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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
May. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Dana Automotive Systems Group, Llc, Maumee, OH (US);
Inventors:
Michael Z. Creech, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Anne M. Adamczyk, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Michael Schulte, Sylvania, OH (US);
Assignee:
Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC, Maumee, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/14 (2006.01); F16D 27/118 (2006.01); F16D 27/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/145 (2013.01); F16D 27/118 (2013.01); F16D 27/14 (2013.01); F16D 2300/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for sensing the position of an actuator assembly having electromagnetic coil, a pressure plate with a rim on one end thereof, and a sensor assembly attached to the actuator assembly. The sensor assembly includes a follower having a magnet disposed therein and a recess for receiving the rim of the pressure plate, a sensor housing having a slot for receiving the follower, and a sensor fixed within the sensor housing between the sensor housing and the follower.