Method for attaching a scale to a carrier, a scale, and carrier having a scale

US7707739B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Wolfgang Holzapfel · Obing, DE
• Joerg Drescher · Riedering, DE
• Peter Speckbacher · Kirchweidach, DE
• Josef Weidmann · Feichten, DE
• Wolfgang Pucher · Traunstein, DE
• Kilian Bauer · Traunreut, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 6, 2006
• Grant date: May 4, 2010
• Expiry date: Oct 13, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01D5/34746
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A scale is attached to a carrier by optically contacting. The optically contacting bonds are formed by raised surface regions of the scale set apart from each other. Additional measures, such as the provision of adhesive surfaces, provide a rigid and vibration-resistant joint.