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Sensor arrangement for force measurement

US7117748B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10Claims

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Dietmar Baumann · Hemmingen, DE
Dirk Hofmann · Regensburg, DE
Herbert Vollert · Lambach, DE
Willi Nagel · Biberach an der Riß, DE
Andreas Henke · Marsberg, DE
Bertram Foitzik · Ilsfeld, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 1, 2004
Grant date	Oct 10, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 3, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16D2127/10
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A sensor arrangement for detecting mechanical forces (F) with at least one magnetic-field-dependent sensor element, in which the output signal of the sensor element depends on the deflection of a mechanical component in the magnetic field in response to the exertion of force. The mechanical component here is a spring, which changes its location in the magnetic field in response to the exertion of force and is a component of a brake system for a motor vehicle; the at least one sensor element being located in the force flow of the brake caliper.

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