| US 7,461,464 B2 | ||
| Position measuring arrangement | ||
| Rudolf Mittmann, Tacherting (Germany); and Erich Strasser, Trostberg (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to Johannes Heidenhain, GmbH, Traunreut (Germany) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 09, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/704,511. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 10 2006 007 184 (DE), filed on Feb. 15, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0186431 A1, Aug. 16, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01D 5/244 (2006.01); G01D 5/347 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 33—706 [33/707; 702/94] | 17 Claims |
| 1. A position measuring arrangement, comprising:
an arrangement of scanning elements for scanning an absolute code;
a selection system for selecting scanning signals from said arrangement of scanning elements by a first method of selection
and a second method of selection different from said first method of selection; and
a decoding device for forming a first absolute measured position value from said scanning signals selected by said selection
system when said first method of selection is applied to said selection system and a second absolute measured position value
from said scanning signals selected by said selection system when said second method of selection is applied.
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