Patents Assigned to Bourns Incorporated
  • Three-piece torque sensor assembly
    Patent number: 8448528
    Abstract: A target magnet assembly configured to be secured to a rotating shaft of a steering gear assembly. The target magnet assembly includes an index hub with a mount and a magnet secured by the mount. The mount includes a tab with a protrusion extending from the tab, a finger, and a stop. The magnet includes an axial retention groove receiving the finger, a top surface abutting the stop, and a radial retention groove receiving the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Bourns Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenneth McDonald, James Thomas, Lawrence B. Reimer
  • Target magnet assembly for a sensor used with a steering gear
    Patent number: 8390276
    Abstract: A target magnet assembly configured to be secured to a rotating shaft of a steering gear assembly. The target magnet assembly includes an index hub with a mount and a magnet secured by the mount. The mount includes a tab with a protrusion extending from the tab, a finger, and a stop. The magnet includes an axial retention groove receiving the finger, a top surface abutting the stop, and a radial retention groove receiving the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Bourns Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenneth McDonald, James Thomas, Kevin Laycock