JPS62127688A - Automatic controller for photosensor sensitivity - Google Patents

Automatic controller for photosensor sensitivity

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JPS62127688A
JPS62127688A JP60268764A JP26876485A JPS62127688A JP S62127688 A JPS62127688 A JP S62127688A JP 60268764 A JP60268764 A JP 60268764A JP 26876485 A JP26876485 A JP 26876485A JP S62127688 A JPS62127688 A JP S62127688A
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Akira Sakusabe
作左部 晃
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Toyo Communication Equipment Co Ltd
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To accurately and automatically adjust the sensitivity of a photosensor all the time by controlling a current supply control means which controls a current supplied to a light emitting element on the basis of the comparison result between a voltage value from a photodetecting element and a reference voltage value. CONSTITUTION:When no object of detection is inserted, a current corresponding to the quantity of output light of the light emitting element 10 flows through the photodetecting element 11 of the photosensor 12 and a control part 17 compares a signal from an amplifier 15 with the reference voltage value. Then, a control signal is outputted to the current supply control circuit 13 to adjust the value of the current supplied to the light emitting element 10, thereby adjusting variation in photosensor sensitivity based upon variation in ambient temperature and the photosensor sensitivity based upon deterioration of the element automatically at any time. When an object of detection is inserted, the control part 17 holds and outputs a control signal right before the object is inserted to the current supply control circuit 13 with the object body detection signal from the detection sensor and the voltage level of the current flowing through the photodetecting element is amplified by an amplifier 14 according to the quantity of transmitted light to decide the object of detection.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】[Detailed description of the invention]

〔産業上の利用分野〕 本発明は光センサ感度自動制御装置に係り、特に、受光
素子から得られた電圧値(−基中電圧値との比較に基づ
き、発光素子に対し 7 (JL 8ζIる電流を制御
して、光センサの感度を自動的Q、二調整制御を行なう
光センサ感度自動制御装置に関する。 〔従来の技術〕 従来、光センサの感度を調整する方法として、第3図に
示すものが用いられていた。電、fj3から所定の電流
を得て発光動作を行なう発光素子1(例えば発光ダイオ
ード)と、発光素子1からの光を受光する受光素子2 
(例えはフォトトランジスク)とから成る光セン−1J
4と、受光素子2からの信号を増幅するためのアンプ5
と、アンプ5の出力を一定の基準値に設定するための可
変抵抗器が設けられており、この光センサ感度の調整に
あた−っでは、一定の光量を透過する光基準紙7を用い
る。 以上の構成において、発光素7−1と受光素子2との間
Cご光基準紙7を通過さセると、光基準紙7の光透過量
に応じ゛(発光素子1か(二、の光を受光素子2が受光
し、その結果受光素子2に流れる電流をアンプ5で増幅
して出力する。その出力された信号と、各々の光基準紙
゛?に対応して予め設定されている基ンヤ値とを比較し
、両者に差がある場合には、可変II(抗器6でアンプ
5のゲインを変化させて前記基
[Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to an automatic photosensor sensitivity control device, and in particular, a voltage value obtained from a light receiving element (-based on a comparison with a base voltage value) to a light emitting element. This invention relates to an automatic optical sensor sensitivity control device that automatically adjusts the sensitivity of an optical sensor by controlling the current. A light-emitting element 1 (for example, a light-emitting diode) receives a predetermined current from an electric current and performs a light-emitting operation, and a light-receiving element 2 receives light from the light-emitting element 1.
(for example, a phototransistor)
4, and an amplifier 5 for amplifying the signal from the light receiving element 2.
