Patent Publication Number: US-11389057-B2

Title: Vision measurement device and method of measuring vision using the same

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to vision measurement device and method of measuring vision of a measured eye with the vision measurement device. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Apparatus and methods for measuring the vision of human eye are known, and there have been developed various types of vision measurement devices implementing various kinds of principles. However, conventional apparatus for measuring refractive errors of the human eye contain large numbers of individual spherical and cylindrical lenses, and normally, conventional apparatus is large, cumbersome and expensive. 
     SUMMARY 
     The purpose of the invention is therefore to provide a solution to the defects in the prior art. i.e., to provide a simple and portable, low cost and easy to manufacture and use but robust device for vision measurement. 
     Embodiments of the present disclosure relates to an vision measurement device comprising: an eyepiece, in which a lens is provided and a distance from the lens to a viewing port of the eyepiece depends on a focal length of the lens; an outer tube connected to the eyepiece and in which a target having a predetermined pattern is provide, wherein the target is movable along an optical axis of the lens with respect to the outer tube; an indicating means for indicating diopter comprising an indicating portion and a pointing portion for indicating a diopter, wherein the indicator portion having a scale representing the diopter and the pointing portion indicating a value of the scale; wherein during the movement of the target with respect to the outer tube along the optical axis of the lens, one of the indicator portion and the pointing portion moves along with the target with respect to the outer tube while the other of the indicator portion and the pointing portion does not move, and when an eye is capable of clearly seeing the predetermined pattern on the target through the eyepiece, the value of the scale indicated by the pointing portion corresponds to the diopter of the eye. 
     Optionally, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the predetermined pattern may include at least one of a diopter indicating portion located at a center thereof and an astigmatism indicating portion located at a periphery thereof. 
     Optionally, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the vision measurement device may further comprise a blocking plate disposed between the viewing port and the target so as to block the diopter indicating portion and/or the astigmatism indicating portion when the target is observed by the eye. 
     Optionally, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the vision measurement device may further comprise an engagement means configurable to prevent the target from moving in at least one of the directions along the optical axis of the lens. 
     Optionally, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the vision measurement device may further comprise a restoring means configurable to restore the target to its initial position. 
     Optionally, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the vision measurement device may further comprise: an inner tube provided in the outer tube; a guide on the outer tube and parallel to the optical axis of the lens, and a helical guide on the inner tube and extending about the optical axis of the lens, so that the inner tube and the outer tube are rotatable around the optical axis of the lens with respect to each other, to push the target to slide with respect to the guide and the helical guide and move along the optical axis of the lens; and an end cap on each of the inner tube and the outer tube at an end which is opposite to an end near the eyepiece. 
     Optionally, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the vision measurement device may further comprise an engagement means configurable to prevent the target from moving in one of the directions along the optical axis of the lens. The engagement means may comprise a female ratchet located on the end cap of the outer tube, and a male ratchet connected to the end cap of the inner tube and rotating with the inner tube. Further, the male ratchet is capable of engaging with the female ratchet to prevent the inner tube and the outer tube from rotating with respect to each other in one direction, while allowing the inner tube and the outer tube to rotate with respect to each other in an opposite direction. In addition, the end cap of the inner tube is capable of being pulled outwards to disengage the male ratchet from the female ratchet such that the inner tube and the outer tube is capable of being rotated with respect to each other in both the one direction and the opposite direction. 
     Optionally, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the vision measurement device may further comprise a restoring means configurable to restore the target to its initial position. The restoring means may comprise a torsion spring, one end of the torsion spring being fixed to the inner tube and the other end being fixed to the end cap of the outer tube, and the torsion spring may have restoring force only when the target leaves its initial position. Further, in the case that the target leaves its initial position, when the end cap of the inner tube is pulled outwards, the inner tube may rotate with respect to the outer tube due to the restoring force of the torsion spring, thereby moving the target back to its initial position. 
     Optionally, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the initial position of the target may be located at the focal point of the lens, at an end of the inner tube near the eyepiece, or at an end of the inner tube which is opposite to the end near the eyepiece. 
     Optionally, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the indicator portion may be located on an outer periphery of one of the end cap of the inner tube and the end cap of the outer tube, and the pointing portion may be located on an outer periphery of the other one of the end cap of the inner tube and the end cap of the outer tube. 
     Optionally, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, one of the end cap of the inner tube and the end cap of the outer tube may cover the other one of the end cap of the inner tube and the end cap of the outer tube, and the pointing portion may be located on the outer periphery of said one of the end cap of the inner tube and the end cap of the outer tube and may be a window through which the scale of the indicating portion on the outer periphery of said other one of the end cap of the inner tube and the end cap of the outer tube is exposed and the value of the scale is indicated. 
     Optionally, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the indicating portion may be located on the outer tube and extend in parallel with the optical axis of the lens, and the pointing portion may be connected to the target and extend to the outside of the outer tube, so as to indicate the value of the scale. Optionally, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the indicating portion may be located within the outer tube, extend in parallel with the optical axis of the lens and move along with the target, and the pointing portion may comprise a window located on the outer tube and through which the scale of the indicating portion is exposed and the value of the scale is indicated. 
     Optionally, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the predetermined pattern on the target is interchangeable. 
     Optionally, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, at least one of the outer tube and the inner tube may be made of transparent or translucent material. Optionally, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, at least one of the outer tube and the inner tube may have through hole through which light from outside passes to illuminate the predetermined pattern on the target. 
     Optionally, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the distance from the lens to the viewing port of the eyepiece may be configured such that when the eye views the predetermined pattern on the target while abutting on the viewing port of the eyepiece, reference position of the eye is positioned at the focal point of the lens. 
     Optionally, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the reference position of the eye may comprise at least one of an anterior focal plane, a nodal point, and an entrance pupil of the eye. 
     Optionally, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the distance from the lens to the viewing port of the eyepiece may be equal to a focal length of the lens. 
