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Position/displacement measuring system

US8981766B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 21, 2012
Grant dateMar 17, 2015
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Expiry dateMar 25, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01D5/2457
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a position/displacement measuring system comprising at least one encoded scale body having at least one encoding track extending in a measuring direction and a sensor device having at least one sensor head sensitive to the encoding, wherein the at least one sensor head comprises at least a first sensor unit and a second sensor unit which provide respective sensor signals and are spaced apart from one another in the measuring direction.

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