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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2002
Guenter Kowalski, Pinneberg, DE;
Stefan Pusch, Hamburg, DE;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An arrangement for detecting the angle of rotation of a rotatable element. The arrangement includes a plurality of magnetic field-sensitive sensor elements which are substantially planar and are substantially arranged in one plane, which sensor elements are connected to at least two bridge circuits each supplying a signal assigned to a function of the angle of rotation. A substantially planar coil arranged with its planar extension along the planar arrangement of the sensor elements supplies a magnetic auxiliary field to the sensor arrangement. To allow an unambiguous measurement through a large angular range, preferably up to 360°, with a compact, simple and low-cost arrangement, the sensor elements of each bridge circuit are arranged in a star-shaped configuration, the sensor elements of the different bridge circuits are interleaved in a star-shaped concentric manner, and the substantially planar coil includes a substantially spirally concentric, planar, circular winding along its planar extension.