Patent · US Active

Sensor system including a magnetized shaft

US8001850B2 · kind B2 · utility

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88References

17Claims

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Assignee

Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc. · US

Inventors

Kayvan Hedayat · Weston, US
Norman Poirier · Raynham, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 25, 2009
Grant date	Aug 23, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 25, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01L3/104
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A sensor includes a shaft and a magnetic sensor. The shaft may have at least one magnetized active region. The magnetic sensor may be configured to sense a magnetic field about the shaft, and may provide an output representative of torque applied to the shaft, shaft rotational speed and/or shaft rotational position.

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