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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2012
Applicant:
The Timken Company, North Canton, OH (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
The Timken Company, North Canton, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/30 (2006.01); G01B 7/00 (2006.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01); G01D 5/244 (2006.01); G01P 3/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/003 (2013.01); G01D 5/145 (2013.01); G01D 5/24428 (2013.01); G01D 5/24461 (2013.01); G01P 3/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor system for detecting at least one of a speed and a position of a rotatable member. The sensor system includes a high-resolution sensor circuit including a plurality of Hall effect sensors and at least one independent Hall effect sensor, wherein the independent Hall effect sensor includes at least one of a power supply line, a ground line, and an output line, none of which are connected to the high-resolution sensor circuit.