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Measuring device for capacitive determination of the relative position of the two with respect to one another movable parts

US4743902A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 12, 1986
Grant dateMay 10, 1988
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Expiry dateDec 12, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01D5/2415
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system for measuring the relative movement of one object with respect to another, such as the movement of a slide with respect to a scale of a measuring instrument utilizes the capacitative effect of a series of electrodes associated with a slide and another series of electrodes associated with the cooperating scale, the changes in capacity caused by relative movement between the two members being analyzed by an electronic circuit.

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