Optical module and optical unit for a light curtain, and fabrication method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9279902
APP PUB NO 20130292554A1
SERIAL NO

13875828

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An optical module for an optical unit associated with forming a light curtain for monitoring a protective or surveillance field. The optical module includes at least one radiation emitting and/or radiation receiving element for transmitting and/or receiving a radiation beam associated with forming a light curtain. The optical module includes a module body for mounting a radiation transmitter/receiver carrier that carries the at least one transmitting and/or receiving element associated with the radiation beam. The module body has at least one alignment element for aligning the optical module within a support element that forms an outer housing of the optical unit.

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ROCKWELL AUTOMATION SWITZERLAND GMBH5000 AARAU

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Baumgartner, Guido Fürstentum Liechtenstein, CH 4 32
Casty, Richard Chur, CH 4 11
Dorizzi, Danilo Chur, CH 8 64
Hardegger, Martin Sargans, CH 23 398
Lombriser, Clau Trun, CH 7 17
Meinherz, Carl Malans, CH 24 330
Stein, Manfred Norbert Domat/Ems, CH 8 129

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