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Hall effect potentiometer

US4293837A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 23, 1980
Grant dateOct 6, 1981
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Expiry dateJul 23, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10N52/00
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A Hall effect sensor is disposed between two magnets having their fields in quadrature and in association with a movable specially formed ferromagnetic part which is used to control flux in the sensor in such a way as to cause the sensor to produce a linearly varying output voltage dependent upon the position of the part.

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