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US 10,240,946 B2Granted
Angle sensor
AssigneeContinental Teves AG & Co. oHG
InventorsGerhard Sticksel, Manfred Goll, Udo Hilgenberg
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Abstract
An angle sensor for detecting a rotational angle on the basis of a relative angular position of a physical field. The sensor includes a first sensor element and a second sensor element, between which elements the physical field can be transmitted. The first sensor element includes a blind hole in which the second sensor element is rotatably mounted.
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An angle sensor for detecting a rotational angle on the basis of a relative angular position of a physical field, comprising:
- a first sensor element comprising (i) a housing defining a blind hole extending along an axis and (ii) a circuit positioned within the housing;
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- a second sensor element, the second sensor element comprising a radial projection extending in a radial direction relative to the axis of the blind hole, the radial projection mounted in the blind hole so as to be rotatable around the axis,
- wherein the housing is formed from a continuous piece of material having a first portion positioned between the second sensor element and the circuit to limit axial movement of the second sensor element toward the circuit, and a second portion positioned overtop the radial projection to limit axial movement of the second sensor element away from the circuit.
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