Sliding gauge
First Claim
1. A slide caliper comprising a rod and a slide, arranged on said rod for being displaced in a longitudinal direction thereon, by means of form-locking guiding means, said rod and said slide being equipped each with one jaw projecting at a right angle therefrom and extending in parallel to each other, said rod and said slide comprising between them at least one longitudinal marking interacting with at least one length sensor, said sensor being connected to electronic circuit components arranged on said slide, for evaluating signals received from said sensor, wherein said circuit components are mounted on said slide by means for detachable connection means, and are designed as a microcomputer with a keyboard and with display elements, said microcomputer being provided with a mounting plate having one portion designed as part of said form-locking guiding means and having attaching means for being attached to a guiding part of said slide, with another portion of said slide forming another part of said form-locking guiding means.
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Abstract
A sliding gauge for measuring animal carcasses for slaughter, tree trunks, whole cheese or other objects. The sliding gauge includes a rod and a slide mounted for sliding movement on the rod by a form-locking guide arrangement. The rod and the slide are each equipped with a jaw projecting therefrom at a right angle, such that the jaws are parallel. Longitudinal markings and at least one length sensor are included with the rod and slide. A force sensor on one of the jaws may operate to disable further operation of the length sensor such that repeatable measurements may be made of soft or elastic articles. The length sensor is connected to electronic circuit components, which may include a microcomputer, for evaluation and processing of the signals supplied by the length sensor. Replaceable motherboards or memories allow the use of different processing programs for different applications, and the replacement of full memory devices such that the sliding gauge may continue to be used while the previous data is evaluated by a separate computer.
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- 1. A slide caliper comprising a rod and a slide, arranged on said rod for being displaced in a longitudinal direction thereon, by means of form-locking guiding means, said rod and said slide being equipped each with one jaw projecting at a right angle therefrom and extending in parallel to each other, said rod and said slide comprising between them at least one longitudinal marking interacting with at least one length sensor, said sensor being connected to electronic circuit components arranged on said slide, for evaluating signals received from said sensor, wherein said circuit components are mounted on said slide by means for detachable connection means, and are designed as a microcomputer with a keyboard and with display elements, said microcomputer being provided with a mounting plate having one portion designed as part of said form-locking guiding means and having attaching means for being attached to a guiding part of said slide, with another portion of said slide forming another part of said form-locking guiding means.
- 16. A slide caliper comprising a rod and slide arranged on said rod for being displaced thereon in a longitudinal direction, by means of form-locking guiding means, said rod and said slide being equipped each with one jaw projecting at a right angle therefrom and extending in parallel to each other, said rod and said slide comprising between them at least one longitudinal marking interacting with at least one length sensor, said sensor being connected to electronic circuit components arranged on said slide, for evaluating signals received from said sensor, said circuit components comprising a detachable memory configured as an electronic component operatively mounted on a printed circuit board, said printed circuit board being detachably and operatively inserted in a groove of a cavity of a mini-computer mounted on said slide.
- 23. A slide caliper comprising a rod and a slide arranged on said rod for being displaced thereon in a longitudinal direction, by means of form-locking guiding means, said rod and said slide being equipped each with one jaw projecting at a right angle therefrom and extending in parallel to each other, said rod and said slide comprising between them at least one longitudinal marking interacting with at least one length sensor, said sensor being connected to electronic circuit components arranged on said slide, for evaluating signals received from said sensor, wherein one longitudinal edge of one of said jaws is provided with force sensor means for sensing a compression force exerted on said jaws when a measuring object is enclosed between said jaws, and for providing a force sensor signal indicating the value of the compression force.
- 25. A slide caliper comprising a rod and a slide arranged on said rod for being displaced thereon in a longitudinal direction, by means of form-locking guiding means, said rod and said slide being equipped each with one jaw projecting at a right angle therefrom and extending in parallel to each other, said rod and said slide comprising between them at least one length sensor cooperating with a longitudinal marking on said rod, said sensor being connected to electronic circuit components arranged on said slide, for evaluating signals received from said sensor, wherein a position sensor coacts with a position mark between said slide and said rod such that said position sensor generates a zero signal for said circuit components when said jaws are in contact with each other.
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