Permanent Magnet Type Patents (Class 324/174)
  • Patent number: 6522133
    Abstract: The device for the contactless measurement of the rotational speed of a first part which rotates during operation and which is arranged inside a second part that either does not rotate or rotates at a rotational speed that is independent of the rotational speed of the first part, has an arrangement which generates a magnetic field and a magnetic field detector, wherein the arrangement which generates the magnetic field has a magnet ring (4) integrated in the inner part (1) and wherein the magnetic field detector is a Hall-effect sensor (3) situated in a housing (6) that surrounds both parts: the second part (2) consists of a non-magnetizable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: ZF Batavia L.L.C.
    Inventors: Josef Haupt, Hans-Joachim Martin, Jürgen Mittelberger
  • Patent number: 6522131
    Abstract: A sensor system including magnetic sensing elements and circuitry configured to detect the presence or absence of an article, such as a gear tooth, in a first mode, and to determine timing accuracy in a second mode. Control circuitry is provided for controlling the switching circuitry to switch between modes in a predetermined manner and at predetermined times dependent upon the voltages and magnetic fields. The magnetic sensing elements as well as the switching circuitry, interface circuitry and the control circuitry are preferably integrated onto a single silicon chip to yield an efficient and reliable sensor system. Upon power on, the sensor is configured in the first mode to determine the presence or absence of the article next to the sensor. After a number of transitions of the hall voltage, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Melexis NV
    Inventors: Vincent Hiligsmann, Rudi De Winter
  • Patent number: 6518752
    Abstract: A resolver for measuring or detecting the angular positions of a shaft is characterized by the fact that the stator (1,2) carries all windings, i.e. the exciting, winding (3) and the measurement winding (4), whereas the rotor (5) comprises a purely mechanical structure. The rotor carries at its circumference polar surfaces having different polarities that cooperate with the stator windings. The polar surfaces (6,7) are designed in such a way that they have in each angular position of the rotor a reluctance that is specific to that position. This resolver with an extremely simple design allows very precise measurements to be carried out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Inventor: Walter Wyss
  • Publication number: 20030011365
    Abstract: A magnetic field sensor has a carrier element (1) made from metal, on which a holder (2) with a sensor element (3) is fixed in a set position. For this purpose, the holder (2) engages with holding tongues (9, 10), having barbs (11), in recesses (12, 13) in the holder (2). An interspace (15) filled up by an extrusion coating (16), which also surrounds the remaining holder (2) hermetically, exists between the holder (2) and the carrier element (1) through the bearing of the holder (2) against a stop surface (14) of the holding tongue (9, 10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: Harry Skarpil, Dirk Peter Sopp
  • Publication number: 20030011358
    Abstract: A hub assembly for coupling a road wheel of an automotive vehicle to the suspension system of the vehicle includes a housing and a hub having a spindle which extends into the housing where it rotates on a bearing having rolling elements arranged in two rows. The spindle carries a target wheel between the two rows of rolling elements, and the housing has a hole which opens into the space between the two rows. Here the housing is fitted with a sensor that monitors the rotation of the target wheel. The sensor has a bushing which is within the hole and a probe which extends from the bushing into the housing where it has a pickup area that is presented toward the target wheel. The bushing is positioned within the hole by an O-ring that is compressed between it and the surface of the hole. The bushing also has a leading surface that leads up to the O-ring and has a diameter only slightly less than the diameter of the hole. It also has a trailing surface of lesser diameter on the other side of the O-ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Applicant: The Timken Company
    Inventor: John L. Karpinski
  • Patent number: 6498409
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the velocity of a rotating device is described herein. The apparatus includes sets of sense magnets affixed to a rotating shaft of a rotating device and a circuit assembly. The circuit assembly includes a circuit interconnection having sense coils and sensors affixed thereto. The circuit assembly is adapted to place components thereon in close proximity to the sets of sense magnets on the rotating part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven James Collier-Hallman, William J. Bressette
  • Patent number: 6497035
    Abstract: An improved Hall position sensor comprises a Hall effect sensing device having its leads soldered directly to an exposed electro-conductive portion of a flexible multiconductor circuit. The Hall position sensor further comprises a Hall magnet disposed proximate to the soldered Hall effect sensing device/flexible circuit unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: HR Textron, Inc.