     According to another preferred embodiment of the invention, the target is movable along the optical axis of the lens inside the outer tube by means of a mechanism involving:
         a threaded cylindrical rod placed inside the outer tube and on which the target is mounted in rotation,   a pinion gear interacting with said rod so that a rotation of said pinion gear leads to the rotation of said rod about its revolution axis,   a notched ring that interacts with the pinion gear by meshing, so that a rotation of said ring leads to the rotation of said pinion gear thus leading to the rotation of the rod,   a locking means preventing the target to rotate relative to the rod and allowing said target to slide along said rod by keeping the same spatial orientation.       

     The principle of this measurement device is to implement a mechanism intended to move the target along the rod inside the outer tube, which lies on an interaction between a pinion gear and a notched ring. A user wishing to know how is his sight, catch the measurement device and place his eye in front of the eyepiece in order to observe the target. If the image of the target appears to be blurry, he then adjusts the position of the target along the rod, in order to obtain a clear image of the target. To obtain such a result, he rotates the notched ring, preferably with his hand, in order to rotates the rod via the pinion gear, and since the target is locked in rotation relative to said rod, said target can only slide along the rod to get closer or away from his eye, by keeping the same spatial orientation. Once the user views a clear image of the target, the target is no more moved, and he can know the diopter corresponding to his eye, by looking at the pointing portion. Indeed, the pointing portion is simultaneously moved with the target, and when the target stops moving said pointing portion also stops moving in the same time to indicate a diopter value along a scale inscribed on the measurement device, advantageously on the outer tube of said device. Thus, a user can directly read the diopter value on the measurement device. With such a mechanism, a user can easily and with accuracy, move the target inside the measurement device without providing any effort. The target can directly be mounted in rotation on the rod, or can be mounted on said road with a support. 
     According to a possible characteristic, the mechanism is designed so that a rotation of the ring in one direction leads to a movement of the target in one direction along the rod, and a rotation of said ring in the other direction leads to a movement of the target in an opposite direction along said rod. This movement reversibility is made possible thanks to the interaction by meshing between the pinion gear and the notched ring. In function of his need, a user can easily move closer or farther the target from his eye with a simple rotation movement of the notched ring, without having to remove the measurement device from his eye. 
     According to a possible characteristic, the notched ring comprises an external surface on which some reliefs have been made so as to allow a manual rotation of said ring, the notched ring comprising an internal surface having notches intended to interact with the pinion gear. These reliefs aim to provide a rugosity on the notched ring to facilitate a manual rotation of said ring by a user. The reliefs can be for example made of protrusions and/or grooves. 
     According to a possible characteristic, the reliefs consist in a series of ribs regularly spaced around the ring. This kind of relief is easy to achieve and their machining is well controlled. Such a relief prevent the fingers of a user to slide on the ring making hard the ring handling by the user. 
     According to a possible characteristic, the outer tube comprises an internal channel having a specific cross section, and the locking means preventing the target to rotate relative to the rod is constituted by said internal channel which will serve as a guide for said target along the rod. Because of the specific geometry and the size of the cross section of the internal channel, the target cannot rotate about the rod. Since the rod rotates, the sole possible movement for the target is to slide along said rod by keeping the same spatial orientation. 
     According to a possible characteristic, the target is fixed to a support which is mounted in rotation on the rod and the target is bonded to the support with an adhesive material. 
     According to a possible characteristic, the target is circular shaped and comprises patterns that can be easily visually identifiable. Preferably, the patterns consist of different dark lines placed on a light background. 
     According to a possible characteristic, the patterns comprise a central circle and a plurality of radial lines connecting an external edge of the target to the central circle. Such a target is an illustrative example particularly suitable in the framework of a measurement device pursuant to the invention, but which is not limitative. 
     According to a possible characteristic, the position of the target along the rod is locked by means of an interaction between a ratchet spring solidarized to the notched ring and a fixed ratchet holder. Indeed, once the user has a clear image of the target, it is important to maintain said target in the position corresponding to this clear image, so as to allow the user to read quietly the diopter value on the measurement device. In this way, the locking device is systematically activated without any action of the user on the measurement device. Anywhere the target is placed along the rod, it is systematically locked in its position. The spring is flexible and advantageously comprises a tooth. The ratchet holder comprises a series of notches and the tooth is in contact with said notches. Due to the flexibility of the spring, when the ring rotates, the tooth can slide along said notches. But when the ring stops rotating, the tooth is naturally inserted in the corresponding notch facing said tooth, due to the spring relaxation. 
     According to a possible characteristic, the measurement device comprises an eyepiece cap articulated mounted on the eyepiece between a closing position for which it closes an orifice of said eyepiece through which a user will look at the target, and an opening position for which it has rotated with an angle greater than 90° to release said orifice. In this way, the eyepiece cap is always linked to the measurement device without any possibility to lose said cap. In the closing position the cap protects the orifice and the measurement device is in an inactive configuration. If a user wishes to use the measurement device, he makes rotate the eyepiece cap with an angular amplitude of at least 90° before placing his eye in front of the orifice. Advantageously the angular amplitude is 180° more or less 20°. 
     According to a possible characteristic, the eyepiece cap comprises an arm and an enlarged head, said eyepiece being articulated at the level of said arm and the enlarged head being intended to close the orifice of the eyepiece. In this way, the enlarged head is not directly involved in the eyepiece cap rotation and thus can serve efficiently to close the orifice. For this configuration, the cap is comparable to a spoon. 
     According to a possible characteristic, the measurement device is made of plastic material. This material is light compared to a metal, and has a good mechanical strength. This material may be for example transparent to allow the target to be continuously lighted by the light of day. 
     According to a possible characteristic, the indicator portion has a scale representing the diopter and which extends outside and along the outer tube parallelly to the rod, the pointing portion being a cursor which moves along the scale simultaneously with the target. It is advantageously supposed that the cursor is situated outside the outer tube so that a user can directly read the diopter value indicated by said cursor. Preferably, the cursor is solidarized to the target and moves simultaneously with said target. 
