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- the present invention relates to a confocal displacement meter using light of a wide wavelength band.
- a confocal displacement meter is known as a device that measures the displacement of the surface of a measurement object by a non-contact method.
- Patent Document 1 describes a chromatic point sensor (CPS) system that measures a distance from a predetermined reference position to a measurement object as a displacement of the surface of the measurement object.
- the CPS of Patent Document 1 has two confocal optical paths. Light of a plurality of wavelengths is input to each optical path, and the light that has passed through one of the optical paths is selectively output to the measurement object.
- the first optical path is configured such that light of different wavelengths is focused at different distances near the surface position of the measurement target in the optical axis direction.
- the light that has passed through the first optical path is reflected by the surface of the measurement object.
- the spectrum profile (first output spectrum profile) of the light detected by the wavelength detector includes a component indicating the measurement distance (distance-dependent profile component) and also includes a distance-independent profile component.
- the second optical path is configured such that light of different wavelengths is focused at substantially the same distance in the vicinity of the surface position of the measurement object.
- the light that has passed through the second optical path is reflected by the surface of the measurement object.
- the spectral profile (second output spectral profile) of the light detected by the wavelength detector does not include a distance-dependent profile component but includes only a distance-independent profile component.
- the second output spectral profile is used to correct for potential measurement errors associated with distance-independent profile components for the first output spectral profile.
- accurate measurement may be difficult depending on the relationship between the traveling direction of light output from the first optical path to the measurement object and the position and orientation of the measurement object. For example, when most of the light output from the first optical path and reflected while being focused on the surface of the measurement object travels to a position shifted from the opening of the first optical path, the light is not detected by the wavelength detector. there is a possibility.
- the user before actually measuring the displacement of the measurement object, most of the light output from the first optical path and reflected while being focused on the surface of the measurement object is the opening of the first optical path. It is necessary to perform relative positioning of the first optical path and the measurement target so as to pass through. However, the user cannot directly visually recognize the light reflected while focusing on the surface of the measurement object and the opening of the first optical path. Therefore, such positioning requires skill and is difficult to perform accurately.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a confocal displacement meter that can easily and accurately measure the displacement of a measurement object.
- a confocal displacement meter generates a chromatic aberration along the optical axis direction in a light projecting unit that emits light having a plurality of wavelengths, and emits chromatic aberration along the optical axis direction.
- An optical member for converging the light to irradiate the object to be measured, and a pin for passing the light of the wavelength reflected while focusing on the surface of the object to be measured among the light irradiated to the object by the optical member A pinhole member having a hole, an acquisition unit that acquires a light-receiving signal indicating the intensity for each wavelength of light reflected by the surface of the measurement object and passing through the pinhole, and a wavelength of light that has passed through the pinhole
- a displacement measuring unit that calculates a displacement of the measurement object based on the signal intensity for each, and the acquisition unit at the present time from the light reception signal acquired by the acquisition unit at a time before the current time
- confocal displacement meter In the confocal displacement meter, light having a plurality of wavelengths is emitted from the light projecting unit. Chromatic aberration along the optical axis direction is generated by the optical member in the light emitted from the light projecting unit. In addition, light having chromatic aberration is converged by the optical member and irradiated onto the measurement object.
- the light having the wavelength reflected while being focused on the surface of the measurement object passes through the pinhole of the pinhole member.
- a light reception signal indicating the intensity for each wavelength is acquired for the light reflected by the surface of the measurement object and passing through the pinhole.
- the displacement of the measurement object is calculated based on the signal intensity for each wavelength of the light that has passed through the pinhole.
- the relative position and orientation of the optical member, pinhole, and measurement object change, the light irradiated to the measurement object by the optical member is reflected by the surface of the measurement object and the pinhole
- the intensity of light passing through also changes.
- the intensity of the light passing through the pinhole increases. Therefore, the value of the light reception signal acquired by the acquisition unit increases.
- the intensity of the light passing through the pinhole becomes low. Therefore, the value of the light reception signal acquired by the acquisition unit is lowered.
- the relative position and orientation of the optical member, the pinhole, and the measurement object have a higher light reception signal value. It is preferable to adjust so.
- information indicating a change from the light reception signal acquired by the acquisition unit at the previous time point to the light reception signal acquired by the acquisition unit at the present time is displayed on the display unit as change information. Accordingly, the user visually recognizes the change information displayed on the display unit, thereby adjusting the relative positional relationship and posture relationship among the optical member, the pinhole, and the measurement object according to the change in the light reception signal. be able to. As a result, it is possible to easily and accurately measure the displacement of the measurement object.
- the change information is a change from a peak value of one or a plurality of light reception signals acquired by the acquisition unit at one or a plurality of time points before the current time to a peak value of the light reception signal acquired by the acquisition unit at the current time. May be included.
- the displacement of the measurement object can be calculated based on the peak value of the received light signal acquired by the acquisition unit.
- the change from the peak value of the 1 or several light reception signal acquired by the acquisition part at the one or several time points before the present time to the peak value of the light reception signal acquired by the acquisition part at the present time Is displayed as change information by the display unit. Therefore, the user can adjust the positional relationship and the posture relationship so that the peak value of the received light signal becomes higher.
- the change information may include a change from the waveform of the light reception signal acquired by the acquisition unit at a time earlier than the current time to the waveform of the light reception signal acquired by the acquisition unit at the current time.
- the user can confirm the change in the waveform of the received light signal by visually checking the change information.
- the peak wavelength of the received light signal corresponds to the distance between the optical member and the measurement object. Therefore, the user can recognize a change in the relative positional relationship and posture relationship between the optical member and the measurement object based on the peak position of the light reception signal. As a result, the relative positional relationship and posture relationship among the optical member, the pinhole, and the measurement object can be adjusted more easily.
- the confocal displacement meter further includes a processing unit configured to be operable in a measurement mode for measuring the displacement of the measurement object and a confirmation mode for displaying change information on the display unit.
- the displacement of the measurement object may be calculated based on the intensity for each wavelength acquired by the acquisition unit.
- the user can measure the displacement of the measurement object in the measurement mode after adjusting the relative positional relationship and posture relation of the optical member, the pinhole, and the measurement object in the confirmation mode.
- the processing unit may determine whether the peak value of the light reception signal acquired by the acquisition unit at the present time satisfies a predetermined condition, and may display the determination result on the display unit together with the change information.
- the user can easily confirm whether or not the relative positional relationship and posture relationship among the optical member, the pinhole, and the measurement object satisfy a certain condition.
- the confocal displacement meter further includes a wavelength range specifying unit that specifies a wavelength range for the received light signal acquired by the acquiring unit, and the processing unit is within the wavelength range specified by the wavelength range specifying unit, A change in the peak value of the light reception signal acquired by the acquisition unit at the current time from the peak value of the light reception signal acquired by the acquisition unit at a time before the current time may be displayed on the display unit as change information.
- the user can confirm the change of the peak value of the received light signal over time within a desired wavelength range. Therefore, the convenience of adjusting the relative positional relationship and posture relationship among the optical member, the pinhole, and the measurement object is improved.
- the processing unit does not need to deal with unnecessary light except light reflected from the light reception signal acquired by the acquisition unit while being focused on the surface of the measurement object.
- the correction process may be performed so that at least a part of the component is removed.
- the peak value of the light reception signal is displayed on the display unit more accurately. be able to.
- the confocal displacement meter further includes a processing device and a head unit.
- the processing device further includes a light projecting unit and an acquiring unit, and further includes a first housing that houses the light projecting unit and the acquiring unit.
- the head portion may include an optical member and a pinhole member, and may further include a second housing that accommodates the optical member and the pinhole member.
- the processing device including the light projecting unit and the acquiring unit and the head unit including the optical member and the pinhole member are separately provided. Therefore, it becomes easy to use a head unit including an optical member that generates an appropriate chromatic aberration or an optical member having an appropriate focal length according to the shape or arrangement of the measurement object.
- an optical member and a pinhole member are accommodated in the second casing.
- the relative positional relationship and posture relationship of the optical member and the pinhole member can be fixed in advance in the second casing.
- the displacement of the measurement object can be measured more easily.
- the confocal displacement meter includes a plurality of head units, and the acquisition unit is configured to detect light emitted from an optical member of one of the plurality of head units and passing through a pinhole of the other head unit. You may be comprised so that the light reception signal which shows the intensity
- the change information about the light reception signal of the light passing through the pinhole of the other head unit from one of the plurality of head units can be displayed on the display unit.
- the user can easily match the optical axis of one head unit with the optical axis of another head unit in a state where one head unit and another head unit are arranged so that the optical members face each other. Can be made. In this state, it is possible to accurately measure the thickness of the measurement target object by arranging the measurement target object between the one head unit and the other head unit.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing first to fourth modifications of the lens unit. It is a figure which shows the modification of a light projection part. It is a figure which shows the modification of a spectroscopy part. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the confocal displacement meter which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing another example of an input screen for setting information displayed in the first display area of FIG. 11. It is a figure which shows the example of the change information displayed on the 1st display area of FIG. 11 by the light reception confirmation process in the state in which the threshold ratio was set by the user. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the confocal displacement meter which concerns on other embodiment.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a confocal displacement meter according to the first embodiment.
- the confocal displacement meter 500 includes a processing device 100, a measurement head 200, a light guide unit 300, a PC (personal computer) 600, a main display unit 700, and an operation unit 800.
- the light guide unit 300 includes a plurality of optical fibers, and optically connects the processing apparatus 100 and the measurement head 200.
- the processing apparatus 100 includes a housing 110, a light projecting unit 120, a spectroscopic unit 130, a light receiving unit 140, an arithmetic processing unit 150, and a sub display unit 400.
- the housing 110 includes a light projecting unit 120, a spectroscopic unit 130, The light receiving unit 140 and the arithmetic processing unit 150 are accommodated.
- the sub display unit 400 includes a display such as a 7-segment display or a dot matrix display, and is attached to the housing 110.
- the light projecting unit 120 is configured to emit light having a wide wavelength band (for example, 500 nm to 700 nm), that is, light having a plurality of wavelengths. A detailed configuration of the light projecting unit 120 will be described later.
- the light emitted from the light projecting unit 120 is input to an optical fiber 311 of the light guide unit 300 described later.
- the spectroscopic unit 130 includes a diffraction grating 131 and a plurality of (two in this example) lenses 132 and 133.
- a part of the light emitted from the light projecting unit 120 and reflected from the surface of the measurement object S is output from the optical fiber 312 of the light guide unit 300.
- the light output from the optical fiber 312 passes through the lens 132, becomes substantially parallel, and enters the diffraction grating 131.
- the diffraction grating 131 is a reflective diffraction grating.
- the light incident on the diffraction grating 131 is split so as to be reflected at different angles for each wavelength, and is focused on a one-dimensional position that differs for each wavelength by passing through the lens 133.
- the light receiving unit 140 includes an imaging device (one-dimensional line sensor) in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a one-dimensional manner.
- the image pickup device may be a multi-segment PD (photodiode), a CCD (charge coupled device) camera, a CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) image sensor, or another device.
- the light receiving unit 140 is arranged such that a plurality of pixels of the image sensor respectively receive light at a plurality of in-focus positions that are different for each wavelength formed by the lens 133 of the spectroscopic unit 130.
- Each pixel of the light receiving unit 140 outputs an analog electrical signal (hereinafter referred to as a light receiving signal) corresponding to the amount of light received.
- the light reception signal indicates the intensity of light received by each pixel.