    Inventor: William Edward Ratliff
  • Patent number: 6498479
    Abstract: The rotational angle of a rotatable object (such as the throttle valve of an automobile engine) is accurately detected by a rotational angle detector having a magnetic sensor placed in a magnetic field, the direction of which varies according to the rotational angle. The magnetic sensor generates an output that varies sinusoidally according to rotational angle. The sinusoidal output is converted into a signal that is proportional to the rotational angle under arc-sine or arc-cosine transformation. The converted signal correctly represents the rotational angle in a wide angle range. The sensor element and the circuit for converting the sensor output into the proportional output signal may be built in a single-chip integrated circuit to simplify detector structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Hamaoka, Takamitsu Kubota
  • Publication number: 20020186008
    Abstract: An encoder for an active speed sensor includes a non-metallic body embedded with magnetized ferrous particles generating a magnetic field. The encoder is mounted radially between inner and outer races of a wheel bearing and axially between a spaced pair of rollers of the bearing. The body is attached to a press ring that is retained on the inner race by a press fit. A non back-biased sensor extends through the outer ring proximate the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2001
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventor: Jason D. Turner
  • Patent number: 6492804
    Abstract: The rotation of a rotating magnet is detected by magnetic sensors. The rotational speed is detected from pulse signals detected by magnetic sensors, and the rotational direction is detected from the difference in a shift in phase. Signals different in pulse width are generated according to the rotational direction. A signal selection circuit outputs a pulse signal with timing for the rotational speed. A rotational speed determining circuit outputs a decision signal Sf of a high level when the rotational speed reaches a predetermined speed. When a self-diagnostic circuit determines that the magnetic sensors have malfunctioned, a binary error code generating circuit generates an error signal Sg and a 4-bit error code signal Sh. When the signal Sf of the rotating magnet is brought to a high level, the signal selection circuit outputs an error code signal and allows output an output current Is.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tsuge, Mikio Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20020180425
    Abstract: There is provided magnetizing apparatus and magnetizing method for a magnetized pulser ring, by which magnetic force to which a cylindrical elastic magnetic member is magnetized can be enhanced, and yet in which centering of a magnetizing yoke is easy to achieve. A magnetizing portion of the magnetizing yoke is a conical surface slightly tilted with respect to an axis thereof. The magnetizing yoke is inserted into a cylindrical steel plate of the magnetized pulser ring so that the magnetizing portion of the magnetizing yoke is brought into close contact with one axial end portion of the cylindrical elastic magnetic member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventor: Naoki Morimura
  • Publication number: 20020180424
    Abstract: A rotation detecting device has the following structure. An intermediate assembly includes terminal pins having projections at given portions thereof; a molded plastic base in which the given portions of the terminal pins are embedded with the projections being exposed to the outside; and a plurality of electronic elements connected to the exposed projections of the given portions of the terminal pins. One of the electronic elements is a sensor element which is mounted on the molded plastic base. A molded plastic housing entirely and hermetically covers the intermediate assembly except a connector part thereof where leading ends of the terminal pins are positioned. For producing the rotation detecting device, two or three molding assemblies are used in order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Applicant: UNISIA JECS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuhide Aoki, Shinji Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20020175673
