Rotary-to-linear conversion for sensor assembly and method of detecting angular position of a target through multiple structures

• Main Authors: Francis P Marocchini, Mike R. Lyon, Gregory DiVincenzo
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 15.06.2016
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVEREDIN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; BLASTING; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; HEATING; LIGHTING; MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; MEASURING; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS; MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEARDIMENSIONS; MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAMTURBINES; PHYSICS; STEAM ENGINES; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; TESTING; WEAPONS

Sensor body 32 extends through first structure 16, and second structure 18 (Fig. 4) disposed radially outward of first structure 16. Structures 16 and 18 may be casings of an aircraft turbine engine. Sealing assembly 50, maybe comprising radial seal 52 (Fig. 2), slider plate 64 (Fig. 2) and slider p...