WO2006016504A1 - 光電センサ用の光学素子およびこれを用いた光電センサ - Google Patents
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- 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
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- 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
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- This invention is a reflective type that detects the presence of an object by measuring reflected light of a force such as an object to be detected or a retroreflector, and measures the distance to the object and the size of the object. It relates to a photoelectric sensor.
- the present invention relates to a photoelectric sensor having a coaxial optical system in which a light projecting path and a light receiving path are set on the same axis.
- FIG. 29 shows a configuration of a typical photoelectric sensor having a coaxial optical system.
- the photoelectric sensor includes a light projecting unit 205 including a light emitting element 201 and a light projecting lens 202, a light receiving unit 206 including a light receiving element 203 and a light receiving lens 204, and a half mirror 207.
- the light projecting unit 205 and the light receiving unit 206 are arranged so that their optical axes are orthogonal to each other, and the half mirror 207 is inclined 45 degrees with the reflecting surface facing the light receiving unit 206 at the position where the optical axes intersect. Deployed. Light from the light projecting unit 205 is emitted toward the detected object S in front through the half mirror 207. The reflected light from the detected object S is reflected by the half mirror 207 and guided to the light receiving unit 206.
- the light emitting element and the light receiving element are mounted on the same substrate when the light projecting part and the light receiving part are arranged in the same manner as in FIG.
- the light receiving element is mounted with its light receiving surface parallel to the substrate surface, while the light emitting element is mounted with its terminals bent 90 degrees to make the light exit surface orthogonal to the substrate surface.
- the numerical aperture of the light receiving lens can be increased by reducing the focal length f that increases the diameter ⁇ of the lens.
- the length L occupied by the half mirror 207 on the optical axis L It is desirable to adjust the relationship between the two so that the length corresponds to the diameter of the light receiving lens 204.
- the diameter of the lens 204 is increased in order to increase the amount of received light, the length L must also be increased, so that the depth and thickness of the sensor body also increase.
- the length L is reduced in order to reduce the size of the sensor body, the diameter of the lens 204 is reduced. Because of these forces, it is difficult to simultaneously reduce the size of the sensor body and increase the amount of light received.
- this type of photoelectric sensor Since the mirror is disposed in the path condensed by the light receiving lens, the amount of light guided to the part other than the light receiving element by the mirror increases. In addition, this type of photoelectric sensor generates noise due to stray light, such as the reflected light beam that enters the mirror being reflected by the wall or opening of the housing and incident on the light receiving unit. There is also a problem that
- the present invention has been made paying attention to the above-mentioned problems.
- An optical element in which a lens body and a mirror body are integrated using a resin material is manufactured, and a coaxial optical system is manufactured using this optical element.
- the amount of received light and noise due to stray light can be reduced.
- the first objective is to improve the performance by reducing power consumption.
- a second object of the present invention is to greatly reduce the number of man-hours required for a photoelectric sensor by using the above-described optical element, and to facilitate manufacture.
- a first optical element is a molded body made of a translucent resin material, and includes a light projecting surface for emitting light for detecting an object, and an outer side of the light projecting surface. And a light receiving surface that forms a front surface of the molded body together with a light projecting surface, a right angle prism formed as a recess having an opening on the back surface of the molded body, and a slope of the right angle prism.
- the right-angle prism is formed in a state where the inclined surface faces one side surface of the molded body, and the light incident from the light incident surface is totally reflected by the inclined surface and guided to the light projecting surface.
- at least one of the light receiving surface and the back surface of the front surface is formed as a lens surface, and the light received by the light receiving surface of the front surface is condensed behind the back surface by the lens surface. Speak.
- front surface the surface of the optical element or photoelectric sensor facing the object to be detected.
- the coaxial optical system can be configured by providing the light emitting element at a position facing the light incident surface and providing the light receiving element at a position where light is collected behind the back surface. wear.
- the light incident surface can be formed on the side surface of the molded body facing the inclined surface of the right-angle prism, except for the fifth and seventh aspects described later. As will be described later, it is desirable to form the light incident surface as a lens surface. However, the present invention is not limited to this. If a separate lens is disposed between the light incident surface and the light emitting element, the light incident surface is It may be a flat surface.
- the light from the light emitting element enters the optical element from the light incident surface, is guided to the inclined surface of the right-angle prism, and then is totally reflected on this inclined surface and projected. It is guided to the light surface and emitted forward as a detection beam to the detected object.
- the reflected light with respect to the detection beam also enters the optical element with the light-receiving surface force of the front surface, travels toward the back surface, passes through the back surface, and enters the light-receiving device.
- the front surface of the optical element may be a surface in which a light receiving surface is continuously formed around a light projecting surface.
- the projection surface is made up of a pair of light-receiving surfaces like an optical element with a compound eye structure described later. It can also be a sandwiched surface.
- a surface for sealing or light shielding may be continuous around the front light receiving surface.
- the above optical element can be considered as a combination of a light-receiving lens body and a projection body switching mirror body.
- the right-angle prism corresponding to the mirror body may have a size corresponding to the width of the light incident on the optical element. In other words, the thickness of the optical element does not increase even if the mirror for changing the projection path is integrated.
- the thickness of the optical element is increased, but the distance from the front surface to the focal point is shortened by increasing the aperture of the light receiving lens. Therefore, even when the aperture of the lens is increased, the thickness of the optical element does not increase significantly, and the optical element can be made thinner.
- At least the angle variation of the inclined surface of the right-angle prism with respect to the gradient direction is small! /, And light (preferably, light having a constant angle with respect to the gradient direction, that is, collimated light) is irradiated. desirable.
- the number of parts constituting the coaxial optical system can be reduced.
- this optical element can be easily manufactured by a method such as injection molding, the labor and cost required for assembly can be reduced.
- the incident angle of the optical element When the angle is larger than the critical angle of total reflection on the front and back of the light, this light is reflected on the inner surface of the device and guided to the side opposite to the incident side. Therefore, stray light to the object to be detected on the front side and the light receiving element on the back side can be reduced, and noise can be reduced.
- the lens surface is formed on one of the front light receiving surface and the rear surface of the molded body, and the other is formed as a flat surface.
- the front light-receiving surface is formed as a lens surface
- a part of the light incident on the lens surface is directed in a direction other than the rear surface by the lower prism.
- the amount of received light may decrease accordingly.
