Abstract: The invention relates a capacitive sensor device for determining a distance between a rigid body and another rigid body in a system for contactless linear displacement along a linear displacement path of the rigid body relative to the other rigid body, the capacitive sensor device comprising a capacitive sensor component with a first sensor node mounted to the rigid body and a second sensor node mounted to the other rigid body; a transmission component having at least a first input node for receiving an input signal as well as an output node for providing an output signal representative of the distance; a frequency-dependent input signal generator operatively connected to the first sensor node of the capacitive sensor component and the first input node of the transmission component being operatively connected to the second sensor node of the capacitive sensor component.

Abstract: The invention relates a capacitive sensor device for determining a distance between a rigid body and another rigid body in a system for contactless linear displacement along a linear displacement path of the rigid body relative to the other rigid body, the capacitive sensor device comprising a capacitive sensor component with a first sensor node mounted to the rigid body and a second sensor node mounted to the other rigid body; a transmission component having at least a first input node for receiving an input signal as well as an output node for providing an output signal representative of the distance; a frequency-dependent input signal generator operatively connected to the first sensor node of the capacitive sensor component and the first input node of the transmission component being operatively connected to the second sensor node of the capacitive sensor component.

Abstract: The invention relates to a linear guideway assembly for contactless linear displacement of a rigid body relative to another rigid body along a linear displacement path (x), said linear guideway assembly comprising: one, single rigid body formed as a linear guideway defining said linear displacement path as well as at least one rigid body formed as a product carrier being displaceable along said single linear guideway, wherein the linear guideway assembly further comprises multiple magnetic bearing assemblies for allowing contactless linear displacement of the at least one product carrier relative to the single, linear guideway, wherein all magnetic bearing assemblies are mounted to the product carrier in such way that the magnetic bearing assemblies are arranged in constraining five degrees of freedom (y, z, ?, ? and ?) of the product carrier relative to the single, linear guideway, whilst allowing one, translational degree of freedom (x) of the product carrier along the single, linear guideway, wherein all m

Abstract: The invention relates to a linear guideway assembly for contactless linear displacement of a rigid body relative to another rigid body along a linear displacement path (x), said linear guideway assembly comprising: one, single rigid body formed as a linear guideway defining said linear displacement path as well as at least one rigid body formed as a product carrier being displaceable along said single linear guideway, wherein the linear guideway assembly further comprises multiple magnetic bearing assemblies for allowing contactless linear displacement of the at least one product carrier relative to the single, linear guideway, wherein all magnetic bearing assemblies are mounted to the product carrier in such way that the magnetic bearing assemblies are arranged in constraining five degrees of freedom (y, z, ?, ? and ?) of the product carrier relative to the single, linear guideway, whilst allowing one, translational degree of freedom (x) of the product carrier along the single, linear guideway, wherein all m

Abstract: The invention relates to a magnetic bearing assembly for contactless linear displacement of a rigid body relative to another rigid body along a linear displacement path. The invention also relates to a linear guideway assembly implementing one or more such magnetic bearing assemblies.

Abstract: The invention relates to a magnetic bearing assembly for contactless linear displacement of a rigid body relative to another rigid body along a linear displacement path. The invention also relates to a linear guideway assembly implementing one or more such magnetic bearing assemblies.