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Apparatus for measuring the angular position of a shaft

US11353339B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Infineon Technologies AG · DE

Inventor

Peter Slama · Klagenfurt, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 11, 2020
Grant date	Jun 7, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 11, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02K11/215
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for measuring the angular position or the rotational movement of a shaft is described below. According to one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus has a first housing part and also a shaft which is arranged in the first housing part and can rotate about a rotation axis. The shaft has a bore which extends along the rotation axis from an end shaft of the shaft into the shaft. The apparatus further includes a magnet unit with at least one permanent magnet which is arranged within the bore and is fastened to the shaft, a second housing part with a projection which extends along the rotation axis into the bore, and also a magnetic field sensor element which is arranged in the interior of the projection of the second housing part.

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