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Device for determination of layer thickness, or alternatively, measurement of surface topography
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Inventors: Fladda, Gerdt; Eriksson, Lennart;
Assignee: Svenska Traforskningsinstitutet (Stockholm, SW)
Primary Examiner: Corbin; John K.
Assistant Examiner: Rosenberger; Richard A.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Pollock, VandeSande & Priddy
A device for determining by means of light the average thickness of a layer, permeable to said light, arranged on a surface having properties different from those of the layer with respect to the light used, and also adapted to be used to provide a measure of the topography of a surface substantially opaque to the light used, includes an opaque shield that bears substantially perpendicularly with one edge against the layer when thickness is being determined or against the surface when surface topography is being measured. At least one light indicator shielded from direct incident light is arranged on the side of the shield opposite to the side on which the light source is located. The light indicator responds to the emitted luminous flux which it receives indirectly from the light source, which in a thickness determination is transferred to the indicator past the lower edge of the shield via the permeable layer, or in the measuring of surface topography passes through openings formed between the irregular surface being measured and the planar edge of the shield engaging that surface. The signal from the light indicator due to the transferred luminous flux is arranged, optionally after further evaluation, to indicate the layer thickness or surface topography. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
A unitary measuring device adapted to be placed in firm engagement with a surface for measuring a dimensional characteristic of said surface, said device having a lower side adapted to be placed in direct engagement with said surface, a light opaque external shield structure completely enclosing the exterior of said unitary device except for its said lower side, said external shield structure having a lower edge surrounding said lower side and adapted to firmly engage said surface to prevent the ingress of external light to the interior of said external shield structure, a light opaque inner shield structure within said external shield structure subdividing the interior of said device bounded by said external shield and said lower side into at least two interior regions, a source of light located in one of said interior regions between said external shield structure and one side of said inner shield structure, and light sensitive means located in the other of said interior regions between said external shield structure and the other side of said inner shield structure, said inner shield structure being positioned transverse to said lower side and having a light opaque lower edge disposed along said surface being measured whereby, when said lower side of said device is in engagement with said surface, luminous flux emitted by said light source in said one region may reach said light sensitive means located in the other of said regions only by transfer through a path extending through the portion of said lower side underlying said one region to a location disposed below said lower edge of said inner shield structure and then to the portion of said lower side underlying said other region and to said light sensitive device, and indicator means coupled to said light sensitive device and responsive to the portion of the total luminous flux emitted by said light source which reaches said light sensitive device through said path for indicating said dimensional characteristic of said surface
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