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Steering angle sensor with slotted magnet

US10953919B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Bourns, Inc. · US

Inventors

Sommer Andreas · Prien am Chiemsee, DE
Johann Jahrstorfer · Birkenfeld, DE
Miguel Cano · Schaumburg, US
Benno Pichler · Aying, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 30, 2019
Grant date	Mar 23, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 30, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01D2205/77
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Embodiments relate to a vehicle including a chassis that is moveable in a driving direction, two rear wheels moveably carrying the chassis on the rear side seen in the driving direction, two front wheels moveably carrying the chassis on the front side seen in the driving direction, a steering wheel for turning a steering column around a rotation axis for steering the front wheels, and a steering angle sensor for measuring a rotation angle of the steering column around the rotation axis with an encoder that is stationary to the steering column and with a magnet sensor that is disposed axially displaced distance from the encoder on the rotation axis.

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