Global Patent Index - EP 0941507 A1

EP 0941507 A1 19990915 - POSITION MEASURING DEVICE FOR DETECTING DISPLACEMENTS WITH AT LEAST THREE DEGREES OF FREEDOM

Title (en)

POSITION MEASURING DEVICE FOR DETECTING DISPLACEMENTS WITH AT LEAST THREE DEGREES OF FREEDOM

Title (de)

LAGEMESSVORRICHTUNG ZUR ERMITTLUNG VON AUSLENKUNGEN MIT MINDESTENS DREI FREIHEITSGRADEN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE MESURE DE POSITION POUR LA DETERMINATION DE DEPLACEMENTS AVEC AU MOINS TROIS DEGRES DE LIBERTE

Publication

EP 0941507 A1 19990915 (DE)

Application

EP 97912410 A 19971202

Priority

  • CH 298396 A 19961204
  • IB 9701498 W 19971202

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9825193A1] The invention comprises a fixed platform (1) and a displaceable platform (2) that are coupled by six tension springs (3) and an elastic spacing element (6), which forms with each platform, for instance, a ball-and-socket joint, so that the platforms can be displaced in a total of five to six degrees of freedom with respect to each other. Displacement is detected by measuring at the tension springs (3) or at the spacing element (6). This is preferably done by measuring the inductivity of the tension springs (3), thereby making it possible to easily determine the relative position of the platforms.

IPC 1-7

G05G 9/047

IPC 8 full level

G05G 9/047 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G05G 9/04737 (2013.01 - EP US); G05G 2009/04751 (2013.01 - EP US); G05G 2009/04755 (2013.01 - EP US); G05G 2009/04762 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 74/20201 (2015.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9825193A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE FR GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9825193 A1 19980611; AU 4962997 A 19980629; CA 2274049 A1 19980611; EP 0941507 A1 19990915; JP 2001505334 A 20010417; JP 4587498 B2 20101124; US 2001045825 A1 20011129; US 6329812 B1 20011211; US 6593729 B2 20030715

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 9701498 W 19971202; AU 4962997 A 19971202; CA 2274049 A 19971202; EP 97912410 A 19971202; JP 52541198 A 19971202; US 31912399 A 19990706; US 91573201 A 20010726