Patents

Radiation thermometer

Abstract
JP2012177560A
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a radiation thermometer capable of measuring the
Japan
temperature of a measurement object area of a body to be subjected to temperature measurement
at a correct focal distance by radiating a laser beam to a detection area.SOLUTION: The radiation
thermometer comprises an infrared sensor 0101 for detecting infrared radiation energy radiated Download PDF Find Prior Art Similar
from a body to be subjected to temperature measurement 0108, an infrared lens 0102 for
transmitting the infrared radiation energy 0109, a laser radiating part 0103 for radiating a laser beam Other languages: Japanese
to the body to be subjected to temperature measurement, a laser beam lens 0104 for transmitting
Inventor: Shunichi Yamanaka, 俊一 山中
the laser beam, a reflecting mirror 0105 for reflecting the laser beam 0110 radiated from the laser
radiating part in the same direction as an optical axis direction of the infrared lens, and a laser Current Assignee : Chino Corp
spectroscopy lens 0107 arranged between the laser radiating part and the reflecting mirror to branch
a laser beam. The laser beam lens and the infrared lens are an integrated type lens body structure
Worldwide applications
0106 in which the laser beam lens is arranged at the outer circumference of the infrared lens.
2011 JP

Application JP2011039362A events

2011-02-25 Application filed by Chino Corp

2011-02-25 Priority to JP2011039362A

2012-09-13 Publication of JP2012177560A

Status Pending

Info: Patent citations (3), Cited by (1), Legal events, Similar

documents, Priority and Related Applications

External links: Espacenet, Global Dossier, Discuss

Claims (4) Hide Dependent

translated from Japanese

An infrared sensor for detecting infrared radiant energy radiated from the measured temperature object;
An infrared lens that transmits the infrared radiation energy;
A laser irradiation unit for irradiating a temperature measurement object with laser light;
A laser beam lens that transmits the laser beam;
A reflecting mirror that reflects the laser light emitted from the laser irradiation unit in the same direction as the optical axis direction of the infrared lens;
A laser spectroscopic lens that is disposed between the laser irradiation unit and the reflecting mirror and divides the laser light;
Consists of
The laser light lens and the infrared lens are radiation thermometers that are an integrated lens structure in which the laser light lens is disposed on the outer periphery of the

infrared lens. The radiation thermometer according to claim 1, wherein the laser light emitted from the laser irradiation unit indicates a detection area of the infrared sensor. The
radiation thermometer according to claim 1, wherein the laser light lens is an axicon lens. The radiation thermometer according to claim 1, wherein the laser light lens is a Powell
lens.

Description translated from Japanese

The present invention relates to a radiation thermometer for measuring the surface temperature based on radiant heat radiated from the surface of the temperature-
measuring body, and a radiation thermometer characterized in that the temperature-measuring area of the temperature-measuring body is visible. About.

A radiation thermometer is a thermometer that measures the temperature of an object by measuring the intensity of infrared or visible light emitted from the object.
When measuring the surface temperature of a temperature sensing object with a radiation thermometer, the measurement target area of the temperature sensing object
must be equal to or larger than the gauge area of the radiation thermometer. If the measurement target area of the measured object is smaller than the target area of the
radiation thermometer, the radiation thermometer will also measure the temperature of the area other than the measurement target. It cannot be measured.

For example, in the case of a fixed focus type radiation thermometer disclosed in Patent Document 1, a laser beam is applied to make the measurement distance
accurate. With this laser light, the user of the radiation thermometer can measure the temperature of the measurement target area of the temperature-measured body at
the correct focal length.

Patent No. 3040323

However, although the radiation thermometer shown in Patent Document 1 can measure the temperature at an accurate measurement distance, the size and position of
the measurement target area where the radiation thermometer measures the temperature cannot be confirmed.

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides the following radiation thermometer. That is, as a first invention, an infrared sensor that detects infrared
radiation energy radiated from a temperature-measured body, an infrared lens that transmits the infrared radiation energy, and a laser irradiation unit that irradiates the
temperature-measured body with laser light A laser lens that transmits the laser light, a reflecting mirror that reflects the laser light emitted from the laser irradiation unit
in the same direction as the optical axis direction of the infrared lens, and the laser irradiation unit disposed between the laser irradiation unit and the reflecting mirror
The laser light lens and the infrared lens provide a radiation thermometer that is an integrated lens structure in which the laser light lens is disposed on the outer
periphery of the infrared lens.

As 2nd invention, the laser beam irradiated from the laser irradiation part provides the radiation thermometer as described in 1st invention which points out the
detection area of the said infrared sensor.

