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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Sick Ag, Waldkirch, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SICK AG, Waldkirch, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/02 (2006.01); B65G 39/02 (2006.01); B65G 43/08 (2006.01); B65G 13/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/02 (2013.01); B65G 13/06 (2013.01); B65G 39/02 (2013.01); B65G 43/08 (2013.01); B65G 2203/042 (2013.01);
Abstract
A capacitive sensor () for a roller () of a roller track is provided which has a plurality of measuring electrodes () as well as a measurement unit () for determining capacitances between measuring electrodes () to recognize an object () located at the roller track with reference to capacitance changes. In this respect, at least some of the measuring electrodes () are arranged co-rotating with the roller ().