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Thierry Fouquet

Franck Lahoreau

The present invention relates to an angle sensor of the capacitive type, in particular for a steering column of a motor vehicle having a stator and rotor element, comprising at least one sensor element ( ) of the stator and a transmitter suitable for applying electrical signals to a transmitter one of the elements, and a receiver suitable for detecting the signals received on a receiver one of the elements, which signals depend on the angular position of the rotor element ( ) relative to the sensor element ( ) of the stator, the sensor being characterized by the fact that the sensor element ( ) of the stator is placed in a box ( ) organized to be engaged sideways onto the assembly ( ) in which the rotor element ( ) is received.

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Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France

Thierry Fouquet