Global Patent Index - EP 0892935 B9

EP 0892935 B9 20061206 - SCAN MIRROR REMOTE TEMPERATURE SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD

Title (en)

SCAN MIRROR REMOTE TEMPERATURE SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR FERNMESSUNG DER TEMPERATUR EINES ABTASTSPIEGELS

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET SYSTEME DE TELEDETECTION DE CHALEUR POUR MIROIR DE BALAYAGE

Publication

EP 0892935 B9 20061206 (EN)

Application

EP 98907385 A 19980206

Priority

  • US 9802306 W 19980206
  • US 79776797 A 19970207

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9835254A1] A remote temperature sensing system (10) for a scanning mirror (7). The system (10) includes a sensor which detects heat radiated by the mirror and provides a signal in response thereto. In the illustrative implementation, the system (10) includes a thermistor mounted within a housing. The housing is contoured to maximize the receipt of thermal energy thereby. A mounting assembly maintains the thermistor a predetermined nonzero distance from the scanning mirror (7). The invention includes a shroud (12) mounted on the mirror (7) for shielding the thermistor and a support tube connected to the thermistor housing on a first end and to a base on the second end thereof. The support tube is adapted to remain stationary within the shroud as the scanning mirror and the shroud rotate due to the scanning of the mirror. Wires are connected to the thermistor on a first end thereof and are wrapped around the support tube. The wires include a length of electrically conductive material having a resistivity which has a low sensitivity to temperature variations. The sensor output is processed in a conventional manner to provide an output indicative of the temperature of the mirror.

IPC 8 full level

G01K 7/22 (2006.01); G02B 7/182 (2006.01); G01J 5/06 (2006.01); G01J 5/20 (2006.01); G01K 13/08 (2006.01); G02B 7/00 (2006.01); G02B 26/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G01J 5/06 (2013.01 - EP US); G01J 5/20 (2013.01 - EP US); G01K 13/08 (2013.01 - EP US); G02B 7/1821 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9835254 A1 19980813; DE 69834869 D1 20060727; DE 69834869 T2 20070118; EP 0892935 A1 19990127; EP 0892935 B1 20060614; EP 0892935 B9 20061206; JP 2000510245 A 20000808; JP 3195369 B2 20010806; US 6074091 A 20000613

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9802306 W 19980206; DE 69834869 T 19980206; EP 98907385 A 19980206; JP 53490998 A 19980206; US 79776797 A 19970207