Method and apparatus for creating clearance between two points
US6561024B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01D11/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for creating a finite clearance space between two parts under blind assembly conditions involves threading an elongated sensor into a housing containing the part to be sensed by first placing a spacer element on an operative surface of the sensor wherein the spacer element has a radial thickness equal to the finite clearance space. The sensor is screwed unto the housing in a radial direction towards the operative surface of the sensor until the spacer element engages the operative surface, thereby specifically locating the operative surface a precise radial distance from the operative surface.
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