METHOD FOR DETERMINING, WITHOUT PHYSICAL CONTACT, THE SWIVEL POSITION OF A BODY CLAMPED INTO A ROTARY SUPPORT

摘要

Apparatus for determining the swivel position of a body which is clamped into a rotary support rotating about a rotational axis and which is swiveled about a swivel axis that is angularly offset in relation to the rotational axis, and doing so without relying on physical contact. One or more transmitter element is supported on a rotary support and is swingable with the body eccentrically about the swivel axis. One or more scanning probe is disposed in a fixed position adjacent the rotary support, so that the transmitter element is moved past it without touching it when the support rotates. An interpretive device is controlled by the scanning probe and evaluates the offset of the transmitter element in relation to the scanning probe caused by the swiveling of the transmitter element, thereby determining the swivel position of the body.