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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2019
Applicant:
Hexagon Technology Center Gmbh, Heerbrugg, CH;
Inventors:
Marcel Rohner, Heiden, CH;
Lukas Baumann, St. Gallen, CH;
Michael Reiterer, Vilpian, IT;
Claudio Iseli, Au, CH;
Alberto Tarizzo, Balgach, CH;
Assignee:
HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBH, Heerbrugg, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/14 (2006.01); G01B 7/02 (2006.01); G01D 5/241 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/144 (2013.01); G01B 7/023 (2013.01); G01D 5/241 (2013.01);
Abstract
A capacitive distance sensor for determining distances from an object, wherein the distance sensor has at least one sensor electrode and at least one compensation electrode. Deviations from an ideal parallel orientation of distance sensor and object and/or errors caused by capacitive edge effects can be compensated by means of the compensation electrode.