Fiber optic displacement transducer
US3961185A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 11, 1974 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01H9/006
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for measuring displacement between two bodies one of which is provided with a light reflecting target area having a sharply delineated boundary. The other body has two fiber optic bundles one of which has a light emitting end adjacent the boundary of the light reflecting target area. The other bundle has a light receiving end adjacent the light reflecting area adapted to receive light reflected from the area. The arrangement permits use of the transducer in a hazardous or inconveniently accessible area with an output which may be located remote from the body.
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