Patents Assigned to Electricfil Automotive
  • Publication number: 20210381851
    Abstract: A method for determining a relative angular position between two parts about an axis of rotation (A), implementing a magnetized body (10), in the shape of an angular curved sector about the axis of rotation (A), characterized in that the magnetization plane of the magnetized body (PM) is parallel to the axis of rotation (A), for a sensor system having such a magnetized body, and to a method for manufacturing such a magnetized body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: Electricfil Automotive
    Inventors: Nikola JERANCE, Harijaona Lalao RAKOTOARISON
  • Patent number: 8955373
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an exhaust sensor (1) comprising a tubular support body (2) receiving a measurement probe (3), a first end of said probe extending beyond a first end of the tubular support body through an opening therein, and a second end of said probe being secured to an electrical connection connector (4) housed inside the tubular support body (2) and fitting closely against its walls. According to the invention, the measurement probe is sealed inside the tubular support body (2) and is thermally decoupled from the environment outside the tubular support body by means of an assembly of spacers (10, 11, 12, 13) made of ceramic and of glass, the spacers being threaded around the measurement probe and distributed inside the tubular support body between the electrical connection connector and the first end of the tubular support body so as to provide at least two separate cavities, said spacers providing leaktight sealing between the measurement probe and the tubular support body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Electricfil Automotive
    Inventors: Frederic Duault, Stephane Raquin
  • Patent number: 8912791
    Abstract: The invention relates to a magnetic sensor for determining the position of a part (2) movable firstly in rotation over a limited angular stroke by virtue of a rotary movement (R), and secondly in translation along a translation axis (X) and over a limited linear stroke, this sensor including both a magnetized target (3) mounted on and fastened to the movable part (2) and taking the form of a radially-magnetized part-cylinder having an axis of symmetry coinciding with the translation axis (X) and also a system (5) for measuring the magnetic field of the magnetized target to determine the position of the target in three dimensions. According to the invention, in order to determine the position and the orientation of the target, the system (5) acts at a single point to measure the direction of the magnetic field in two orthogonal planes, one of which (P1) is normal to the rotary movement (R) and the other of which (P2) is normal to the movement in translation (X).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Electricfil Automotive
    Inventor: Vincent Liebart
  • Patent number: 8878530
    Abstract: A measuring method of contactless magnetic detection of relative movement along a trajectory between a main creation system and a measuring system sensitive to the direction of the magnetic field, the creation system creating a main magnetic field of direction that varies in a plane detected by the measuring system to determine the relative position along that trajectory. The method includes subjecting the measuring system to a compensation magnetic field of direction that is fixed and opposite to the direction of the maximum main magnetic field measured by the measuring system and delivered uniquely by the main creation system and in determining the direction of a magnetic field resulting from the combination of the main magnetic field and the compensation magnetic field by measuring the two mutually-orthogonal components of the resultant magnetic field respectively varying substantially as cosine and sine functions of the angle of the resultant magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Electricfil Automotive
    Inventor: Vincent Liebart
  • Patent number: 8579634
    Abstract: An electrical connection system for a vehicle, comprising an elongated dielectric component (3) equipped with at least one electrode electrically connected to electrical contact pads (7), two dielectric half-shells (14) assembled face-to-face, electrical contact fingers (19) connecting with the pads, interposed between at least one half-shell and the component, a spring collar (21) surrounding the half-shells (14) to provide for holding them in position. The half-shells (14) include at the proximal part a pivot (23) such that the half-shells open angularly relative to one another, the half-shells (14) together include on the outside a bearing surface for a tubular body providing for bringing the half-shells together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Electricfil Automotive
    Inventors: Stéphane Raquin, Frédéric Duault
  • Patent number: 7598735
    Abstract: A device for detecting the position of a mobile target equipped with at least one pattern and mounted so as to define a magnetic gap in which are placed at least two probes which are sensitive to the intensity of a physical magnitude where, for each passage of a pattern in front of a probe, the movement of the target causes a variation in the intensity of the physical magnitude detected by the probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Electricfil Automotive
    Inventor: Rainer Möller
  • Patent number: 7482801