- Even light incident in the vicinity of the circumference can be guided to the light receiving element without escaping to the outside, so that it is possible to cover the loss of the amount of light received by the prism unit and to maintain the amount of light received necessary for object detection. can do.
- the front light-receiving surface is formed as a flat surface and the rear surface is formed as a lens surface
- the light incident near the outer periphery of the light-receiving surface may escape to the outside.
- the amount of light that is changed can be reduced. With this, the light receiving efficiency can be increased, so that the amount of light received necessary for object detection can be secured.
- the lens surface is formed on both the light receiving surface and the back surface of the front surface of the molded body. According to this configuration, since the two front and rear surfaces of the optical element become lens surfaces, the degree of freedom in lens design can be increased and the light condensing performance can be improved.
- the light receiving surface of the front surface is formed as a pair of lens surfaces positioned with the light projecting surface interposed therebetween, and the light received by each lens surface is the respective lens surface.
- Each is configured to converge behind it.
- the optical element that works on the third aspect is an optical element having a compound eye structure in which the light receiving surface is divided into two.
- the light receiving surface is formed as a single surface so as to surround the periphery of the light projecting surface, as described above, a part of the reflected light irradiated to the front surface is directed to the direction other than the back surface by the lower right angle prism.
- a loss occurs in the amount of received light.
- the light-receiving surface is a lens surface
- the curvature is likely to be set for the entire front surface including the light-projecting surface. If the lens curvature is increased to increase the numerical aperture of the lens, The area affected by the right-angle prism also increases, and the loss of received light increases.
- the optical element having the above-described compound eye configuration since the light is individually converged by setting the curvature for each lens surface for light reception, the light is not easily affected by the right-angle prism, and the loss of light reception is reduced. be able to.
- a collimating lens is integrally formed on a side surface of the molded body that faces the inclined surface of the right-angle prism, and the light incident surface is formed by a lens surface of the collimating lens.
- the light incident on the optical element is immediately converted into collimated light, It is irradiated as light with an angle of about 45 degrees to the slope of a right-angle prism. Therefore, most of the light incident on the optical element becomes light satisfying the condition of total reflection, and the amount of light guided to the light projection surface can be increased, so that the intensity of the detection beam can be ensured. In addition, it is not necessary to provide a lens between the optical element and the light emitting element, and the number of parts can be reduced.
- the light projecting surfaces on the side surface and the front surface facing the inclined surface of the right-angle prism of the molded body are respectively formed as lens surfaces, and the light incident surface is an inclined surface of the right-angle prism. It is formed by the lens surface of the side surface which opposes.
- the light incident surface converts incident light into light having a certain angle with respect to the gradient direction of the inclined surface of the right-angle prism or light converged with respect to the gradient direction.
- the light projecting surface reflects light guided to the light projecting surface after being totally reflected by the inclined surface of the right-angle prism, or light having a constant width along the width direction of the inclined surface of the right-angle prism or along the width direction. And convert it into convergent light.
- the light incident surface and the light projecting surface can be formed as a lens surface of a cylindrical lens or a toric lens.
- This embodiment is a useful configuration when a laser diode is used as the light emitting element and importance is attached to the collimation of the detection beam.
- the cross section of the laser light from the laser diode is generally an ellipse with different sizes in two orthogonal directions, but if this ellipse cross section is parallel, the smaller diameter will be due to the characteristics of the light wave. It gradually spreads and collimation is lost.
- the optical element of the fifth aspect it is necessary to adjust the installation direction of the light emitting element so that the direction in which the divergence of the laser light is large follows the slope of the slope of the rectangular prism.
- the laser light from the light emitting element adjusted in this way passes through the light incident surface, the light becomes light having a constant width or converging in the direction in which the divergence is large.
- the direction in which the divergence is large corresponds to the gradient direction of the inclined surface of the right-angle prism, most of the irradiated light satisfies the condition of total reflection and is guided to the light projecting surface.
- the laser beam is irradiated in a diverged state in the width direction of the inclined surface of the right-angle prism. Since this divergence continues after total reflection, the width of the light in this direction gradually increases. However, when passing through the light projection surface, this diverging direction also has a certain width. Or converted to converge. Therefore, it is possible to emit a detection beam having a cross-section close to a circular shape and a high collimation property or a detection beam having a good light condensing property from the light projecting surface.
- a protrusion as a second right-angle prism having a slope parallel to the slope of the right-angle prism is integrally formed on a side surface of the molded body facing the slope of the right-angle prism.
- a collimating lens is integrally formed on the bottom surface of the second right-angle prism (which is considered to be located on the back side in the optical element), and the light incident surface is formed by the lens surface of the collimating lens.
- the light emitting element when the light emitting element is arranged at a position facing the light incident surface, the light incident from the light emitting element is immediately collimated and then passed through the second right-angle prism.
- the light is guided to the first right-angle prism by the concave portion on the back surface and guided to the light projecting surface.
- light having an angle of about 45 degrees with respect to the gradient direction of the slope of the first right-angle prism can be irradiated, so that most of the irradiated light can be totally reflected and guided to the light projection surface.
- the light emitting element can be provided on the back side of the optical element in the same manner as the light receiving element.
- a second right-angle prism similar to the sixth aspect is provided. Further, the bottom surface of the second right-angle prism and the light projection surface of the front surface are each formed as a lens surface, and the light incident surface is formed by a lens surface on the bottom surface side of the second right-angle prism.
- the light incident surface converts incident light into light having a certain angle with respect to the gradient direction of the slope of the second right-angle prism or light converged with respect to the gradient direction.
- the light projecting surface reflects light guided to the light projecting surface after being totally reflected by the slope of the first right-angle prism, or light having a constant width along the width direction of the slope of the right-angle prism or the width of the light. Convert to light that converges along the direction.
- the light incident surface and the light projecting surface can be formed as lens surfaces of a cylindrical lens or a toric lens.
- a second optical element that is useful in the present invention is a molded body made of a translucent resin material, a light projecting surface for emitting light for detecting an object, and a light projecting device.
- a light receiving lens surface which is continuously formed outside the surface and forms a front surface of the molded body together with a light projecting surface; a slit hole which is opened on the upper surface or the lower surface side of the molded body;
- a right angle prism formed as a recess behind the slit hole, a light incident surface formed at a position facing one side of the molded body, and a lower surface of the molded body.
- the surface of the slit hole on the side facing the light incident surface faces a direction in which the light incident from the light incident surface can be totally reflected and guided to the light projecting surface.
- the rectangular prism is formed with its inclined surface facing the lower surface of the molded body, and the front light-receiving lens surface converges the light received by the surface in the width direction and guides it to the inclined surface of the right-angle prism.
- the right-angle prism reflects convergent light from the light-receiving lens surface and guides it to the lower lens surface, and the lower lens surface reflects light reflected from the inclined surface of the right-angle prism below the lens surface. Concentrate with.
- the optical element configured as described above, light is projected and received on the front surface, but the received light is collected below the lower surface of the optical element. That is, the light having the incident light force on the side surface is totally reflected by the reflecting surface of the slit hole and guided to the light projecting surface.
- the light received by the light-receiving lens surface is guided to the right-angle prism while converging in the lateral width direction, reflected by the inclined surface, and then passes through the lens surface on the lower surface and is condensed below it.
- the received light can be condensed at a position higher than the optical element if the upper surface is disposed downward during use.
- the light-receiving lens surface needs to have a curvature in the lateral width direction. If the light receiving lens surface is formed in a horizontally long shape by utilizing this, the thickness in the vertical direction can be reduced while securing the amount of received light. Therefore, it is considered useful when the upper and lower margins of the accommodation space are small.
- the first and second optical elements are detected on the assumption that when the detection beam from the light projecting surface is irradiated onto the object to be detected, the reflected light from the object enters the light receiving surface.
- beam It can be used for a photoelectric sensor of a type that outputs an object detection signal when the amount of reflected light received with respect to exceeds a predetermined threshold. Also, it is used as a pair with a retroreflecting plate, and used for a photoelectric sensor that outputs an object detection signal when the amount of reflected light with respect to the light from the projection surface falls below a predetermined threshold. You can also.
- a photoelectric sensor includes a light projecting / receiving package incorporating the first optical element, a light projecting unit, and a light receiving unit.
- the light projecting / receiving package is provided with a support portion that supports the optical element in a state where the light projecting surface and the lens surface are opened forward, and a shielding portion is provided at a position behind the optical element supported by the support portion. Is provided.
- the shield is formed with an aperture for allowing the light converged by the optical element to pass through.
- the projection is provided on the front side of the shield so as to face the light incident surface of the optical element.
- An optical part is provided, and the light receiving part is provided on the back side so that the light receiving surface faces the aperture.
- the light projecting portion mainly includes a light emitting element such as a laser diode, and may include a support substrate for the light emitting element, a collimating lens, or the like, if necessary.
- the light receiving part is preferably composed of a photo IC, but is not limited to this, and may be composed of only a light receiving element such as a photodiode.
- the light projecting portion is in a state where its light exit surface is opposed to the light incident surface formed on the side surface of the optical element. It is arranged at.
- the light projecting portion faces the incident surface formed on the back surface side of the optical element on the front surface side of the shielding portion.
- the light projecting unit since the light projecting unit is located on the back surface of the optical element in the same manner as the light receiving unit, the light projecting unit is disposed on the front surface side of the shielding unit from the space between the optical element and the aperture. It is desirable to provide a wall for shielding.
- the light projecting / receiving light package can be thinned by inserting the optical element described above.
- the light emitter and the light receiver are sandwiched between
- the light receiving unit is mounted with the main body of the light emitting / receiving package placed with the back side facing forward, and then the light projecting unit is mounted by inverting the main body. Finally, an optical element can be attached. As a result, the assembly work is facilitated, and the efficiency of manufacturing can be improved.
- the light emitting / receiving package is housed in a main body case together with a control board.
- the control board can be equipped with a circuit (amplifier circuit, comparator, etc.) for processing the received light amount signal from the light receiving portion of the driving circuit for the light emitting / receiving portion.
- the light projecting / receiving package is configured as a three-dimensional injection molded part (MID) in which the light projecting unit and a circuit for connecting the light receiving unit are formed.
- MID three-dimensional injection molded part
- the package body can be easily manufactured even if the shape of the package is somewhat complicated, it is possible to reduce the labor and time required for manufacturing the sensor and to reduce the cost.
- the light projecting / receiving package is a three-dimensional injection molded part in which a circuit for connecting the light projecting unit and the light receiving unit and a connector unit for connecting to a separate substrate are integrally formed on the surface.
- the light emitting / receiving package can be easily connected to the substrate by providing the substrate with the connector portion that engages with the connector portion.
- the optical element and the light emitting / receiving package are molded resin products, when connecting by soldering, the possibility of deformation or misalignment due to heat must be taken into account. For example, it is not necessary to consider such a problem.
- the coaxial optical system is configured by using an optical element in which a lens body and a mirror body are integrated, a photoelectric sensor can be reduced in size, and the amount of received light and noise caused by stray light can be reduced. Reductions can be realized to improve performance.
- optical elements can be easily manufactured by molding using a resin material, greatly reducing the labor and cost involved in manufacturing. Can Mass production can be realized.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an optical element having a basic configuration according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a front view of the optical element of FIG.
- FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of a coaxial optical system using the optical elements of FIGS.
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the state of travel of light incident on the optical element at an angle larger than the critical angle.
- FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an optical element showing an unreceivable region.
- FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a coaxial optical system according to a preferred embodiment of an optical element having a basic configuration.
- FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a coaxial optical system using the optical element of variation 1.
- FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a coaxial optical system using the optical element of Noriation 2.
- FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a configuration of a coaxial optical system using the optical element of Noriation 3;
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the optical element of Noriation 4.
- FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a coaxial optical system using the optical element of variation 4.
- FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a coaxial optical system using the optical element of variation 5.
- FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an optical element of variation 6.
- FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a coaxial optical system using the optical element of Noriation 6;
- FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing characteristics of emitted light from a laser diode.
- FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a coaxial optical system using the optical element of Noriation 7.
- FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the optical element of Noriation 8.
- FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of a coaxial optical system using the optical element of Noriation 8;
- FIG. 19 is an explanatory view showing a configuration of a coaxial optical system using the optical element of Noriation 8;
- FIG. 20 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the light emitting / receiving package.
- FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a light emitting / receiving package.
- FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view showing another configuration of the light emitting / receiving package.
- FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a photoelectric sensor in which the light emitting / receiving package of FIG. 21 is incorporated.
- FIG. 24 is a perspective view showing another example of connection between the light emitting / receiving package and the substrate.
- FIG. 25 is a perspective view showing another example of connection between the light emitting / receiving package and the substrate.
- FIG. 26 is a cross-sectional view showing an example in which an optical element is mounted on a printed board.
- FIG. 27 is a cross-sectional view showing an example in which a shielding member is attached to the substrate of FIG.
- FIG. 28 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration in a case where an automatic light quantity adjustment function of a laser diode is incorporated.
- FIG. 29 is an explanatory view showing a configuration of a typical conventional coaxial optical system.
- FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of an optical element for a photoelectric sensor according to the present invention.
- the optical element 1 of this embodiment is a molded body made of an optical plastic material such as polymethylol methacrylate (PMMA) or polycarbonate, and an antireflection film is formed on the surface.
- PMMA polymethylol methacrylate
- FIG. 1 and the following drawings showing similar optical elements show the front surface of the optical element 1 facing the object to be detected facing upward.
- the optical element 1 is used for a reflective photoelectric sensor, and has a front surface in which a convex light receiving surface 11 is continuously formed around a flat circular light projecting surface 10.
- the back surface 12 of the optical element 1 is formed as a flat surface, and a recess 13 is formed at the center thereof.
- the concave portion 13 is a right triangular prism having a rectangular opening, and is adjusted so that the outer contour circumscribes the front projection surface 10 as shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3 shows a configuration example of a coaxial optical system using the optical element 1 described above.
- a light emitting element 2 for example, a laser diode
- a light receiving element 3 for example, a photodiode
- a collimating lens 25 is provided between the light emitting element 2 and the optical element 1.
- the light from the light emitting element 2 is collimated by the collimating lens 25, and then enters the optical element 1 from the side surface 14 facing the slope of the concave portion 13 of the optical element 1, and the concave portion Reach 13
- collimated light travels toward the medium (air) where the optically dense medium (grease) force also becomes rough, and the slope between the two media has an inclination angle of 45 degrees. Therefore, the collimated light is totally reflected on this slope. That is, the concave portion 13 functions as a right-angle prism that guides the collimated light to the light projecting surface. Therefore, in the following, this concave portion 13 will be referred to as “prism portion 13”.
- the collimated light is totally reflected on the front surface side by the inclined surface of the prism portion 13, passes through the light projecting surface 10, and is applied to the detected object S as a detection beam. If the detected object S is an object having diffuse reflectivity, the reflected light with respect to the irradiation light is irradiated to the front surface of the optical element 1 including the light receiving surface 11. Since the light receiving surface 11 of this embodiment is formed as a convex lens surface, the reflected light that has passed through the light receiving surface 11 is guided to the back surface 12 while converging. In this embodiment, the curvature of the light receiving surface 11 and the refractive index of the optical element are adjusted so that the convergent light is collected at a predetermined position after passing through the back surface 12. The light receiving element 3 is arranged in accordance with the collection position of the reflected light.
- the force that makes the light projecting surface 10 a flat surface is not limited to this.
- the detected object S when the detected object S is small, it is desirable to generate a converged detection beam with the projection surface 10 as a convex surface.
- the optical element 1 described above is considered to be an integral combination of a lens body for condensing the reflected light from the object to be detected S and a mirror body for redirecting collimated light from the side by 90 degrees. be able to.
- the focal length that increases the diameter of the lens can be reduced.
- the numerical aperture can be increased by changing the curvature of the light receiving surface 11, but the thickness of the optical element increases as the curvature increases.
- the integrated mirror body (prism 13) that changes the direction of collimated light having a lateral force by 90 degrees only needs to have a size corresponding to the lens diameter of the collimating lens 25. It does not increase the thickness of element 1. Therefore, the thickness of the optical element 1 is increased by increasing the numerical aperture of the light receiving lens, but the distance from the front surface of the optical element 1 to the condensing point is shortened, so that the light receiving element 1 is made thinner. It becomes possible.
- the optical element 1 can be reduced in size. Further, since the optical element 1 can be integrally molded by injection molding, 2P method, or the like, it is easy to manufacture and the cost can be reduced.
- a shielding member 40 is provided below the light emitting element 2 under the collimating lens 25 to absorb light leaked by the lens 25 force.
- a part of the light is not absorbed but reflected by the surface of the shielding member 40, and the reflected light is incident on the optical element 1 at an angle without being guided to the slope of the prism portion 13.
- the optical element 1 of this example the light incident at an angle larger than the critical angle of total reflection at the front and back surfaces is refracted on the inner surface as shown in FIG. Proceed to the opposite side. For this reason, stray light to the detected object S side and the light receiving element 3 side can be suppressed, and noise can be greatly reduced.
- the light receiving surface 11 on the front surface is formed as a lens surface, the reflected light incident on the central portion of the front surface including the light projecting surface 10 is propagated by the prism portion 13. It has been changed. If it does not reach the light receiving element 3, there is a problem.
- FIG. 5 schematically shows a region 100 (hereinafter referred to as “non-light-receiving region 100”) where incidence on the light receiving element is blocked on the front surface of the optical element 1.
- the curvature of the light receiving surface 11 is set by considering the entire front surface as a lens surface by design. As a result, the non-light-receiving area 100 also increases. Therefore, if the curvature of the light receiving surface 11 is too large, there is a problem that the light receiving efficiency is worsened.
- the portion including the non-light-receiving area 100 is made a flat surface, and the outside of the light receiving surface 100
- the part may be formed as a curved surface. Alternatively, you can change the design as shown in Noriation 1, 4 etc.
- FIG. 6 shows a configuration of a coaxial optical system when the optical element 1 is changed to a preferred embodiment.
- the side surface 14 facing the inclined surface of the prism portion 13 has a A reset lens 15 is provided on the body.
- the collimating lens 15 replaces the collimating lens 25 of FIG. 3, and the light emitting element 2 is disposed at a position facing the lens surface.
- the collimating lens 15 is mounted on the optical element 1, the number of parts can be further reduced. It is also possible to easily assemble a coaxial optical system that does not require lens alignment.
- the optical element 1 having the configuration shown in FIG. 6 is considered as a basic configuration, and eight types of optical elements 1A to 1H in which a part thereof is changed will be described in order.
- the optical elements 1A to 12H are referred to as variations 1, 2,.
- the same or corresponding components as those of the basic optical element 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals in the drawing.
