LASER AREA SENSOR, AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING LIGHT SHIELDING MEMBER IN LASER AREA SENSOR

To improve detection performance of a laser sensor area in a simple way while suppressing increase in processing load.SOLUTION: A laser area sensor (10) comprises: a case (20) that has a window part (21) capable of transmitting laser light, and constitutes an outer shell; an optical mechanism (30) that is provided inside the case, emits laser light through the window part at every predetermined scanning angle (θ), and receives reflected light from an object; and light shielding members (40, 50) that are made of a member capable of shielding laser light, and can be attached to a position of the case that covers a part of the window.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4 【課題】処理負荷の増大を抑制しつつ、簡単な方法でレーザセンサエリアの検出性能の向上を図る。【解決手段】レーザエリアセンサ（１０）は、レーザ光を透過可能な窓部（２１）を有し、外殻を構成するケース（２０）と、前記ケースの内部に設けられ、所定の走査角度（θ）ごとに前記窓部を通してレーザ光を照射し物体からの反射光を受光する光学機構（３０）と、レーザ光を遮光可能な部材で構成され、前記ケースのうち前記窓部の一部を覆う位置に取り付け可能な遮光部材（４０、５０）と、を備える。【選択図】図４