A variable resistor is provided to set the output of the amplifier 5 to a constant reference value, and an optical reference paper 7 that transmits a constant amount of light is used to adjust the sensitivity of the optical sensor. . In the above configuration, when the optical reference paper 7 is passed between the light emitting element 7-1 and the light receiving element 2, it depends on the amount of light transmitted through the optical reference paper 7. The light is received by the light receiving element 2, and the resulting current flowing through the light receiving element 2 is amplified by the amplifier 5 and outputted. If there is a difference between the two, the variable II (by changing the gain of the amplifier 5 with the resistor 6)

【11!値と−・致する
ように調整する。 〔発明が解決しようとする問題点〕 しかしながら、」二連したような従来の光センサ感度調
整方法にあっては、一定の光量を透過する光基準紙を用
いて調整するため、光センサの感度を各々の装置毎に調
整しなければならず、また、光センサ素子の感度は周囲
温度で変化し、あるいは、経時劣化を生じ、アンプ出力
が設定値からずれてしまうため、光センサにおける誤検
出を生ずる恐れがあった。 更には、基【1(紙は変車なる使用或いは保管時の還元
によって紙面が摩滅し又は汚れが付着して光の透過量が
変動してしまう不都合あり、基準紙の保管管理には注意
を要する煩わしさがあった。 C問題点を解決するだめの手段および作用〕本発明は、
上記に鑑みてなされたものであり、装置毎に調整しなけ
ればならない煩雑さを除去し、且つ、誤検出をなくし、
光センサ感度の正確な調整を常時自動的に行なうため、
発光素子に対し、供給電流を制御する電流供給制御手段
を受光素子からの電圧値と基準電圧値との比較に基づい
て制御を行なう光センサ感度自動制御装置を捉供するも
のである。 〔実施例〕 以下、本発明による光センサ感度自動制御装置の一実施
例を詳細に説明する。 第1図は本発明による光セン→ノ・感度自動制御装置の
構造を示す説明図である。発光動作を行なう発光素子1
0(例えば発光ダイオ−日 と、発光素子10からの光
を受光する受光素子11(例えば受光ダイオード)とか
ら構成される光センサ12が設りられ、発光素子10に
供給する電流値を制御する電流供給制御回路13と、受
光素子11に流れる電流を増幅するアンプ14.15が
設けられている。アンプ14は被検出物判別用のアンプ
であり、ゲインを高くしており (これば被検出物が存
する時の電圧レヘルを適切に設定し、被検出物がない時
の電圧レヘルを飽和領域電圧として、その被検出物の判
別を容易にするためである)、ごれに対し、アンプ15
は光センサ感度調整用のアンプであり、ゲインを低くし
である(これは光センサの微小な感度の調整を行なうよ
うにするためである)。更に、受光素子工1と、アンプ
14と本発明である光センサ感度自動制御装置9の各部
を制御する制御部17(例えばマイクロコンピュータ)
とが設けられている。 制御部17ば、基準電圧信号あるいは被検出物の挿入を
検知する検知センサ(図示せず)からのセンサ信号、及
びアンプ15からの電圧値信号等を入力する入力インタ
フェース1Bと、入力信号の演算処理に必要なプログラ
ムを格納するROM19と、プログラムに基づいて所定
の演算を行なうCPU20と、演算結果やデータ等を一
時的に記憶するRAM21.:!:、演算結果に基づい
て電流(Jξ給制御@諮13に対し、制御信号を出力す
る出力インタフェース22とを有する。 以上の構成において、その操作を説明する。 fl)  被検出物が存在しない場合 被検出物を挿入しない静状態のときにあっては、発光素
子10f=こより出力された光は受光素子11番こ入力
され、受光素子11内には発光素子10により出力され
た光量に応じた電流が流れ、該電流はアンプ15で増幅
され、制御部17に人力される。制御部17では、アン
プ15から出力された信号と、基準電圧信号とを比較し
、その結果に基づいて電流供給制御回路13に制御信号
を出力し、発光素子10に供給する電流値を常時自動的
に調整する。このようなループを構成することにより、
周囲温度の変化に基づく光センサ感度の変動あるいは光
センサ素子の劣化に基づく光センサ感度を常時自動的に
調整できる。 (2)被検出部を挿入した場合 被検出物を挿入した動状態にあっては、被検出物の挿入
を検知する検知センサ(図示せず)が、被検出物を検出
し、検出信号を制御部17に入力すると、制tyU部1
7は電流供給制御回路13に対し、被検出物が挿入され
る直前の制御信号を保持して出力する(被検出物が存在
しなくなるまで)。この時、光センサ12は搬送されて
くる被検出物の光透過量を検出し、その光透過量に応し
て受光素子】Jに流れる電流の電圧レヘルをゲインの高
いアンプ14で増幅して飽和領域電圧から設定した被検
出物の判別可能な電圧レヘルに低下させて、確実に被検
出物の判別(被検出物がある場合とない場合では受光量
が違う)を行なう。第2図は被検出物検知センサと制御
部17から電流供給制御回路13に対する電流制御信号
の相互関係を示すものである。 上記実施例においては、被検出物における光透過量を検
出する光センサを説明したが、これに限らず、被検出物
に対する光反射量を検出する光センサでも良い。 また、受光素子11と、アンプ14あるいはアンプ15
と接続して切り換えるスイッチ部を設りて受光素子11
からの電流の流れを完全に制御しても良い。 〔発明の効果〕 以上説明した通り、本発明の光センサ感度自動制御装置
によれば、発光素子に対し、供給電流を制御する電流供
給制御手段を受光素子からの電圧値と基準電圧値との比
較に基づいて制御を行なうため、装置毎に調整しなけれ
ばならない煩雑さを除去し、且つ、誤検出をなくし、光
センサ感度の正確な調整を常時自動的に行なうことがで
