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Locating device

US8111169B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Reiner Krapf · Reutlingen, DE
Michael Mahler · Echterdingen, DE
Christoph Wieland · Bukit Mertajam, MY
Ulli Hoffmann · Mühlacker, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 2, 2007
Grant date	Feb 7, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 19, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01V3/15
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention is based on a locating device for locating objects in an item being investigated, the device having a basic body, a guide unit for guiding along the item being investigated in at least one direction of movement and an output unit. It is proposed that the locating device has a control unit which, in conjunction with the output unit, is provided for the purpose of outputting at least one item of information relating to a distance in the direction of movement with at least one dimensional distance variable.

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