- the arithmetic processing unit 150 includes a storage unit 151 and a control unit 152.
- the storage unit 151 includes, for example, a ROM (read only memory), a RAM (random access memory), or a hard disk.
- the storage unit 151 stores a control program for controlling each component in the processing apparatus 100 and a calculation program for calculating displacement, and various data used for displacement measurement.
- the control unit 152 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit).
- the control unit 152 acquires the light reception signal output from the light receiving unit 140, measures the displacement of the measurement object S based on the calculation program and data stored in the storage unit 151, and displays the measurement result on the sub display unit 400. indicate.
- the PC 600 is connected to the arithmetic processing unit 150.
- the PC 600 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 601 and a memory 602.
- the memory 602 stores a displacement measurement program and various data used for displacement measurement.
- the control unit 152 of the processing apparatus 100 further gives the light reception signal acquired from the light receiving unit 140 to the CPU 601 of the PC 600.
- the CPU 601 acquires the light reception signal given from the control unit 152, and executes the displacement measurement process of the measurement object S based on the displacement measurement program and data stored in the memory 602.
- the CPU 601 is configured to be operable in a measurement mode and a confirmation mode.
- the displacement measurement process includes a light reception confirmation process described later.
- the CPU 601 calculates the displacement of the measurement object S in the measurement mode.
- the CPU 601 acquires a light reception signal from the control unit 152 in the confirmation mode, and executes a light reception confirmation process based on the data stored in the memory 602.
- the light reception confirmation process is a process of generating a change from a light reception signal acquired at a time earlier than the current time to a light reception signal acquired at the current time as change information, and displaying the generated change information on the main display unit 700. is there.
- a change from the peak value of the received light signal acquired at a time earlier than the current time to the peak value of the received light signal acquired at the current time is generated as change information.
- the measurement head 200 includes a housing 210 having a substantially axisymmetric shape (for example, a cylindrical shape), an optical fiber 314, and a lens unit 220.
- the housing 210 houses the optical fiber 314 and the lens unit 220.
- a fiber connector 330 of the light guide unit 300 described later is attached to one end of the housing 210.
- the optical fiber 314 is connected to the fiber connector 330 in the housing 210.
- Light is guided from the processing apparatus 100 to the optical fiber 314 through the light guide unit 300.
- the light guided to the optical fiber 314 is output from the optical fiber 314 in the housing 210 and guided to the lens unit 220.
- the lens unit 220 includes a refractive lens 221, a diffractive lens 222, and an objective lens 223.
- the light guided to the lens unit 220 passes through the refractive lens 221 and the diffractive lens 222 in order.
- chromatic aberration occurs in the light along the optical axis direction.
- the light in which the chromatic aberration is generated is guided to the outside of the housing 210 through the objective lens 223 and is irradiated on the measurement object S.
- the objective lens 223 is arranged so that light with chromatic aberration can be focused at a position near the surface of the measurement object S.
- the light guide unit 300 includes a plurality (three in this example) of optical fibers 311, 312, 319, a fiber coupler 320, and a fiber connector 330.
- the fiber coupler 320 is provided in the housing 110 of the processing apparatus 100.
- the fiber connector 330 is attached to the housing 210 of the measurement head 200.
- the fiber coupler 320 has a so-called 1 ⁇ 2 type configuration and includes three ports 321 to 323 and a main body 324.
- the ports 321 and 322 and the port 323 are connected to the main body 324 so as to face each other with the main body 324 interposed therebetween.
- Light input to at least one of the ports 321 and 322 is output from the port 323.
- Light input to the port 323 is output from each of the ports 321 and 322.
- the fiber connector 330 includes two ports 331 and 332 and a main body 333.
- the port 331 and the port 332 are connected to the main body 333 so as to face each other with the main body 333 interposed therebetween.
- Light input to the port 331 is output from the port 332, and light input to the port 332 is output from the port 331.
- Optical fibers 311 and 312 are connected to the ports 321 and 322 of the fiber coupler 320, respectively.
- An optical fiber 314 is connected to the port 332 of the fiber connector 330.
- a port 323 of the fiber coupler 320 and a port 331 of the fiber connector 330 are connected by an optical fiber 319.
- the light emitted from the light projecting unit 120 of the processing apparatus 100 is input to the port 321 of the fiber coupler 320 through the optical fiber 311.
- the light input to the port 321 is output from the port 323 and input to the port 331 of the fiber connector 330 through the optical fiber 319.
- the light input to the port 331 is output from the port 332 and irradiated onto the measurement object S through the optical fiber 314 and the lens unit 220.
- a part of the light reflected by the surface of the measuring object S is input to the port 332 of the fiber connector 330 through the lens unit 220 and the optical fiber 314.
- the light input to the port 332 is output from the port 331 and passes through the optical fiber 319 and the fiber coupler 3.
- 20 ports 323 are input.
- Light input to the port 323 is output from the ports 321 and 322.
- the light output from the port 322 is guided to the spectroscopic unit 130 through the optical fiber 312. Thereby, a displacement measurement process is performed.
- the main display unit 700 includes a display device such as an organic EL (electroluminescence) panel or a liquid crystal display panel.
- Main display unit 700 is connected to PC 600.
- the main display unit 700 displays a numerical value such as a measurement distance calculated by a displacement measurement process in a state where the CPU 601 is in the measurement mode, a waveform of a light reception signal given to the CPU 601 from the control unit 152, and the like. Further, the change information is displayed on the main display unit 700 while the CPU 601 is in the confirmation mode.
- the operation unit 800 includes a keyboard and a pointing device.
- the pointing device includes a mouse or a joystick.
- the operation unit 800 is connected to the PC 600. The user can switch, for example, the measurement mode and the confirmation mode by operating the operation unit 800.
- the PC 600 is further configured to be connectable to an external device (not shown) such as a programmable controller, and can transmit the result of displacement measurement processing and change information to the external device.
- an external device such as a programmable controller
- a reference range for quality determination with respect to the measurement distance of the measurement object S may be set.
- a determination result for example, “OK” indicating that the measurement object S is a non-defective product is displayed on the main display unit 700.
- a determination result for example, “NG” indicating that the measurement object S indicates a defective product is displayed on the main display unit 700.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the operation principle of the confocal displacement meter 500 using the measurement head 200.
- the optical fiber 314 includes a core 310 a and a clad 310 b, and the core 310 a (optical axis) is disposed on the optical axis of the lens unit 220.
- the core 310a is covered with a clad 310b.
- the light input to one end of the core 310a is output from the other end of the core 310a.
- the optical fibers 311, 312, and 319 of FIG. 1 have the same configuration as the optical fiber 314.
- the diameter of the core 310a is preferably 200 ⁇ m or less, and more preferably 50 ⁇ m or less.
- the light output from the optical fiber 314 passes through the refractive lens 221 and the diffractive lens 222.
- chromatic aberration occurs in the light.
- the light in which chromatic aberration has occurred passes through the objective lens 223 and is focused at a different position for each wavelength. For example, light having a short wavelength is focused at a position close to the objective lens 223, and light having a long wavelength is focused at a position far from the objective lens 223.
- a range between the in-focus position P1 closest to the objective lens 223 and the in-focus position P2 farthest from the objective lens 223 is the measurement range MR.
- the refractive lens 221 has a convex shape
- the diffractive lens 222 has a concave shape. In this case, chromatic aberration generated in the light is increased. Thereby, the measurement range MR can be enlarged.
- the tip portion of the optical fiber 314 functions as a spatial filter having a minute pinhole. Therefore, most of the light reflected by the surface of the measuring object S is not input to the optical fiber 314.
- the measurement distance is a distance from a predetermined reference position RP to the position of the surface of the measurement object S.
- the reference position RP is the position of the end of the casing 210 that is closest to the measurement object S.
- the light input to the optical fiber 314 is guided to the processing apparatus 100 of FIG. 1 and is dispersed by the diffraction grating 131 and focused at different positions by the lens 133 for each wavelength.
- the plurality of pixels of the light receiving unit 140 are respectively arranged at the in-focus positions of a plurality of lights that differ for each wavelength. Therefore, each pixel of the light receiving unit 140 receives light having a wavelength associated with the pixel and outputs a light reception signal.
- the wavelength of the received light can be specified by specifying the position of the pixel of the light receiving unit 140 that outputs the light receiving signal indicating the peak value. Further, the measurement distance can be specified by specifying the wavelength of the received light. That is, according to the above configuration, the measurement distance can be specified based on the peak value of the light reception signal.
- the attitude of the measurement head 200 means the direction of the optical axis of the measurement head 200.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the relationship between the wavelength of the light received by the light receiving unit 140 and the intensity of the received light signal.
- the horizontal axis in FIG. 3 indicates the wavelength of the received light, and the vertical axis indicates the intensity of the received light signal.
- the horizontal axis of FIG. 3 and FIGS. 6 to 8 and FIG. 10 to be described later corresponds to the pixel position of the light receiving unit 140.
- the waveform of a light reception signal (hereinafter referred to as a light reception waveform) of light input to the optical fiber 314 when the measurement target 200 is irradiated with light in four different positions and orientations.
- W1 to W4 are indicated by a thick solid line, an alternate long and short dash line, a dotted line, and a broken line, respectively.
- the peak wavelengths of the received light waveforms W1 to W4 (hereinafter referred to as peak wavelengths) are ⁇ 1 to ⁇ 4, respectively.
- the peak values of the plurality of received light waveforms W1 to W4 differ from each other depending on the position and posture of the measuring head 200 with respect to the measuring object S.
- the peak value of the light reception signal is high as shown in the light reception waveforms W1 and W2 in FIG. Become.
- the peak value of the received light signal becomes as shown in the received light waveforms W3 and W4 in FIG. Lower. If the peak value of the received light signal is low, the peak may not be identified from the received light signal due to the influence of noise or the like. Therefore, it is difficult to accurately calculate the displacement of the measurement object S.
- the user needs to adjust the position and orientation of the measurement head 200 with respect to the measurement object S so that the peak value of the light reception signal output from the light receiving unit 140 becomes high.
- the CPU 601 operates in the confirmation mode, so that the above change information is generated, and the generated change information is displayed on the main display unit 700.
- the received light signal acquired at the present time is It means the latest received light signal acquired by the CPU 601.
- the user can visually recognize the change information displayed on the main display unit 700, thereby recognizing the change over time of the peak value of the received light signal, so that a higher peak value can be obtained.
- the position and posture of the measuring head 200 with respect to S can be adjusted appropriately. As a result, the user can easily and accurately measure the displacement of the measuring object S.
- FIGS. 4A and 4B are a plan view and a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the projecting unit 120, respectively.
- the light projecting unit 120 includes a light source 121, a phosphor 122, a ferrule 123, a lens 124, a holder 125, a filter element 126, and an element holder 127.
- the element holder 127 includes a light source fixing part 127A, a ferrule fixing part 127B, and a lens fixing part 127C.
- the light source 121, the ferrule 123, and the lens 124 are respectively fixed to the light source fixing portion 127A, the ferrule fixing portion 127B, and the lens fixing portion 127C of the element holder 127.
- the light source 121 is a laser diode that emits light of a single wavelength.
- the light source 121 emits blue or ultraviolet light having a wavelength of 450 nm or less.
- the phosphor 122 absorbs excitation light in the blue region or ultraviolet region and emits fluorescence in a wavelength region different from the wavelength region of the excitation light.
- Fluorescence emitted from the phosphor 122 of this example has a wider range of wavelengths than the excitation light. That is, the fluorescence emitted from the phosphor 122 has a plurality of wavelengths.
