NZ235645A - Electronic touch switch uses light reflection - Google Patents

Electronic touch switch uses light reflection

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Publication number
NZ235645A
NZ235645A NZ235645A NZ23564590A NZ235645A NZ 235645 A NZ235645 A NZ 235645A NZ 235645 A NZ235645 A NZ 235645A NZ 23564590 A NZ23564590 A NZ 23564590A NZ 235645 A NZ235645 A NZ 235645A
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NZ
New Zealand
Prior art keywords
light reflection
touch switch
uses light
switch uses
electronic touch
Prior art date
Application number
NZ235645A
Inventor
Roger Barker
Alan Bruce Robinson
Original Assignee
Alcatel Australia
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
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Publication date
Application filed by Alcatel Australia filed Critical Alcatel Australia
Priority to NZ235645A priority Critical patent/NZ235645A/en
Priority to AU64662/90A priority patent/AU634295B2/en
Publication of NZ235645A publication Critical patent/NZ235645A/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/30—Modifications for providing a predetermined threshold before switching
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S17/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves, e.g. lidar systems
    • G01S17/02—Systems using the reflection of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
    • G01S17/04—Systems determining the presence of a target
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/51—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used
    • H03K17/78—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used using opto-electronic devices, i.e. light-emitting and photoelectric devices electrically- or optically-coupled
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/94—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the way in which the control signals are generated
    • H03K17/941—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the way in which the control signals are generated using an optical detector
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/94—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the way in which the control signals are generated
    • H03K17/945—Proximity switches
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/94—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the way in which the control signals are generated
    • H03K17/96—Touch switches
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/94—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the way in which the control signals are generated
    • H03K17/96—Touch switches
    • H03K17/9627—Optical touch switches
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/94—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the way in which the control signals are generated
    • H03K17/96—Touch switches
    • H03K17/9627—Optical touch switches
    • H03K17/9631—Optical touch switches using a light source as part of the switch
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/94—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the way in which the control signals are generated
    • H03K17/965—Switches controlled by moving an element forming part of the switch
    • H03K17/968—Switches controlled by moving an element forming part of the switch using opto-electronic devices
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K2217/00—Indexing scheme related to electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making or -breaking covered by H03K17/00
    • H03K2217/94—Indexing scheme related to electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making or -breaking covered by H03K17/00 characterised by the way in which the control signal is generated
    • H03K2217/941—Indexing scheme related to electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making or -breaking covered by H03K17/00 characterised by the way in which the control signal is generated using an optical detector
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K2217/00—Indexing scheme related to electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making or -breaking covered by H03K17/00
    • H03K2217/94—Indexing scheme related to electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making or -breaking covered by H03K17/00 characterised by the way in which the control signal is generated
    • H03K2217/941—Indexing scheme related to electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making or -breaking covered by H03K17/00 characterised by the way in which the control signal is generated using an optical detector
    • H03K2217/94102—Indexing scheme related to electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making or -breaking covered by H03K17/00 characterised by the way in which the control signal is generated using an optical detector characterised by the type of activation
    • H03K2217/94108—Indexing scheme related to electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making or -breaking covered by H03K17/00 characterised by the way in which the control signal is generated using an optical detector characterised by the type of activation making use of reflection

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Electronic Switches (AREA)
NZ235645A 1989-10-26 1990-10-11 Electronic touch switch uses light reflection NZ235645A (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
NZ235645A NZ235645A (en) 1989-10-26 1990-10-11 Electronic touch switch uses light reflection
AU64662/90A AU634295B2 (en) 1989-10-26 1990-10-15 An electronic switch

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AUPJ704389 1989-10-26
NZ235645A NZ235645A (en) 1989-10-26 1990-10-11 Electronic touch switch uses light reflection
AU64662/90A AU634295B2 (en) 1989-10-26 1990-10-15 An electronic switch

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
NZ235645A true NZ235645A (en) 1993-09-27

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AU (1) AU634295B2 (en)
NZ (1) NZ235645A (en)

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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DE10059068A1 (en) * 2000-11-28 2002-06-06 3M Espe Ag Medical device with partially transparent housing
AU2002355451A1 (en) * 2001-08-09 2003-02-24 Novo Nordisk A/S An operating button with a transparent part for optical communication
AT509969B1 (en) * 2010-05-31 2015-06-15 Fronius Int Gmbh METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT A SWITCHING PROCESS

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GB8424023D0 (en) * 1984-09-22 1984-10-31 Nobbs M J Switch
DE3611358A1 (en) * 1986-04-04 1987-10-08 Bosch Gmbh Robert OPTOELECTRONIC DISPLAY DEVICE WITH PROXIMITY SENSOR

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Publication number Publication date
AU6466290A (en) 1991-05-02
AU634295B2 (en) 1993-02-18

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