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Proximity detector

US4208695A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 24, 1978
Grant dateJun 17, 1980
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Expiry dateMar 24, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE05Y2900/104
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A proximity detector comprises a pair of antennae being disposed along the front edge of a door and at a space therebetween, a pair of coils constituting series resonance circuits, together with each electrostatic capacities of the antennae which are connected in series with the coils, an AC power source for supplying voltages to the series resonance circuits; rectifying circuits for rectifying the voltages produced on the antennae by the AC power source, and a differential amplifier circuit for amplifying difference between the outputs of the rectifying circuits, the output of the differential amplifier controlling the movement of the door.

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