Patent · US Expired

Locating device

US6894510B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

21Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Ewald Schmidt · Ludwigsburg, DE
Heinz Pfizenmaier · Leonberg, DE
Steffen Leutz · Sinsheim, DE
Hans Irion · Winnenden, DE
Juergen Hasch · Stuttgart, DE
Stefan Clauss · Echterdingen, DE
Uwe Skultety-Betz · Echterdingen, DE
Bjoern Haase · Stuttgart, DE
Ulli Hoffmann · Mühlacker, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 4, 2002
Grant date	May 17, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 4, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R12/707
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a locator, in particular a handheld locator for detecting inclusions in walls, ceilings and/or floors, having a capacitive sensor device disposed in a housing, having means for generating a detection sensor of the at least one capacitive sensor device, having a control and evaluation unit, communicating with the sensor device, for ascertaining measurement values from the detection sensor, and having an output unit for reproducing measurement values of the capacitive sensor device.According to the invention, it is proposed that a measuring capacitor (16) of the capacitive sensor device (10) has a first electrode (21), which includes one face of the housing (14) of the sensor device (10).

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