Patent · US Expired

Position measuring system having an inductive element arranged on a flexible support

US6828780B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9References

34Claims

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Assignee

BALLUFF GMBH · DE

Inventors

Manfred Jagiella · Jeffery Road, DE
Reinhard Droxler · Eningen unter Achalm, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 7, 2002
Grant date	Dec 7, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 7, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01D2205/775
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In order to improve a position measuring system comprising a transmitter and a sensor which comprises at least one inductive element, to which the transmitter is coupled electromagnetically, wherein sensor and transmitter can be positioned relative to one another and the at least one inductive element is arranged on a support so as to be areally extended, such that a great number of possibilities for its use result it is suggested that the support with the at least one inductive element be designed to be as least partially flexible.

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