    Abstract: An arrangement is described for determining the direction of movement of a motion sensor element which, in a first zone having a first pitch and extending in the form of strips along a motion co-ordinate describing a movement of the motion sensor element, comprises periodically recurrent areas alternately influencing a first magnetic field, and, in a second zone having a second pitch and extending in the form of strips along the motion co-ordinate, comprises periodically recurrent areas alternately influencing a second magnetic field, the arrangement comprising a first sensor element for detecting the influence on the first magnetic field by the first zone of the motion sensor element, and a second sensor element for detecting the influence on the second magnetic field by the second zone of the motion sensor element, the first pitch of the first zone being in an odd, integral ratio to the second pitch of the second zone. Such an odd, integral ratio is 1:3, 1:5, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventor: Stefan Butzmann
  • Patent number: 6486653
    Abstract: A sensor for sensing the rotation of an output shaft of a motor used for driving a vehicle includes a disc on the output shaft that carries magnets facing toward a motor carrier and the motor. The motor carrier has an annular recess open on a side facing away from the motor, and a Hall effect sensor is placed in this recess and held with a T-shaped bracket having a tang that supports the Hall effect sensor partially in this annular recess for protecting it and positioning it adjacent the magnets on the disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Clark Equipment Company
    Inventors: Jason A. Osborn, Neil A. Fuchs, Kenneth R. Weber, Corey L. Fornes, A. John Santos, Arnold M. Terrill
  • Publication number: 20020171418
    Abstract: Arrangement for determining a position, an angle and/or a rotational speed by means of a sensor (1), which has at least one sensor full bridge with two half bridges (3, 4), and by means of an encoder (2; 11) with laterally alternating magnet poles, a sinusoidal magnetic field running through the sensor (1) in the event of a relative movement between the sensor (1) and encoder (2; 11) such that the two half bridges (3, 4) of the sensor (1) each supply a sinusoidal sensor signal (V1, V2), and a sum signal (SUM) and a difference signal (DIFF) being obtained from these signals by means of forming sums and differences, respectively, which are evaluated in order to determine a position, an angle and/or a rotational speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Michael Hinz, Stefan Pusch, Michael Muth
  • Publication number: 20020167305
    Abstract: This wheel speed detector is constructed of a magnetic sensor and a magnetic ring and is integrated with the inside of a seal device. The magnetic ring constitutes a part (core bar) of the seal device. This arrangement can enable the compacting and reduction in the number of components and improve space saving and assembling workability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2002
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Applicant: Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Sentoku, Motoshi Kawamura, Kazutoshi Toda, Nobuyuki Seo, Naoki Morimura, Tomohiro Ishii, Kanichi Kouda, Yoshifumi Shige, Fujio Harumi
  • Publication number: 20020153878
    Abstract: A wheel speed sensor assembly improves the performance and also simplifies manufacturing. It includes a one-piece pole and magnetic flux concentrator having first, second, and third regions of distinct diameters. Overmolded components at opposite ends of the pole/concentrator provide a cavity for the winding that eliminates the conventional use of a bobbin. A magnet is received over the pole between the first end and the intermediate region so that the magnet is more closely disposed adjacent the pole end of the sensor assembly. A molded end cap is provided at the opposite end of the assembly and one cap design can be easily substituted for another as desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2000
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventor: JAMES M. KUBIK
  • Publication number: 20020140420
    Abstract: A rotation detecting device includes a magnetoresistive unit comprising a pair of magnetoreistive sensing elements arranged in line symmetry, and a biasing magnet that generates magnetic flux. The magnetoresistive unit is arranged so that its line of symmetry extends in the direction of the magnetic flux generated by the biasing magnet. As a result, an output of the magnetoresitive unit does not change when the magnetic flux passes along the line of symmetry whether operating in high temperature condition or room temperature condition. By setting the threshold level to this output voltage, the output of the magnetoresistive unit can be shaped into a pulse signal without changing it in correspondence with temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Takamasa Kinpara, Hirofumi Uenoyama
  • Publication number: 20020140418
