Shift detection system
OwnerAaron Christopher Seiboldinventor
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Abstract
A device for detecting the position of a shifter lever in a motor vehicle includes a 2D magnetic sensor and a dual magnet. The shifter lever is rotatably movable around a pivot axis and translationally moveable in a direction generally perpendicular to the pivot axis. The dual magnet coupled to the shifter lever at the pivot point and disposed proximate the 2D magnetic sensor. The dual magnet has a first magnet and a second magnet. The first magnet has a first pole pair and the second magnet has a second pole pair. The first pole pair is offset from the second pole pair.
Claims20
A device for detecting the position of a shifter lever in a motor vehicle, the shifter lever rotatably movable around a pivot axis and translationally moveable in a direction generally perpendicular to the pivot axis, the device comprising:
- a 2D magnetic sensor;
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- a dual magnet coupled to the shifter lever at the pivot point and disposed proximate the 2D magnetic sensor, the dual magnet having a first magnet and a second magnet, the first magnet having a first pole pair and the second magnet having a second pole pair, wherein the first pole pair is offset from the second pole pair.
A shifter assembly for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a housing;
- a shifter lever having a pivot point that defines an axis, wherein the shifter lever is configured to pivot about the axis and to translate along the axis;
- a dual magnet connected to the shifter lever at the pivot point, the dual magnet having a first magnet and a second magnet, the first magnet having a first pole pair and the second magnet having a second pole pair, wherein the first pole pair is offset from the second pole pair;
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- a 2D sensor connected to the housing and disposed proximate the dual magnet, wherein the 2D sensor is configured to sense a change of position of the dual magnet as the shifter lever pivots or translates.
A shifter assembly for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a housing;
- a shifter lever having a pivot point that defines an axis, wherein the shifter lever is configured to pivot about the axis and to translate along the axis to one of a P, R, N, D, M+, M, and M− positions;
- a cylindrical dual magnet connected to the shifter lever at the pivot point, the cylindrical dual magnet having a first magnet and a second magnet each disposed on a first half of the cylindrical dual magnet, the first magnet having a first pole pair and the second magnet having a second pole pair, wherein the first pole pair is offset from the second pole pair;
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- a 2D sensor connected to the housing and disposed proximate the dual magnet, wherein the 2D sensor is configured to sense a change of position of the dual magnet as the shifter lever pivots or translates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.