Rod axial position detector including plural scales wherein nonm

Details Rod axial position detector including plural scales wherein nonm Rod axial position detector including plural scales wherein nonm

1993-12-16

1995-10-24

O'Shea, Sandra L.

Electricity: measuring and testing

Magnetic

Displacement

364562, G01P 352

Patent

active

054613116

ABSTRACT:
A magnetic scale is formed by a plurality of non-magnetic parts arranged at equidistant intervals in all axial direction on a magnetic rod which displaces in the axial direction. The non-magnetic parts consist of first non-magnetic parts having a constant depth, and second non-magnetic parts having a different depth. A magnetic sensor which outputs a signal according to the depth and positional change of the non-magnetic parts is installed at a fixed position opposite the magnetic scale. Further provided are a mechanism for identifying a second non-magnetic part which has passed the magnetic sensor based on the output of the sensor, a memory for individually storing the absolute positions of the second non-magnetic parts, and a mechanism for calculating the displacement of the rod from the identified second non-magnetic part to its current position based oil the sensor output. The absolute position of the rod is detected, in terms of a small displacement from its stationary position, by computing it from the absolute position of the identified second non-magnetic part stored in the memory and the displacement of the rod from this second non-magnetic part. This assembly comprises only a single magnetic scale having several types of non-magnetic parts, and is therefore more economical to manufacture than the conventional assembly having a plurality of magnetic scales.

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