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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2011
Applicants:
Azizur Rahaman, Oak Brook, IL (US);
Seong-jae Lee, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Inventors:
Azizur Rahaman, Oak Brook, IL (US);
Seong-Jae Lee, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Assignee:
METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/14 (2006.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/145 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a position sensor, two field sensors are placed along a line parallel to the movement to be detected. Two magnets are placed at an angle to each other to generate a magnetic field such that their position is a linear or approximately linear function of the difference between the outputs of the sensors.