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Rotation sensor

US10222234B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

6References

13Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Infineon Technologies AG · DE

Inventors

Dietmar Spitzer · Kaltenbrunn, AT
Peter Slama · Klagenfurt, AT
Harald Witschnig · Villach, AT
Leo Aichriedler · Puch, AT
Friedrich Rasbornig · Klagenfurt, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 17, 2014
Grant date	Mar 5, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 27, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02K29/08
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A sensor device is provided with a magnetic field sensitive element being positioned in a magnetic field of a magnet. The magnet is positioned on an end face of a shaft. The magnetic field sensitive element is configured to sense an orientation angle of the magnetic field in the range between 0° and 360°. The shaft is one of a shaft of a transmission of a vehicle or a shaft of a brushless DC motor or a shaft of a wheel axle of a vehicle.

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