Eto Magnetic Gmbh

Markus Oczkowski

Timo Rigling

The invention relates to an electromagnetic actuator arrangement comprising an electromagnetic actuator device (), in particular a camshaft adjusting device, having a housing () and at least one armature unit which can be driven, in response to the energization of a stationary, axially aligned coil unit, in or parallel to the axial direction and which is designed to interact with at least one slide and/or tappet unit () extending in the axial direction, in particular a tappet unit () effecting a camshaft adjustment of an internal combustion engine, and at least one switching gate () which can be arranged on a slide cam () and through which a transverse central plane () passes, wherein the actuator device () comprises a detection device for contactless magnetic and/or electrical interaction with the switching gate (), which detection device comprises at least one magnetic field and/or electric field detection means which is designed to produce and/or detect a detection field acting directly on the switching gate (), and a detection field evaluation means () which is designed to determine the position of the switching gate () by means of the measured detection field, the magnetic field and/or electric field detection means being arranged at least partially outside the housing ().

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Überlingen, Germany

Markus Oczkowski