Inductive steering torque and angle sensor
US9914477B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 21, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01L3/105
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A torque sensor for a steering mechanism having an input shaft joined to an output shaft by a torsion bar. A first coupler is connected to the input shaft while a second coupler is connected to the output shaft. A first and second receiving coils, each having a plurality of oppositely wound loops, are arranged adjacent the first and second coils, respectively, while a circuit determines the angular offset between the couplers.
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