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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2020
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
James E. Rouleau, Burt, MI (US);
Edward A. Cana, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Damian Z. Gosztyla, Bay City, MI (US);
Robert D. Bueche, Montrose, MI (US);
Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Abstract
Embodiments described herein are for a position sensor system integrated into a steering column assembly of a vehicle. The position sensor includes an elongated target comprising a sloping top surface, a first arcuate lateral surface, a second arcuate lateral surface, and an attachment feature for connecting the elongated target to a moveable part of the steering column assembly. The position sensor also includes a sensor device comprising an attachment feature for connecting the sensor device to a stationary part of the steering column assembly and a sensor situated over the sloping top surface of the elongated target. The sensor is configured to detect a position of the elongated target relative to the sensor, where the position of the elongated target corresponds to a position of a steering column of the steering column assembly.