US 4,633,174 AGranted

Crossed-coil rotating-magnet measuring instrument

AssigneeVDO Adolf Schindling AG

InventorsChristian Lindig, Roland Duffait

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Abstract

In a crossed-coil rotating-magnet measuring instrument having an approximately cylindrical core developed as winding form, a first and second coil are wound crossed one above the other. The second coil is necessarily arranged over the first coil in the regin of the ends of the winding form and thus has a greater height of winding than the latter. Within the core there is also provided a rotating magnet whose pointer shaft is extended out of an extension of the core. In order to reduce the linearity error of this measuring instrument and to permit a reading over several quadrants, spacer means are provided on the core for guiding turns of the coil spaced from the extension of the core around the latter in a rectangular plane in each case. In combination with this, the core is developed with a large diameter in the winding region of the first coil, said diameter being of such a value with respect to the diameter of the winding region of the second coil that the average lengths of the turns of the two coils are the same.

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Dependent claims

A crossed-coil rotating-magnet measuring instrument comprising an approximately cylindrical core configured as a winding form, on which a first coil and a second coil are wound crossed one over the other, the second coil being disposed in the region of ends of the winding form over the first coil and thereby having a greater height of winding than the latter, and there being mounted in the core a rotating magnet having a pointer shaft extending out of an extension on the core, the instrument including an improvement comprising

spacer means disposed on the core for guiding turns of the coils in a planar configuration alongside the extension of the core, each turn of the coil lying in a rectangular plane, and wherein
said core is asymmetrical, asymmetry of the core being characterized by an enlarged diameter in a winding region of the first coil, the diameter of the core being enlarged as compared with the diameter of a winding region of the second coil so as to equalize the average lengths of turns of the first coil and the second coil, thereby improving linearity in measurements employing rotations of said magnet over a plurality of quadrants.

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