Abstract:
A PNEUMATIC GAP DETECTOR FOR A FORCE MICROMETER BALANCE AND SIMILAR DEVICES HAS A BALL FIXED TO A MEMBER WHOSE POSITION GAP IS TO BE DETECTED. THE GAP DETECTOR HAS A FIRST AND SECOND PAIR OF NOZZLES WITH THE BALL BEING PLACED BETWEEN THE FIRST PAIR OF NOZZLES. THE DETECTOR ALSO HAS A PRESSURE CHAMBER SURROUNDING ONE OF THE SECOND PAIR OF NOZZLES FORMING A PNEUMATIC DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIER. A PRESSURE DETECTOR IS CONNECTED TO THE PRESSURE CHAMBER OF THE AMPLIFIER TO DETECT THE POSITION GAP.