IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0526320
(2012-06-18)
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등록번호 |
US-8576384
(2013-11-05)
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우선권정보 |
CN-2008 1 0202228 (2008-11-05) |
발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Shanghai Kohler Electronics, Ltd.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
3 인용 특허 :
5 |
초록
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The present invention discloses a distance detecting sensor. The distance detecting sensor includes a casing, a focusing lenses, a circuit board mounted with several electronic elements, an emitting device for emitting infrared light, and a receiving device for receiving and sensing a reflected infr
The present invention discloses a distance detecting sensor. The distance detecting sensor includes a casing, a focusing lenses, a circuit board mounted with several electronic elements, an emitting device for emitting infrared light, and a receiving device for receiving and sensing a reflected infrared light. The distance detecting sensor is configured to have a high detection accuracy and improved detection performance.
대표청구항
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1. A distance detecting sensor for a sanitary ware, the distance detecting sensor comprising: a first light emitting source;a second light emitting source;a light receiving unit; anda control circuit;wherein the light receiving unit is a photoelectric device that is sensitive to the position of ligh
1. A distance detecting sensor for a sanitary ware, the distance detecting sensor comprising: a first light emitting source;a second light emitting source;a light receiving unit; anda control circuit;wherein the light receiving unit is a photoelectric device that is sensitive to the position of light, and wherein the light receiving unit is configured to receive light emitted by both the first light emitting source and second light emitting source;wherein the control circuit is configured to activate the first light emitting source to emit a first light and to determine whether the light receiving unit receives a first reflected light signal comprising the first light;wherein the control circuit is configured to activate the second emitting source to emit a second light in response to a negative determination, and to determine whether the light receiving unit receives a second reflected light signal comprising the second light;wherein the control circuit is configured to calculate a distance value of an object to be detected based on a position of at least one of the first reflected light signal and the second reflected light signal received at the infrared light receiving unit, and to control the sanitary ware to perform an action if the calculated distance value is within a preset range. 2. The distance detecting sensor according to claim 1, wherein the emission power of the first light emitting source is higher than that of the second light emitting source. 3. The distance detecting sensor according to claim 1, wherein the emission frequency of the first light emitting source and the emission frequency of the second light emitting source are lower when there is no object to be detected than when there is an object to be detected. 4. The distance detecting sensor according to claim 1, wherein the first light emitting source is configured to emit the first light for detecting objects within a first detection zone and the second light emitting source is configured to emit the second light for detecting objects with a second detection zone between the first detection zone and the distance detecting sensor. 5. The distance detecting sensor according to claim 4, further comprising: an emitting lens in front of the first light emitting source; anda receiving lens in front of the light receiving unit, the receiving lens configured to focus received light from both the first light emitting source and the second light emitting source onto the light receiving unit. 6. The distance detecting sensor according to claim 5, wherein the first light emitting source is an infrared light emitting source and the second light emitting source is a close range light emitting source. 7. The distance detecting sensor according to claim 6, wherein the infrared light emitting source and the close range light emitting source are LEDs. 8. The distance detecting sensor according to claim 7, wherein the close range light emitting source is arranged near the infrared light emitting source between the infrared light emitting source and the light receiving unit. 9. A distance detecting sensor for a sanitary ware, the distance detecting sensor comprising: a first light emitting source;a second light emitting source;an light receiving unit; anda control circuit;wherein the light receiving unit is a photoelectric device that is sensitive to the position of light, and wherein the light receiving unit is configured to receive light emitted by both the first light emitting source and second light emitting source;wherein the control circuit is configured to activate the first light emitting source and the second light emitting source to emit light, and to determine whether the light receiving unit receives a reflected light signal from either the first light emitting source or the second light emitting source;wherein the control circuit is configured to calculate a distance value of an object to be detected based on the reflected light signal received at the light receiving unit, and to control the sanitary ware to perform an action if the calculated distance value is within a preset range. 10. The distance detecting sensor according to claim 9, wherein the emission power of the first light emitting source is higher than that of the second light emitting source. 11. The distance detecting sensor according to claim 9, wherein the emission frequency of the first light emitting source and the emission frequency of the second light emitting source are lower when there is no object to be detected than when there is an object to be detected. 12. The distance detecting sensor according to claim 9, wherein control circuit is configured to activate the first light emitting source and the second light emitting source synchronously. 13. The distance detecting sensor according to claim 12, wherein the first light emitting source is configured to emit the first light for detecting objects within a first detection zone and the second light emitting source is configured to emit the second light for detecting objects with a second detection zone between the first detection zone and the distance detecting sensor. 14. The distance detecting sensor according to claim 13, further comprising: an emitting lens in front of the first light emitting source; anda receiving lens in front of the light receiving unit, the receiving lens configured to focus received light from both the first light emitting source and the second light emitting source onto the light receiving unit. 15. The distance detecting sensor according to claim 14, wherein the first light emitting source is an infrared light emitting source and the second light emitting source is a close range light emitting source. 16. A distance detecting sensor for a sanitary ware, the distance detecting sensor comprising: a first light emitting source;a second light emitting source;an light receiving unit; anda control circuit;wherein the light receiving unit is a photoelectric device that is sensitive to the position of light, and wherein the light receiving unit is configured to receive light emitted by both the first light emitting source and second light emitting source;wherein the control circuit is configured to activate the second light emitting source to emit a second light, to calculate a distance value of an object to be detected based on a second reflected light signal comprising the second light received at the light receiving unit, and to determine whether the distance value of the object is within a preset close range;wherein the control circuit is configured to activate the first light emitting source to emit a first light in response to negative determination, to calculate the distance value of the object to be detected based on a first reflected light signal comprising the first light received at the light receiving unit, and to determine whether the distance value of the object to be detected is within a preset normal range;wherein the control circuit is configured to control the sanitary ware to perform an action in response to a determination that the distance value of the object is within at least one of the preset close range and the preset normal range. 17. The distance detecting sensor according to claim 16, wherein the emission power of the first light emitting source is higher than that of the second light emitting source. 18. The distance detecting sensor according to claim 16, wherein the emission frequency of the first light emitting source and the emission frequency of the second light emitting source are lower when there is no object to be detected than when there is an object to be detected. 19. The distance detecting sensor according to claim 16, wherein the first light emitting source is configured to emit the first light for detecting objects within a first detection zone and the second light emitting source is configured to emit the second light for detecting objects with a second detection zone between the first detection zone and the distance detecting sensor. 20. The distance detecting sensor according to claim 19, further comprising: an emitting lens in front of the first light emitting source; anda receiving lens in front of the light receiving unit, the receiving lens configured to focus received light from both the first light emitting source and the second light emitting source onto the light receiving unit.
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