| US 7,602,507 B2 | ||
| Sensor for measuring the surface of an object | ||
| Enis Ersue, Darmstadt (Germany); and Georg Lambert, Darmstadt (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to ISRA Vision AG, Darmstadt (Germany) | ||
| Appl. No. 11/570,576 PCT Filed Jun. 13, 2005, PCT No. PCT/EP2005/006300 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Aug. 06, 2007, PCT Pub. No. WO2005/121699, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 22, 2005. |
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| Claims priority of application No. 20 2004 009 224 U (DE), filed on Jun. 14, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0037033 A1, Feb. 14, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01B 11/24 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 356—604 [356/603] | 18 Claims |
| 1. A sensor arranged within a housing and adapted for measuring the surface of an object, the sensor comprising:
a contrasting unit that includes a LED projector for projecting a pattern onto the surface of the object, and
a camera for recording the pattern projected onto the surface of the object,
wherein the camera and the LED projector are arranged along a longitudinal axis of the housing,
first and second deflecting mirrors adapted to operate with the LED projector and the camera respectively, and which are positioned
respectively at opposite ends of the housing along the longitudinal axis, and
a LED surface lighting fixture integrated within the sensor housing.
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