Reflection-type optical sensor
US6642505B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 14, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S17/46
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A reflection-type optical sensor is provided wherein misjudgment is prevented in detecting the existence of an object and determining whether a distance to the object is large or small. A housing is molded from white polycarbonate resin and has a light-projecting portion and a light-receiving portion. A light-projecting lens and a light-emitting device are mounted in a light-projecting chamber formed in the light-projecting portion. A light-receiving lens and a light-receiving device are mounted in a light-receiving chamber formed in the light-receiving portion. Those of the wall surfaces of the light-projecting chamber and the light-receiving chamber which are illuminated with light are light reflection-promoting surfaces that promote the reflection of light. The light reflection-promoting surfaces can be smooth surfaces, surfaces painted in white, inner surfaces of auxiliary members fabricated as separate parts from aluminum, or the like.
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