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Contactless magnetic sensing trigger system

US12345551B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Infineon Technologies AG · DE

Inventors

Sebastian Ladurner · Munich, DE
Richard Heinz · Munich, DE
Sigmund ZARUBA · Unterhaching, DE
Severin NEUNER · Valley, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 18, 2023
Grant date	Jul 1, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 4, 2043

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01D2205/90
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A sensor system may include a magnet arranged such that a linear position of the magnet corresponds to a position of a trigger element on a substantially linear trajectory, and such that an angular position of the magnet corresponds to a selected position of a selection element, the selected position being one of a plurality of selected positions. The sensor system may include a magnetic sensor to determine the position of the trigger element based on a strength of a first magnetic field component and a strength of a second magnetic field component, and determine the selected position of the selection element based on a strength of a third magnetic field component and the strength of the second magnetic field component. The first magnetic field component, the second magnetic field component, and the third magnetic field component may be perpendicular to each other.

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