POTENTIOMETER Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC H01C10/30 

FIELD: electricity.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a potentiometer, comprising at least two electroconductive segments (12), every of which has a contact side (14), which is surrounded with a circumferential contour (16), which border to each other tightly by one section (18, 20) of their contours (16), and a connection device (38) for electric connection of the first contact point (P₁) in the first segment with at least one second contact point (P₂) in the second segment; electric contacts, through which current (I) is supplied as passing via all segments, besides, between every two segments (12) there is an electric contact (22), at the same time there is a source of current or voltage so that electric current (I) passes at least via one segment. A prosthetic appliance, in particular, of an arm or hand, comprises a potentiometer according to the first invention of the proposed group of inventions. Also a method is proposed to determine angular position of a structural element.

EFFECT: reliability improvement.

23 cl, 47 dwg