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Magnet carrier disposed within an outer housing

US5414355A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 3, 1994
Grant dateMay 9, 1995
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Expiry dateMar 3, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01P3/488
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A magnetic sensor is provided with a housing in which a carrier is inserted. The carrier is particularly shaped to retain a permanent magnet in a particular position relative to a plurality of electrical conductors and a substrate on which a magnetically sensitive component is attached. The carrier and its associated components is inserted into a housing which can be deformed to permanently retain the carrier within a cavity of the housing. All of the components of the sensor are designed to be easily assembly along a common axis to facilitate automatic assembly and manufacture of the sensor. The magnetically sensitive component can be a Hall effect element that is associated with other electrical components which are also attached to a substrate that is disposed proximate a front end of the carrier.

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