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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2005
Filed:
May. 13, 2003
Applicants:
Saeed Shafiyan-rad, Nashua, NH (US);
Larry Joseph Fisher, Nashua, NH (US);
Daniel M. Corbosiero, Jr., Hudson, MA (US);
Inventors:
Saeed Shafiyan-Rad, Nashua, NH (US);
Larry Joseph Fisher, Nashua, NH (US);
Daniel M. Corbosiero, Jr., Hudson, MA (US);
Assignee:
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q003/08 ; B23Q003/00 ; G01B007/30 ; G01B007/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sensor for measuring a clamp arm position in a power clamp provides a sensor wheel that may fit beneath the clamp arm. A low profile sensor body abuts an edge of the sensory wheel to detect the sensor position without undue change in the power clamp or clearance about the power clamp.