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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicants:
William D. Storrie, Motherwell, GB;
Robert L. Newman, Edwardsburg, MI (US);
Inventors:
William D. Storrie, Motherwell, GB;
Robert L. Newman, Edwardsburg, MI (US);
Assignee:
CTS Corporation, Elkhart, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/14 (2006.01); G01D 3/028 (2006.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01); G01D 11/16 (2006.01); G01D 11/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 3/028 (2013.01); G01B 7/14 (2013.01); G01D 5/145 (2013.01); G01D 11/16 (2013.01); G01D 11/245 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor used to sense the position of an attached movable object. The sensor can be mounted to a pneumatic actuator. The sensor includes a housing that has a pair of cavities or pockets separated by a wall. A magnet carrier is positioned within one of the cavities and a magnet is coupled to the magnet carrier. The magnet carrier is coupled to the moveable object. A magnetic sensor is positioned in the other of the cavities. The magnetic sensor generates an electrical signal that is indicative of a position of the movable object.