きる。
[11! Adjust to match the value. [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional method for adjusting the sensitivity of a photosensor using two series, the sensitivity of the photosensor is must be adjusted for each device, and the sensitivity of the optical sensor element changes depending on the ambient temperature or deteriorates over time, causing the amplifier output to deviate from the set value, resulting in false detection in the optical sensor. There was a risk that this would occur. In addition, the standard [1] paper has the inconvenience that the amount of light transmitted may fluctuate due to wear or stains on the paper surface due to use for changing cars or reduction during storage, so care should be taken when storing the standard paper. C. Means and operation for solving problem] The present invention has the following features:
This was done in view of the above, and eliminates the complexity of having to make adjustments for each device, and also eliminates false detections.
In order to constantly and automatically adjust the optical sensor sensitivity,
The present invention provides an automatic photosensor sensitivity control device that controls current supply control means for controlling supply current to a light emitting element based on a comparison between a voltage value from a light receiving element and a reference voltage value. [Embodiment] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the optical sensor sensitivity automatic control device according to the present invention will be described in detail. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the structure of an automatic optical sensor/sensitivity control device according to the present invention. Light emitting element 1 that performs light emitting operation
A light sensor 12 is provided, which includes a light-emitting diode (for example, a light-emitting diode) and a light-receiving element 11 (for example, a light-receiving diode) that receives light from the light-emitting element 10, and controls the current value supplied to the light-emitting element 10. A current supply control circuit 13 and amplifiers 14 and 15 for amplifying the current flowing to the light receiving element 11 are provided.Amplifier 14 is an amplifier for detecting an object, and has a high gain. This is to appropriately set the voltage level when an object is present, and set the voltage level when there is no object to be detected as the saturation region voltage, so that the object to be detected can be easily identified.
is an amplifier for adjusting the sensitivity of the optical sensor, and has a low gain (this is to allow minute sensitivity adjustment of the optical sensor). Furthermore, a control unit 17 (for example, a microcomputer) that controls each part of the light receiving element assembly 1, the amplifier 14, and the automatic photosensor sensitivity control device 9 of the present invention.
