Transducer for a position sensor
US8570028B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 28, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01D5/208
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A transducer has a magnetic field concentrating member a first coil to couple with a first portion of the magnetic field concentrating member positioned adjacent the first coil and a second coil to couple with a second portion of the magnetic field concentrating member positioned adjacent the second coil, the second portion being spaced along the magnetic field concentrating member from the first portion. The transducer comprises a resonator having a coil wound around a portion of said magnetic field concentrating member which is located between said first and second portions. The transducer is arranged so that the electromagnetic coupling between the resonator and at least one of the first and second coils varies as a function of the relative position between the elongate field concentrating member and that coil. In this way, separate processing electronics can process the signals obtained from the transducer to determine the desired position information.
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