- the phosphor 122 may emit yellow region fluorescence, green region fluorescence, or red region fluorescence.
- the phosphor 122 may be composed of a plurality of fluorescent members.
- the ferrule 123 holds the end of the optical fiber 311 of the light guide unit 300 in FIG.
- the lens 124 is disposed between the light source 121 and the ferrule 123.
- One end face of an annular holder 125 is attached to the end of the ferrule 123 (optical fiber 311).
- the phosphor 122 is accommodated in the inner periphery of the holder 125.
- a filter element 126 is attached to the other end surface of the holder 125 so as to cover the phosphor 122 in the holder 125.
- the filter element 126 is a reflective filter that reflects light in the yellow region, green region, or red region and transmits light in the blue region or ultraviolet region.
- the light emitted from the light source 121 passes through the lens 124 and is condensed on the phosphor 122 as excitation light.
- the phosphor 122 absorbs excitation light and emits fluorescence.
- the excitation light that is transmitted without being absorbed by the phosphor 122 and the fluorescence from the phosphor 122 are mixed, thereby generating light in a wide wavelength band.
- the thickness of the phosphor 122 in the optical path direction is formed to be 10 ⁇ m to 200 ⁇ m, for example.
- the concentration of the phosphor 122 in the holder 125 is, for example, 30% to 60%.
- the light generated in the light projecting unit 120 is input to the optical fiber 311 by passing through the ferrule 123.
- the fluorescence emitted by the phosphor 122 in the direction opposite to the optical fiber 311 is reflected by the filter element 126 in the direction of the optical fiber 311. Thereby, fluorescence can be efficiently input into the optical fiber 311.
- the phosphor 122 is accommodated in the holder 125, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the phosphor 122 may be applied to the end face of the ferrule 123.
- the light projecting unit 120 does not include the holder 125.
- the light projection part 120 contains the filter element 126, this invention is not limited to this. When sufficient fluorescence is input to the optical fiber 311, the light projecting unit 120 may not include the filter element 126.
- the conversion program of the pixel position of the light receiving unit 140, the peak wavelength of the received light reception waveform, and the measurement distance is the above calculation program. And stored in advance.
- the control unit 152 of the arithmetic processing unit 150 specifies the position of the pixel that outputs the light reception signal, and also determines the peak wavelength of the light reception waveform and the measurement distance based on the specified pixel position and the conversion formula stored in the storage unit 151. Are sequentially calculated, and the calculated measurement distance is displayed on the sub-display unit 400. Thereby, the thickness, distance, or displacement of the measuring object S can be measured.
- the control unit 152 performs unnecessary component removal correction, light reception waveform shift correction, and light reception waveform scale correction described below in order to calculate the measurement distance more accurately.
- Light different from the light reflected while focusing on the surface of the measurement object S may be received by the light receiving unit 140.
- light excluding light reflected by the light receiving unit 140 while being focused on the surface of the measurement object S is referred to as unnecessary light.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of unnecessary light reflected by a portion different from the measurement object S.
- light (light indicated by an arrow) directly reflected by the refractive lens 221 of the lens unit 220 is input to the optical fiber 314.
- the received light waveform corresponding to such light does not include a component indicating the measurement distance, but includes an unnecessary component.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a received light waveform including unnecessary components.
- the received light waveform W0 in FIG. 6 includes three peaks P0, Px, and Py.
- the peak P0 is generated by the light reflected while being focused on the surface of the measurement object S.
- the peak P0 has a steep shape, and the peak wavelength is ⁇ 0.
- the peak Px includes, for example, a component corresponding to unnecessary light in FIG. 5 and is generated by light reflected from a portion different from the measurement target S.
- the peak Px has a smooth shape, and the peak wavelength is ⁇ x.
- the peak Py is generated by light from the light source 121 (FIG. 4) having the oscillation wavelength ⁇ y. More specifically, the peak Py is generated by the light source 121 (FIG. 4) and guided to the surface of the measurement object S while passing through the phosphor 122 (FIG. 4). It is generated by unnecessary light reflected without being burned.
- the peak Py has a steep shape, and the peak wavelength
- the peak wavelength ⁇ x is relatively close to the peak wavelength ⁇ 0, and the width of the peak Px is wide. Therefore, the peak P0 is buried in the peak Px. In this case, it is difficult to accurately specify the peak wavelength ⁇ 0. Therefore, unnecessary component removal correction is performed to remove a portion resulting from the peak Px (hereinafter referred to as the base waveform BL) from the received light waveform W0 as an unnecessary component.
- the base waveform BL a portion resulting from the peak Px
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a base waveform BL of the received light waveform W0.
- the control unit 152 obtains the base waveform BL of FIG. 7 by applying a low-pass filter process for identifying the peak Px and the peak P0 to the received light waveform W0.
- the method of acquiring the base waveform BL is not limited to the above method, and data indicating the base waveform BL may be stored in advance in the storage unit 151 of FIG. In this case, the control unit 152 corrects the light reception waveform W0 so as to remove the base waveform BL from the light reception waveform W0 of FIG. 6 based on the acquired base waveform BL of FIG.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating the light reception waveform W0 from which the base waveform BL is removed.
- the peak wavelength ⁇ 0 is slightly shifted to the shorter wavelength side than the peak wavelength ⁇ 0 of FIG.
- the peak wavelength ⁇ 0 can be specified more accurately.
- the measurement distance can be calculated more accurately.
- the portion caused by the peak Py of the received light waveform W0 in FIG. 6 does not affect the accurate identification of the peak wavelength ⁇ 0. Therefore, in the unnecessary component removal correction, the portion caused by the peak Py of the light reception waveform W0 may not be removed from the light reception waveform W0 or may be removed from the light reception waveform W0.
- the part caused by the peak Py is close to the wavelength range corresponding to the measurement range MR (FIG. 2), it is preferable to remove the part caused by the peak Py of the received light waveform W0 from the received light waveform W0 together with the base waveform BL. .
- the excitation light since the intensity of the excitation light emitted from the light source 121 made of a laser diode is excessively large with respect to the intensity suitable for the displacement measurement, light having a wavelength component corresponding to the excitation light is unnecessary light. It is said. Therefore, the excitation light may be used for displacement measurement as long as the intensity of the excitation light emitted from the light source 121 is within a range suitable for displacement measurement.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a path of light guided to the light receiving unit 140.
- 0th-order light that has been zero-order diffracted (regularly reflected in this example) by the diffraction grating 131 is guided to the light receiving unit 140 in addition to the first-order light dispersed by the diffraction grating 131.
- the primary light is indicated by a solid line
- the zero-order light is indicated by a one-dot chain line.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a light receiving waveform W0 of light guided to the light receiving unit 140 in FIG.
- the received light waveform W0 includes a portion corresponding to the primary light and a portion corresponding to the zero-order light.
- the portion of the light reception waveform W0 corresponding to the primary light includes three peaks P0, Px, and Py.
- the portion of the received light waveform W0 corresponding to the 0th order light includes one peak Pz.
- the 0th order light is reflected in a certain direction by the diffraction grating 131 regardless of the wavelength.
- the diffraction grating 131 is arranged so that zero-order light is not received by pixels corresponding to the measurement range MR (FIG. 2). Therefore, the 0th order light is not used for calculation of the measurement distance.
- the received light waveform W0 includes a zero-order light component as unnecessary light
- the unnecessary component removal correction the portion resulting from the peak Pz of the received light waveform W0 is not removed from the received light waveform W0. Alternatively, it may be removed from the received light waveform W0.
- the light is emitted from the light projecting unit 120 and reflected by the lens unit 220 and received by the light receiving unit 140.
- the unnecessary light is referred to as first unnecessary light.
- the 0th order light generated by the diffraction grating 131 and received by the light receiving unit 140 is referred to as third unnecessary light.
- the received light waveform shift correction is a process for correcting a shift on the wavelength axis of the received light waveform W0 depending on temperature.
- the received light waveform scale correction is a process of correcting the scale on the wavelength axis of the received light waveform W0 depending on temperature.
- the received light waveform W0 when measuring the displacement of the measurement object S includes peaks P0 depending on the displacement of the measurement object S and peaks corresponding to the first to third unnecessary lights, respectively.
- Px, Py, Pz are included.
- the peak Px does not depend on the displacement of the measurement target S because the first unnecessary light does not reach the measurement target S.
- the peak Py does not depend on the displacement of the measurement object S because the second unnecessary light has the oscillation wavelength ⁇ y of the light source 121.
- the peak Pz does not depend on the displacement of the measurement target S because the third unnecessary light is received by a specific pixel of the light receiving unit 140 regardless of the wavelength.
- the light reception waveform shift correction at least one of the three peaks Px, Py, and Pz is used.
- the light reception waveform scale correction at least two of the three peaks Px, Py, and Pz are used.
- the storage unit 151 in FIG. 1 stores in advance a wavelength at which the center of at least one of the peaks Px, Py, and Pz should appear as a reference wavelength.
- the control unit 152 identifies the wavelengths of the peaks Px to Pz corresponding to the reference wavelength stored in the storage unit 151.
- the control unit 152 calculates the shift amount on the wavelength axis of the received light waveform W0 by comparing the wavelengths of the specified peaks Px to Pz with the reference wavelength, and based on the calculated shift amount, the wavelength of the received light waveform W0. Correct the shift on the axis.
- the light reception waveform W0 after the shift of the light reception waveform W0 on the wavelength axis is corrected is indicated by a dotted line.
- the storage unit 151 stores in advance a wavelength interval at which the centers of at least two peaks Px, Py, and Pz should appear as a reference interval.
- the control unit 152 identifies the interval between the peaks Px to Pz corresponding to the reference interval stored in the storage unit 151.
- the control unit 152 calculates the deviation of the scale on the wavelength axis of the received light waveform W0 by comparing the interval between the specified peaks Px to Pz and the reference interval, and based on the calculated deviation of the scale, the received light waveform W0. Correct the scale on the wavelength axis.
- the correction relating to the temperature characteristics of the light receiving unit 140 only one of the light reception waveform shift correction and the light reception waveform scale correction may be performed, or both may be performed.
- the light reception waveform shift correction and the light reception waveform scale correction are performed before the unnecessary component removal correction.
- the received light signal subjected to unnecessary component removal correction, received light waveform shift correction and received light waveform scale correction in the control unit 152 is given to the PC 600.
- the CPU 601 can perform the displacement measurement process based on the light signal that is appropriately corrected.
- the user first fixes the measurement object S on the mounting table for displacement measurement. Thereafter, the user roughly positions the measuring head 200 with respect to the measuring object S so that the light emitted from the measuring head 200 strikes the measuring object S.
- the measuring head 200 is fixed in a desired posture at a user's desired position by a clamp member or the like.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the main display unit 700 in the initial state of the confocal displacement meter 500 according to the first embodiment.
- a first display area 410 and a second display area 450 are set in the main display unit 700.
- the light reception confirmation button 45 is displayed in the second display area 450.
- a confirmation setting button 452, a confirmation end button 453, and a measurement start button 454 are displayed.
- the user operates the light reception confirmation button 451 using the operation unit 800 of FIG. 1 in order to adjust the position and orientation of the measurement head 200 more appropriately.
- the CPU 601 in FIG. 1 is switched from the measurement mode to the confirmation mode.
- change information is generated by the CPU 601 at a constant cycle, and the generated change information is displayed in the first display area 410. Specific contents and display examples of the change information will be described later.