is provided. The control unit 17 includes an input interface 1B that inputs a reference voltage signal or a sensor signal from a detection sensor (not shown) that detects the insertion of an object to be detected, a voltage value signal from the amplifier 15, and the like, and an input signal calculation unit. A ROM 19 that stores programs necessary for processing, a CPU 20 that performs predetermined calculations based on the programs, and a RAM 21 that temporarily stores calculation results, data, etc. :! : , has an output interface 22 that outputs a control signal to the current (Jξ supply control @contact 13) based on the calculation result. In the above configuration, its operation will be explained. fl) When there is no detected object In a static state where no object to be detected is inserted, the light output from the light emitting element 10f is input to the light receiving element 11, and the light receiving element 11 contains a signal corresponding to the amount of light output from the light emitting element 10. A current flows, the current is amplified by the amplifier 15, and is manually input to the control section 17. The control unit 17 compares the signal output from the amplifier 15 with the reference voltage signal, and outputs a control signal to the current supply control circuit 13 based on the result, so that the current value supplied to the light emitting element 10 is always automatically adjusted. Adjust accordingly. By constructing such a loop,
The optical sensor sensitivity can be automatically adjusted at any time due to fluctuations in the optical sensor sensitivity due to changes in ambient temperature or deterioration of the optical sensor element. (2) When the detected part is inserted When the detected object is inserted, a detection sensor (not shown) that detects the insertion of the detected object detects the detected object and sends a detection signal. When input to the control unit 17, the control unit 1
7 holds and outputs to the current supply control circuit 13 the control signal immediately before the object to be detected is inserted (until the object to be detected is no longer present). At this time, the optical sensor 12 detects the amount of light transmitted through the object to be detected, and according to the amount of transmitted light, the voltage level of the current flowing through the light receiving element J is amplified by the high gain amplifier 14. The voltage in the saturation region is lowered to a set voltage level at which the object to be detected can be determined, thereby reliably identifying the object to be detected (the amount of light received is different when there is an object to be detected and when there is no object to be detected). FIG. 2 shows the mutual relationship between the object detection sensor and the current control signal from the control section 17 to the current supply control circuit 13. In the above embodiment, an optical sensor that detects the amount of light transmitted through the object to be detected has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and an optical sensor that detects the amount of light reflected from the object to be detected may be used. In addition, the light receiving element 11 and the amplifier 14 or the amplifier 15
A switch section is provided to connect and switch the light receiving element 11.
It is also possible to completely control the flow of current from the [Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the optical sensor sensitivity automatic control device of the present invention, the current supply control means for controlling the supply current to the light emitting element is controlled by adjusting the voltage value from the light receiving element and the reference voltage value. Since control is performed based on comparison, it is possible to eliminate the complexity of having to make adjustments for each device, eliminate false detections, and always automatically and accurately adjust the photosensor sensitivity.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1Mは本発明による光センサ感度自動制御装置の構造
説明図であり、第2図は被検出物検知センサと制御部1
7からの電流供給制御回路13に対する電流制御信号の
ON、OFF動作の相互関係を示すタイムチャー1・で
あり、第3図は従来における光センサの感度を調整する
方法を示す説明図である。 符号の説明 10・・・発光素子、 11・・・受光素子、12・・
・光センサ、 13・・・電流供給制御回路、17・・
・制御部。
Fig. 1M is a structural explanatory diagram of the optical sensor sensitivity automatic control device according to the present invention, and Fig. 2 shows the object detection sensor and the control unit 1.
FIG. 3 is a time chart 1 showing the interrelationship between ON and OFF operations of the current control signal to the current supply control circuit 13 from FIG. Explanation of symbols 10... Light emitting element, 11... Light receiving element, 12...
- Optical sensor, 13... Current supply control circuit, 17...
・Control unit.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 発光素子と受光素子とから成り、被検出物の光透過量を
読み取る光センサの感度を自動的に調整制御を行なう光
センサ感度自動制御装置において、前記発光素子に対し
、供給電流を制御する電流供給制御手段と、 前記受光素子からの電圧値と、基準電圧値との比較に基
づいて前記電流供給制御手段を制御する制御部とを備え
たことを特徴とする光センサ感度自動制御装置。
[Scope of Claims] In an automatic photosensor sensitivity control device that automatically adjusts and controls the sensitivity of a photosensor that includes a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element and reads the amount of light transmitted through an object, the light-emitting element has: An optical sensor comprising: a current supply control means for controlling a supply current; and a control section for controlling the current supply control means based on a comparison between a voltage value from the light receiving element and a reference voltage value. Automatic sensitivity control device.
JP60268764A 1985-11-29 1985-11-29 Automatic controller for photosensor sensitivity Pending JPS62127688A (en)

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