     Another aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure relates to a method of measuring vision of a measured eye with the vision measurement device of the present disclosure, comprising: moving the target while the measured eye viewing the predetermined pattern on the target through the eyepiece until the measured eye is capable of clearly seeing the predetermined pattern, and recording the value of scale of the indicator portion indicated by the pointing portion. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       In order to more clearly describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or in the prior art, the accompanying drawings that need to be used in the embodiments or in the prior art are briefly introduced. Obviously, these accompanying drawings are merely some embodiments of the present invention, and for one of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these accompanying drawings without paying any creative efforts. 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic representation of the optical principle of the vision measurement device according to the embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2  is a schematic representation of the structure of the vision measurement device according to the embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 3  shows some schematic representations of the predetermined pattern on the target according to the embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 4  is a schematic representation of the structure of the vision measurement device according to the embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 5  is an enlarged view showing a schematic representation of the indicating means of the vision measurement device according to the embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 6  is a side view of the engagement means from the anterior side of the vision measurement device of the present disclosure, in which the end cap of the inner tube is omitted; 
         FIG. 7  is a side view of the restoring means from the anterior side of the vision measurement device of the present disclosure, in which the end cap of the inner tube is omitted; 
         FIG. 8  is a perspective view of the engagement means and restoring means from the anterior side of the vision measurement device of the present disclosure, in which the end cap of the inner tube is omitted, 
         FIG. 9A  is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a measurement device pursuant to the invention, the eyepiece cap being in a closing position, 
         FIG. 9B  is a perspective view of the measurement device of  FIG. 9A , the eyepiece cap being in an opening position, 
         FIG. 10  is an axial longitudinal sectional view of the measurement device of  FIG. 9A , 
         FIG. 11  is an exploded perspective view of the measurement device of  FIG. 9A , 
         FIG. 12  is a perspective view of a target support of the measurement device of  FIG. 9A , 
         FIG. 13  is a perspective view of the measurement device of  FIG. 9A , showing an indicating portion having a scale representing the diopter. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 
       FIG. 1  is a schematic representation of the optical principle of the vision measurement device according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     In  FIG. 1 , a lens  1  is provided. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the lens is not limited to a singular lens, and can also be a combination of a plurality of lenses. A target  2  is located on the optical axis of the lens at the anterior side of the lens and is movable along the optical axis of the lens. A human eye  3  is located on the optical axis of the lens at the posterior side of the lens. Throughout the present disclosure, the term “anterior” and “posterior” is determined with reference to the position of the eye when using the vision measurement device: the side which is nearer to the eye is referred to as the posterior side and the side which is farther from the eye is referred to as the anterior side. The reference position of the eye is located at the posterior focal point of the lens. The reference position of the eye comprises at least one of the anterior focal plane, the nodal point, and the entrance pupil of the eye. The focal length of the lens is f 0 . The distance between the anterior focal point of the lens and the target is represented by x, and thus the object distance is (f 0 +x). Based on the optical structure of human eye, when the eye  3  can clearly see the target  2 , the target  2  is imaged on the retina of the eye  3  and the image distance is represented by v. 
     Based on the Gaussian equation, the optical system shown in  FIG. 1  can be expressed as: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
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     In addition, the diopter D of the eye is expressed as: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     By substituting equation (2) into the parameter v in equation (1), equation (1) becomes: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
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     Based on equation (4), it can be seen that the diopter D of the eye is in linear relationship with the distance between the target and the anterior focal point of the lens. With this configuration, the scale for indicating the diopter D of the eye is also linearly related to the axial displacement of the target, and thus a linear scale in diopters may be constructed. Also, it would be much easier to read the value of the scale when measuring the diopter of the measured eye. 
     In addition, the angular size of the target image con the retina is expresses as: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
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     wherein h is the height of the target  2 . 
     Based on equation (5), it can be seen that the angular size of the target image is independent from the position of the target, and thus the size of the target image is constant while varying the position of the target. With this configuration, since the size of the target image is constant, during the measurement of the diopter D of the measured eye, the measured eye will not be stimulated by the change of the size of the target image to accommodate. 
       FIG. 2  is a schematic representation of the structure of the vision measurement device  1  according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     As shown in  FIG. 2 , in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the vision measurement device  1  at least comprises an eyepiece  20 , an outer tube  30 , and an indicating means  40  for indicating diopter. 
     In the eyepiece  20 , a lens  21  is provided and the optical axis of the lens  21  coincides with or at least is in parallel with the longitudinal axis of the eyepiece  20 . A distance from the lens  21  to a viewing port  22  of the eyepiece  20  depends on a focal length f 0  of the lens  21 . The viewing port  22  is on the posterior side of the lens  21  and forms the posterior end of the eyepiece  20 . In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the distance is configured such that when the eye abuts on the viewing port  22  of the eyepiece  20 , the reference position of the eye is positioned at the posterior focal point of the lens  21 . The reference position of the eye comprises at least one of the anterior focal plane, the nodal point, and the entrance pupil of the eye. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the distance from the lens to the viewing port of the eyepiece is equal to the focal length of the lens  21 . In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the distance can be made smaller than those in the previous embodiments, such that the eye may view the target through the eyepiece  20  with a distance between the viewing port  22  and the eye, i.e., without abutting on the viewing port  22  of the eyepiece  20 . In this case, for example, docketing accessories can be used to docket the eye to the viewing port  22  of the eyepiece  20  for hygiene or sterilization purpose. 
     The outer tube  30  is capable of being connected to the eyepiece  20  at the anterior end of the eyepiece  20  and the longitudinal axis of the outer tube  30  coincides with or at least is in parallel with the optical axis of the lens  21  and the longitudinal axis of the eyepiece  20 . In the outer tube  30 , a target  31  is provided. The target  31  is movable along an optical axis of the lens with respect to the outer tube. The movement range of the target  31  might be the as large as the total length of the outer tube  30 , that is, between the anterior end of the outer tube  30  and the posterior end of the outer tube  30 . In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the movement range of the target  31  can be smaller than the total length of the outer tube  30 , as long as the anterior focal point of the lens  21  is located within the movement range of the target  31 . 
