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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1999
Felix Mednikov, Samara, RU;
Karl Wisspeintner, Ortenburg, DE;
Micro-Epsilon Messtechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Ortenburg, DE;
Abstract
Eddy current sensor with an exploring coil ( ) wound on a coil form ( ), with two terminals ( ), a source of ac voltage, an electrically conductive measuring probe ( ), and an evaluation circuit, wherein the measuring probe ( ) is displaceable relative to the exploring coil ( ), and the evaluation circuit generates an evaluation signal as a function of the position of the measuring probe ( ), wherein the eddy current sensor comprises an electrode ( ) with a tap ( ) for enabling electrical contact, the electrode forming together with the windings of the exploring coil ( ) and an intermediate layer ( ) a component with distributed electromagnetic parameters, whose output signals are used to determine the position of the measuring probe ( ).