- the user can position the measuring head 200 more appropriately by finely adjusting the position and posture of the measuring head 200 while checking the change information.
- the user When the positioning of the measuring head 200 is completed, the user operates the confirmation end button 453 using the operation unit 800 of FIG. Thereby, the operation mode of the CPU 601 in FIG. 1 is switched from the confirmation mode to the measurement mode. Thereafter, the user can measure the displacement of the measurement object S by operating the measurement start button 454.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a measurement result displayed in the first display area 410 of FIG.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a received light waveform displayed in the first display area 410 of FIG.
- a numerical value indicating the measurement result of the displacement is displayed in the first display area 410 and a switching button 491 is displayed.
- a received light waveform acquired at the present time is displayed in the first display area 410 and a switching button 491 is displayed.
- the user can switch the display state of the first display area 410 to the display state of the received light waveform of FIG. 13 by operating the switch button 491 of FIG. 12 using the operation unit 800 of FIG. Further, the user switches the display state of the first display area 410 to the display state of the measurement result by the numerical value of FIG. 12 by operating the switch button 491 of FIG. 13 using the operation unit 800 of FIG. Can do.
- the CPU 601 determines the suitability of the position and orientation of the measurement head 200 based on whether the peak value of the received light signal is higher than a certain threshold during the received light confirmation process in the confirmation mode (hereinafter, referred to as “reception”).
- the determination result can be displayed on the main display unit 700 together with the change information. Further, the CPU 601 can use only peaks within a certain wavelength range for the above-described suitability determination. Furthermore, the CPU 601 can display change information on the main display unit 700 in various ways.
- Various information including a threshold value for suitability determination, a wavelength range for suitability determination, and a display mode used in the light reception confirmation process are stored as setting information in the memory 602 of FIG.
- the user can store desired setting information in the memory 602 by operating the confirmation setting button 452 in FIG. 11 using the operation unit 800 in FIG.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of an input screen for setting information displayed in the first display area 410 of FIG.
- two input fields 461 and 462 and two display mode buttons 463 and 464 are displayed in the first display area 410.
- One input field 461 is used for the user to specify a threshold value for determination of suitability.
- the other input field 462 is used by the user to specify the wavelength range for suitability determination.
- the display mode buttons 463 and 464 are for the user to select whether to display the change in the peak value of the received light amount from the time point before the current time to the current time as the change information, for example, in a dot plot graph or a waveform graph. Used for.
- the threshold for determining suitability may be set to a different value for each of a plurality of wavelength ranges.
- a plurality of input fields for inputting a plurality of threshold values respectively corresponding to a plurality of wavelength ranges may be displayed.
- the threshold value for determining suitability may be stored in the memory 602 in advance by the manufacturer of the confocal displacement meter 500.
- 15 to 20 are diagrams showing examples of change information displayed in the first display area 410 of FIG. 11 by the light reception confirmation process.
- change information the peak value of the received light signal acquired at the present time (hereinafter referred to as the current peak value), the peak value of the received light signal acquired from the start of the received light confirmation process to the current time.
- a dot plot graph showing changes in the peak value of the received light signal from the start of the light reception confirmation process to the present time.
- the determination result of the suitability of the position and orientation of the measuring head 200 is displayed.
- the horizontal axis indicates time
- the vertical axis indicates the intensity of the received light signal.
- the peak value of the received light signal acquired by the control unit 152 at a fixed period after the start of the received light confirmation process is displayed in dots, and the threshold value for determining appropriateness is indicated by a dotted line. Indicated.
- the peak value display cycle and the horizontal axis scale may be set by the user.
- the past maximum peak value and the dot corresponding to the peak value are highlighted.
- the user can easily recognize the temporal change in the peak value of the received light signal by visually recognizing the main display unit 700, so that the position of the measuring head 200 and the position of the measurement head 200 can be obtained so that a higher peak can be obtained.
- the posture can be adjusted.
- the position / orientation suitability determination result is displayed.
- the position / orientation suitability determination result is displayed as “OK” when the peak value of the received light signal exceeds the threshold value, and as “NG” when the peak value of the received light signal does not exceed the threshold value.
- the position / orientation suitability determination result is displayed as “OK”, the user is prompted to finish the adjustment.
- the threshold value for displaying “OK” or “NG” of the position / orientation suitability determination result may be the same as the threshold value for suitability determination set on the screen of FIG. It may be a threshold value.
- the position / posture suitability determination result may be determined as “OK” if the current position / posture suitability is better than the past.
- the position / posture suitability determination result indicates that the current position / posture suitability is better than the past position / posture and higher than the minimum range in which the confocal displacement meter 500 can measure the measurement object S. “OK” may be displayed.
- the position / orientation suitability determination result notifies the user of the end of the adjustment and prompts the displacement measurement step when entering a range that will not affect the measurement accuracy even if further adjustments are made. .
- FIG. 16 is the same as the example of FIG. 15 except for the following points.
- the change in the peak value of the light reception signal from the start of the light reception confirmation process to the present time is displayed as a waveform graph instead of the dot plot graph of FIG.
- the current peak value and the past maximum peak value are displayed as the change information. Further, as the change information, a waveform graph including the current received light waveform and the received light waveform when the past maximum peak value is obtained is displayed. Furthermore, the suitability determination result of the position and orientation of the measuring head 200 is displayed.
- the horizontal axis indicates the wavelength of light received by the light receiving unit 140
- the vertical axis indicates the intensity of the received light signal.
- the light reception waveform when the past maximum peak value is obtained is indicated by a one-dot chain line
- the current light reception waveform is indicated by a solid line.
- the wavelength indicated by the horizontal axis of the waveform graph of FIG. 17 corresponds to the distance between the measurement target S and the measurement head 200 in the optical axis direction of the measurement head 200. Therefore, the user can recognize the positional relationship between the measurement object S and the measurement head 200 in the optical axis direction of the measurement head 200 by visually recognizing the current received light waveform. Thereby, the user can easily adjust the position of the measurement head 200 so that the peak wavelength of the received light signal falls within the wavelength range corresponding to the measurement range MR of FIG.
- FIG. 18 is the same as the example of FIG. 17 except for the following points.
- a waveform graph including the current received light waveform and a plurality of received light waveforms acquired by the control unit 152 at a constant period after the light reception confirmation process is started is displayed. Is done.
- the horizontal axis indicates the wavelength of light received by the light receiving unit 140
- the vertical axis indicates the intensity of the received light signal.
- a plurality of light reception waveforms acquired in the past are indicated by dotted lines
- the current light reception waveforms are indicated by solid lines.
- FIG. 19 is the same as the example of FIG. 17 except for the following points.
- a waveform graph including the current received light waveform and an envelope connecting the peaks of the plurality of received light waveforms acquired by the control unit 152 after the light reception confirmation process is started. Is displayed.
- the horizontal axis indicates the wavelength of light received by the light receiving unit 140
- the vertical axis indicates the intensity of the received light signal.
- an envelope connecting the peaks of a plurality of light reception waveforms acquired in the past is indicated by a dotted line
- the current light reception waveform is indicated by a solid line.
- the waveform graph of FIG. 17 is displayed together with the dot plot graph of FIG. In this case, the user can easily recognize the change with time of the peak of the received light signal and the change with time of the received light waveform.
- the waveform graph of FIG. 16 may be displayed instead of the dot plot graph displayed on the left side of the first display area 410, and is displayed on the right side of the first display area 410.
- the waveform graph of FIG. 18 or FIG. 19 may be displayed as a waveform graph.
- FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the displacement measurement process according to the first embodiment.
- the CPU 601 in FIG. 1 executes the following displacement measurement process at a constant cycle when the power of the confocal displacement meter 500 is turned on. In the initial state, the CPU 601 is in the measurement mode. Further, it is assumed that the screen of FIG. 11 is displayed on the main display unit 700.
- the CPU 601 determines whether or not the switch to the confirmation mode is instructed by operating the light reception confirmation button 451 of FIG. 11, for example (step S1).
- the CPU 601 ends the displacement measurement process after performing a light reception confirmation process in step S20 described later.
- the CPU 601 determines whether or not the confirmation mode setting is instructed by operating the confirmation setting button 452 in FIG. 11, for example (step S2).
- the control unit 152 receives setting information in response to the operation of the operation unit 800 by the user (step S11), and stores the received setting information in the memory 602 (step S12). ), And the displacement measurement process is terminated.
- step S2 determines whether or not the start of measurement is instructed by operating the measurement start button 454 in FIG. 11, for example (step S3). When the start of measurement is not instructed, the CPU 601 executes the process of step S1.
- the CPU 601 acquires a light reception signal given from the control unit 152 (step S4).
- the light receiving signal given from the control unit 152 is subjected to unnecessary component removal correction, light receiving waveform shift correction, and light receiving waveform scale correction by the control unit 152.
- the memory 602 stores in advance conversion formulas for the pixel position of the light receiving unit 140, the peak wavelength of the received light reception waveform, and the measurement distance.
- the CPU 601 calculates the displacement of the measurement object S based on the corrected light reception signal and the conversion formula stored in the memory 602 (step S5). Furthermore, the CPU 601 displays the calculated displacement on the main display unit 700 (step S6). Thereafter, the CPU 601 determines whether or not the end of the measurement is instructed by the user operating the operation unit 800 of FIG. 1 (step S7).
- the CPU 601 ends the displacement measurement process when the end of measurement is instructed, and executes the process of step S4 when the end of measurement is not instructed.
- FIGS. 22 and 23 are flowcharts showing the light reception confirmation processing of FIG. As described above, the light reception confirmation process of FIGS. 22 and 23 is executed when switching to the confirmation mode is instructed in step S1 of FIG.
- the CPU 601 resets a timer built in the PC 600 and starts counting (step S21). Further, the CPU 601 sets the value of the variable i indicating the number of received light signal acquisitions to 1 (step S22).
- the CPU 601 acquires a light reception signal given from the control unit 152 (step S23).
- the light receiving signal given from the control unit 152 is subjected to unnecessary component removal correction, light receiving waveform shift correction, and light receiving waveform scale correction by the control unit 152.
- the CPU 601 stores the received light reception waveform of the received light signal in the memory 602 as the first received light waveform, extracts the peak of the acquired received light signal, and stores the peak value in the memory 602 as the first peak value.
- Store step S24
- the CPU 601 displays the first peak value stored in the memory 602 as the current peak value on the main display unit 700 (step S25).
- the CPU 601 determines whether or not a predetermined period has elapsed from the process of step S21 based on the count of the timer (step S26). When the certain period has not elapsed, the CPU 601 executes a process of step S33 described later. On the other hand, when the predetermined period has elapsed, the CPU 601 resets the timer and starts counting (step S27). Further, the CPU 601 adds 1 to the value of the variable i (step S28).
- the CPU 601 acquires a light reception signal output from the light receiving unit 140 (step S29).
- the light receiving signal given from the control unit 152 is subjected to unnecessary component removal correction, light receiving waveform shift correction, and light receiving waveform scale correction by the control unit 152.
- the CPU 601 stores the received light reception waveform of the received light reception signal in the memory 602 as the i th received light waveform, extracts the peak of the acquired light reception signal, and stores the peak value in the memory 602 as the i th peak value. Store (step S30).
- the CPU 601 generates change information based on the i-th peak value and received light waveform and the first to (i ⁇ 1) th peak values and received light waveforms stored in the memory 602, and the generated change information is generated.
- the change information is displayed on the main display unit 700 (step S31).
