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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2015
Ksr Ip Holdings, Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
Ryan W. Elliott, Chatham, CA;
Zoe Zhu, Kitchener, CA;
KSR IP Holdings, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A sensor assembly is provided having a first sensor (pedal travel sensor) and a second sensor (motor position sensor). The first sensor having a first coil and a first coupler. The second sensor having a second coil and a second coupler. A shield element is positioned at least partially between the first coupler and the second coupler so as to prevent unwanted interaction between the first coil and the second coil. In one embodiment, the shield element is made of ferrite. In other embodiments, the shield element includes at least one layer of ferrite and at least one layer of aluminum, wherein the shield element include a layer of aluminum sandwiched between two layers of ferrite. More specifically, the shield element is a flux field directional material (FFDM).