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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2007
Applicant:
Roland Finkler, Erlangen, DE;
Inventor:
Roland Finkler, Erlangen, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellshaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/249 (2006.01); G01D 5/245 (2006.01); G01B 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A measuring element with a circular or linear track that encompasses a material measure and a number of sensors for scanning the track is disclosed. At least two scanning heads having the sensors are provided for scanning the track. The track of the measuring element has at least one first and a second partial track which are each provided with a first and a second grating period. For each grating period, one of the scanning heads is equipped with a sensor array that is adjusted to the grating period.