- the description of the configuration that is not different from the basic configuration is omitted or simplified.
- FIG. 7 shows a configuration of a coaxial optical system including the optical element 1A of Noriation 1.
- the light projecting surface 10 and the light receiving surface 11 are formed as a series of flat surfaces.
- the back surface 12 is formed as a convex lens surface.
- the rest of the configuration is the same as in previous Noriation 1.
- the reflected light from the object to be detected S is refracted outward on the light receiving surface 11 and then travels inside the optical element 1 to reach the back surface 12.
- the traveling direction of the reflected light is changed to a convergence direction, and as a result, the light is condensed at a predetermined position behind the back surface 12.
- the light receiving surface 11 is a flat surface, there is a possibility that light incident in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the light receiving surface 11 may escape to the outside. It is possible to increase the light receiving efficiency.
- FIG. 8 shows a configuration of a coaxial optical system including the optical element 1B of variation 2.
- the front light receiving surface 11 and the rear surface 12 are both formed as convex lens surfaces.
- the lens The degree of freedom in design is improved and the light collection performance is enhanced.
- the light-receiving surface 11 is curved, the non-light-receiving area 100 becomes large. Therefore, if the loss of light reception by this area 100 becomes large, the portion corresponding to the non-light-receiving area 100 should be flat. desirable.
- FIG. 9 shows a configuration of a coaxial optical system including the optical element 1C of Noriation 3.
- a right-angled triangular prism-shaped protrusion 16 is provided on the body on the side surface 14 facing the slope of the prism portion 13.
- the slope of the protrusion 16 is set to be parallel to the slope of the prism portion 13.
- a collimating lens 15 is provided on the back of the protrusion 16.
- the force that forms the light receiving surface 11 on the front surface as a lens surface and the back surface 12 as a flat surface is not limited to this, and the configuration of Noriation 1 or 2 may be adopted. Is possible.
- the light emitting element 2 is disposed at a position facing the collimating lens 15, that is, on the back side of the optical element 1.
- the lens surface of the collimating lens 15 functions as an incident surface for incident light for projection
- the protrusion 16 functions as a second prism portion.
- the light from the light emitting element 2 is incident on the lens surface of the collimator lens 14 to be parallel, and then totally reflected by the inclined surface of the protrusion 16 and guided to the prism portion 13. Further, the light totally reflected by the prism portion 13 is guided to the detected object S through the light projection surface 10 as in the above-described embodiments. In this way, a detection beam can be generated by causing total reflection twice in the incident light.
- a shielding part 41 is provided between the two.
- FIG. 10 shows the appearance of the optical element 1D of Noriation 4 and FIG. 11 shows the configuration of the coaxial optical system including the optical element 1.
- the light receiving surface 11 has a compound eye structure in consideration of the problem that the light receiving efficiency is lowered due to the presence of the light unreceivable region 100.
- the front surface of the optical element 1D has a configuration in which the light receiving surfaces 11A and 11B are continuously formed on both sides of the band-shaped light projecting surface 10, respectively.
- Each light-receiving surface 11A, 11B has a predetermined curvature.
- the light receiving surfaces 11A, 11B and the light projecting surface 10 are arranged in parallel with the length direction of the slope of the prism portion 13! /
- the rear surface 12 is formed as a flat surface in the same manner as the basic configuration, and the size and position of the prism portion 13 are adjusted so as to face the light projecting surface 10.
- the external collimating lens 25 is used as in the example of FIG. 3, but the collimating lens 15 may be integrated with the side surface 14 as in the example of FIG.
- each of the light receiving surfaces 11A and 11B converges behind each of the surfaces, and is condensed at different positions.
- light receiving elements 3A and 3B are provided for the light condensing positions of the regions 11A and 11B, respectively.
- the curvatures of the light receiving surfaces 11A and 11B are individually set. Therefore, even if the curvature near the light projecting surface 10 is increased, the influence of the prism portion 13 is affected. It is possible to guide the reflected light to the back side without receiving light, and the light receiving efficiency can be improved.
- the optical element 1 having a configuration in which the light receiving surface 11 is not divided (monocular configuration) is set, by setting the curvature for each of the light receiving surfaces 11A and 11B, these light receiving surfaces 11A, 11B
- the total area of the optical elements 1 can be made smaller than the area of the light-receiving surface 11 of the monocular configuration, so that the optical element 1 can be made smaller.
- FIG. 12 shows a configuration of a coaxial optical system including the optical element 1E of Noriation 5.
- the concave portion 13 of the optical element 1E has a shape in which a triangular prism is connected to the tip of a quadrangular prism whose cross section is much smaller than that of the concave portion 13 of the previous examples, and the triangular prism 13a at the tip functions as a prism portion.
- a condensing lens 17 is provided on the side surface 14 facing the slope of the prism portion 13a.
- a collimating lens 18 is provided in the center of the front surface, and its lens surface is set as the light projecting surface 10.
- the light receiving surface 11 is a lens surface similar to the basic configuration, and the back surface 12 is also formed as a flat surface similar to the basic configuration.
- the lens surface of the condenser lens 17 on the side surface 14 functions as a light incident surface that receives light from the light emitting element 2.
- the formation position of the prism portion 13a is adjusted so that the prism portion 13a is located at a height facing the upper portion of the condenser lens 17.
- the optical axis of the light emitting element 2 is adjusted so that the refraction direction of the light incident on the upper part of the condensing lens 17 from the light emitting element 2 is substantially horizontal. Is set below the optical axis on the 17th side.
- the light that has reached the light projecting surface 10 is converted into collimated light when passing, and is irradiated on the detection object S as a detection beam.
- the optical path through which reflected light from the object to be detected S is the same as the basic configuration.
- the optical element 1E configured as described above, since the prism portion 13a is minimized, the area of the non-light-receiving region 100 can be extremely reduced. Therefore, it is possible to increase the light receiving efficiency.
- FIG. 13 shows the appearance of the optical element 1F of Noriation 6
- FIG. 14 shows the configuration of the coaxial optical system including the optical element 1F.
- cylindrical lenses 101 and 102 are provided on the body at portions corresponding to the side surface 14 facing the inclined surface of the prism portion 13 and the front projection surface 10, respectively. Since the light emitting element 2 is disposed opposite to the cylindrical lens 101 on the side surface, the lens surface functions as a light incident surface.
- a laser diode 21 having the characteristics shown in FIG.
