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Device for determining position of a railway vehicle by measuring deviation in position of a magnet

US4912406A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 28, 1988
Grant dateMar 27, 1990
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Expiry dateSep 28, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01B7/28
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Apparatus including a magnet (10) having at least one degree of freedom w respect to a first member, tangent to the direction of measurement and cooperating with a magnetic portion associated with a second member, and a sensor (11) for picking up the position of the magnet relative to the first member. Such apparatus is employed in steerable railway vehicles.

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