    Abstract: A rotor for the rotation sensor may be mounted on a bearing that supports a wheel on an automotive vehicle so that it can detect the number of revolutions for the wheel. The rotor for the rotation sensor 1 comprises a reinforcing ring 2 formed like an L-shape in cross section, including a cylindrical part 3 adapted to be fitted on the peripheral surface of the rotating part of the bearing (inner race or outer race) and a flanged part 4 bent at the end edge of the cylindrical part 3 from which it extends toward the radial direction, a multi-pole magnet 10 attached to the axial outer lateral side of the flanged part 4, and a non-magnetic covering 6 for enclosing the axial outer lateral side of the multi-pole magnet 10 and having the peripheral edge on its one end secured to the reinforcing ring 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventor: Shinzaburo Ichiman
  • Patent number: 6456063
    Abstract: A self-compensating control circuit for use with a magneto-resistive sensor. The control circuit includes a first stage amplification and offset function that removes a DC component from the input signal and maximizes an AC component of the input signal within the dynamic range of the control circuit. Subsequent stages remove the remaining DC component, if any, and provide suitable additional amplification. A comparator provides a digital output based on the processed input signal and a threshold signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Moreno, Yingjie Lin
  • Publication number: 20020130655
    Abstract: A wheel support bearing assembly for rotatably supporting a wheel 13 relative to a vehicle body structure 12 includes outer and inner members 1 and 2 with dual rows of rolling elements 3 interposed therebetween. An electric generator 4 for generating an electric power as one of the inner and outer members 1 and 2 rotates relative to the other of the inner and outer members 1 and 2 is utilized. The electric generator 4 includes a coil/magnetic element combination 17, including a ring member accommodating a coil therein, and a multi-pole magnet 18. A signal outputted from the electric generator 4 and indicative of the number of revolutions of the wheel 13 is transmitted wireless by a transmitter 5. This transmitter 5 may be an annular transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Applicant: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi Okada, Hisashi Ohtsuki, Akira Torii, Takayuki Norimatsu, Hiroaki Ohba, Toru Takahashi, Masatoshi Mizutani
  • Patent number: 6452383
    Abstract: In a rotation angle or rpm sensor having a pulse transducer seated on a rotation element, which has a ring magnet made as an injection molded part and a metal bush that receives the ring magnet by positive engagement, for the sake of a rigid connection between the ring magnet and rotation element, which is favorable from a production standpoint, the ring magnet is received with a first annular portion on the bush and with a second annular portion is seated with a press fit on the rotation element. The bush is fastened to the rotation element in the region of a bush portion that protrudes from the face end of the ring magnet, and the positive engagement between the bush and the first annular portion is made by shaped elements on the outer circumference of the bush, onto which the ring magnet is extruded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Goedecke
  • Publication number: 20020125882
    Abstract: A sensor ring and method for forming same is provided in which the ring has a stamped configuration bent into a final configuration. The stamped configuration has a flat, annular sensor portion extending from a cylindrical hub portion and the sensor portion has a plurality of substantially identical, circumferentially spaced window openings therein. Each window opening has an inner edge adjacent to and spaced radially outward from the hub and an outer edge spaced radially inward from the outer peripheral end of the sensor portion and leading and trailing edges extending, respectively, from the ends of the inner and outer edges to form each window as a polygon, preferably a trapezoid. In the final configuration, the sensor portion has a bight segment extending radially outward from the hub and a sensor or finger segment extending from the bight segment in the direction fo the hub to form a U-shaped cross-section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: David Alden Foster, Larry R. Kreh, Karl Edward Kalb
  • Publication number: 20020125883
    Abstract: Sealing device (1) with a sensor for a rolling bearing (2), in which the sealing shield (7) is mounted between two races of the rolling bearing (2), and a encoder wheel (8) is arranged inside the rolling bearing (2) between the two races and the shield (7); a detecting (9) sensor being arranged inside a housing (10) which is obtained through the shield (7) and which is also arranged with a respective detecting surface which directly faces the encoder wheel (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Applicant: SKF INDUSTRIE S.p.A.
