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Arrangement for the non-contact measurement of torque

US7963179B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG · DE

Inventor

Rolf Schmitz · Mies, CH

Key dates

Filing date	May 14, 2009
Grant date	Jun 21, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 12, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01L3/102
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An arrangement for the non-contact measurement of torque on a shaft of a transmission. The arrangement having at least one detector (1) for detecting a variation in a magnetic field (2) as a function of a torque applied to the shaft. The shaft is a hollow shaft (3) and the detector (1) is arranged inside the hollow shaft (3).

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