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device to mechanically secure in position a magnetic linear position sensor that includes a support (4) equipped with detection cells that are sensitive to magnetic induction and a target slide (5) fitted with magnetic elements and mounted to slide on the support in relation to the detection cells. According to the invention, the device includes: mechanical locking resources (12) between the target slide and the support, in order to place the target slide in a reference position in relation to the support, and resources (13) for controlling the locking resources so that the latter can pass from a locked position to an unlocked position of the target slide (5) in relation to the support (4), and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Electricfil Automotive
    Inventor: Edward Alexander Bolton
  • Patent number: 7388368
    Abstract: The object of the invention relates to an encoder for a position sensor, including at least one junction (J) between one so-called small pole (P) and one so-called large pole (G), having an angular width larger than the angular width of the small pole, the small pole (P) and the large pole (G) corresponding to each junction (J) having polarities of opposite signs, characterized in that, for each junction (J), the large pole (G) of a given sign consists: of at least one small stabilizing pole (ps) of the same sign placed adjacent to the small pole (P) of opposite sign and having an angular width substantially identical with that of said first pole, one the one hand and of at least one complementary pole (pc) of the same sign as the stabilizing pole (ps), the complementary pole (pc) and/or the small stabilizing pole (ps) having a gradual magnetization profile adapted for stabilizing the passing through zero gauss of the radial component of the magnetic induction, on the other hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Electricfil Automotive
    Inventors: Bertrand Legrand, Jérôme Corona
  • Patent number: 7288932
    Abstract: A device to correct interference errors in a measuring installation (A) that includes at least two magnetic sensors (11, 12) for measuring the position of mobile elements (21, 22) that are moving along adjacent trajectories, with each magnetic measuring sensor delivering a measurement signal that is representative of the position of the mobile element in an open magnetic circuit (31, 32), and resources (M) for processing the measurement signals delivered by the magnetic measuring sensors. According to the invention, the processing resources (M) include resources for correction of the magnetic measurement signals in order to take account of interference errors between adjacent magnetic sensors (11, 12), with a view to obtaining a corrected measurement signal for each magnetic measuring sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Electricfil Automotive
    Inventors: Laurent Dufour, Olivier Andrieu, Rainer Moller
  • Patent number: 7283826
    Abstract: A magnetic sensor for determining the position of a cellular phone in linear movement along an axis of translation, the sensor including a measuring cell fitted to a magnetic circuit and capable of measuring the variations in the value of the magnetic induction flux consecutive with the reluctance variations of the magnetic circuit. According to the invention, the sensor further includes a single delimiting fixed magnetic circuit between two fixed pole parts, a variable air gap within which at least a magnetic induction is created that extends along a length parallel to the axis of translation and at least equal to the travel to be measured of the cellular phone, and a measurable air gap to which the measuring cell is fitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Electricfil Automotive
    Inventors: Laurent Dufour, Olivier Andrieu
  • Patent number: 7265685
    Abstract: The object of the invention relates to an encoder for a rotary position sensor, including a multipolar magnetic ring driven into rotation around its axis, and provided at its circumference with magnetic poles of a given sign, alternately positioned with magnetic poles of an opposite sign, so as to form at least one series of pairs of magnetic poles with a determined period, each magnetic pole of a given sign having a width Ii and a magnetic polarisation value Mi whereas each magnetic pole of opposite sign has a width Ii+1 different from width Ii and a magnetic polarisation value Mi+1, characterized in that the polarization of the magnetic poles is such that Mi×Ii=Mi+1×Ii+1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Electricfil Automotive
    Inventor: Bertrand Legrand
  • Patent number: 7248185
    Abstract: A sensor including at least one rotary magnetic coder with first and second rotary tracks, at least two detection cells, and logical resources for processing of digital signals delivered by the cells. At least the detection cell located in relation to a magnetic track with a singular pole is a single-element detection cell, and the generator elements of the magnetic tracks and the detection cells are arranged in dependence on the logical processing resources such that the digital output signal has the same constant period, both on its regular coding part and on its irregular coding part, and the regular coding part and the irregular coding part have cyclic ratios that are unbalanced and different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Electricfil Automotive
    Inventor: Bertrand Legrand