- the change information includes at least one of the first to (i ⁇ 1) -th peak values and the i-th peak value (current peak value).
- the CPU 601 determines the suitability of the position and orientation of the measuring head 200 based on the threshold value stored in advance in the memory 602 as setting information, and displays the determination result on the main display unit 700 (step S32). If the threshold value is not stored in the memory 602, the process of step S32 may be omitted.
- the CPU 601 determines whether or not the end of the light reception confirmation process is instructed by operating the confirmation end button 453 of FIG. 11, for example (step S33). When the termination of the light reception confirmation process is not instructed, the CPU 601 executes the process of step S26. On the other hand, when the end of the light reception confirmation process is instructed, the CPU 601 ends the light reception confirmation process.
- the CPU 601 stores a graph at the end of the light reception confirmation process in the storage unit 151. Also good.
- the control unit 152 calculates the displacement of the measurement target S based on the acquired light reception signal and gives the acquired light reception signal to the PC 600.
- the light irradiated to the measuring object S is reflected while being focused on the surface of the measuring object S and the optical fiber 3.
- the intensity of the light input to 14 also changes.
- the intensity of the light passing through the optical fiber 314 increases. Therefore, the peak value of the received light reception signal is increased.
- the intensity of the light passing through the optical fiber 314 is reduced. Therefore, the peak value of the received light reception signal is lowered.
- the relationship between the relative position and orientation of the measurement head 200 and the measurement target S has a higher value of the light reception signal. It is preferable to adjust so.
- the peak value of the received light signal acquired at the time before the current time is changed to the peak value of the received light signal at the current time.
- the change is displayed on the main display unit 700 as change information.
- the user appropriately adjusts the position and orientation of the measurement head 200 so as to obtain a higher peak value while recognizing the change over time of the peak value of the received light signal by visually checking the change information. be able to. As a result, the user can easily and accurately measure the displacement of the measuring object S.
- the CPU 601 measures the displacement of the measurement object S in the measurement mode. Thereby, the user can measure the displacement of the measurement object S in the measurement mode after adjusting the position and orientation of the measurement head 200 with respect to the measurement object S in the confirmation mode. Thus, the positioning operation of the measuring head 200 and the measuring operation of the displacement of the measuring object S can be performed smoothly.
- the user can specify the wavelength range to be determined when determining the suitability of the position and orientation of the measurement head 200 by operating the operation unit 800.
- the CPU 601 can use only peaks within the designated wavelength range for the above-described suitability determination. Further, the CPU 601 uses the change of the peak value of the received light signal acquired at the current time from the peak value of the received light signal acquired at the time before the current time in the designated wavelength range as change information to the main display unit 700. It may be displayed. Therefore, the convenience of adjusting the position and orientation of the measurement head 200 is improved.
- control unit 152 performs unnecessary component removal correction, light reception waveform shift correction, and light reception waveform scale correction on the light reception signal output from the light reception unit 140. For this reason, unnecessary components are removed from the received light signal acquired by the CPU 601 in steps S4, S23, and S29 in FIGS. Thereby, the displacement of the measuring object S can be calculated more accurately. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the error of the displacement of the measuring object S measured by the confocal displacement meter 500 and to display the peak value of the received light signal on the main display unit 700 more accurately in the received light confirmation process. .
- the shift on the wavelength axis of the received light signal is corrected by the received light waveform shift correction.
- the deviation of the scale on the wavelength axis of the received light signal is corrected by the received light waveform scale correction.
- the processing apparatus 100 and the measurement head 200 are provided separately and are optically connected by the light guide unit 300. Therefore, it becomes easy to use the measurement head 200 including the lens unit 220 that generates an appropriate chromatic aberration or the lens unit 220 having an appropriate focal length according to the shape or arrangement of the measurement object S. Thereby, the displacement of the measuring object S can be measured more easily.
- the processing apparatus 100 and the measurement head 200 can be arranged apart from each other.
- the measuring head 200 is not provided with mechanically driven parts, and there is no heat source. Therefore, the measurement head 200 can be arranged in various environments. Further, as will be described later, by forming the exposed portion of the measurement head 200 with glass, the measurement head 200 can be arranged in more various environments.
- the light guide unit 300 preferably includes an optical fiber.
- the light guide unit 300 preferably includes an optical fiber.
- the phosphor 122 when the phosphor 122 is excited by laser light emitted from the light source 121 to generate light having a plurality of wavelengths, the light generated by using the optical fiber is efficiently used. Can be extracted well. Further, by using the optical fiber, the extracted light can be efficiently supplied to the measuring head 200.
- the lens unit 220 and the optical fiber 314 are accommodated in the housing 210. Therefore, the positional relationship between the lens unit 220 and the optical fiber 314 can be fixed in the housing 210. In this case, the user does not need to adjust the positional relationship between the lens unit 220 and the optical fiber 314. Therefore, the displacement of the measuring object S can be measured more easily.
- the tip portion of the optical fiber 314 functions as a pinhole.
- a confocal optical system can be realized with a simple configuration.
- a light shielding member provided with a pinhole in a light shielding plate may be disposed at the end of the optical fiber 314 on the measurement head 200 side.
- the lens unit 220 includes the refractive lens 221 and the diffractive lens 222, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the lens unit 220 may not include one or both of the refractive lens 221 and the diffractive lens 222.
- 24A to 24D are views showing first to fourth modifications of the lens unit 220. FIG.
- the lens unit 220 in the first modification includes the diffractive lens 222 and the objective lens 223 without including the refractive lens 221 of FIG.
- the lens unit 220 in the second modified example includes the diffractive lens 222 and the objective lens 223 without including the refractive lens 221 in FIG. 1, as in the first modified example.
- the diffractive lens 222 and the objective lens 223 are disposed in the opposite positions to the positions of the diffractive lens 222 and the objective lens 223 in the first modification.
- the lens unit 220 in the third modified example includes a doublet lens 224 in place of the diffractive lens 222 in the first modified example.
- the lens unit 220 in the fourth modified example includes a doublet lens 224 in place of the diffractive lens 222 in the second modified example.
- the lens unit 220 may be configured by, for example, a diffractive lens, a doublet lens, a GRIN (graded index) lens, a prism, or a combination thereof.
- chromatic aberration along the optical axis direction is generated in the light emitted from the light projecting unit 120, and the light having chromatic aberration is converged to irradiate the measurement object S. it can.
- the lens may be a glass lens, a resin lens, or a glass lens with a resin coated on the surface.
- the glass lens has high heat resistance.
- the resin lens can be manufactured at low cost.
- a glass lens coated with a resin can be manufactured at a relatively low cost and has a relatively high heat resistance.
- a lens that can be brought closest to the measurement object S is disposed, for example, in a state of being exposed to the outside.
- the lens exposed to the outside is preferably formed of glass.
- the measuring head 200 is disposed in an environment where moisture or oil is present. By forming the optical system of the portion exposed to the outside of the measuring head 200 from glass, the oil resistance, water resistance, and contamination resistance of the measuring head 200 can be improved.
- the exposed portion is preferably formed of glass. If the entire lens unit 220 can be shielded from the atmosphere outside the measuring head 200, the refractive lens 221, the diffractive lens 222, the objective lens 223, or the doublet lens 224 are formed of resin instead of glass. Also good.
- a cover glass is provided on the lower side (measurement object S side) of the lens unit 220 in a state where the lens unit 220 is disposed in the housing 210. May be.
- FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating a modification of the light projecting unit 120.
- the light projecting unit 120 in the modification includes a light source 121, a phosphor 122, a ferrule 123, lenses 124 and 128, and a reflecting member 129.
- the lens 124 is disposed between the light source 121 and the reflecting member 129.
- the lens 128 is disposed between the reflecting member 129 and the ferrule 123.
- the phosphor 122 is applied to the reflecting surface of the reflecting member 129.
- the light emitted from the light source 121 passes through the lens 124 and is condensed on the phosphor 122 applied to the reflecting member 129 as excitation light.
- the phosphor 122 absorbs excitation light and emits fluorescence.
- the excitation light that is transmitted without being absorbed by the phosphor 122 and the fluorescence from the phosphor 122 are mixed, thereby generating light in a wide wavelength band.
- the generated light is reflected by the reflecting surface of the reflecting member 129 and guided to the ferrule 123 through the lens 128. As a result, light is input to the optical fiber 311. In this configuration, the degree of freedom of arrangement of the optical elements is increased. Therefore, it becomes easy to reduce the size of the light projecting unit 120.
- the reflection member 129 may be configured to be rotatable or movable. Thereby, the phosphor 122 is cooled and heat generation can be suppressed. As a result, the intensity of light generated by the light projecting unit 120 can be further increased.
- the diffraction grating 131 of the spectroscopic unit 130 has a reflection type, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating a modified example of the spectroscopic unit 130. As shown in FIG. 26, in the modification of the spectroscopic unit 130, the diffraction grating 131 has a transmission type. The light incident on the diffraction grating 131 is split so as to be transmitted at different angles for each wavelength. The light dispersed by the diffraction grating 131 passes through the lens 133 and is focused on the pixel position of the light receiving unit 140 that differs for each wavelength.
- 0th order light that passes straight through the diffraction grating 131 may be generated.
- the peak of the received light waveform corresponding to the 0th-order light can be used for the received light waveform shift correction and the received light waveform scale correction.
- FIG. 27 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a confocal displacement meter according to the second embodiment.
- the confocal displacement meter 500 according to the present embodiment includes two processing devices 100, two measuring heads 200, two light guide units 300, a PC 600, a main display unit 700, and an operation unit. 800.
- the two processing apparatuses 100 have the same configuration as the processing apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment.
- the two measuring heads 200 have the same configuration as the measuring head 200 according to the first embodiment.
- the two light guide units 300 have the same configuration as the light guide unit 300 according to the first embodiment.
- one PC 600 is connected to two processing apparatuses 100.
- one measurement head 200 is referred to as a first measurement head 200A
- the other measurement head 200 is referred to as a second measurement head 200B.
- each of the light projecting units 120 of the two processing apparatuses 100 light having a plurality of wavelengths is emitted from each of the light projecting units 120 of the two processing apparatuses 100.
- the light emitted from each light projecting unit 120 is transmitted to the corresponding measuring head 200 through the corresponding light guide unit 300, and is irradiated on the measurement object S.
- the light reflected while focusing on the surface of the measurement object S passes through the optical fiber 314 of the measurement head 200 that irradiates the light.
- the light that has passed through the optical fiber 314 of the measurement head 200 is guided to the spectroscopic unit 130 of the corresponding processing apparatus 100 through the corresponding light guide unit 300 and split.
- the split light is received by the corresponding light receiving unit 140.
- the light receiving signals corresponding to the two measuring heads 200 are output from the light receiving units 140 of the two processing apparatuses 100, respectively.
- the control unit 152 of each processing apparatus 100 acquires the light reception signal output from the light receiving unit 140, performs the above correction on the light reception signal, and measures the displacement of the measurement object S. Further, the control unit 152 gives the corrected light reception signal to one PC 600.
- the CPU 601 of the PC 600 performs displacement measurement processing using the two light reception signals acquired from the control units 152 of the two processing apparatuses 100, so that the measurement object S irradiated with light by the two measurement heads 200 is used. Measure the displacement of the two parts.
- the CPU 601 may perform in parallel the displacement measurement process using the light reception signal corresponding to the first measurement head 200A and the displacement measurement process using the light reception signal corresponding to the second measurement head 200B.
