Sensor assembly and functional unit with sensor assembly

A functional unit comprising

• a housing;
• a part which is movable in the housing and the position of which is to be detected, the movable part being connected to a magnet;
• and
• a sensor assembly being arranged on the housing in order to sense the position of the movable part without contact, said sensor assembly comprising
• a sensor housing;
• and
• a sensor element sensitive to magnetic fields, said sensor element being arranged in the sensor housing, wherein a digital output signal is generatable, the switching state of which is dependent on the relative position between the sensor element and the magnet;
• wherein the sensor element is provided with at least one field directing device of a magnetizable material which is arranged with respect to the sensor element, and varies in its geometrical dimensions transversely in relation to a direction of relative movement between the magnet and the sensor element, in such a way that an intensified analog sensor signal which characterizes the relative position between the sensor element and the magnet is generatable, at least in a specific relative positional range is arranged on the housing in order to sense the position of the movable part without contact.