- the laser light emitted from the front light emitting layer 21 a becomes light with different degrees of divergence in two orthogonal directions (X direction and y direction), that is, light spreading in an elliptical shape.
- X direction and y direction orthogonal directions
- the cross-section of the light after collimation becomes elliptical, but it gradually spreads in the direction of small diameter (X direction) due to the nature of the light wave. For this reason, collimating properties are lost.
- the optical element 1F of variation 6 corrects the cross-section of the laser light into a circular shape, and uses the corrected laser light as a projection beam.
- the laser diode 21 is arranged with the y direction aligned with the vertical direction on the paper surface and the X direction aligned with the direction perpendicular to the paper surface.
- Cylindrical lens 101 on side 14 divides the light emitted from laser diode 21 into a divergent state in the y direction. Is converted into light that has been corrected, that is, light that travels in the horizontal direction. This light spreads with respect to the width direction of the slope of the prism portion 13 and is irradiated with an angle of about 45 degrees with respect to the slope direction of the slope. And led to the projection surface 10. Even after the reflected light, the diverging state in the direction corresponding to the X direction continues, so the width of the light in this direction gradually increases. By passing through the front cylindrical lens 102, the width at the time of the passage Is converted to collimated light. Therefore, it is possible to project a detection beam having a nearly circular section from the light projecting surface 10 and having a high collimating property.
- a toric lens may be provided in place of the cylindrical lens 102. Since the cross section of the laser beam immediately before being emitted from the light projecting surface 10 is close to a circle, by providing a toric lens on the light projecting surface 10, the laser light that is close to the above-mentioned circular shape is converged with good condensing properties. Can be converted to light.
- the cylindrical lenses 101 and 102 are both changed to toric lenses, and the cross section of the laser beam immediately before being emitted from the light projecting surface 10 is controlled so as to be closer to a circle, so that the collimation and condensing properties of the detection beam are increased. You may make it raise.
- optical element 1C of Noriage 3 shown in FIG. It can be formed as a lens surface of a cylindrical lens or a toric lens.
- FIG. 16 shows a configuration of a coaxial optical system including the optical element 1G of Noriation 7.
- the configuration of this optical element 1G is substantially the same as the basic configuration, and a large number of minute recesses 111 are formed on the force light receiving surface 11. These minute recesses 111 allow the optical element 1 to function as a diffraction lens, so that the curvature of the light receiving surface 11 can be reduced, and the unreceivable region 100 can be reduced. Further, since the light condensing power can be increased by the individual minute recesses 111, the thickness of the optical element 1 can be reduced.
- optical element 1G it is possible to improve the degree of freedom in design, such as easily changing the positions of the prism portion 13 and the light projecting surface 10.
- All of the optical elements of the examples presented so far are made by molding, but it is difficult to manufacture the mold unless it is the axis target surface, so the position of the front projection surface is biased. There is a problem that optical elements such as these cannot be easily manufactured.
- the micro-recess 111 can be formed on the front surface using a photolithographic technique, so that the projection surface can be changed by changing the mask design.
- the formation position of can be easily changed. Therefore, the positions of the prism portion 13 and the light projecting surface 10 can be easily changed according to the design information, the degree of freedom of design can be improved, and the function of the optical element 1 can be enhanced.
- FIG. 17 shows a configuration of the optical element 1H of variation 8. Further, FIG. 18 shows a configuration of the coaxial optical system including the optical element 1H viewed from above, and FIG. 19 shows a configuration of the same coaxial optical system viewed from the lateral direction.
- laterally long light receiving surfaces 112 and 113 are continuously formed on both sides of the band-shaped light projecting surface 10, respectively.
- the light receiving surfaces 112 and 113 form a cylindrical lens together with a portion behind the light receiving surfaces 112 and 113.
- the optical element 1H is provided with a slit hole 131 having a predetermined thickness and a triangular prism-shaped concave portion 132 that functions as a prism portion. All of these open at the upper surface 121 of the optical element 1H.
- a collimating lens 15 similar to the basic configuration is provided on the side surface 14 that receives light from the light emitting element 2.
- the slit hole 131 is in a state where the width direction thereof is inclined by about 45 degrees with respect to the main axis L of the optical element 1H, and the rear end side approaches the side surface 14.
- the recess 132 is formed so that the inclined surface faces the slit hole 131 and the lower surface 122 of the optical element 1H. Further, a cylindrical lens 103 for condensing light is provided on the body at a position facing the slope of the concave portion 132 of the lower surface 122.
- the light emitting element 2 is provided at a position facing the collimating lens 15 on the side surface 14, and the light receiving element 3 is provided at a position facing the cylindrical lens 103 on the lower surface 122. Departure The light from the optical element 2 is collimated by the collimating lens 15 and reaches the slit hole 131.
- the facing surface 133 of the slit hole 131 to the collimating lens 15 functions as a reflecting surface that totally reflects light from the collimating lens 15, similarly to the slope of the prism portion 13 having the basic configuration. Therefore, the collimated light is totally reflected by the surface 133 of the slit hole 131 and guided to the light projecting surface 10 and is emitted as a detection beam.
- each of the light receiving surfaces 112 and 113 travels toward the rear surface 12 while converging in the lateral width direction of the optical element 1, and is irradiated onto the inclined surface of the prism portion 132 in the middle of the path.
- the vertical direction vertical direction of the optical element 1H
- the angle between the light beams with respect to the gradient direction of the inclined surface of the prism portion 132 Light with a direction force close to the horizontal direction with a small difference can be irradiated. Therefore, most of the light applied to the inclined surface of the prism portion 132 is totally reflected and guided to the cylindrical lens 103 below, and the light collected by the lens 103 enters the light receiving element 3.
- the optical element 1H having the above-described configuration, since the slit hole 131 and the prism portion 132 must be disposed, the depth becomes slightly longer. However, since it is necessary to converge the received light in the lateral width direction, the thickness in the vertical direction can be suppressed while securing the amount of received light by making the front surface a horizontally long shape. Therefore, it can be said that the optical element 1 of the variation 8 is a configuration suitable for installation in a space where there is no room above and below.
- the force is not limited to the force in which the opening of the slit hole 131 is set on the upper surface 121, and the lower surface 122 may be opened.
- both the upper surface 121 and the lower surface 122 may be configured as through holes opened.
- the upper surface 121 and the lower surface 122 of the optical element 1H are for convenience, and even if they are turned upside down according to the usage, there is no problem.
