Method for assembling a position measuring device and a positioning means for the assembly
US6775898B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49902
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A positioning device for setting the scanning distance between a scanning element and a scale of a position measuring device, the positioning device including a first part that is fixed in at least one direction of motion along a scanning distance directly or indirectly to the scale and a second part is fixed in at least one direction of motion along the scanning distance directly or indirectly to the scanning element, wherein the first or second part is displaceable relative to the other part in the direction of the scanning distance, and the displacement distance is defined. The first or second part includes a receptacle that is clamped to a face, extending in the direction of the scanning distance, of the scale or to a support of the scale, or to the scanning element or to a support of the scanning element.
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