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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2014
Applicant:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventors:
Mark Allan Juds, New Berlin, WI (US);
John Albert Kovacich, Waukesha, WI (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/12 (2006.01); G01L 5/00 (2006.01); G01L 9/00 (2006.01); G01L 23/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/12 (2013.01); G01L 5/0061 (2013.01); G01L 9/0004 (2013.01); G01L 23/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A force sensor can include a magnetic field generator, a magnetic flux return, and a magneto-elastic layer. The magnetic flux return can extend along a first portion of at least one pathway of magnetic flux generated by the magnetic field generator. The magneto-elastic layer can be operable to be in contact with a surface subjected to force and thereby strained. The magneto-elastic layer can extend along a second portion of the at least one pathway of magnetic flux distinct from the first portion.