     On the target  31 , a protrusion  32  is provided, and on the outer tube  30 , a guide  33  which is parallel to the optical axis of the lens  21  is provided. The protrusion  32  extends through the guide  33  and to the outside of the outer tube  30  such that the user can move the target  31  by pushing the protrusion  32 . In  FIG. 2 , only one guide  33  and one protrusion  32  are shown. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, there could be another guide  33  and another protrusion  32  on the other side of the device. The person skilled in the art can easily appreciate that any other structures that can be used to move the target  31  within the outer tube  30  are included in the present disclosure. 
     On the posterior side of the target  31 , i.e., the side facing the lens  21 , at least one predetermined pattern is provided. The predetermined pattern includes at least one of a diopter indicating portion and an astigmatism indicating portion.  FIG. 3  shows some schematic representations of the predetermined pattern on the target according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in  FIG. 3 , the predetermined pattern comprises the diopter indicating portion located at a center of the target  31 , and the astigmatism indicating portion located at a periphery of the target  31 . The diopter indicating portion comprises at least one of Latin letters, such as “E” or “C”, icons, such as “tree and building” and other patterns known in this technical filed. The astigmatism indicating portion comprises at least one of concentric rings or radial lines. The person skilled in the art would easily appreciate that any patterns used in the technical field of vision measurement can be included in the present disclosure. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the predetermined pattern includes only one of the diopter indicating portion and the astigmatism indicating portion, and the predetermined pattern is interchangeable between several patterns. For example, the outer tube  30  and the eyepiece  20  can be separated from each other and the pattern on the target  31  can be removed from the posterior end of the outer tube  30  and replaced with other patterns. 
     In some embodiment of the present disclosure, a blocking plate  50  can be disposed between the viewing port  22  and the target  31  so as to block one of the diopter indicating portion and the astigmatism indicating portion when the target is observed by the measured eye. For example, as shown in  FIG. 2 , the blocking plate  50 , which has a through hole at its center, is adjacent to the lens  21  on the anterior side thereof, and when the target is observed by the measured eye, the astigmatism indicating portion is blocked by the blocking plate  50  such that the user will not be distracted by astigmatism indicating portion. Alternatively, the blocking plate  50  can block the diopter indicating portion, such that the user will not be distracted by diopter indicating portion. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the blocking plate  50  can be located on the posterior side of the lens  21 , or any other place within the vision measuring device  1 , as long as it can block one of the diopter indicating portion and the astigmatism indicating portion when the target is observed by the measured eye. 
     An indicating means  40  for indicating diopter is provided on the outer tube  30  to indicate diopter of the measured eye. The indicating means  40  comprises an indicating portion  41  and a pointing portion  42  for indicating the value of the diopter. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the indicator portion  41  has a scale representing the diopter, and as had discussed above, the scale in diopters is linearly related to the axial displacement of the target  31 . In some embodiments, one of the indicator portion  41  and the pointing portion  42  moves along with the target  31  with respect to the outer tube  30 , and the other one does not move, such that the relative movement of the indicator portion  41  and the pointing portion  42  represents the movement of the target  31  with respect to the outer tube  30 . As shown in  FIG. 2 , the indicator portion  41  is located on the outer tube  30 , for example, on the outer surface of the outer tube  30  and the scale extends along the longitudinal direction of the outer tube  30 . Further, the pointing portion  42  is connected to the target  31  and moves along with the target  31 . In these embodiments, the pointing portion  42  might be an arrow pointing at the value of the scale. In some other embodiments of the present disclosure, the indicator portion  41  is coupled to the target  31  and moves along with the target  31 , and the scale extends along the longitudinal direction of the outer tube  30 . The indicator portion  41  may be located within the outer tube  30 . Further, the pointing portion  42  may be located on the outer tube  30 , for example, on the outer surface of the outer tube  30 . In these embodiments, the pointing portion  42  might be a window through which the scale of the indicating portion  41  is exposed and the value of the scale is indicated. Other embodiments of the indicator portion  41  and the pointing portion  42  are provided in the following parts of the present disclosure. 
     As to the scale of the indicator portion  41 , each value of the scale indicated by the pointing portion  42  corresponds to the diopter of the eye when such eye is capable of clearly seeing the predetermined pattern on the target through the eyepiece. In terms of the optical structure of human eye, when the eye can clearly see the pattern, the pattern is imaged on the retina of the eye. In addition, in the embodiments of the present application, whether a user can “clearly see” the pattern on the target  31  can be determined subjectively by the user. Generally speaking, a human eye in the state of emmetropia can “clearly see” the object located from its near point to infinity, and thus when the user with the measured eye can see the pattern as if the measured eye is in the case of emmetropia, the measured eye can “clearly see” the pattern. Also, the values of the scale can be determined through the above equation (4) by establishing the relationship between the displacement of the target  31  from the anterior focal point of the lens  21  and the relative positions of the pointing portion  42  on the scale of the indicator portion  41 . In some embodiments of the present disclosure, when the target  31  is located at the anterior focal point of the lens  21 , a human eye in the state of emmetropia can “clearly see” the target  31 , and thus value of the diopter indicated by the point  42  is zero. 
     Below, an example for the process of measuring the vision of eye with the vision measurement device according to the embodiments of the present disclosure is described. 
     The vision measurement device  1  can be held by the hand of the user or supported by a stand. Then, the user places the measured eye at the viewing port  22  of the eyepiece  20  and views the predetermined pattern on the target  31  through the lens  21  with the measured eye. Due to the position of the target  31  and the diopter of the eye, the user may not clearly see the predetermined pattern on the target  31 . Thereafter, the user moves the target  31  along the optical axis of the lens  21  until the user can clearly see the target  31  with the measured eye. At this time, the value of the scale indicated by the pointing portion  42  corresponds to the diopter of the measured eye. The diopter thus determined can be used to prescribe the lens for the measured eye. As noted above, the clearness of the target viewed with the measured eye is subjectively determined by the user. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the person skilled in the art can appreciate several ways for modifying the diopter thus determined so as to obtain a more accurate diopter for the measured eye. 
     The vision measurement device  1  according to the embodiments of the present disclosure can also be used to determine the astigmatism of the measured eye. 