As a third invention, there is provided the radiation thermometer according to the first invention or the second invention, wherein the laser light lens is an axicon lens.

As a fourth invention, there is provided the radiation thermometer according to the first invention or the second invention, wherein the laser light lens is a Powell lens.

Like the radiation thermometer of the present invention, by using an integrated lens structure in which an infrared lens that transmits infrared radiant energy at the
center and a laser beam lens that transmits laser light is arranged on the outer periphery, an object to be measured is measured from the laser irradiation unit. The laser
irradiated onto the warm body and projected onto the body to be measured can indicate the detection area of the infrared sensor. Specifically, it is possible to easily
recognize the detection area by projecting at least two laser light projection points or a region surrounded by the laser light.

A conceptual diagram for explaining a radiation thermometer of Embodiment 1. Conceptual diagram for explaining the projected laser and the detection area of the first
embodiment 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a laser spectroscopic lens of Embodiment 1. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an integrated lens structure
according to a first embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, this invention should not be limited to
these embodiments at all, and can be implemented in various modes without departing from the gist thereof.

The first embodiment mainly relates to claim 1, claim 2, claim 3, claim 4, and the like.
<< Embodiment 1 >>
<Overview of Embodiment 1>

The present embodiment is characterized in that the laser light lens through which the laser passes and the infrared lens through which the infrared radiation energy
radiated from the temperature-measuring object passes are formed as an integral integrated lens structure. Thereby, the optical system of the radiation thermometer can
be made compact.
<Configuration of Embodiment 1>

The conceptual diagram for demonstrating the radiation thermometer of this embodiment was shown in FIG. The radiation thermometer of the present embodiment
includes an infrared sensor (0101) that detects infrared radiation energy (0109) radiated from a temperature object (0108), an infrared lens (0102) that transmits the
infrared radiation energy, A laser irradiation unit (0103) that irradiates a temperature-measured body with laser light (0110), a laser light lens (0104) that transmits the
laser light, and laser light emitted from the laser irradiation unit is converted into light from an infrared lens. A reflection mirror (0105) that reflects in the same direction
as the axial direction, and a laser spectroscopic lens (0107) that is disposed between the laser irradiation unit and the reflection mirror and separates the laser light. The
laser light lens is arranged on the outer periphery of the infrared lens and is composed of an integral lens structure (0106).

The “infrared sensor” detects infrared radiant energy radiated from a temperature-measuring object that is a measurement target. At this time, the infrared radiant
energy detected by the infrared sensor detects the infrared radiant energy emitted from the detection area (0111) for measuring the temperature of the temperature
object. Specifically, it is a sensor such as a microbolometer, a thermopile, a pyroelectric temperature sensor, a photovoltaic temperature sensor, or a photoelectric
conduction temperature sensor. The type of infrared sensor used in the radiation thermometer of the present embodiment can be selected as appropriate according to
the intended use.

The “infrared lens” is a lens that transmits infrared radiant energy radiated from the temperature-measuring object and collects it on the above-described infrared
sensor. The infrared lens needs to be a material that transmits infrared radiant energy radiated from the temperature measurement object. Moreover, the wavelength of
the infrared radiation energy which an infrared lens permeate | transmits must be a wavelength range which the above-mentioned infrared sensor can detect. As a
specific example, an infrared lens is composed of flint glass or quartz in the visible light wavelength region, calcium fluoride in the near infrared wavelength region,
silicon, germanium, zinc selenide, or the like in the infrared region.

The “laser irradiation unit” irradiates the temperature measurement object with laser light. A laser light source used for the laser irradiation unit is a semiconductor laser
or the like. The output of the laser light emitted from the laser irradiation unit is set to an appropriate output according to the distance from the position of the radiation
thermometer to the temperature measurement object and the focal length.

In addition, the laser irradiated from the laser irradiation unit to the measured object and projected onto the measured object indicates the detection area of the infrared
sensor. For example, as shown in FIG. 2A, when the laser projected onto the temperature measurement object is circular (0201), the detection area (0202) of the infrared
sensor is positioned within the circle. Composed. The laser projected on the temperature object may be a plurality of points in addition to the circle. In the case of a point,
for example, as shown in FIG. 2B, when the projected laser indicates two points (0203, 0204), the detection area (0205) is on a straight line connecting the two points. )
May be positioned. In addition, when three or four points are indicated by the laser light, the detection area may be positioned within a region surrounded by each point.

In addition, in order to project a laser in a circular shape from a laser irradiation unit onto a temperature measuring object, it is possible to realize a laser spectroscopic
lens described later as an axicon lens.

