Photoelectric sensor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10338087-B2
Application number	US-201816132494-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 17, 2018
Priority date	Oct 2, 2017
Publication date	Jul 2, 2019
Grant date	Jul 2, 2019

Abstract

A housing of a photoelectric sensor has a front surface having a light projecting/receiving surface, a rear surface, a top surface adjacent to the front surface and extending in a direction orthogonal to the front surface and the rear surface, and an inclined surface inclined with respect to and connecting the top surface and the rear surface. On the top surface, a teach button that receives an input operation from outside to set a threshold value and an indicator that displays a detection result of the object being detected are provided in order from the side of the inclined surface. On the inclined surface, an adjustment button that receives an input operation from outside to finely adjust the threshold value is provided. A distance between the teach button and the adjustment button is larger than a distance between the teach button and the indicator.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A photoelectric sensor, comprising a light projecting part that emits light, a light receiving part that receives light, a housing that houses the light projecting part and the light receiving part, a setting part that receives an input operation from outside to set a threshold value, an adjustment part that receives an input operation from outside to finely adjust the threshold value that has been set, and an indicator that displays a detection result of an object being detected, wherein
the housing comprises:
a first surface having a light projecting/receiving surface allowing light from the light projecting part and light to the light receiving part to pass;
a second surface located on a side opposite to the first surface;
a third surface adjacent to the first surface and extending in a direction orthogonal to the first surface and the second surface; and
an inclined surface inclined with respect to the third surface and the second surface and connecting the third surface and the second surface, wherein
the setting part and the indicator are provided on the third surface in order from the side of the inclined surface, and
the adjustment part is provided on the inclined surface, and
a distance between the setting part and the adjustment part is larger than a distance between the setting part and the indicator.

2. The photoelectric sensor according to claim 1 , further comprising a sealing member attached to the housing to seal a periphery of the indicator and the setting part, wherein
at least one of the third surface and the inclined surface has a part of an area sealed by the sealing member between the setting part and the adjustment part.

3. The photoelectric sensor according to claim 2 , wherein the third surface, out of the third surface and the inclined surface, is sealed by the sealing member.

4. The photoelectric sensor according to claim 3 , wherein the sealing member has an inner surface facing the third surface, and the inner surface of the sealing member is welded to the third surface.

5. The photoelectric sensor according to claim 4 , wherein a display part that displays the threshold value is provided on the second surface.

6. The photoelectric sensor according to claim 3 , wherein a display part that displays the threshold value is provided on the second surface.

7. The photoelectric sensor according to claim 2 , wherein a display part that displays the threshold value is provided on the second surface.

8. The photoelectric sensor according to claim 1 , wherein a display part that displays the threshold value is provided on the second surface.

Assignees

• Omron Tateisi Electronics Co

Inventors

• Nakashima Hirotaka
• Komai Kazunari

Classifications

• G01P1/08

  Arrangements of scales, pointers, lamps or acoustic indicators, e.g. in automobile speedometers · CPC title

• G01P1/02 Primary

  Housings · CPC title

• G06F3/048

  Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] · CPC title

• G01V8/12

  using one transmitter and one receiver · CPC title

• G01S17/02 Primary

  Systems using the reflection of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves (G01S17/66 takes precedence) · CPC title