     When the user can clearly see the target  31  at a first position with the measured eye, if he/she detects blur of the astigmatism indicating portion in one direction which is in parallel with the surface of the predetermined pattern and/or see more clearly in one direction which is in parallel with the surface of the predetermined pattern, it can be determined that the measured eye suffers from astigmatism, and the direction represents the cylinder axis of the measured eye. Then, the user has to find a second position of the target  31  at which the user can detects blur of the astigmatism indicating portion in one direction and/or see more clearly in one direction. The difference between the diopters determined at the first position and the second position represents the astigmatism of the user. The direction in which the user can detect blur when the target  31  is located at the first position is perpendicular to the direction in which the user can detect blur when the target  31  is located at the second position. 
     In the above process, as an initial position, the target  31  can be located at the posterior end of the outer tube  30 , which is near the measured eye and within the near point of the measured eye. By starting the movement of the target  31  from the position within the near point of the measured eye, when the user can clearly see the target for the first time, the target  31  is located at the near point of the measured eye, and the diopter thus determined is more accurate to prescribe the lens for the measured eye. 
     In addition, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, the initial position of the target  31  can be any other place within its movement range, for example, at the anterior end of the outer tube  30 , at the anterior focal point of the lens  21 , and the diopter thus determined is still accurate enough to prescribe the lens for the measured eye. When the initial position of the target  31  is at the anterior focal point of the lens  21 , it is possible to measure the diopter in the positive direction and in the negative direction with less movement of the target and thus reduce the time consumed when the vision measurement device the present disclosure is used to measure the visions of people including the patients suffering from myopia and the patients suffering from hyperopia. 
     In some embodiments of the present application, an engagement means (not shown in  FIG. 2 ) can be provided to the vision measurement device  1 . The engagement means is configurable to prevent the target from moving in at least one of the directions along the optical axis of the lens. In some embodiments of the present application, when the measured eye can clearly see the predetermined pattern on the target, the engagement means can be activated such that the target is not movable in both directions along the optical axis of the lens. With such configuration, it is more convenient to read the value of the scale by the user himself or handing the vision measurement device  1  over to someone else, such as the optician. 
     In some embodiments of the present application, while the target moves in one direction, the engagement means can prevent the target from moving backward. That is to say, the engagement means is configurable to ensure that the target travels only in one direction. With such configuration, it is possible to prevent the target from backing into the area of accommodation of the eye and thereby reaching the far point of the eye or somewhere between the far point and the near point of the eye. When the target is at the far point of the eye or somewhere between the far point and the near point of the eye, the user can still clearly see the predetermined pattern on the target and thus gives the wrong value for the diopter of the eye. In addition, once the user can clearly see the predetermined pattern on the target at the near point and then bring the target back towards his eye, it is possible that the user can still focus on it, and thus gives the wrong value for the diopter of the eye. With this configuration, it is possible to avoid this situation either. 
     The person skilled in the art can appreciated that any structure known in the technical filed of mechanics that can restrict the movement of target and/or fasten the target can be used in the vision measurement device of the present disclosure as the engagement means, such as those implementing gears, racks, worm wheels, chains, screws, snaps and so on. Other embodiments relating to the detailed structure of the engagement means are provided in the following parts of the present disclosure. 
     In some embodiments of the present application, a restoring means (not shown in  FIG. 2 ) can be provided to the vision measurement device  1 . The restoring means is configurable to restore the target to its initial position. For example, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, the restoring means can be a spring disposed in the outer casing  1  and connected between the target and one end of the outer tube and generates restoring force once the target leaves its initial position. Thus, when the measurement is finished or the user releases the target, the target will be push or pull back to its initial position. With this configuration, it is possible to restore the target to its initial position once the measurement is finished and thus release the user from duplication of effort. 
     The person skilled in the art can appreciated that any structure known in the technical filed of mechanics that can accumulating energy when the target moves and restore the target to its initial position once the target is released can be used in the vision measurement device of the present disclosure as the restoring means, such as those implementing springs, coil springs, leaf springs, and so on. Other embodiments relating to the detailed structure of the restoring means are provided in the following parts of the present disclosure. 
     In some embodiments of the present application, the engagement means and the restoring means can be incorporated into the same vision measurement device. In these embodiments, when the target leaves its initial position, the restoring means generates restoring force for restoring the target to its initial position. However, because of the engagement means, the target is prevented from moving backwards to its initial position. Then, when the engagement means is deactivated, it does not restrict the movement of target any longer, and due to the restoring force of the restoring means, the target moves back to its initial position. With this confirmation, it is possible to implement both the engagement means and the restoring means in a simple and compact structure, and thus the size and the cost of the vision measurement device as well as the complexity for manipulating the vision measurement device can be reduced. 
     Below, some embodiments of the vision measurement device  2  according to the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to  FIG. 4 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 4 , in the vision measurement device  2 , an inner tube  60  is further provided in the outer tube  30  and the target  31  is located within the inner tube  60 . The inner tube  60  and the outer tube  30  are rotatable around the optical axis of the lens  21  with respect to each other. Further, similar to  FIG. 2 , on the outer tube  30 , a guide  33  which is parallel to the optical axis of the lens  21  is provided. In addition, on the inner tube  60 , a helical guide  61  extending about the optical axis of the lens is provided. The target  31  can slide along the guide  33  and the helical guide  61  and thus when the inner tube  60  and the outer tube  30  rotate with respect to each other, the target  31  is pushed by the guide  33  and  61  so as to move along the optical axis of the lens. 
     On the anterior end, i.e., an end which is opposite to an end near the eyepiece  20 , the inner tube  60  and outer tube  30  are provided with end cap  62  and  34 , respectively. The end cap  62  of the inner tube  60  is on the anterior side of the end cap  34  of the outer tube  30  and is connected to the inner tube  60  via a connection shaft  63  through the end cap  34  of the outer tube  30 . Then, the user can rotate the inner tube  60  by rotating the end cap  62  thereof. 
     In  FIG. 4 , similar to  FIG. 2 , only one helical guide  61  is shown. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, there could be another helical guide  61  on the other side of the device, and thus the helical guide  61  has the shape of double helix. 
