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Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020

Filed:

Oct. 25, 2013
Applicant:

Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;

Inventors:

Juergen Winterhalter, Stuttgart, DE;

Tobias Zibold, Stuttgart, DE;

Andrej Albrecht, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, DE;

Assignee:

Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/10 (2006.01); G01V 3/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/104 (2013.01); G01V 3/107 (2013.01); G01V 3/15 (2013.01);
Abstract

A sensor for locating metal or magnetic objects includes a first and a second transmitting coil and one receiving coil. The receiving coil includes a first and a second receiving sub-coil. The first transmitting coil and the first receiving sub-coil are arranged in a first plane. The second transmitting coil and the second receiving sub-coil are arranged in a second plane. The first transmitting coil and the first receiving sub-coil are offset in relation to the second transmitting coil and the second receiving sub-coil with respect to a common center axis which passes vertically through the planes. The first receiving sub-coil is configured differently than the second receiving sub-coil.


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