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Automated insertion of a contact rod into a metallurgical probe

US9366553B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9366553-B2
Application numberUS-201113985885-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 22, 2011
Priority dateFeb 16, 2011
Publication dateJun 14, 2016
Grant dateJun 14, 2016

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Abstract

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A metallurgical probe has a probe longitudinal axis and an open end face. The probe is fitted within a bearing point in such a manner that the open end face faces a predetermined insertion direction. The bearing point has probe centering elements to hold the probe in a predetermined probe position as seen transversely with respect to the probe longitudinal axis. A device inserts an end of the contact rod into a contact rod centering device, in an insertion direction running transversely with respect to the probe longitudinal axis, until the end of the contact rod is positioned, on account of the insertion into the contact rod centering device, in a predetermined contact rod position, in which the end of the contact rod is opposite the open end face. The contact rod is then moved in a direction of the probe longitudinal axis and is inserted into the probe.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for inserting a contact rod into a metallurgical probe which has a probe longitudinal axis and an open end face, the method comprising: fitting the probe within a bearing point such that the open end face of the probe faces a predetermined contact rod position; using probe centering elements to hold the probe at the bearing point in a predetermined probe position when viewed transversely with respect to the probe longitudinal axis; using a…

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What does patent US9366553B2 cover?
A metallurgical probe has a probe longitudinal axis and an open end face. The probe is fitted within a bearing point in such a manner that the open end face faces a predetermined insertion direction. The bearing point has probe centering elements to hold the probe in a predetermined probe position as seen transversely with respect to the probe longitudinal axis. A device inserts an end of the c…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ebner Helmut, Pfeil Simon, Scheidegger Roger, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G01D11/30. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 14 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).