- the CPU 601 may alternately perform a displacement measurement process using a light reception signal corresponding to the first measurement head 200A and a displacement measurement process using a light reception signal corresponding to the second measurement head 200B.
- the displacement of a plurality of portions of one measurement object S is 2 Measurement can be performed using a single measurement head 200.
- the confocal displacement meter 500 of FIG. 25 can also be used to measure the thickness of the measuring object S, for example.
- FIG. 28 is a diagram illustrating an example of thickness measurement of the measurement object S by the confocal displacement meter 500 according to the second embodiment.
- the confocal displacement meter 500 is used for measuring the thickness of the sheet-like measurement object S.
- the measurement object S is fed out from the first roll SR1 around which the measurement object S is wound. Moreover, the measuring object S fed out from the first roll SR1 is wound around the second roll SR2. In this state, the two measuring heads 200 are arranged above and below the measuring object S so as to face each other with the portion of the measuring object S located between the first and second rolls SR1, SR2.
- the thickness of the measuring object S is measured based on the displacement of the upper surface and the lower surface of the measuring object S respectively measured by the two measuring heads 200. be able to. However, depending on the arrangement state of the two measuring heads 200, the thickness of a desired portion of the measuring object S may not be accurately measured.
- FIG. 29 is a diagram showing a positional relationship between the measurement object S of FIG. 28 and the two measurement heads 200.
- the thickness d1 of the portion of the depression SC of the measuring object S having the depression SC on a part of the lower surface is measured.
- the optical axis oa1 of the first measurement head 200A and the optical axis oa2 of the second measurement head 200B coincide. That is, the optical axis oa1 of the first measurement head 200A and the optical axis oa2 of the second measurement head 200B are located on a common axis. In this case, it is possible to accurately measure the thickness d1 of the portion SC of the measurement object S.
- the optical axis oa1 of the first measurement head 200A and the optical axis oa2 of the second measurement head 200B do not match.
- the optical axis oa1 of the first measurement head 200A and the optical axis oa2 of the second measurement head 200B are arranged in parallel to each other, but the two optical axes oa1 and oa2 are not on the same axis.
- the optical axes of the two measuring heads 200 are measured. It is necessary to match oa1 and oa2. However, it is difficult for an unskilled user to adjust the position and posture of each measuring head 200 so that the optical axes oa1 and oa2 of the two measuring heads 200 are aligned.
- the confocal displacement meter 500 when the two measuring heads 200 are arranged to face each other, it is confirmed whether or not the optical axes oa1 and oa2 of the two measuring heads 200 match. For this purpose (hereinafter referred to as an opposing confirmation function).
- FIG. 30 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the main display unit 700 in the initial state of the confocal displacement meter 500 according to the second embodiment.
- an opposite confirmation button 455 is displayed in the second display area 450 in addition to the display example of FIG. 11 according to the first embodiment.
- the user can use the facing confirmation function by operating the facing confirmation button 455 using the operation unit 800 of FIG.
- the light emitted from one measurement head 200 is the optical fiber of the other measurement head 200. Incident on 314. Further, the light emitted from the other measurement head 200 enters the optical fiber 314 of the one measurement head 200.
- the intensity of light incident on the optical fibers 314 of each of the two measuring heads 200 increases as the optical axes oa1, oa2 of the two measuring heads 200 become closer to each other, and the optical axes oa1, oa2 match. Sometimes it becomes maximum.
- the intensity of light incident on the optical fibers 314 of the two measuring heads 200 decreases as the shift between the optical axes oa1 and oa2 increases. Therefore, the facing confirmation function is realized by the CPU 601 performing basically the same process as the above displacement measurement process for the two measurement heads 200.
- the CPU 601 outputs change information (hereinafter referred to as first change information) about the light reception signal of light emitted from the first measurement head 200A and guided to the light receiving unit 140 from the optical fiber 314 of the second measurement head 200B. Is generated). Further, the CPU 601 receives change information (hereinafter referred to as second change information) for a light reception signal of light emitted from the second measurement head 200B and guided from the optical fiber 314 of the first measurement head 200A to the light receiving unit 140. Is generated. The first and second change information generated in this way is displayed on the main display unit 700.
- first change information change information about the light reception signal of light emitted from the first measurement head 200A and guided to the light receiving unit 140 from the optical fiber 314 of the second measurement head 200B. Is generated).
- second change information change information for a light reception signal of light emitted from the second measurement head 200B and guided from the optical fiber 314 of the first measurement head 200A to the light receiving unit 140. Is generated.
- FIG. 31 is a diagram showing a display example of the first and second change information displayed in the first display area 410 of FIG. 30 by the facing confirmation function.
- the first and second change information is displayed in the same manner as in the example of FIG. 15 of the first embodiment.
- the user can position the two measuring heads 200 so that the optical axes oa1 and oa2 coincide with each other based on the first and second change information displayed on the main display unit 700.
- the first and second change information may be displayed in any of the modes shown in FIGS.
- the CPU 601 may control the arithmetic processing units 150 of the two processing devices 100 so that the first measurement head 200A and the second measurement head 200B are synchronized.
- the CPU 601 may give a synchronization signal as a trigger for causing the two processing units 150 to cause the light projecting unit 120 to emit light.
- the control units 152 of the two processing apparatuses 100 cause the light sources 121 (FIG. 4) of the two light projecting units 120 to emit light simultaneously in time series, for example.
- the CPU 601 simultaneously obtains a light reception signal for generating the first change information and a light reception signal for generating the second change information. Therefore, the acquisition time of the received light signal corresponding to each of the two measuring heads 200 is shortened.
- the CPU 601 When measuring the thickness of the measuring object S as shown in FIG. 28, the CPU 601 preferably synchronizes the light emission timings of the two light projecting units 120 as in the above example. Thereby, it becomes possible to simultaneously measure the vertical displacement of the measuring object S. As a result, the thickness of the measuring object S can be measured more accurately.
- control unit 152 generates the first change information by causing the light sources 121 (FIG. 4) of the two light projecting units 120 to emit light alternately in time series, for example.
- the received light signal and the received light signal for generating the second change information may be obtained alternately. Thereby, interference of light due to simultaneous emission of light from the two measuring heads 200 is prevented.
- the control unit 152 determines the exposure time of the light receiving unit 140 when generating the first and second change information by the facing confirmation function, based on the light reflected from the measurement target S, and the displacement of the measurement target S. You may set short compared with the exposure time at the time of measuring. Or the control part 152 may adjust so that the light quantity of the light generated in the light projection part 120 may become small with respect to the light quantity generated when measuring the displacement of the measurement object S. As a result, it is possible to acquire the received light signal with an appropriate intensity.
- the confocal displacement meter 500 includes two processing devices 100, two measuring heads 200, and two light guides 300. Thereby, it is possible to measure the displacement of the two parts of the measuring object S irradiated with light by the two measuring heads 200.
- the confocal displacement meter 500 confirms whether the optical axes oa1 and oa2 of the two measuring heads 200 coincide with each other when the two measuring heads 200 are arranged to face each other. It has an opposite confirmation function.
- the CPU 601 generates first change information for a light reception signal of light emitted from the first measurement head 200A and guided to the light receiving unit 140 from the optical fiber 314 of the second measurement head 200B.
- the control unit 152 generates second change information for the light reception signal of the light emitted from the second measurement head 200B and guided to the light receiving unit 140 from the optical fiber 314 of the first measurement head 200A.
- the CPU 601 displays the generated first and second change information on the main display unit 700.
- change information about the light reception signal of light passing through the optical fiber 314 of one measurement head 200 from one measurement head 200 is displayed on the main display unit 700. Accordingly, the user can easily match the optical axes oa1 and oa2 of the two measuring heads 200 with the two measuring heads 200 facing each other. In this state, by arranging the measurement object S between the two measurement heads 200, the thickness of the measurement object S can be accurately measured.
- the CPU 601 is based on a light reception signal of light reflected while being focused on the outer surface of the measurement object S as the surface of the measurement object S.
- the displacement of the outer surface of the measuring object S is measured, the present invention is not limited to this.
- the CPU 601 may measure the displacement of the inner surface of the measurement object S along with the displacement of the outer surface of the measurement object S.
- FIG. 32 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the displacement of the outer surface and the inner surface of the transparent measurement object S is measured.
- a part of the light irradiated from the measurement head 200 to the measurement object S is part of the outer surface (upper surface) of the measurement object S.
- a part of the light that is not reflected on the outer surface of the measurement target S out of the light irradiated from the measurement head 200 to the measurement target S is part of the measurement target S.
- the light passes through the inside and is reflected while being focused on the inner surface (lower surface) of the measurement object S, and is input to the core 310a (FIG. 2) of the optical fiber 314.
- FIG. 33 is a diagram showing a received light waveform obtained by irradiating the measurement object S of FIG. 32 with light.
- the horizontal axis indicates the wavelength
- the vertical axis indicates the intensity of the received light signal.
- the received light waveform W0 of this example includes a peak Pp corresponding to the outer surface of the measurement object S and a peak Pq corresponding to the inner surface of the measurement object S.
- the peak wavelength ⁇ p of one peak Pp corresponds to the distance from the reference position RP (FIG. 2) of the measuring head 200 to the outer surface of the measuring object S, and the peak wavelength ⁇ q of the other peak Pq is measured. This corresponds to the distance from the reference position RP (FIG. 2) of the head 200 to the inner surface of the measurement object S.
- the CPU 601 may measure the displacement of the outer surface and the inner surface of the measuring object S based on the two peak wavelengths ⁇ p and ⁇ q. Further, the CPU 601 may calculate the thickness of the measurement object S based on the difference between the two peak wavelengths ⁇ p and ⁇ q.
- the CPU 601 may generate change information for each of the two peaks Pp and Pq during the light reception confirmation process, and cause the main display unit 700 to display the two generated change information.
- the CPU 601 When the light reception signal includes a plurality of peaks, not limited to this example, the CPU 601 generates change information for the highest peak among the plurality of peaks during the light reception confirmation process, and uses the generated single change information as the main information. You may display on the display part 700.
- a change from the peak value of the received light signal acquired at a time earlier than the current time to the peak value of the received light signal acquired at the current time is generated as change information, and the generated change
- the information is displayed on the main display unit 700, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- a change from the integrated value of the received light signal acquired at a time earlier than the current time to the integrated value of the received light signal acquired at the current time is generated and generated as change information by the control unit 152.
- the change information may be displayed on the main display unit 700.
- the integrated value of the received light signal increases as the received light signal value increases, and decreases as the received light signal value decreases. Therefore, the user appropriately adjusts the position and posture of the measurement head 200 so as to obtain a higher integrated value while recognizing the change with time of the integrated value of the received light signal by visually recognizing the change information. be able to. As a result, the user can easily and accurately measure the displacement of the measuring object S. Note that the change information using the integral value can be effectively used when measuring a plurality of displacements using a plurality of peaks, as shown in the example of FIG. 33, for example.
- the main display unit 700 displays the determination result of the suitability of the position and orientation of the measurement head 200 together with the change information.
- the present invention is not limited to this. .
- a threshold value for suitability determination may be displayed as a numerical value on the main display unit 700 together with the change information and the suitability determination result.
- the user can adjust the position and orientation of the measurement head 200 using the threshold value displayed on the main display unit 700 as a guide.