The “laser light lens” is a lens made of a material that transmits laser light. The material constituting the laser beam lens is a design matter that is appropriately
changed according to the wavelength of the laser irradiated by the laser irradiation unit. The focal length and the radius of curvature of the laser light lens are appropriate
according to the focal length and the radius of curvature of the infrared lens. At this time, it is not necessary to make the focal length and the curvature radius of the laser
light lens coincide with those of the infrared lens, and according to the focal length of the infrared lens, it is possible to project an appropriate laser light according to the
detection area at that time. The focal length and the radius of curvature of the laser light lens are determined.

The “laser spectroscopic lens” splits the laser light emitted from the laser irradiation unit so that a shape capable of indicating the detection area is projected onto the
temperature measurement object. Specifically, for example, an axicon lens is used in order to project a laser in a circular shape from a laser irradiation unit onto a
temperature measurement object. In the case of the radiation thermometer of the present embodiment, the laser light emitted from one laser irradiation unit is made
circular by passing through an axicon lens and projected onto the temperature measurement object. In this case, the axicon lens may be an axicon lens having a convex
portion as shown in FIG. 3A, or an axicon lens having a concave portion as shown in FIG. Good.

In addition, in order to project the laser beam from the laser irradiation unit onto the temperature measuring object as two points, in the case of the radiation
thermometer of the present embodiment, the laser light emitted from one laser irradiation unit is generally illustrated. This can be realized through a lens called a Powell
lens shown in 3 (c).

The “reflecting mirror” reflects the laser light emitted from the laser irradiation unit in the same direction as the optical axis direction of the infrared lens. The laser beam
lens through which the laser beam emitted from the laser irradiation unit transmits constitutes an integrated lens structure described later. At this time, the laser light
lens is disposed on the outer periphery of the infrared lens through which infrared radiation energy is transmitted. For this reason, the laser beam must not block the
optical path of infrared radiation energy. Therefore, the reflecting mirror must also be configured so as not to block the optical path of the infrared radiation energy. For
this reason, the reflecting mirror must be a circular or elliptical shape that avoids the optical path of the infrared radiation energy, or at least a central part that is the
optical path of the infrared radiation energy and made of a material that transmits the infrared radiation energy. There is.

In FIG. 1, the case where the reflecting mirror is configured as an ellipse is illustrated. Further, in the radiation thermometer of the present embodiment, in FIG. 1, the
laser irradiation unit is arranged in a direction perpendicular to the optical path of the infrared irradiation energy, but the position of the laser irradiation unit is the size of
the radiation thermometer. The angle of the reflecting mirror may be adjusted according to the laser beam irradiation direction from the laser irradiation unit and reflected
in the same direction as the optical axis direction of the infrared lens.

As described above, when the laser light emitted from the laser irradiation unit is passed through the Powell lens, the optical path of the infrared irradiation energy is
reflected so that the laser light divided in two directions by the Powell lens is reflected. You may comprise so that a reflective mirror may be arrange | positioned in two
places on both sides of. That is, as long as the laser light can be reflected in the same direction as the optical axis direction of the infrared lens, the reflecting mirror may
be formed integrally or may be formed by a plurality of divided reflecting mirrors.

As shown in FIG. 4, the “integrated lens structure” has an infrared lens (0401, 0403) disposed at the center and a laser light lens (0402, 0404) disposed on the outer
periphery thereof. The infrared lens and the laser light lens are integrally formed. At this time, the optical axes of the infrared lens and the laser light lens are configured to
be the same. Further, the infrared lens and the laser light lens may be configured with the same curvature radius or may be configured with different curvature radii. That
is, the focal lengths may be the same or different. However, the important point is that the laser beam indicates the detection area of the infrared radiation energy.

In the integrated lens structure shown in FIG. 4, the infrared lens and the laser light lens may be arranged adjacent to each other as shown in (a), or as shown in (b).
(0405) may be used.

As described above, the integrated lens structure is configured such that the infrared radiation energy transmitted through the infrared lens and the optical axis of the
laser light transmitted through the laser light lens coincide with each other. Thus, by using an integrated lens structure in which the infrared lens is disposed at the center
and the laser light lens is disposed on the outer periphery thereof, the laser light can indicate the detection area of the infrared radiation energy.

In a conventional radiation thermometer, a method of irradiating a laser beam to one point is generally used to indicate the position of a detection area. In this method,
the approximate position of the detection area can be estimated, but it has not been known at all which temperature is detected as the detection area as a specific area.
In the radiation thermometer of this embodiment, it is possible to easily recognize the detection area by projecting at least two laser light projection points or a region
surrounded by the laser light.

