Patent ID: 7856727

Claim:
An angular position detecting device to be fitted to an articulated component of a digging machine having at least one attachment face equipped with attachment elements for holding the attachment face flush against a flat moving surface of a machine element, and a communication module for wirelessly sending data to a receiver on a distant monitoring appliance, the device being arranged for accommodating the following under at least one housing or envelope fixed to the attachment face: an independent electrical power supply source, a processing unit, an electronic position-detecting module, the electronic position-detecting module including at least one angular position sensor for supplying angular position data to the processing unit, the communication module including a transmitter having a wireless interface connected to the processing unit for remotely transmitting the angular position data to the monitoring appliance as a transmission signal; the attachment elements of the attachment face being removable attachment elements including at least one magnet, and having no screws so that the removable attachment elements can be attached manually without the use of tools.