Global Patent Index - EP 1192412 A4

EP 1192412 A4 20030514 - CHAIN CODE POSITION DETECTOR

Title (en)

CHAIN CODE POSITION DETECTOR

Title (de)

KETTENKODE-POSITIONSDETEKTOR

Title (fr)

DETECTEUR DE POSITION DE CODE A ENCHAINEMENT

Publication

EP 1192412 A4 20030514 (EN)

Application

EP 00942804 A 20000614

Priority

  • US 0016370 W 20000614
  • US 13944799 P 19990616

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0077472A1] A position detector for sensing the position of a movablemember which moves along an axis relative to a stationary member (11). A nonrepeating N bit chain code embodied in a scale on the movable member runs along the axis (13). A detector (14) fixed to the stationary member (11) is positioned to sense a portion of the chain code. The detector has K elements (K>>N) generating a plurality of signals. A controller (10) determines the position of the movable member relative to the stationary member as a function of the signals.

IPC 1-7

G01B 11/00; G01B 11/04

IPC 8 full level

F15B 15/28 (2006.01); G01D 5/249 (2006.01); G01D 5/347 (2006.01); H03M 1/28 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F15B 15/2846 (2013.01); G01D 5/2495 (2013.01); G01D 5/34753 (2013.01); G01D 5/34776 (2013.01); H03M 1/282 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0077472 A1 20001221; AU 5737600 A 20010102; EP 1192412 A1 20020403; EP 1192412 A4 20030514

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0016370 W 20000614; AU 5737600 A 20000614; EP 00942804 A 20000614