In addition, by using an integral lens structure, it is possible to project two or more laser light projection points or a region surrounded by laser light with only one laser
irradiation unit. That is, the number of laser irradiation units can be reduced, and the radiation thermometer can be reduced in power and size.
<Embodiment 1 effect>

Like the radiation thermometer of this embodiment, by using an integrated lens structure in which an infrared lens that transmits infrared radiation energy at the center
and a laser light lens that transmits laser light at the outer periphery thereof is used, The laser irradiated to the temperature measuring body and projected onto the
temperature measuring body can indicate the detection area of the infrared sensor. Specifically, it is possible to easily recognize the detection area by projecting at least
two laser light projection points or a region surrounded by the laser light.

0101 Infrared sensor 0102 Infrared lens 0103 Laser irradiation unit 0104 Laser light lens 0105 Reflector 0106 Integrated lens structure 0107 Laser spectroscopic lens
0108 Temperature object 0109 Infrared radiation energy 0110 Laser light 0111 Detection area

Patent Citations (3)

Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title

JPH02237560A * 1989-03-10 1990-09-20 Topcon Corp Cornea operation apparatus equipped with cornea collimation device

JPH0415024U * 1990-05-23 1992-02-06

JP2011013188A * 2009-07-06 2011-01-20 Sato Keiryoki Seisakusho:Kk Radiation thermometer

Family To Family Citations

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party

Cited By (1)

Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title

WO2014185024A1 * 2013-05-17 2014-11-20 パナソニック インテレクチュアル プロパティ コーポ Temperature measurement device and
temperature measurement method
レーション オブ アメリカ

Family To Family Citations

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party, ‡ Family to family citation

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title

JP6389444B2 2018-09-12 Thermal radiation thermometer

JP5586247B2 2014-09-10 Laser processing head with integrated sensor device for monitoring focal position

CN111465829A 2020-07-28 Spectrometer apparatus and system

JP6562647B2 2019-08-21 Infrared thermometer and energy zone temperature measurement method

JP2010243270A 2010-10-28 Composite type multi-path cell and gas measuring instrument

GB2320324A 1998-06-17 Hand-held temperature measuring unit with light aiming system

US10054490B2 2018-08-21 Medical thermometer having an improved optics system

JPWO2018008215A1 2019-04-18 Infrared detector and radiation thermometer

JP5452245B2 2014-03-26 Lightwave distance measuring device

JP2012177560A 2012-09-13 Radiation thermometer

JP2013002819A 2013-01-07 Flatness measuring device

JP2017072463A 2017-04-13 Spectroscopic measurement device

RU2622239C1 2017-06-13 Device for non-contact measurement of the object temperature

KR20160140255A 2016-12-07 Optical gas sensor with the improvement of sensitivity and reliability

JP3898833B2 2007-03-28 Optical measuring device

RU2365882C2 2009-08-27 Pyrometer

JP2014219199A 2014-11-20 Laser beam observation system

JP2578104Y2 1998-08-06 Radiation thermometer

JP6212865B2 2017-10-18 Surface shape measuring device

Yeh et al. 2015 MIR lens back focal length measurement system by Newton's equation

KR20170029187A 2017-03-15 Optical Measuring Device

JPH0663860B2 1994-08-22 Radiometer for low temperature

JPH0663862B2 1994-08-22 Array type radiometer for low temperature

RU2011101288A 2012-07-20 DEVICE FOR MEASURING SURFACE TEMPERATURE IN THE AREA OF EXPOSURE TO LASER RADIATION

Priority And Related Applications

Priority Applications (1)

Application Priority date Filing date Title

JP2011039362A 2011-02-25 2011-02-25 Radiation thermometer

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Filing date Title

JP2011039362A 2011-02-25 Radiation thermometer

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description

2013-11-27 A621 Written request for application examination Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A621

Effective date: 20131126

2014-03-05 A977 Report on retrieval Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A971007
 Effective date: 20140305

2014-03-13 A131 Notification of reasons for refusal Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A131

Effective date: 20140312

2014-07-22 A02 Decision of refusal Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A02

Effective date: 20140722

Concepts

machine-extracted Download Filter table

Name Image Sections Count Query match

detection method claims,abstract,description 22 0.000

optical claims,abstract,description 15 0.000

body temperature measurement claims,abstract,description 11 0.000

irradiating claims,description 2 0.000

measurement abstract,description 9 0.000

laser spectroscopy abstract 1 0.000

Show all concepts from the description section

Data provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services

About Send Feedback Public Datasets Terms Privacy Policy