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Flux concentrator for magnetic sensors

US4965517A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 21, 1989
Grant dateOct 23, 1990
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Expiry dateAug 21, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R33/00
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A wheel speed sensor comprises a Hall device disposed in a pocket in a cavity of a plastic housing. The cavity is filled with potting compound to capture and enclose the Hall device. Flux issued from a magnet that rotates with the wheel acts upon the Hall device and is concentrated on the Hall device by ferromagnetic fragments interspersed throughout the potting compound.

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