Gravity orientation device having an encoder and a rotatable shaft mounted in a cylindrical casing
US5331153A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 8, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C9/12
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A gravity orientation device comprises a cylindrical casing, a shaft rotatably mounted in the casing along the longitudinal axis thereof and having pointed ends contacting bearing surfaces located in the ends of the casing, an encoder mounted within the casing and having a fixed portion secured to the casing and a rotary portion secured to the shaft, and a weight pendulum mounted on the shaft for rotation around the shaft under the influence of gravity.
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