Abstract: An inductive sensing-based user interface device which includes a conductive barrier with at least one aperture, a magnetic flux modifier attached to a rotary member on one side of the barrier and an inductive structure on an opposed side of the barrier aligned with the aperture, magnetically coupled to the flux modifier, wherein a change in sensed inductance is used to determine rotational input.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 13, 2018
Date of Patent:
April 11, 2023
Assignee:
AZOTEQ HOLDINGS LIMITED
Inventors:
Frederick Johannes Bruwer, Douw Gerbrandt Van Der Merwe, Daniel Barend Rademeyer, Regardt Busch, Jakobus Daniel Van Wyk