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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2000
Peter Lohberg, Friedrichsdorf, DE;
Heinz Loreck, Idstein, DE;
Wolfgang Fey, Niedernhausen, DE;
Michael Zydek, Langgöns, DE;
Continental Teves AG & Co., OHG, Frankfurt, DE;
Abstract
The present invention describes a sensor assembly for detecting movements, wherein a sensor signal is produced in an active sensor ( ) by an encoder (E) acted upon by the movement, and which includes a first device ( ) that permits converting the sensor signal, along with at least one additional information, into an output signal which can be transmitted to an evaluating device, and which is in particular characterized in that a second device ( ) is provided by which a signal voltage that depends on an air slot (d) between the active sensor ( ) and the encoder (E) is detected and sent to the first device ( ) for transmission as additional information.