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US 12,033,026 B2Granted
Devices having a turn counter and associated production methods
AssigneeInfineon Technologies AG
InventorsKonrad Kapser, Johannes Huchzermeier, Mario Motz, Alexander Plautz, Simone Reale, Veikko Summa, Dhananjayee Vijayakrishna, Hans-Joerg Wagner
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Abstract
A device comprises a magnet and an angle sensor, wherein the angle sensor is configured to detect a rotation angle of the magnet. The device also contains a rotation counter, wherein the rotation counter is configured to record a number of rotations of the magnet. The angle sensor and the rotation counter are implemented in physically separate components.
Claims20
A device, comprising:
- a magnet;
- an angle sensor, wherein the angle sensor is configured to detect a rotation angle of the magnet;
- and
- a rotation counter, wherein the rotation counter is configured to record a quantity of rotations of the magnet,
- wherein the rotation counter is connected to a battery and an additional battery, and
- wherein the angle sensor and the rotation counter are implemented in physically separate components.
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A method for producing a device, the method comprising:
- providing a magnet;
- implementing an angle sensor in a first component, wherein the angle sensor is configured to detect a rotation angle of the magnet;
- and
- implementing a rotation counter in a second component that is separate from the first component, wherein the rotation counter is configured to record a quantity of rotations of the magnet, wherein the rotation counter is connected to a battery and an additional battery, and wherein the additional battery is configured to supply the rotation counter with energy if an electrical connection between the rotation counter and the battery is interrupted.
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A device, comprising:
- a magnet;
- and
- a rotation counter,
- wherein the rotation counter is configured to record a quantity of partial rotations,
- wherein the rotation counter is connected to a battery and an additional battery, and
- wherein the additional battery is configured to supply the rotation counter with energy if an electrical connection between the rotation counter and the battery is interrupted.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.