    Inventors: Andreas Rutter, Claudio Savarese, Dino Bellion, Angelo Vignotto
  • Patent number: 6445176
    Abstract: A magnetically sensitive sensor for counting pulses for measuring rotational speeds and angular positions of a rotating component via a pulse transmitter connected for rotating with the rotating component automatically adapts its switching points to the respective measurement location conditions. A logic unit initiates automatic adaptation of the switching points from an original state when an operating parameter first exceeds a limit value after the supply voltage of the sensor turned on. The original state is not preset or is coarsely preset. The configuration of the switching points is then stored in a non-volatile data memory specifically for the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Mannesmann VDO AG
    Inventor: Werner Wallrafen
  • Patent number: 6442505
    Abstract: An electronic trip meter for a bicycle is provided. The electronic trip meter for a bicycle includes a signal generator and a main unit. The signal generator is used for generating a signal each time the bicycle travels over a specific distance, and the main unit is used for receiving the signal, evaluating and displaying the riding data, and generating an alert signal to remind the rider to execute a maintenance operation when the riding distance or the riding time exceeds a preset riding distance or a preset riding time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Echowell Electronic Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: James Lee
  • Patent number: 6437558
    Abstract: Passive solid-state magnetic sensors are based on the combination of magnetorestrictive materials and piezoelectric materials. Sensors have applications in motor speed detection, magnetic field detection, read heads, and MRAM, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Spinix Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Qun Li, Robert C. O'Handley, Gerald F. Dionne, Chun Zhang
  • Patent number: 6433539
    Abstract: The angular position detection device for the angular position of a rotatable part includes a transducer wheel rigidly connected with the rotatable part, an increment transducer and an absolute angle transducer arranged for simultaneous detection of the angular position of the transducer wheel and a control device including a computing unit and a monitoring module. Signals from both transducers that are characteristic of the rotational position of the transducer wheel are simultaneously fed to both the computing unit and the monitoring module. A redundant method of reliably ascertaining the rotational position of the rotatable part without periodic resynchronization of the increment transducer is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Hermann Gaessler, Udo Diehl, Karsten Mischker, Rainer Walter, Bernd Rosenau, Juergen Schiemann, Christian Grosse, Georg Mallebrein, Volker Beuche, Stefan Reimer
  • Patent number: 6427316
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a rotation sensor is provided. In the method, an insert conductor having a predetermined shape and having at least a connector terminal and a conversion device terminal is provided. The insert conductor is insert-molded in a resin base such that at least the connector terminal and the conversion device terminal of the insert conductor remain exposed from the resin base. A resin connector part is molded such that the resin connector part encircles the connector terminal. Also, a magnetoelectric conversion device is connected to the conversion device terminal of the insert conductor, and positioning parts are provided at a tip of the resin base. In addition, the magnetoelectric conversion device is sandwiched between the positioning parts to securely hold the magnetoelectric conversion device, and a press fit part is formed at the tip of the resin base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Izuru Shinjo, Noriaki Hayashi, Naoki Hiraoka, Wataru Fukui, Yutaka Ohashi
  • Patent number: 6429658
    Abstract: An ignition timing device for timing an engine having a timing port includes a sensor securable in the timing port to provide a timing mark signal. An ignition sensor is adapted to provide an ignition signal. A comparator receives the timing mark signal and the ignition signal. The comparator provides an output signal indicative of substantial simultaneous occurrence of timing mark signal and the ignition signal. An indicator receives the output signal and is operable as a function thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Thomsen, Richard L. Clements
  • Publication number: 20020097040
    Abstract: A sensor unit is supported on a stationary ring which does not rotate even when it is in use, and the rotation of the rotary ring can be detected by a rotation detecting sensor held within the sensor unit. Within the sensor unit, besides the rotation detecting sensor, there are disposed other sensors such as a temperature sensor and a vibration sensor, thereby being able to detect the rotation speed and the rotation number of the wheel supported on the rotary ring, and the other car driving conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2002
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Takizawa, Shigeru Endo, Ikunori Sakatani, Tatsunobu Momono, Yasushi Mutoh
  • Patent number: 6424144
    Abstract: A vehicle variable reluctance sensor includes a hollow generally cylindrical sensor housing with an open proximal end. Within the interior of the sensor housing is a coil wound around a “T”-shaped spool. The coil is connected to two electrical terminals by two electrical leads. A channel is formed in the spool between the coil and the electrical leads and the electrical leads are disposed within the channel. The channel is flanked on each side by a lip that extends outwardly from the spool. If the electrical leads become slack under extreme temperatures, the configuration of the channel, in conjunction with the lips, prevents the electrical leads from coming out of the channel and unwinding the coil. As such, it is not necessary to tape the coil or otherwise immerse the coil in varnish to prevent the coil from unwinding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Roland Palfenier, Cecilia Hernandez
  • Patent number: 6420846
    Abstract: A power drive unit having drive roller elements that transport cargo and a sensor that detects motion of the cargo, e.g., the speed at which the cargo is transported, where the sensor operates substantially independently of the motion of the-drive roller elements. Specifically, the power drive unit comprises a motor, an output shaft driven by a motor, at least one drive roller element fixedly mounted on the output shaft, the drive roller element thereby driven by the motor, a sensor frictionally coupled to the output shaft conditionally permitting relative rotation between the sensor and the output shaft, and a motion detector that detects motion of the sensor. Associated electronics are configured to remove power from the motor driven roller elements where cargo is jammed or parked upon them, thereby increasing the useful lifetimes of the motor and the drive roller elements of the power drive unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Lucas Western Inc.
