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Abstract

A device for ascertaining misalignments of two shafts (1, 2) arranged one behind the other has a light emitter (6) rigidly fixed on one shaft (1) and which transmits in a manner known per se an alignment measurement beam (F) onto a detector surface (8a) of an optoelectronic position detector (8). According to the invention, the position detector (8) has another detector surface (8b) located next to the first detector surface (8a) and parallel thereto, and in front of which is mounted an optical inclinometer (9) to ascertain the momentary angle .alpha. of a predetermined radial reference direction of the shaft with respect to the earth perpendicular. The optical inclinometer (9) transmits the angle information as an angle-dependent position of a light spot on said second detector surface (8b). The angle .alpha., which is often required to evaluate the alignment measurement signals and for other purposes, and which has a predetermined radial reference orientation of the shafts with respect to the earth perpendicular, can thus be measured with minimum additional space requirements and in a particularly favourable manner as regards the wiring technology.

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