Cummins Engine Company, Inc.

G Steven Antcliff

Gregory A Weber

John Jerl Purcell, Iii

An apparatus for sensing engine speed and engine angular position. A tone wheel with a plurality of reference indicators and a position indicator is mounted to a camshaft gear. The reference and position indicators rotate past a Hall Effect sensor which generates a sensor signal suitable for use by a controller for determination of engine speed and engine angular position. Other embodiments do not include a controller.

Electronic engine speed and position apparatus for camshaft gear applications

An apparatus for sensing engine speed and engine angular position. A tone wheel with a plurality of reference indicators and a position indicator is mounted to a camshaft gear. The reference and position indicators rotate past a Hall effect sensor which generates a sensor signal suitable for use by a controller for determination of engine speed and engine angular position.

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Hambleden Oxon, United Kingdom

G Steven Antcliff