Patent ID: 8063883

Claim:
An optoelectronic device for determining relative movements or relative positions of two objects, comprising: a first object fixed relative to a frame of the device; a second object mounted in spaced relation to the first object and adapted for movement relative thereto; at least one measuring cell for determining movement or displacement of the second object relative to the first object; and a stop arrangement for limiting the movement or displacement of the second object relative to the first object, wherein the stop arrangement comprises a mounting part fixed relative to a frame of the optoelectronic device, and at least one generally elongate stop member arranged laterally of and substantially rigidly connected with the mounting part; wherein the mounting part is generally elongate and is fixed relative to the frame of the device at an end region thereof, and characterized in that the at least one stop member is substantially rigidly connected with the mounting part at a location spaced from said end region of the mounting part fixed to the frame.