Global Patent Index - EP 2016292 A1

EP 2016292 A1 20090121 - MICROWAVE POSITION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND POSITION MEASUREMENT METHOD

Title (en)

MICROWAVE POSITION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND POSITION MEASUREMENT METHOD

Title (de)

MIKROWELLEN-POSITIONSMESSVORRICHTUNG UND POSITIONSMESSVERFAHREN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE MESURE DE POSITION HYPERFRÉQUENCE ET PROCÉDÉ DE MESURE DE POSITION

Publication

EP 2016292 A1 20090121 (DE)

Application

EP 07723491 A 20070322

Priority

  • EP 2007002534 W 20070322
  • DE 102006021205 A 20060506

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2007128369A1] The invention relates to a position measurement method and a microwave position measurement apparatus for detecting the position of an actuator element (14) of an actuator (11), said element being arranged such that it can move in an interior (12) of an actuator housing (13). The position measurement apparatus has a radio-frequency microwave antenna arrangement (34) for transmission of microwaves (43) into the interior (12) and for reception of reflected microwaves (44, 44') from the interior (12) which are produced by at least partial reflection of the transmitted microwaves (43, 53) on the actuator element (14), and evaluation means (42) for producing, on the basis of the reflected microwaves (44, 44'), a position signal (52) which represents the respective position (x) of the actuator element (14). The microwave position measurement apparatus (30) is characterized in that in the interior of the actuator housing (13) at least one stationary reflective means (50) is arranged and in that the evaluation means (42), for the purpose of calibration, evaluate the microwaves (43) that are reflected by the at least one reflective means.

IPC 8 full level

F15B 15/28 (2006.01); G01D 5/48 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F15B 15/2869 (2013.01); G01D 5/48 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2007128369A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB IT LI

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102006021205 A1 20071115; EP 2016292 A1 20090121; WO 2007128369 A1 20071115

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102006021205 A 20060506; EP 07723491 A 20070322; EP 2007002534 W 20070322