- the variations of the optical elements are not limited to the above-described eight types, and the configurations related to these nominations may be appropriately combined.
- the front light-receiving surfaces 11A and 11B may be formed as flat surfaces and the back surface 12 as a lens surface.
- variations 4 and 6 may be combined, and the light incident surface or projection surface of the compound optical element may be configured as a lens surface of a cylindrical lens or a toric lens.
- optical elements 1 and 1A to 1H of the basic configurations and variations 1 to 8 described above are incorporated in a resin / cage together with the light emitting element 2 and the light receiving element 3.
- a package in which these elements are integrated is referred to as a “light emitting / receiving package”.
- 20 and 21 show specific examples of the light emitting / receiving package.
- the body portion 4 of the light emitting / receiving package 5 is a three-dimensional injection molded part (MID) made of a high heat-resistant liquid crystal polymer and the like, and is integrally formed with a shielding portion 43 having an aperture 45 therein. is there.
- An accommodation space 46 for the optical element 1 and the light projecting unit 20 is formed in front of the shielding unit 43.
- a step 42 for supporting the optical element 1 is formed at the front end of the inner peripheral surface of the main body 4.
- an accommodation space 47 of the light receiving unit 30 is formed between the back surface of the shielding unit 43 and the rear end edge of the main body unit 4.
- a circuit pattern 48 for connecting to the control board 6 to be described later is formed at the mounting position of the light projecting unit 20 and the light receiving unit 30 on the outer peripheral surface of the frame unit 3.
- the optical element 1 having the basic configuration shown in FIG. 6 is used.
- the optical element 1 of this embodiment is slightly modified according to the shape of the main body 4.
- the light receiving surface 11 is formed in a circular shape, and a plate-like body 105 is continuously formed around the light receiving surface 11.
- the outer shape and size of the plate-like body 105 correspond to the step portion 42 of the main body portion 4.
- the light receiving surface 11 and the light projecting surface 10 are one of the plate-like bodies 105 (in the illustrated example, the left side) so that the collimating lens 15 and the light projecting portion 20 facing the collimating lens 15 are hidden by the plate face of the plate-like body 105 ) To be biased.
- the light receiving unit 30 is a photo IC in which a photodiode 31 and a signal processing circuit (not shown) are integrated.
- the photo IC 30 is flip-chip mounted on a circuit pattern 48 formed on the back side of the shield 43 via an underfill material (not shown).
- the light projecting unit 20 has a structure in which a laser diode 21 is mounted on a silicon intermediate substrate 22, and is wire-bonded and die-bonded to a circuit pattern 48 formed on the front surface of the shielding unit 43.
- the optical element 1 is disposed in the front space 46 of the shielding portion 43 so that the lower surface of the plate-like body 16 is supported on the stepped portion 42 after the light projecting portion 20 is mounted. .
- the joint between the plate-like body 16 and the frame portion 4 is formed with a photocurable resin 49 or the like.
- the optical element 1 is fixed in the main body 4 by bonding.
- a photodiode for detecting the light quantity of the laser diode 21 may be provided on the intermediate substrate 22.
- the aperture 45 of the shielding part 43 communicates the front and rear spaces 46 and 47, and is formed at a position corresponding to the light passing area that converges from the optical element 1.
- the arrangement position of the photodiode 31 of the photo IC 30 is also adjusted so as to correspond to the exit of the aperture 45.
- the laser diode 21 of the light projecting unit 20 of this embodiment is of a side emission type.
- the light emitted from the laser diode 21 is incident on the collimating lens 15 of the optical element 1 and collimated, and then totally reflected by the inclined surface of the prism portion 13, and further received through the light projecting surface 10. It is guided to the detection object S. Reflected light from the object to be detected S passes through the optical element 1 through the light receiving surface 11, and then is guided from the back surface 12 to the photodiode 31 through the aperture 45.
- Optical element 1 (shown in Figs. 1 and 3) having no lens-shaped light incident surface, or optical elements 1A, IB, IE, Noirations 1, 2, 5, 6, 7
- the main body 4 having the same configuration as that shown in FIG. 20 can be used.
- the optical element 1D of variation 4 the configuration is the same as in FIG. 20 except that two apertures are formed in the shielding part 43 and two photodiodes 31 are incorporated in the photo IC 30. be able to .
- the main body of a shape corresponding to the optical element 1H is created, and the aperture 45 and the photo IC 30 are positioned on the lower surface side of the optical element 1H. Need to be changed.
- FIG. 22 shows a configuration of the light projecting / receiving package 5 when the configuration of the optical element 1C of Variation 3 is applied.
- the main body 4 of this embodiment is basically the same as the embodiment of FIGS. 20 and 21 described above. It is formed behind the 20th embodiment.
- the thickness of the shielding unit 43 is reduced, and the light from the light projecting unit 20 is formed on the front side of the shielding unit 43.
- a wall 41a for shielding light is formed to protrude. The tip of the wall 41a is aligned with the step 42.
- a support 106 having a width and thickness suitable for the step 42 is provided on the outer periphery of the optical element 1 of this embodiment. Since the support portion 106 is formed so as to surround the second prism portion 16 on the side, a triangular prism-shaped recess 107 is also formed on the front side.
- the light receiving unit 30 is configured by a photo IC similar to the embodiment of FIG. 21, and is mounted on the back surface side of the shielding unit 43.
- the light projecting unit 20 of this embodiment is composed of only the laser diode 21 and is mounted in a region surrounded by the shielding unit 43 and the wall unit 41a.
- the laser diode 21 of this embodiment a type having a light emitting surface as a surface parallel to the mounting surface (upper surface in the figure) is used.
- the optical element 1 can be made thin. Furthermore, since the light projecting part 20 and the light receiving part 30 can be arranged in the front and rear by utilizing the fact that the main body part 4 is constituted by three-dimensional injection molding, the width direction of the main body part 4 should also be reduced.
- the light emitting / receiving package 5 can be downsized. Further, as described above, the light receiving efficiency can be increased by increasing the numerical aperture of the optical element 1 and the noise due to stray light can be reduced. Therefore, the detection accuracy of the detected object can be greatly increased.
- the main body 4 is inverted and the light projecting unit 20 is mounted, and finally the optical elements 1 and 1C are mounted.
- the light emitting / receiving package 5 can be completed by the method of attaching. Therefore, assembly work is extremely easy.
