light barrier, especially for outside application and long distances monitored, insensitivity to interfering light and scattering through fumes or fog and an increased range and sensitivity to objects passing through the light barrier are achieved by subdividing radiation from a source into two radiation branches which are offset relative to each other and differently polarized, e.g., by means of a polarization filter divided into two parts, with different linear or oppositely circular polarization of the filter part surfaces. By means of an analogously subdivided polarization filter, the radiation of each of the two radiation branches is focused on a different individual sensor element. The two sensor elements are connected in a differential circuit which triggers an alarm signal in response to signals arriving from both radiation branches in short succession but does not trigger an alarm signal if both sensor elements are equally irradiated.
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