    Inventor: Robert M. Wolfe
  • Patent number: 6417662
    Abstract: In a tachogenerator for detecting the rotation speed of a rotating machine part, in particular that of a vehicle wheel, having a predetermined measurement resolution, having at least one magnetically acting encoder which can rotate with the machine part, has magnetically acting areas which are subdivided in a predetermined sequence into angle parts, in particular teeth composed of ferromagnetic material or a magnetic pole ring, and which, during rotation, produces a measurement signal in at least one magnet sensor which is arranged to be stationary relative to the encoder and is separated from said encoder by an air gap, which measurement signal corresponds to the angular pitch of the encoder and whose frequency corresponds to the rotation frequency of the machine part, in order to produce measurement signals which can be evaluated with an air gap which is not constant, the angular pitch of the encoder is coarser than the predetermined measurement resolution requires, and at least two magnet sensors are provi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Mannesmann VDO AG
    Inventor: Werner Wallrafen
  • Publication number: 20020079886
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wheel speed sensor for a vehicle which has a function of detecting revolution of the wheel in order to provide a uniform braking power when a vehicle brakes. The wheel speed sensor is installed at a position adjacent to a sensor rotor of a hub in the vehicle. Guiding bosses protrude from an outer periphery surface of the bobbin in the radial direction. An injected and molded housing encloses the bobbin and the first lead frame, the second lead frame and the third frame. The rubber ring is fitted into the inserting groove to cause close contact with the inner side of the housing. From this structure, the wheel speed sensor can prevent a coil open circuit and has an enhanced durability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventor: Young-Hwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20020074995
    Abstract: A variable reluctance sensor is disclosed for determining the speed or position of a moveable target object. The sensor has a magnet which is coupled to a pole piece. A wire coil is located annularly around the pole piece. The magnet generates flux in the coil which is changed by the movement of the target object. A second bucking magnet is annularly located around the coil and generates a flux field to reinforce the flux in the coil and to prevent flux from leaking from the wire coil and pole piece. In this manner, the voltage output from the coil is increased due to the decrease in flux leakage. A processor unit is coupled to the wire coil. The processor unit measures the reluctance generated in the coil from the movement of the target object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventor: Charles Albert Spellman
  • Publication number: 20020070727
    Abstract: A sensor for sensing the rotation of an output shaft of a motor used for driving a vehicle includes a disc on the output shaft that carries magnets facing toward a motor carrier and the motor. The motor carrier has an annular recess open on a side facing away from the motor, and a Hall effect sensor is placed in this recess and held with a T-shaped bracket having a tang that supports the Hall effect sensor partially in this annular recess for protecting it and positioning it adjacent the magnets on the disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Jason A. Osborn, Neil A. Fuchs, Kenneth R. Weber, Corey L. Fornes, A. John Santos, Arnold M. Terrill
  • Patent number: 6404182
    Abstract: A first portion of a perimeter of an outer circumferential portion of a tire is magnetized with a first polarity along the steel belt in one circumferential direction less than 360° and a second portion of the perimeter is magnetized with a second polarity in an opposite circumferential direction. The magnetic field generated by the magnetized steel belt is detected by two magnetic detection elements, which are set so that the magnetic field detection directions of the two magnetic detection elements are parallel to the side surface of the tire, and the two elements are juxtaposed in a direction perpendicular to the side surface of the tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Canon Denshi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Kawase, Shinichi Tazaki
  • Publication number: 20020067158
