Turn counting position sensor
US5200747A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 1990 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01C10/16
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A position sensor (25) includes both a position potentiometer (90) and a turns count potentiometer (92). The position potentiometer (90) includes a pair of wipers (12 and 14) positioned on a rotor (10) which each contact both a resistive track (46) and one of two different commutator tracks (48 and 50) on element (26). The sensed percentage of total voltage output, which is a function of the position the wiper (12 or 14) contacts the resistive track (46), corresponds to the angular position between 0.degree. and 360.degree. of the shaft on which the position sensor (25) is mounted. The turns count potentiometer (92) comprises a turns count rotor (66) which is incrementally advanced via a cog (18) on rotor (10) using a gear or geneva type mechanism. The turns count rotor (66) includes a wiper (64) which either contacts both a resistive track (150) and commutator track (152) or contacts one of a plurality of switch pads (154). By determining the sensed voltage output from the turns count potentiometer (92) or identifying which switch pad (154) the wiper (64) has contacted, the number and direction of full revolutions of rotor (10) can be determined. The precise angle of the shaft on …
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