     In the vision measurement device  2  shown in  FIG. 4 , by rotating the end cap  62  of the outer tube  60 , it is possible to move the target  31  in a more accurate and efficient way as compared to the vision measurement device  1  shown in  FIG. 2 . 
     In some embodiments of the present invention, the vision measurement device  2  may adopt the indicating means  40  shown in  FIG. 2  as well. In some other embodiments of the present invention, as shown in  FIG. 5 , the vision measurement device  2  is provided with an indicating means  40  located on the end cap  62  and  34 . 
       FIG. 5  is an enlarged view showing a schematic representation of the indicating means of the vision measurement device according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in  FIG. 5 , the indicator portion  41  is located on an outer periphery of the end cap  62  of the inner tube  60  and the pointing portion  42  is located on an outer periphery of the end cap  34  of the outer tube  30 . Alternatively, in some other embodiments of the present disclosure, the indicator portion  41  is located on an outer periphery of the end cap  34  of the outer tube  30  and the pointing portion  42  is located on an outer periphery of the end cap  62  of the inner tube  60 . By rotating the inner tube  60  and the outer tube  30  with respect to each other, displacement between the indicator portion  41  and the pointing portion  42  corresponds to the displacement of the target  31  along the optical axis of the lens  21 , and thus the value of the scale indicated by the pointing portion  42  corresponds to the diopter of the measured eye. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the outer periphery of the end cap  34  might cover at least a portion of the outer periphery of the end cap  62 , and then the pointing portion  42  is located on the outer periphery of the end cap  34  and is a window through which the scale of the indicating portion  41  on the outer periphery of the end cap  62  is exposed and the value of the scale is indicated. Alternatively, in some other embodiments of the present disclosure, the outer periphery of the end cap  62  might cover at least a portion of the outer periphery of the end cap  34 , and then the pointing portion  42  is located on the outer periphery of the end cap  62  and is a window through which the scale of the indicating portion  41  on the outer periphery of the end cap  34  is exposed and the value of the scale is indicated. 
     In the vision measurement device  2  shown in  FIG. 4 , in addition to the engagement means discussed with reference to  FIG. 2 , an engagement means comprising a female ratchet and a male ratchet can be provided to the end cap  62  of the inner tube  60  and the end cap  34  of the outer tube  30 . 
       FIG. 6  is a side view of the engagement means from the anterior side of the vision measurement device of the present disclosure, in which the end cap  62  of the inner tube  60  is omitted. In  FIG. 6 , it can be seen that a female ratchet  35  is located on the end cap  34  of the outer tube  30 , and a male ratchet  64  is provide such that it is connected to the end cap  62  of the inner tube  60  and rotates with the inner tube  60 . As shown in  FIG. 6 , the male ratchet  64  is capable of engaging with the female ratchet  35  such that the inner tube  60  and the outer tube  30  is prevented from rotating with respect to each other in one direction (counter-clockwise direction), while being allowed to rotate with respect to each other in an opposite direction (clockwise direction). Further, the end cap  62  of the inner tube  60  is capable of being pulled outwards along with the male ratchet  64  to disengage the male ratchet  64  from the female ratchet  35  such that the inner tube  60  and the outer tube  30  is capable of being rotated with respect to each other in both directions. 
     The engagement means shown in  FIG. 6  is simple and compact, and thus the size and the cost of the vision measurement device, as well as the complexity for manipulating the vision measurement device can be reduced. 
     Further, for the vision measurement device, the restoring means can be provided to the end cap  62  of the inner tube  60  and the end cap  34  of the outer tube  30  as well. 
       FIG. 7  is a side view of the restoring means from the anterior side of the vision measurement device of the present disclosure, in which the end cap  62  of the inner tube  60  is omitted. In the embodiments shown in  FIG. 7 , the restoring means comprises a torsion spring  70 , which is coaxially disposed with respect to the end cap  62  of the inner tube  60  (omitted in  FIG. 7 ) and the end cap  34  of the outer tube  30 . The end of the torsion spring  70  at the center thereof is fixed to inner tube  60  by, for example, fastening to the connection shaft  63 , and the outermost end of the torsion spring  70  is fixed to the end cap  34  of the outer tube  30 . Thus, when the inner tube  60  and the outer tube  30  rotates with respect to each other, the target  31  leaves its initial position, and the torsion spring generates restoring force for restoring the target  31  to its initial position. When the end cap  62  of the inner tube  60  is released by the user, due to the restoring force of the torsion spring  70 , the inner tube  60  rotates backwards with respect to the outer tube  30 , thereby moving the target  31  back to its initial position. 
     With this confirmation, it is possible to implement the restoring means in a simple and compact structure, and thus the size and the cost of the vision measurement device, as well as the complexity for manipulating the vision measurement device can be reduced. 
     In some embodiment of the present disclosure, the engagement means shown in  FIG. 6  and the restoring means shown in  FIG. 7  can be incorporated into the same vision measurement device.  FIG. 8  is a perspective view of the engagement means and restoring means from the anterior side of the vision measurement device of the present disclosure, in which the end cap  62  of the inner tube  60  is omitted. 
     As shown in  FIG. 8 , the torsion spring  70  and the male ratchet  64  are coaxially disposed with respect to the end cap  62  of the inner tube  60  (omitted in  FIG. 8 ) and the end cap  34  of the outer tube  30 . Similar to  FIG. 6 , the male ratchet  64  is capable of engaging with the female ratchet  35  such that the inner tube  60  and the outer tube  30  is prevented from rotating with respect to each other in one direction (counter-clockwise direction), while being allowed to rotate with respect to each other in an opposite direction (clockwise direction). The end of the torsion spring  70  at the center thereof is fixed to inner tube  60  by, for example, fastening to spring base  71 , and the outermost end of the torsion spring  70  is fixed to the end cap  34  of the outer tube  30 . The spring base  71  is mounted on the connection shaft  63  (omitted in  FIG. 8 ) and rotates along with the end cap  62  of the inner tube  60 . In addition, the spring base  71  also functions as a spacer separating the torsion spring  70  from the male ratchet  64 . In these embodiments, when the inner tube  60  and the outer tube  30  rotate with respect to each other, the target  31  leaves its initial position, the torsion spring generates restoring force for restoring the target  31  to its initial position. However, because of the engagement of the female ratchet  35  and the male ratchet  64  of the engagement means, the inner tube  60  and the outer tube  30  are prevented from rotating backwards with respect to each other. Then, when the end cap  62  of the inner tube  60  is pulled outwards by the user along with the male ratchet  64 , the engagement of the female ratchet  35  and the male ratchet  64  is released, and due to the restoring force of the torsion spring  70 , the inner tube  60  rotates backwards with respect to the outer tube  30 , thereby moving the target  31  back to its initial position. 
