US5068612A
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Electromagnetic shield for an inductive search coil assembly
Assignee: Institut Dr Friedrich Foerster Pruefgeraetebau GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1990-05-29
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Granted: 1991-11-26
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Expires: 2010-05-29
Abstract
Abstract A search coil assembly for an inductive search device is described having ahield formed from a carrier layer and a thin metal coating applied thereupon, in which the coating is arranged into a plurality of parallel circuit tracks. The circuit tracks are electrically connected to one another by connecting tracks and to a reference potential. The described search coil assembly can be advantageously constructed by multi-layer circuit board technology.
Inventors
- 👤 Klaus Auslander
- 👤 Hans-Jurgen Fabris
- 👤 Karl-Heinz Mock
- 👤 Wolfgang Patwald
- 👤 Helmut Seichter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 00:50
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01V; G01V3/00; G01V3/08; G01V3/10; G01V3/104; G01V3/105; G01V3/107; H; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
174 words
A search coil assembly for an inductive search device having at least one search coil for producing a varying magnetic field in a search area and for having electrical signals induced in the search coil when an electrically conductive object is located in the search area, and a shield of electrically conductive material connected to a reference potential, comprising: the shield includes an insulative carrier layer and a thin metal coating arranged thereupon, said metal coating being composed of a plurality of substantially parallel circuit tracks arranged on two opposite sides of the carrier layer extending partly in straight lines and partly in circular paths electrically connected to one another by connecting tracks to the reference potential, the distances between adjacent circuit tracks being substantially identical to the width of a circuit track; the circuit tracks on the two sides of the carrier layer being staggered relative to one another such that a gap between each two adjacent circuit tracks on one side is opposed to a circuit track on the other carrier side.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
174 words
A search coil assembly for an inductive search device having at least one search coil for producing a varying magnetic field in a search area and for having electrical signals induced in the search coil when an electrically conductive object is located in the search area, and a shield of electrically conductive material connected to a reference potential, comprising: the shield includes an insulative carrier layer and a thin metal coating arranged thereupon, said metal coating being composed of a plurality of substantially parallel circuit tracks arranged on two opposite sides of the carrier layer extending partly in straight lines and partly in circular paths electrically connected to one another by connecting tracks to the reference potential, the distances between adjacent circuit tracks being substantially identical to the width of a circuit track; the circuit tracks on the two sides of the carrier layer being staggered relative to one another such that a gap between each two adjacent circuit tracks on one side is opposed to a circuit track on the other carrier side.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1994-11-25 | 1995-05-27 | 1995-11-26 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1998-11-25 | 1999-05-27 | 1999-11-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2002-11-25 | 2003-05-27 | 2003-11-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |