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US 4,864,238 AGranted
Device for measuring weak magnetic fluxes utilizing planar technology
AssigneeLGZ Landis & Gyr
InventorThomas Seitz
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Abstract
A device for measuring a weak magnetic field is disclosed. The device includes a substrate, a magnetic core having a high magnetic permeability and in the form of a surface film on a substrate, and at least two coils magnetically coupled to the magnetic core. A pulse generator is connected to one of the coils and is used to drive the magnetic core into intermittent saturation. The other coil is used to generate an output signal. The device can be used for measuring the weak magnetic fields associated with bank notes for identifying the values of the bank notes.
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A device for measuring a weak magnetic flux comprising
- a substrate
- a magnetic core in the form of a surface film, arranged in spaced parallel relation with the surface of the substrate
- a first coil for receiving an input signal being wound around said substrate and said core,
- a second coil having a spiral configuration and being located on a planar surface layer and positioned at least partially between said substrate and said magnetic core for producing an output signal,
- said magnetic core being in the form of a thin, elongated strip having a length which is at most equal to about one-half the out diameter of said second coil, and said magnetic core extending radially inward from the outer edge of the spiral configuration of said second coil, and said core being positioned so that its longitudinal axis is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the second coil and substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first coil.
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