- an indicator indicating whether or not the acquired light reception waveform has a peak may be displayed on the main display unit 700 along with the suitability determination result. Further, when the current peak value is equal to the past maximum peak value or higher than the peak value of the past maximum received light signal, an indicator indicating that the current peak value is maximum is displayed on the main display unit 700. Good. Thereby, the convenience at the time of adjusting the position and attitude
- the suitability determination result of the position and orientation of the measurement head 200 may be presented to the user by a method other than being displayed on the main display unit 700.
- a light emitting unit is provided in the measurement head 200, the light emitting unit is turned on when the position and posture of the measuring head 200 are appropriate, and the light emitting unit is turned off when the position and posture of the measuring head 200 are not appropriate.
- the user can adjust the position and orientation of the measurement head 200 without visually recognizing the main display unit 700.
- the CPU 601 determines the suitability of the position and orientation of the measuring head 200 based on whether or not the peak value of the received light signal is higher than a certain threshold value in the received light confirmation process.
- the CPU 601 determines whether or not the position and posture of the measuring head 200 are appropriate based on whether or not the current peak value is higher than a predetermined ratio of the past maximum peak value (hereinafter referred to as a threshold ratio). May be.
- the threshold ratio may be settable by the user.
- FIG. 34 is a diagram showing another example of the setting information input screen displayed in the first display area 410 of FIG.
- the uppermost input field 461 is used for the user to specify a threshold ratio.
- the input ratio is set as the threshold ratio.
- FIG. 35 is a diagram showing an example of change information displayed in the first display area 410 of FIG. 11 by the light reception confirmation process in a state where the threshold ratio is set by the user.
- a dot plot graph showing the current peak value, the past maximum peak value, and the change in the peak value of the received light signal from the start of the light reception confirmation process to the present time is displayed.
- the determination result of the suitability of the position and orientation of the measuring head 200 is displayed.
- the threshold ratio set by the user is displayed as a percentage, and the threshold ratio value with respect to the current past maximum peak value is displayed as the intensity value of the received light signal. Also, in the dot plot graph of FIG. 35, the threshold value of the suitability determination that changes each time the past maximum peak value is updated is indicated by a dotted line.
- the first display area 410 further includes the peak value and the received light waveform of the received light signal stored from the start of the received light confirmation process to the present time.
- a reset button for deleting from the memory 602 may be displayed. In this case, the user operates the reset button when an abnormal light reception signal is acquired due to an erroneous operation of the measuring head 200 or the influence of noise. Thereby, it is possible to prevent display of change information based on an abnormal received light signal.
- the first display area 410 displays a graph regarding the received light signal as the change information together with the current peak value and the past maximum peak value.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- As the change information only the current peak value and the past maximum peak value may be displayed. In this case, the display area of change information by the main display unit 700 can be reduced. Therefore, the main display unit 700 can be reduced in size.
- the change information includes the current peak value and the past maximum peak value as parameters indicating the position and orientation of the measurement head 200.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- the change information may include evaluation values corresponding to the current peak value and the past maximum peak value, respectively, instead of the current peak value and the past maximum peak value.
- the evaluation value is set to a value that can be easily recognized by the user. Thereby, the convenience of the confocal displacement meter 500 is improved.
- a laser diode that emits light of a single wavelength is used as the light source 121 of the light projecting unit 120, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- An LED (light emitting diode) that emits light in a wide wavelength band may be used as the light source 121.
- the phosphor 122 may be provided or the phosphor 122 may not be provided.
- the light projecting unit 120 emits light having a wavelength of 500 nm to 700 nm, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the light projecting unit 120 may emit light in other wavelength bands.
- the light projecting unit 120 may emit light in the infrared region or emit light in the ultraviolet region.
- the processing device 100 and the measurement head 200 are configured as separate bodies, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the processing apparatus 100 and the measurement head 200 may be integrally configured.
- the fiber coupler 320 is used to combine and branch light, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the fiber coupler 320 may not be used, and light coupling and branching may be performed using a plurality of optical fibers 311, 312, and 319 in which a plurality of cores 310 a are fused together.
- FIG. 36 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a confocal displacement meter according to another embodiment. A difference between the confocal measurement device 500 of FIG. 36 and the confocal displacement meter 500 according to the second embodiment will be described.
- the confocal displacement meter 500 of this example is provided with one processing apparatus 100 for two measuring heads 200.
- the housing 110 of the processing apparatus 100 two light projecting units 120, two spectroscopic units 130, and two light receiving units 140 respectively corresponding to the two measurement heads 200 are accommodated.
- the confocal displacement meter 500 of FIG. 36 includes two light guides 300 corresponding to the two measurement heads 200, respectively.
- each light projecting unit 120 light having a plurality of wavelengths is emitted from each of the two light projecting units 120.
- the light emitted from each light projecting unit 120 is transmitted to the corresponding measuring head 200 through the corresponding light guide unit 300, and is irradiated on the measurement object S.
- the light reflected while focusing on the surface of the measurement object S passes through the optical fiber 314 of the measurement head 200 that irradiates the light.
- the light that has passed through the optical fiber 314 of the measuring head 200 is guided to the corresponding spectroscopic unit 130 through the corresponding light guide unit 300 and is split.
- the split light is received by the corresponding light receiving unit 140. In this way, the light receiving signals corresponding to the two measuring heads 200 are output from the two light receiving units 140, respectively.
- the control unit 152 of the arithmetic processing unit 150 acquires two received light signals output from the two light receiving units 140.
- the control unit 152 performs displacement measurement processing using the two light reception signals acquired from the respective light receiving units 140, thereby displacing the two portions of the measurement object S irradiated with light from the two measurement heads 200. Measure.
- the control unit 152 gives the two light reception signals output from the two light reception units 140 to the PC 600.
- the PC 600 can generate the first and second change information as described in the second embodiment, and the facing confirmation function is realized.
- the processing apparatus 100 of the confocal displacement meter 500 may be configured so that three or four or more measurement heads 200 can be connected.
- the received light waveform and peak value of the received light signal each time the received light signal is acquired in the received light confirmation process of FIG. 22 are stored in the memory 602. It is not limited. Information stored in the memory 602 may be set according to change information. For example, when only the current peak value and the past maximum peak value are displayed on the main display unit 700 as the change information, the received light waveform may not be stored.
- the first confirmation information and the second change information corresponding to the first measurement head 200A and the second measurement head 200B are generated by the facing confirmation function, but the present invention is limited to this. Not. In the facing confirmation function, only one change information of the first and second change information may be generated. Even in this case, by displaying the generated change information on the main display unit 700, the user can match the optical axis oa1 of the first measurement head 200A with the optical axis oa2 of the second measurement head 200B. it can.
- control unit 152 of the arithmetic processing unit 150 corrects the received light signal acquired from the light receiving unit 140, measures the displacement of the measurement object S, and displays the measurement result as the sub display unit. 400. Further, the control unit 152 gives a light reception signal acquired from the light receiving unit 140 to the PC 600. On the other hand, the CPU 601 of the PC 600 executes a displacement measurement process for the measurement object S based on the displacement measurement program.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- the PC 600 may not be provided.
- the main display unit 700 and the operation unit 800 may be connected to the arithmetic processing unit 150 of the processing device 100.
- the displacement measurement program may be stored in the storage unit 151 of the arithmetic processing unit 150.
- the control part 152 may perform a displacement measurement process.
- the threshold value may not be displayed.
- the display or non-display of the threshold value may be switched by an input from the operation unit 800.
- an index indicating that a past maximum peak has occurred may be indicated in the intensity of the received light signal corresponding to the past maximum peak value.
- the intensity of the light reception signal on the vertical axis may be normalized based on the current peak value or the past maximum peak value up to the present time. For example, when the past maximum peak value is 80, the vertical axis is configured so that 80 is positioned near the upper limit of the vertical axis of the received light intensity.
- the vertical axis of the trend graph may be normalized so that 350 is positioned near the upper limit of the vertical axis of intensity.
- the measurement object S is an example of the measurement object
- the confocal displacement meter 500 is an example of the confocal displacement meter
- the light projecting unit 120 is an example of the light projecting unit
- the lens unit 220 is an example of an optical member
- the tip of the optical fiber 314 is an example of a pinhole
- the optical fiber 31 4 is an example of a pinhole member.
- the spectroscopic unit 130, the light receiving unit 140, the arithmetic processing unit 150, and the light guide unit 300 are examples of the acquisition unit
- the main display unit 700 is an example of the display unit
- the arithmetic processing unit 150 and the CPU 601 are the displacement measurement unit.
- the CPU 601 is an example of a processing unit, an example of a condition in which the peak value of the received light signal is higher than a threshold value for suitability determination, and an input field in the operation unit 800 and FIG.
- Reference numeral 462 is an example of the wavelength range specifying unit, and unnecessary component removal correction is an example of correction processing.
- the processing device 100 is an example of a processing device
- the measurement head 200, the first measurement head 200A, and the second measurement head 200B are examples of head portions
- the housing 110 is an example of a first housing
- the case 210 is an example of a second case
- the first measurement head 200A is an example of one head
- the second measurement head 200B is an example of another head.
- the present invention can be effectively used for various confocal displacement meters.
