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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2012
Applicants:
Arnaud Turmeau, Tours, FR;
Thierry Le Moigne, Reugny, FR;
Inventors:
Arnaud Turmeau, Tours, FR;
Thierry Le Moigne, Reugny, FR;
Assignee:
Aktiebolaget SKF, Gothenburg, SE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 3/488 (2006.01); B61F 5/28 (2006.01); G01B 7/30 (2006.01); G01P 3/44 (2006.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01); F16C 41/00 (2006.01); B61F 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61F 5/28 (2013.01); G01B 7/30 (2013.01); G01P 3/443 (2013.01); G01D 5/145 (2013.01); F16C 41/007 (2013.01); G01P 3/488 (2013.01); B61F 15/20 (2013.01); F16C 2326/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
An encoder device for use in a magnetic sensor arrangement, comprising: a metallic ring having a set of clearances in a ferromagnetic material, wherein said clearances are arranged around a circumference of the metallic ring, wherein the metallic ring is configured to generate an oscillating magnetic induction in a nearby magnetic sensor upon rotation of the metallic ring, wherein the metallic ring is made of at least one flat and strip-like sheet metal material, two ends of which are joined to form a loop.