Inclination measuring device
CA 1292049 C · Owner: Wiseman, Colin Phillip · Inventors: Ryan, Paul Thomas; Wyatt-Millington, Charles William; Wiseman, Colin Phillip
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A sensor for an inclination measuring device is disclosed which comprises a capsule 3 part-filled with a conductive liquid. First to fourth electrodes A-D are disposed within the capsule in contact with the liquid. An electrical signal is applied between electrodes C D, and one then the other of electrodes A B, to derive a, signal indicative of the degree of immersion of the electrode A, and then the electrode B within the liquid. The ratio of these signals is related to the angle of inclination of the capsule about the reference axis O and relative to a first reference angle defined at the gap between the electrodes A, B. A similar gap defining a second reference angle is disposed between …
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- Granted November 12, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 12, 2008.
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