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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
May. 02, 2011
Stanley Byron Musselman, Noblesville, IN (US);
Viswanathan Panchanathan, Anderson, IN (US);
Mitchell L Spencer, Carmel, IN (US);
Stanley Byron Musselman, Noblesville, IN (US);
Viswanathan Panchanathan, Anderson, IN (US);
Mitchell L Spencer, Carmel, IN (US);
Other;
Abstract
A magnet held in a magnet holder is constrained against radial or axial instability, or against both, by a shape on either component in contact with complementary shape on the other component, the shaped components generally defining a tab-and-slot arrangement. The magnet component may be a bonded magnet and in one embodiment may be formed in place by injection molding. The magnet also will exhibit improved magnet properties when magnetized to have lines of polarity matching a path defined by the bulk of the magnetic material as governed by the location of tabs on the magnet. The invention is useful in magnet-sensor assemblies found in industrial applications and in automotive applications such as power steering systems.