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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2007
Applicant:
Gert Krammer, Graz, AT;
Inventor:
Gert Krammer, Graz, AT;
Assignee:
Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co. KG, Graz, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus for measuring the relative position of two parts with a deformable coil, which is connected to both parts and deforms according to their relative position, wherein the inductance of the coil depends on shape and is thus a measure of the relative position, and wherein the coil has a magnetic circuit which is closed in the manner of a toroidal coil.