Apparatus for monitoring the speed and axial position of a rotating member
US5748111A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 5, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01P3/486
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for monitoring a rotating member. The apparatus includes a grating pattern having a plurality of wedge shaped pattern markings which are monitored by a sensor for generating a pulse signal. A processor calculates the rotating speed and the axial position of the rotating member as a function of the generated pulse signal.
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