- the optical elements 1 and 1C and the main body 4 can be easily manufactured by integral molding, the efficiency of manufacturing can be improved, the cost can be reduced, and mass production can be realized. be able to.
- FIG. 23 shows a configuration of the photoelectric sensor in which the light emitting / receiving package 5 which is useful for the embodiments of FIGS. Although the photoelectric sensor to which the embodiment of FIG. 21 is applied is not shown, it can be configured in substantially the same manner as this embodiment.
- the photoelectric sensor of this embodiment is configured by incorporating the light emitting / receiving package 5 and the control board 6 into a case body 7 having a front opening.
- the light emitting / receiving package 5 is supported with the front surface of the optical element 1 facing the opening force of the case body 7, and a control board 6 is provided behind it.
- the control board 6 has a laser diode 21 drive circuit and a photo IC 30 signal.
- a circuit that secondarily processes the output from the signal processing circuit and a circuit that relays the output to the outside are mounted.
- the circuit pattern 48 of the light emitting / receiving package 5 is soldered to a terminal (not shown) on the control board 6.
- 61 and 62 are parts on the control board 6, and 71 is a cable including a power line and a signal line.
- the optical element 1 and the body portion 4 of the light emitting / receiving package 5 are both molded by grease, if soldered to the substrate 6 as described above, the heat during the processing There is a possibility of deformation. Further, the resin 49 for bonding the optical element 1 and the main body 4 may melt, and the optical element 1 may be displaced.
- FIG. 24 and FIG. 25 show configuration examples for solving the above problem.
- the parts 61 and 62 on the substrate 6 are not shown.
- a male connector 50 is formed on the lower end edge of the main body 4 and a female connector 60 corresponding to the connector 50 is also provided on the substrate 6.
- terminals 48a of the circuit pattern 48 are formed on the surface of the connector 50. Since the main body 4 of the light emitting / receiving package 5 is MID, the connector 50 can be easily formed.
- a male connector 51 is formed to protrude from the side surface of the main body 4.
- the substrate 6 is formed to be narrow and slightly thick, and a female connector (not shown;) is provided on one side thereof.
- the light emitting / receiving package 5 and the substrate 6 can be connected very easily.
- the substrate 6 is attached to the side surface of the light emitting / receiving package 5, so that the photoelectric sensor is made thinner than the embodiment of FIG. 24 in which the light emitting / receiving package 5 is stacked on the substrate 6. be able to.
- FIG. 26 shows another example of a photoelectric sensor using the optical element 1.
- the photoelectric sensor of this embodiment does not use the light emitting / receiving package 5 described above, but is a type in which the optical element 1 is mounted on a printed circuit board 64.
- extension portions 108 and 109 each having a predetermined width are continuously formed on both sides of the force, which is the same as the basic configuration.
- the optical element 1 includes a pair of support walls 114 and 115 that can stand vertically. Supported horizontally between. These support walls 114 and 115 are also formed integrally with the main body of the optical element 1.
- the substrate 64 In the substrate 64, three through holes 65, 66, 67 are formed. Of these, the left and right through holes 65 and 66 are for inserting the support walls 114 and 115, and the central through hole 67 functions as an aperture through which the light received by the optical element 1 passes.
- a light projecting unit 20 is provided on the front side of the substrate 64, and a light receiving unit (photo IC) 30 is provided on the back side.
- the light projecting unit 20 and the photo IC 30 are both the same as those in the examples of FIGS. 21 and 22, except that a spacer member 23 is provided between the light projecting unit 20 and the substrate 6. .
- An underfill material 33 is injected into the gap between the photo IC 30 and the substrate 6 for buffering.
- the photo IC 30 is mounted on the back surface side of the substrate 64 in a state where the photodiode 31 is aligned with the through hole 67.
- support walls 108 and 109 are inserted into the through holes 65 and 66, and the position of the optical element 1 is adjusted while confirming the collimating property of the detection beam and the amount of light received by the photo IC 30.
- a photocured resin 49 is injected into the gap between the through holes 65 and 66, and the optical element 1 is fixed.
- the polarizing filter 8 is attached to the support walls 108 and 109 so as to block the front of the optical element 1.
- the substrate 64 on which the optical element 1 is mounted is a case body constituting the main body of the photoelectric sensor.
- the optical element 1 can be made thin, the case body can also be made thin, and the photoelectric sensor can be miniaturized.
- the light from the light projecting unit 20 may enter the photodiode 31 through the through hole 67. Therefore, it is desirable to shield the space between the light projecting unit 20 and the through hole 67 by inserting a shielding member 74 into the through hole 67 as shown in FIG.
- a function (APC control) for automatically adjusting the light amount of the laser diode can be added to the photoelectric sensor according to the present invention by utilizing the characteristics of the optical element 1.
- FIG. 28 shows the configuration of the photoelectric sensor when this APC control is added.
- the optical element 1 is obtained by adding a second prism portion 19 to the basic configuration.
- the second prism portion 19 is formed to protrude on the side surface facing the collimator lens 15 with the prism portion 13 interposed therebetween.
- the photo IC 30 includes a photodiode 32 for receiving the total reflected light from the second prism portion 19 in addition to the photodiode 31 for receiving the reflected light collected by the optical element 1. Is deployed.
- the photo IC 30 is also provided with a signal processing circuit (not shown) for the second photodiode 32.
- the light that has passed through the collimating lens 15 on the side surface 14 is guided to the light projecting surface 10 by the central prism portion 13 and totally reflected, but the slope of the prism portion 13 is caused by an error in molding molding. Since it cannot be a complete total reflection surface, light that travels straight through the space constituting the prism portion 13 is generated. In this embodiment, the light that travels straight without being reflected by the central prism portion 13 is received by the second prism portion 19 and guided to the second photodiode 32 of the photo IC 30.
- the amount of light received by the second photodiode 32 is measured, and the measured value is fed back to the drive circuit of the laser diode 21, thereby adjusting the amount of light of the laser diode 21.
- the photoelectric sensor using the optical elements having the above-described configurations receives the reflected light from the detected object with respect to the detection beam from the light projecting surface, thereby detecting the object or detecting the object.
- the distance and the size of the object can be measured.
- the object when used in combination with a regressive reflecting plate, the object can be detected when the reflected light with respect to the light from the projection surface falls below a predetermined threshold value.
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