发明名称 Self illuminating touch activated optical switch
摘要 The present invention teaches a touch activated switch. The switch comprises a light source for generating a light ray. Further, the switch comprises a first lens for collimating the light source's light ray. The first lens, as a result, generates a collimated light ray in a first direction. In a second direction, the first lens forms a first and a second focal point, such that the light source is positioned at the first focal point. Moreover, the switch comprises a second lens for converging the collimated light ray to a surface. This surface scatters the collimated light ray in the direction of the first lens when the surface is substantially touched. The switch also comprises a detector for detecting the collimated light ray which have been scattered by touching the surface, with the detector being positioned at the second focal point, such that the switch is activated in response to touching the surface.
申请公布号 US5424533(A) 申请公布日期 1995.06.13
申请号 US19940263224 申请日期 1994.06.21
申请人 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 发明人 SCHMUTZ, LAWRENCE E.
分类号 G01B11/00;G01J1/02;G01V8/12;G01V8/14;G02B6/35;H03K17/96;(IPC1-7):G01V8/00;G06M7/00;H01J40/14 主分类号 G01B11/00
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