Device and method for detecting presence of an object

The present invention relates to a method (60) and device (2, 40, 50) for detecting presence of an object (52) by means of influencing propagation of light (16) arriving to a detector (14). The device (2, 40, 50) for detecting presence of the object (52) at the device (2, 40, 50) comprises a light s...

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Hauptverfasser:	PEDERSEN HENRIK CHRESTEN, JAKOBSEN MICHAEL LINDE, HANSON VAGN STEEN GRUNER
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CALCULATING COMPUTING COUNTING COUNTING MECHANISMS COUNTING OF OBJECTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING GEOPHYSICS GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS MEASURING MEASURING ANGLES MEASURING AREAS MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEARDIMENSIONS PHYSICS TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention relates to a method (60) and device (2, 40, 50) for detecting presence of an object (52) by means of influencing propagation of light (16) arriving to a detector (14). The device (2, 40, 50) for detecting presence of the object (52) at the device (2, 40, 50) comprises a light source (4), a first redirecting structure (6), a second redirecting structure (10), and a light detector device (14). The light source (4) is adapted to emit light (16) towards the first redirecting structure (6), which is adapted to redirect light (16) from the light source (4) towards the second redirecting structure (10), which is adapted to return light (16) from the first redirecting structure (6) back towards the first redirecting structure (6), which is adapted to redirect light (16) from the second redirecting structure (10) towards the light detector device (14). The device (2, 40, 50) has a sensing zone (18) formed by light (16) propagating between the first redirecting structure (6) and the second redirecting structure (10).