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Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021

Filed:

Feb. 15, 2019
Applicant:

Analog Devices International Unlimited Company, Limerick, IE;

Inventors:

Jochen Schmitt, Biedenkopf, DE;

Eoin Edward English, Pallasgreen, IE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/09 (2006.01); G01B 7/00 (2006.01); G01D 5/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/0017 (2013.01); G01B 7/003 (2013.01); G01D 5/12 (2013.01); G01R 33/09 (2013.01);
Abstract

The disclosure provides a magneto resistive field sensor for detecting position in a particular direction. The sensor includes a plurality of magneto resistive elements arranged in pairs. The elements of the same pair are arranged so that their sensitivity direction is oriented in the same direction. The elements of different pairs are oriented so that their sensitivity direction is oriented in a different direction, preferably substantially perpendicular to another pair. The magneto resistive sensors and their sensitivity directions are generally arranged in a plane, which is perpendicular to the direction of measurement of the device. The elements of each pair are arranged in series between two nodes so as to form a bridge circuit. As such, movement of the magnet in the first plane causes a substantially equal change in the elements of each pair, thereby compensating for this movement in the output signal.


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