     With this confirmation, it is possible to implement both the engagement means and the restoring means in a simple and compact structure, and thus the size and the cost of the vision measurement device, as well as the complexity for manipulating the vision measurement device can be reduced. 
     In some embodiments, at least one of the outer tube  30  and the inner tube  60  is made of transparent or translucent material, such that the light from the outside of the vision measurement device can illuminate the predetermined pattern on the target. In some other embodiments, at least one of the outer tube  30  and the inner tube  60  has through holes through which light from outside passes to illuminate the predetermined pattern on the target. With these configurations, the cost of the vision measurement device can be reduced. 
     Referring to  FIG. 11 , a preferred embodiment of a measurement device  100  pursuant to the invention schematically comprises an endcap  101 , an outer tube  102 , a target  103 , a fixed lens  104 , movement means of said target  103 , and an eyepiece  106 . 
     Referring to  FIGS. 9A, 9B, 11 and 13  the outer tube  102  is substantially parallelepipedal, with an external cross section substantially rectangular. This external cross section is delimited by two parallel short sides  107  and by two parallel long sides  108 , these four sides  107 ,  108  being slightly curved so as to avoid the presence of sharp edges on the outer tube  102 . The outer tube  102  is elongated and presents a first extremity  109  and a second extremity  110  considered with respect to a longitudinal axis of said outer tube  102 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 11 , the first extremity  109  of the outer tube  102  is closed by the endcap  101  which is fixed to said extremity  109  by means of screws  111 . The endcap  101  is a slightly curved rectangular piece having a thin thickness, typically less than 3 mm, and which comes to fit on this first extremity  109 . Preferably, the endcap  101  and the outer tube  102  are made with the same material 
     The outer tube  102  comprises an internal channel  112  which extends along a longitudinal axis of said tube  102  and which has a cross-shaped cross section. This cross section presents a first short rectangular portion  113  and a second long rectangular portion  114 , these two portions  113 ,  114  being perpendicular and intersecting in their middle. In other words, this cross section has two symmetric axes, one extending along the first portion  113  and being situated in the middle of said first portion  113 , and the other extending along the second portion  114  and being situated in the middle of said second portion  114 , In this way, the first rectangular portion  113  comprises two aligned short branches which are separated by the second long rectangular portion  114 , and inversely, the second rectangular portion  114  comprises two aligned long branches which are separated by the first short rectangular portion  113 . 
     Referring to  FIGS. 11 and 13 , the outer tube  102  includes an indicating portion  115  in the form of a graduated scale extending along the outer tube  102 . This scale indicates different diopter values at specific locations, these values being easily visually accessible by a user by simply looking at the tube. This scale extends along the outer tube  102  by being performed on a short side of said outer tube  102 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 12 , the target  103  is mounted on a support  116  presenting a central cylindrical body  117 , two short prominent parts  118  and two long prominent parts  119 ,  120 . The target  103  is identical to a sheet of paper which would be circular-shaped. On one face of the target  103  are drawn patterns which are easily identifiable with an eye. On the particular example showed in  FIG. 12 , the patterns consist in a central circle  121  and in multiple radial lines  122  connecting an external edge  123  of the target  103  and said central circle  121 . The central circle  121  and the lines  122  are rather dark, for example black, while the background is rather clear, for example white. Preferably the target  103  is bonded on a circular face of the central body  117  of the support  116 , by means of an adhesive material, such as a glue. The two short prominent parts  118  are aligned along a diameter of the central body  117  by being placed on both sides of said body  117 . The two long prominent parts  119 ,  120  are aligned along a diameter of the central body  117  by being placed on both sides of said body  117 , said long parts  119 ,  120  being perpendicular to the short parts  118 . One  120  of these long parts comprises a cylindrical portion  124  having an internal channel  125 . 
     Referring to  FIGS. 10 and 11 , the support  116  of the target  103  is mounted in rotation on a threaded cylindrical rod  126  and can turn around the rod  126  by moving along said rod  126 . This rod  126  has approximately the same length than the one of the outer tube  102 , The support  116  is mounted on the rod  126  by passing said rod  126  through the internal channel  125  of the cylindrical portion  124  of one  120  of the two long prominent parts  119 ,  120  of said support  116 . 
     The assembly comprising the rod  126  and the target&#39;s support  116  is placed inside the outer tube  102  so that the two long prominent parts  119 ,  120  are placed in the two long branches of the second long portion  114  of the cross section of the internal channel  112  of the outer tube  102 , and the short prominent parts  118  are placed in the two short branches of the first short portion  113  of said cross section. In this way, the rod  126  extends along the outer tube  102  by being placed in one of the two long branches of the cross section of the internal channel  112  of the outer tube  102 . With such an arrangement, if the rod  126  rotates about its revolution axis, since the support  116  cannot rotate inside the outer tube  102  due to the specific geometry of the cross section of its internal channel  112 , the target  103  will move along the rod  126  without making any rotation by always keeping the same spatial orientation. 
