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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 11, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric E Fromer, Elkhart, IN (US);
Danny L Koester, Elkhart, IN (US);
Assignee:
CTS Corporation, Elkhart, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74514 ; 74560 ;
Abstract
A position sensor is nested into a cup-shaped portion of a molded pedal. The pedal directly drives the position sensor rotor, but the sensor is fully self contained and environmentally sealed. By nesting the sensor within the pedal, assembly is simplified and alignment of components is easily ensured. Additionally, the pedal still retains sufficient width to be designed to have adequate strength. The pedal structure may then be assembled easily and with few pieces, while still ensuring the proper functioning and internal alignment of the sensor.