Position detecting device, liquid ejecting apparatus and method of detecting smear of scale

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8425003
APP PUB NO 20120019837A1
SERIAL NO

13251875

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A position detecting device for detecting a position of an object, includes a light emitting portion that emits light, a light receiving portion that receives the light from the light emitting portion, and a scale that is arranged between the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion, and includes a position detecting pattern and a smear detecting pattern. The position detecting pattern has a first light transmitting portion for transmitting the light from the light emitting portion and a first light interception portion for intercepting the light from the light emitting portion which are alternately arranged in a detection range of the object. The smear detecting pattern for detecting smear of the scale has a second light transmitting portion for transmitting the light from the light emitting portion and a second light interception portion for intercepting the light from the light emitting portion which are alternately arranged.

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SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION1-6 SHINJUKU 4-CHOME SHINJUKU-KU TOKYO 160-8801

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Igarashi, Hitoshi Shiojiri, JP 118 760
Nakata, Satoshi Suwa, JP 95 706

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