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US 9,255,779 B2Granted
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.
Claims17
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, the location determining element comprises a sensor section comprising a linear displacement sensor configured to obtain a displacement of a slidable measurement assembly upon engaging thereof, wherein the slidable measurement assembly is slidably engaged with the elongate taper assembly, the location determining element comprises a linear encoded section that is further in communication with the elongate taper assembly, wherein the linear encoded section comprises a magnetic encoded section comprising two rows of pole pairs, the first row of pole pairs having n pole pairs and the second row having n−1 pole pairs and a the linear displacement sensor comprises a Hall-effect sensor associated with each of the first and second row of pole pairs;
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- a power source.
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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;
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- an electronics section comprising:
- a location determining element configured to collect data related to a measurement area, the location determining element comprises a sensor section comprising a linear displacement sensor configured to obtain a displacement of a slidable measurement assembly upon engaging thereof, wherein the slidable measurement assembly is slidably engaged with the elongate taper assembly, the location determining element comprises a linear encoded section that is further in communication with the elongate taper assembly, wherein the linear encoded section comprises a magnetic encoded section comprising two rows of pole pairs, the first row of pole pairs having n pole pairs and the second row having n−1 pole pairs and a the linear displacement sensor comprises a Hall-effect sensor associated with each of the first and second row of pole pairs;
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- 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.
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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, the location determining element comprises a sensor section comprising a linear displacement sensor configured to obtain a displacement of a slidable measurement assembly upon engaging thereof, wherein the slidable measurement assembly is slidably engaged with the elongate taper assembly, the location determining element comprises a linear encoded section that is further in communication with the elongate taper assembly, wherein the linear encoded section comprises a magnetic encoded section comprising two rows of pole pairs, the first row of pole pairs having n pole pairs and the second row having n−1 pole pairs and a the linear displacement sensor comprises a Hall-effect sensor associated with each of the first and second row of pole pairs;
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- a computing device in wireless communication with the taper gauge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.