Patent · US Active

Portable object comprising a rotating control stem whose actuation is detected by measuring magnetic induction

US10261476B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by
7References
19Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateOct 24, 2017
Grant dateApr 16, 2019
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 24, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG04C3/004
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Portable object comprising a frame arranged to serve as a cradle for a control stem, the actuation in rotation of which makes it possible to control at least one electronic or mechanical function of the portable object, a magnetized ring being driven in rotation by the control stem, the rotation of the magnetized ring being detected by at least one inductive sensor disposed inside a housing of the frame inside which the inductive sensor is held by elastic means.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.