Wireless taper gauge and method of using same
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJohn Brandon Laflen, John William Herbold, William Judson Hendrix, Jason Harris Karp, Yakov Polishchuk, Robert William Tait, Steven William Wik, Juntao Wu
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Abstract
A taper gauge that includes an elongate taper assembly that has a tip section and an electronics section that includes a location determining element that collects data related to a measurement area when the tip section is inserted in the measurement area and a power source. An embodiment allows for increased precision, accuracy, and speed for wireless measurement of gaps. A method and system that uses the taper gauge.
Claims31
A taper gauge comprising:
- an elongate taper assembly having a tip section;
- an electronics section comprising:
- a location determining element configured to collect data related to a measurement area when the tip section is inserted in the measurement area;
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- a power source.
A method comprising:
- inserting an elongate taper assembly of a taper gauge into a measurement area, wherein the taper gauge further comprises:
- a slidable measurement assembly;
- and
- an electronics section comprising:
- a location determining element configured to collect data related to a measurement area;
- and
- a power source;
- sliding the slidable measurement assembly until a portion of slidable measurement assembly contacts a surface of the measurement area;
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- initiating the location determining element so as to collect data related to a dimension of the measurement area.
A measurement system comprising:
- a taper gauge comprising:
- an elongate taper assembly having a tip section at a first end distal from a second end;
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- a measurement assembly engaging the taper assembly, wherein the measurement assembly comprises an electronics section, said electronics section comprising a location determining element configured to collect data related to a measurement area when the tip section is inserted in the measurement area and a power source;
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- a computing device in communication with the taper gauge.
A taper gauge for measuring a gap of a measurement area, the gauge comprising:
- an elongate taper assembly having a tip section and an opposing handle section, wherein the taper assembly comprises a magnetic encoded section on at least one side of the taper assembly;
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- a measurement assembly slidably engaging the taper assembly, wherein the measurement assembly comprises an electronics section, said electronics section comprising a decoder and a power source.
A taper gauge comprising:
- an elongate taper assembly having a tip section at a first end distal from a second end, wherein the taper assembly comprises a magnetic encoded section;
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- a measurement assembly engaging the taper assembly, wherein the measurement assembly comprises an electronics section, said electronics section comprising a decoder, a power source, and a transmission section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.