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Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015

Filed:

May. 25, 2012
Applicants:

Tom Martin, Fort Wayne, IN (US);

David Mckeeman, Fort Wayne, IN (US);

Mark Vorndran, Fort Wayne, IN (US);

Gary Johnson, Huntington, IN (US);

Inventors:

Tom Martin, Fort Wayne, IN (US);

David McKeeman, Fort Wayne, IN (US);

Mark Vorndran, Fort Wayne, IN (US);

Gary Johnson, Huntington, IN (US);

Assignee:

Sensata Technologies, Inc., Attleboro, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/30 (2006.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/145 (2013.01);
Abstract

A magnetic rotational position sensor assembly for measurement of a rotational angular position of a rotating structure. The sensor assembly includes a shaft member extending along a primary rotational axis for primary rotational movement in response to rotation of the rotating structure, a motion conversion member structured and configured to transform the primary rotational movement of the shaft member into secondary movement, a magnet member secured to the motion conversion member for displacement along a travel path in response to the converted secondary movement of the motion conversion member, and a non-contact magnetic sensor that senses a change in position of the magnet member by sensing a corresponding variation in the magnetic field during displacement of the magnet member along the travel path in response to rotation of the rotating structure, wherein the magnetic sensor generates an output signal representative of a relative rotational angular position of the rotating structure.


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