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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
May. 31, 2012
Applicants:
Andreas P. Friedrich, Metz-Tessy, FR;
Andrea Foletto, Annecy, FR;
Cedric Gillet, Annecy, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Allegro Microsystems, LLC, Worcester, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/09 (2006.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01); F16H 59/70 (2006.01); F16H 59/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/145 (2013.01); F16H 59/70 (2013.01); G01D 5/147 (2013.01); F16H 59/044 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and an associated method provide an ability to sense, with a magnetic field sensor, a position of a plurality of gears (and neutral) selected by a gear shift lever of a vehicle. In some embodiments, the system and method use a ferromagnetic target having features, positions of which can be sensed by the magnetic field sensor. In other embodiments, the system and method use a magnet having features and characteristics that can be sensed by the magnetic field sensor.