    Abstract: A drawn cup wheel bearing is mounted within an axle tube and supports an axle shaft mounted in the drawn cup wheel bearing with a vehicle mounting flange of the axle shaft positioned axially outwardly of the axle tube. An annular target is supported from the vehicle mounting flange of the axle shaft such that the target is positioned axially inwardly of the vehicle mounting flange and is positioned over the axle tube. A sensor is supported from the axle tube over the annular target for sensing rotation of the annular target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2000
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Inventors: Mark E. LaCroix, A. John Santos, Stephen T. Podhajecki
  • Patent number: 6400136
    Abstract: A device for measuring rotation speed or rotation direction of a rolling-contact bearing which is attached to the bearing. The bearing has an inner and an outer bearing ring with a row of bearing rolling elements between them. A respective sensor unit is at each axial end of the bearing rings. Each sensor unit includes a pulse transmitter ring on one of the inner and outer bearing rings and a sensor on the other of the bearing rings, and the sensor units operate independently. Each sensor unit is force-fit or positively connected to one of the bearing rings, with the pulse transmitter ring connected to one of the bearing rings and the sensor to the other bearing ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Inventors: Martin Grehn, Henri van der Knokke
  • Patent number: 6400143
    Abstract: The invention relates to a digital sensor of relative position, which has a circular multipolar magnetic ring which is mobile in rotation opposite a stationary magnetic sensor comprised of at least two sensitive elements, respectively positioned facing a main track and a “revolution tick” reference track, and a device for processing of the output signals, such that on the magnetic ring, a magnetic pattern is produced from a pair of north and south poles whose transition is different from the transition between the other north and south poles of the magnetic ring, and of which the angular width of the north pole is different at the site of the “revolution tick” reference track. The sensitive elements can be three in number, the first of which faces reference track and of which the other two face the main track, or they can be produced in the form of two parallel bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: The Torrington Company
    Inventors: Francis Travostino, A. John Santos, Mark E. LaCroix, Stephen J. Lyle
  • Patent number: 6392406
    Abstract: A vehicle speed sensor includes a hollow generally cylindrical sensor housing (102) with an open proximal end (112). Within the interior of the sensor housing (102) is a sensing structure and coupled to the open proximal end (112) of the sensor housing (102) is a connector housing (134). The connector housing (134) forms an engagement groove (146) and the sensor housing forms an engagement rib (148). To establish a desired sensor length, the sensor housing (102) is slid relative to the connector housing (134). The engagement rib (148) is then heat staked to the groove (146).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Roland Palfenier, Aaron T. Gibson, Mark Anthony Shost
  • Patent number: 6384595
    Abstract: A pulse signal generator comprising a magnetic element (1) able to cause a large Barkhausen jump; a detection member (2) for detecting a magnetic change in the magnetic element (1) to generate a pulse signal; and a pair of magnets (3, 4) provided on both sides of the magnetic element (1) such that their poles are opposed to each other; a magnetic circuit formation adjusting member (8, 9) attached to at least one of the magnets (3) so that when an object (5A) passes a pair of poles (3A, 4A) on one end of the magnets (3, 4), a magnetic field applied to the magnetic element changes to cause a large Barkhausen jump in the magnetic element (1), thus causing the detection member (2) to generate a pulse signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Ito, Masami Tanaka, Tadashi Kubota, Yasuhiro Masuzaki, Osamu Uchiyama
  • Patent number: 6373241
    Abstract: In a sensor device including a magnetic field sensor which is arranged in stationary fashion and configured as a Hall sensor and is magnetically coupled to at least one stationary magnetic flux conductor which senses a variable magnetic field and delivers it to the Hall sensor, the Hall sensor delivering to an electronic control circuit an electrical signal which depends on the change in the magnetic field, in order to achieve a reduction in the space required for the electronic control circuit and the Hall sensors it is proposed the at least one Hall sensor, combined with at least one element of the electronic control circuit into an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), be arranged in an electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Weber, Norbert Knab, Christoph Klappenbach, Guenther Riehl, Martin Hager, Friedrich-Wilhelm Dreier, Michael Soellner, Olaf Bock
