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Device for detecting the position of a mobile element to which it is coupled and related mobile element

US7652591B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ABB S.P.A. · IT

Inventors

Andrea Moroni · Gorla Minore, IT
Rossano Marchesi · Dongo, IT
Massimo Civetta · Musso, IT

Key dates

Filing date	May 11, 2006
Grant date	Jan 26, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 21, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01D5/42
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for detecting the position occupied by a mobile element operatively associated therewith in relation to a reference position, comprising at least one container containing a fluid and a detector device operatively connected to said container, said detector device being configured so as to provide a signal to indicate the actual position of said mobile element as a function of at least one parameter recorded thereby and indicative of an operative condition of the fluid, or of a condition of operative interaction between the fluid and the detector device.

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