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| Issue 1295-2 |
| US 6,905,069 B2 |
| Optical sensor |
| Armin Claus, Nürtingen (Germany); and Thomas Dümmel, Hülben (Germany) |
| Assigned to Leuze Electronic GmbH & Co., Owen/Teck (Germany) |
| Filed on Oct. 27, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/693,456. |
| Application 10/693456 is a continuation of application No. 10/427995, filed on May 02, 2003, abandoned. |
| Claims priority of application No. 102 19 529 (DE), filed on May 02, 2002. |
| Prior Publication US 2004/0084532 A1, May 06, 2004 |
| Int. Cl.7G06K 7/10 |
| U.S. Cl. 235—454 [235/439] | 21 Claims |
| 5. An optical sensor comprising:
a transmitter that emits light rays;
transmitting optics installed downstream of the transmitter;
an adjustment device operatively arranged for reversibly adjusting, in three spatial directions, the relative position of
the transmitter and the transmitting optics, wherein the adjustment device comprises an optics holder in which the transmitting
optics are positioned to pivot in a plane that is oriented perpendicularly to the optical axis of the transmitter, the optics
holder comprising a support element for accommodating the transmitting optics, and two holder segments that adjoin the support
element on the longitudinal sides;
a receiver that receives light rays;
an evaluation unit for evaluating the received signals that are present at the receiver output; and
a first stationary holding part adjacent to the optics holder, wherein at least one holder segment of the two holder segments
is disposed on the first stationary holding part, in a manner that the position of the at least one holder segment is adjustable.
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