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は、計測対象物の表面で合焦しつつ反射される光と第1光路の開口部とを直接視認することはできない。したがって、このような位置決めは、熟練を要するとともに正確な作業が難しい。
させることができる。
(1)共焦点変位計の基本構成
図1は、第1の実施の形態に係る共焦点変位計の構成を示す模式図である。図1に示すように、共焦点変位計500は、処理装置100、計測ヘッド200、導光部300、PC(パーソナルコンピュータ)600、主表示部700および操作部800を備える。導光部300は、複数の光ファイバを含み、処理装置100と計測ヘッド200とを光学的に接続する。
受光部140および演算処理部150を収容する。副表示部400は、7セグメント表示器またはドットマトリクス表示器等の表示器を含み、筐体110に取り付けられる。投光部120は、広い波長帯域(例えば500nm~700nm)の光すなわち複数の波長を有する光を出射可能に構成される。投光部120の詳細な構成については後述する。投光部120により出射された光は、後述する導光部300の光ファイバ311に入力される。
れた受光信号のピーク値への変化が変化情報として生成される。
20のポート323に入力される。ポート323に入力された光は、ポート321,322から出力される。ポート322から出力された光は、光ファイバ312を通して分光部130に導かれる。これにより、変位計測処理が行われる。
図2は、計測ヘッド200を用いた共焦点変位計500の動作原理を説明するための図である。図2に示すように、光ファイバ314は、コア310aおよびクラッド310bを含み、コア310a(光軸)がレンズユニット220の光軸上に位置するように配置される。コア310aはクラッド310bにより被覆される。コア310aの一端部に入力された光は、コア310aの他端部から出力される。なお、図1の光ファイバ311,312,319も光ファイバ314と同様の構成を有する。コア310aの直径は、200μm以下であることが好ましく、50μm以下であることがより好ましい。
CPU601により取得される最新の受光信号を意味する。
図4(a),(b)は、それぞれ投光部120の構成を示す平面図および断面図である。図4(a),(b)に示すように、投光部120は、光源121、蛍光体122、フェルール123、レンズ124、保持具125、フィルタ素子126および素子ホルダ127を含む。素子ホルダ127は、光源固定部127A、フェルール固定部127Bおよびレンズ固定部127Cを含む。光源121、フェルール123およびレンズ124は、素子ホルダ127の光源固定部127A、フェルール固定部127Bおよびレンズ固定部127Cにそれぞれ固定される。
光部120は保持具125を含まない。また、投光部120はフィルタ素子126を含むが、本発明はこれに限定されない。十分な蛍光が光ファイバ311に入力される場合には、投光部120はフィルタ素子126を含まなくてもよい。
図1の演算処理部150の記憶部151には、受光部140の画素の位置と、出力される受光波形のピーク波長と、計測距離との換算式が上記の算出プログラムとともに予め記憶されている。演算処理部150の制御部152は、受光信号を出力する画素の位置を特定するとともに、特定された画素の位置および記憶部151に記憶された換算式に基づいて受光波形のピーク波長および計測距離を順次算出し、算出した計測距離を副表示部400に表示する。これにより、計測対象物Sの厚み、距離または変位を計測することができる。また、制御部152は、計測距離をより正確に算出するために、以下に説明する不要成分除去補正、受光波形シフト補正および受光波形尺度補正を行う。
計測対象物Sの表面で合焦しつつ反射された光とは異なる光が受光部140により受光されることがある。以下の説明では、受光部140により受光される光のうち計測対象物Sの表面で合焦しつつ反射された光を除く光を不要光と呼ぶ。
特定することができる。その結果、計測距離をより正確に算出することが可能になる。
以下の説明では、図5の例で説明したように、投光部120から出射されるとともにレンズユニット220で反射されて受光部140に受光される不要光を第1の不要光と呼ぶ。また、光源121により発生されて蛍光体122を通過しつつ計測対象物Sの表面に導かれ、計測対象物Sの表面で合焦することなく反射されて受光部140に受光される不要光を第2の不要光と呼ぶ。さらに、図9の例で説明したように、回折格子131により発生されて受光部140に受光される0次光を第3の不要光と呼ぶ。
測対象物Sの変位に依存するピークP0とともに第1~第3の不要光にそれぞれ対応するピークPx,Py,Pzが含まれる。
共焦点変位計500について基本的な使用例を説明する。以下の使用例においては、初期状態で共焦点変位計500の電源がオンされているものとする。また、CPU601は計測モードにあるものとする。
1、確認設定ボタン452、確認終了ボタン453および計測開始ボタン454が表示される。
の波長範囲を使用者が指定するために用いられる。表示態様ボタン463,464は、変化情報として現時点よりも前の時点から現時点までの受光量のピーク値の変化を例えばドットプロットグラフで表示するのか波形グラフで表示するのかを使用者が選択するために用いられる。
図21は、第1の実施の形態に係る変位計測処理を示すフローチャートである。図1の
CPU601は、共焦点変位計500の電源がオンされることにより、一定の周期で以下の変位計測処理を実行する。初期状態において、CPU601は計測モードにある。また、主表示部700には、図11の画面が表示されているものとする。
テップS25)。
第1の実施の形態に係る共焦点変位計500においては、複数の波長を有する光が投光部120から出射される。投光部120から出射された光には、レンズユニット220により光軸方向に沿った色収差が発生する。また、色収差を有する光はレンズユニット220により収束されて計測対象物Sに照射される。
14に入力される光の強度も変化する。計測対象物Sから反射される光の大部分が光ファイバ314を通ると、光ファイバ314を通過する光の強度は高くなる。したがって、取得される受光信号のピーク値が高くなる。一方、計測対象物Sから反射される光の大部分が光ファイバ314からずれた位置に進行すると、光ファイバ314を通過する光の強度は低くなる。したがって、取得される受光信号のピーク値が低くなる。
よる計測結果の変動を補償することができる。
本実施の形態において、レンズユニット220は屈折レンズ221および回折レンズ222を含むが、本発明はこれに限定されない。レンズユニット220は屈折レンズ221および回折レンズ222の一方または両方を含まなくてもよい。図24(a)~(d)は、レンズユニット220の第1~第4の変形例を示す図である。
くはプリズムまたはこれらの組み合わせにより構成されてもよい。これらのレンズユニット220の構成によれば、投光部120により出射された光に光軸方向に沿った色収差を発生させるとともに、色収差を有する光を収束させて計測対象物Sに照射することができる。
本実施の形態において、光源121から出射される光の光軸とフェルール123の中心軸とが一直線上に配置されるが、本発明はこれに限定されない。図25は、投光部120の変形例を示す図である。図25に示すように、変形例における投光部120は、光源121、蛍光体122、フェルール123、レンズ124,128および反射部材129を含む。レンズ124は、光源121と反射部材129との間に配置される。レンズ128は、反射部材129とフェルール123との間に配置される。蛍光体122は、反射部材129の反射面に塗布される。
本実施の形態において、分光部130の回折格子131は反射型を有するが、本発明はこれに限定されない。図26は、分光部130の変形例を示す図である。図26に示すように、分光部130の変形例においては、回折格子131は透過型を有する。回折格子131に入射された光は、波長ごとに異なる角度で透過するように分光される。回折格子131により分光された光は、レンズ133を通過することにより波長ごとに異なる受光部140の画素の位置に合焦される。
(1)共焦点変位計の基本構成
第2の実施の形態に係る共焦点変位計について、第1の実施の形態に係る共焦点変位計500と異なる点を説明する。図27は、第2の実施の形態に係る共焦点変位計の構成を示す模式図である。図27に示すように、本実施の形態に係る共焦点変位計500は2個の処理装置100、2個の計測ヘッド200、2個の導光部300、PC600、主表示部700および操作部800を備える。2個の処理装置100は、第1の実施の形態に係る処理装置100と同じ構成を有する。2個の計測ヘッド200は、第1の実施の形態に係る計測ヘッド200と同じ構成を有する。2個の導光部300は、第1の実施の形態に係る導光部300と同じ構成を有する。本実施の形態では、2個の処理装置100に1個のPC600が接続されている。
本実施の形態に係る共焦点変位計500によれば、1個の計測対象物Sの複数の部分の変位を2個の計測ヘッド200を用いて計測することができる。この場合、図25の共焦点変位計500は、例えば計測対象物Sの厚みを計測するために用いることもできる。
示例に加えて、第2の表示領域450に対向確認ボタン455が表示される。使用者は、図27の操作部800を用いて対向確認ボタン455を操作することにより、対向確認機能を使用することができる。
本実施の形態に係る共焦点変位計500は、2個の処理装置100、2個の計測ヘッド200および2個の導光部300を備える。それにより、2個の計測ヘッド200により光が照射される計測対象物Sの2つの部分の変位を計測することが可能である。
(1)上記実施の形態においては、CPU601は、計測対象物Sの表面として計測対象物Sの外表面で合焦しつつ反射される光の受光信号に基づいて、計測対象物Sの外表面の変位を計測するが、本発明はこれに限定されない。CPU601は、計測対象物Sの外表面の変位とともに、計測対象物Sの内表面の変位を計測してもよい。
以下、請求項の各構成要素と実施の形態の各部との対応の例について説明するが、本発明は下記の例に限定されない。
4がピンホール部材の例である。
110,210 筐体
120 投光部
121 光源
122 蛍光体
123 フェルール
124,128,132,133 レンズ
125 保持具
126 フィルタ素子
127 素子ホルダ
127A 光源固定部
127B フェルール固定部
127C レンズ固定部
129 反射部材
130 分光部
131 回折格子
140 受光部
150 演算処理部
151 記憶部
152 制御部
200 計測ヘッド
200A 第1計測ヘッド
200B 第2計測ヘッド
220 レンズユニット
221 屈折レンズ
222 回折レンズ
223 対物レンズ
224 ダブレットレンズ
300 導光部
310a コア
310b クラッド
311,312,314,319 光ファイバ
320 ファイバカプラ
321~323,331,332 ポート
324,333 本体部
330 ファイバコネクタ
400 副表示部
410 第1の表示領域
450 第2の表示領域
451 受光確認ボタン
452 確認設定ボタン
453 確認終了ボタン
454 計測開始ボタン
455 対向確認ボタン
461,462 入力欄
463,464 表示態様ボタン
500 共焦点変位計
491 切替ボタン
600 PC
601 CPU
602 メモリ
700 主表示部
800 操作部
BL 基底波形
d1,d2 厚み
MR 計測範囲
oa1,oa2 光軸
P0,Px,Py,Pz ピーク
P1,P2 合焦位置
RP 基準位置
S 計測対象物
SC くぼみ
SR1 第1のロール
SR2 第2のロール
W0,W1,W2,W3,W4 受光波形
λ0~λ4,λx,λy ピーク波長
Claims (9)
- 複数の波長を有する光を出射する投光部と、
前記投光部により出射された光に光軸方向に沿った色収差を発生させるとともに、色収差を有する光を収束させて計測対象物に照射する光学部材と、
前記光学部材により前記計測対象物に照射された光のうち、前記計測対象物の表面で合焦しつつ反射された波長の光を通過させるピンホールを有するピンホール部材と、
前記計測対象物の表面で反射されるとともに前記ピンホールを通過する光についての波長ごとの強度を示す受光信号を取得する取得部と、
前記ピンホールを通過した光についての波長ごとの信号強度に基づいて前記計測対象物の変位を算出する変位計測部とを備える共焦点変位計であって、
現時点よりも前の時点で前記取得部により取得された受光信号から現時点で前記取得部により取得された受光信号への変化を変化情報として表示する表示部を備える、共焦点変位計。 - 前記変化情報は、現時点よりも前の1または複数の時点で前記取得部により取得された1または複数の受光信号のピーク値から現時点で前記取得部により取得された受光信号のピーク値への変化を含む、請求項1記載の共焦点変位計。
- 前記変化情報は、現時点よりも前の時点で前記取得部により取得された受光信号の波形から現時点で前記取得部により取得された受光信号の波形への変化を含む、請求項1または2記載の共焦点変位計。
- 前記計測対象物の変位を計測する計測モードと前記変化情報を前記表示部に表示させる確認モードとで動作可能に構成された処理部をさらに備え、
前記処理部は、前記計測モードにおいて前記取得部により取得された波長ごとの強度に基づいて前記計測対象物の変位を算出する、請求項1~3のいずれか一項に記載の共焦点変位計。 - 前記処理部は、現時点で前記取得部により取得された受光信号のピーク値が予め定められた条件を満たすか否かを判定し、判定結果を前記変化情報とともに前記表示部に表示させる、請求項4記載の共焦点変位計。
- 前記取得部により取得される受光信号について波長の範囲を指定する波長範囲指定部をさらに備え、
前記処理部は、前記波長範囲指定部により指定された波長の範囲内で、現時点よりも前の時点で前記取得部により取得された受光信号のピーク値から現時点で前記取得部により取得された受光信号のピーク値の変化を変化情報として前記表示部に表示させる、請求項4または5記載の共焦点変位計。 - 前記処理部は、前記計測対象物の変位を算出する前に、前記取得部により取得される受光信号から前記計測対象物の表面で合焦しつつ反射される光を除く不要な光に対応する不要成分の少なくとも一部が除去されるように補正処理を行う、請求項4~6のいずれか一項に記載の共焦点変位計。
- 処理装置と、
ヘッド部とをさらに備え、
前記処理装置は、前記投光部および前記取得部を含むとともに前記投光部および前記取得部を収容する第1の筐体をさらに含み、
前記ヘッド部は、前記光学部材および前記ピンホール部材を含むとともに前記前記光学
部材および前記ピンホール部材を収容する第2の筐体をさらに含む、請求項1~7のいずれか一項に記載の共焦点変位計。 - 前記ヘッド部を複数備え、
前記取得部は、前記複数のヘッド部のうちの一のヘッド部の光学部材から出射され、他のヘッド部のピンホールを通過する光についての波長ごとの強度を示す受光信号を取得可能に構成される、請求項8記載の共焦点変位計。
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