  • Publication number: 20020041182
    Abstract: In a vehicle wheel rotation detecting system, a signal input portion of an ECU accurately detects a vehicle wheel speed and a rotating direction of the vehicle wheel speed of the respective wheels. On the basis of the detected results, the respective computers are operated to perform ABS control, TC control and VSC control. When a computing result of the vehicle wheel speed is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, a change in the rotating direction is inhibited. This may prevent an error in the result of detection of the wheel rotating direction owing to an external magnetic filed and the like so as to further optimize the vehicle state control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Noritaka Yamada
  • Patent number: 6363795
    Abstract: A system including a pulse-generating device can comprise of at least one analog sensor and at least one unit for signal-processing is arranged to detect the analog signal and to generate signal changes having a higher frequency. When generating signal changes in connection with the determination of the amount of fuel dispensed from a fuel pump unit and a frequency generator for generating a periodic analog signal having a frequency is generated, which corresponds to a fuel volume flow in the pump unit. The amplitude of the analog signal is detected and then signal changes having a higher frequency are emitted, which is dependent on and higher than the frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Dresser Wayne AB
    Inventors: Anders Bergqvist, Bengt I. Larsson, Fredrik Lundby
  • Patent number: 6359430
    Abstract: A vehicle speed sensor includes a hollow generally cylindrical sensor housing with an open proximal end. Within the interior of the sensor housing is a sensing structure having a base and a coil. A shunt resistor and two terminals are insert molded into the base of the sensing structure, with the resistor disposed between the terminals. Two electrical leads, that are electrically connected to the coil, are wrapped around each end of the shunt resistor and the immediately adjacent terminal. The electrical lead not only electrically connects the terminals to the coil, but it also electrically connects the shunt resistor to the terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Roland Palfenier, Cecilia Hernandez
  • Patent number: 6359431
    Abstract: A golf-cart speedometer/odometer has a rotation-mark collar (1) on a cart-wheel rim (2) that signals rotation to a rotation sensor (4) on a housing extension (5) from a cart-axle housing (6). Measurement of rotation of the rotation-mark collar from rotation of the cart-wheel rim is communicated electrically from the rotation sensor to a readout console (8) having a speedometer (10), a resettable long-distance odometer (11) in metric or English and a resettable short-distance odometer (12) in metric or English readout. Rotation-marking of the rotation-mark collar is preferably with a plurality of magnets (3). Optionally, the rotation-marking of the rotation-mark collar can utilize a plurality of four magnetic-material markers for a rotation-sensor magnet to decrease magnetic field that could damage computers or medical equipment in the vicinity. Further optional, the rotation-marking of the rotation-mark collar can utilize a plurality of four mechanical trippers (31) and trippets (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Stenten's Golf Cart Accessories, Inc.
    Inventor: Roy Coles
  • Patent number: 6357501
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire is provided that has a way to provide information. The pneumatic tire has at least at one predetermined location a rubber mixture that is permeated with magnetizable particles that are magnetized in a number of first zones and differently or not at all in a number of second zones. The tire can be used in a slip regulation system, and apparatus for producing such a tire are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Continental Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Becherer, Martin Fehrle, Klaus Kleinhoff
  • Publication number: 20020030482
    Abstract: A bearing provided with a rotation sensor comprises an outer ring, an inner ring and rolling elements, and a magnetic ring is engaged with the inner diametral surface of the outer ring. Thus, a highly reliable bearing provided with a rotation sensor exerting no bad influence on a magnetic sensor can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Applicant: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Iwamoto, Toru Takahashi, Koichi Okada, Takashi Koike, Yoshitaka Nagano, Motoharu Niki, Kazuyuki Inokuchi