     The measurement device  100  comprises an interface piece  127  having an enlarged cylindrical base  128  prolongated by a cylindrical hollow protrusion  129  having a smaller diameter than of said base  128 , the revolution axis of said base  128  coinciding with the revolution axis of said protrusion  129 . The lens  104  is mounted on the cylindrical hollow protrusion  129  so that the optical axis of said lens  104  coincides with the revolution axis of said protrusion  129 . The lens  104  can be plane or curved. The enlarged base  128  is plane and has a raised peripheral edge  130 . A pinion gear  131  is mounted in rotation on a face of the enlarged base  128 , so that its rotation axis is perpendicular to the plane of said base  128 . The pinion gear  131  interacts with the rod  126 , so that a rotation of said pinion gear  131  leads to a rotation of the rod  126  about its revolution axis. The interface piece  127  is fixed to the second extremity  110  of the outer tube  102  by means of screws  111 , so that the protrusion  129  comes inside the internal channel  112  of said outer tube  102 . 
     A ring  133  having approximately the same external diameter than of the enlarged base  128 , is mounted in the measurement device  100  so as to be in contact with the face of the enlarged base  128  on which the pinion gear  131  has been mounted. The ring  133  has an internal annular face  135  having notches all along its length, that is to say on 360°, and an external annular face  136  having reliefs all along its length, like for example grooves or ribs  134 . These reliefs  134  aim to create a rugosity on the external surface  136  of the ring  133 , allowing a user to easily make rotate the ring  133  with his hand. The internal face  135  with notches interacts with the pinion gear  131  by meshing. This ring  133  serves as a command button to control the movement of the target  103 . Indeed, the ring  133  is free in rotation against the enlarged base  128  of the interface piece  127 , and a user wishing that the target  103  be moved, turns the ring  133  with his hang, leading to the rotation of the pinion gear  131  and thus the rotation of the rod  126 . Since the support  116  of the target  103  is locked in rotation due to the geometry and the size of the internal channel  112  of the outer tube  102 , the target  103  can only move along the rod  126  and thus may get closer or away from the eye of the user. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 109A and 109B , the eyepiece  106  constitutes the most upstream part of the measurement device  100 . It schematically comprises a cylindrical part  137  having an internal channel  138 , and a lateral bulge  139  placed beside said cylindrical part  137 . 
     Referring to  FIGS. 9A and 9B , a cap  140  comprising an arm  141  and an enlarged head  142  is mounted in rotation on the lateral bulge  139  of the eyepiece  106 , said arm  141  and said enlarged head  142  being in continuity and having the same curvature. This cap  140  looks like a spoon. A rotation axis  143  is fixed to the lateral bulge  139 , and the arm  141  of the cap  140  is articulated mounted on this rotation axis  143 . In this way, the eyepiece cap  140  can rotated about the rotation axis  143  between a closing position as shown in  FIG. 9A  for which the enlarged head  142  closes the internal channel  138  of the eyepiece  106 , and an opening position as shown in  FIG. 9B , for which it has rotated about 180° from the closing position and no more closes said internal channel  138 . When the cap  140  is in the opening position, the enlarged head  142  serves to cover the eye of the user which is inactive during the test, that is to say, the eye which is not placed in front of the internal channel  138  of the cylindrical part  137  of the eyepiece  106 . In this way the user does not have to close the inactive eye, improving the conditions for carrying out the test. 
     Referring to  FIG. 11 , the measurement device  100  implements locking means  144 ,  145  in order to maintain the target  103  in a given position along the rod  126 , without any specific action of the user on said measurement device  100 . These means involve a ratchet spring  144  and a ratchet holder  145 . The ratchet spring  144  is wired and is annular-shaped. It corresponds to an open are which extends between 220°, and 360°. The ratchet spring  144  is flexible and comprises a tooth  146  in a central position. It is solidarized to the ring  133  so that a rotation of said ring  133  leads to a simultaneous rotation of the ratchet spring  144 , in the same direction and with the same amplitude. The ratchet holder  145  is fixed inside the measurement device  100  and comprises a series of notches regularly distributed along a curved surface of said ratchet holder  145 . When the ring  133  is rotated, the spring also rotates, and the tooth  146  slides along the notches of the fixed ratchet holder  145  thanks to the flexibility character of the spring  144 . When the ring stops rotating, the tooth  146  is locked in a notch of the ratchet holder  145 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 13 , the measurement device  100  comprises an indicating means  160  comprising a pointing portion  147  and an indicator portion  115 . The pointing portion is fixed to the support  116  of target  103  and is designed to move jointly with said support  116 . This pointing portion  147  is a cursor which is arrow-shaped, and which slides along the outer tube  102  and more precisely along the indicator portion, which is represented by an outer scale  115  indicating different diopter values at specific locations along said outer tube  102 . When a user moves the support  116 , he moves simultaneously the cursor  147  along the scale  115 . 
     The method of assessing the sight of a user with the preferred embodiment  100  of a measurement device pursuant to the invention disclosed before, comprises the following steps:
         A step of catching with hand the measurement device  100 ,   A step of rotating the eyepiece cap  140  in order to place it in an opening position,   A step of placing the measurement device  100  in front the eye of the user, of which the sight is intended to be tested, and more precisely, a step of placing the internal channel  138  of the cylindrical part  137  of the eyepiece  106  in front of said eye, to allow the user to see the target  103 ,   A step of manually moving the target  103  along and inside the outer tube  102 , through a manual rotation of the ring  133 , until the user see clearly the target  103 . The target  103  is locked at its place through the interaction between the ratchet spring  144  and the ratchet holder  145     A step of reading the diopter value on the outer scale  115  of the outer tube  102 , which is indicated by the cursor  147 .       

     The measurement device  100  can be made of plastic material. This plastic material can be transparent to allow the target to be continuously lighted by a natural lighting and thus to be more visible by the user. In another preferred embodiment, a small light can be included in the support  116  of the target and can be manually turns on in order to light the target  103  in dark weather. 
     The invention has been described above with the aid of embodiments without limitation of the general inventive concept. 
     Many further modifications and variations will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art upon referring to the foregoing illustrative embodiments, which are given by way of example only and which are not intended to limit the scope of the invention, that being determined solely by the appended claims. 
     In the claims, the word “comprising” does not exclude other elements or steps, and the indefinite article “a” or “an” does not exclude a plurality. The mere fact that different features are recited in mutually different dependent claims does not indicate that a combination of these features cannot be advantageously used. Any reference signs in the claims should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention.