Abstract: In an inductive torque sensor, two rotatable rotor elements (114a, 114b) are mounted axially and adjacent at a distance from the shaft components (112a, 112b) of a shaft (112). An inductive coupling element (18) is mounted about the circumference of each of the rotor elements (114a, 114b). An inductive circuit (30) with at least two inductors (34a, 34b, 34) on a stator element (120) extends along a sensor area so that, when the rotor elements (114a, 114b) rotate, the inductive coupling elements (18) are displaced along the inductors (34, 34a, 34b), causing a position-dependent inductive coupling between the inductors. Cost-effective manufacture is possible if the inductive circuit (30) is so mounted that with the inductive coupling element (18) it covers both rotor elements (114a, 114b). The inductive coupling elements (18) thus possess distinguishable inductive coupling characteristics.

Abstract: An electronic throttle device 10 for motorcycles is mounted on a handlebar. A twist grip 16 may be rotated from an idle position to the full-throttle position. A rotation-position sensor 104 with a rotor unit and a stator unit is either mounted along the rotation axis of the twist-throttle control element 16 or outside of it. In the former case, an intermediary coupling unit 50 is provided that is fixed both to the twist-throttle control element 16 and to the rotor unit 46, 74 to rotate with them. In the latter case, an engagement element 92 is provided for coupling with a first toothed area 94 that engages with a toothed element 96 with a second toothed area 98. A Hall-effect rotation sensor or inductive rotation sensor is preferably used as a rotation-position sensor, whereby in the former case a rotor unit 46, 106 may be moved across from a stator unit 44, 108 with two stator partial elements 58a, 58b.

Abstract: A position selector device having: (a) an inverted cup-like base body with an upper portion and a side portion; (b) a substantially cylindrical rotary member mounted on a shaft, and arranged to rotate within the base body; (c) a first position sensor for sensing the angular position of the rotary member; (d) a toothed ring arranged to provide raster movement of the rotary member; (e) a disk disposed centrally within the upper portion of the base body and arranged for tilting and/or lateral displacement within the base body; (f) a second position sensor for sensing the tilting and/or lateral displacement; and (g) a magnet arrangement for restoring said disk to its central position in said base body after its tilting and/or lateral displacement movement.

Abstract: In order to make an operating device easier to operate and to make final positions more convenient, it includes

Abstract: So that a device for producing selector positions is easy to operate, the stop positions of which can be taken in securely and largely free of mechanical wear, and so that it is easily adaptable, in particular to the respective operating conditions, a position transmitter unit (1) is provided which is movable along a longitudinal axis, and thereby its position transmitter teeth can be fixed with respect to the teeth of a first position detector element (6.1., . . . 6.n). The position transmitter unit (1) can be shifted with a finger body along the longitudinal axis into a recess, and thereby a second rotation body can be placed on a second position selector unit, and this position can be detected by a second position detector element (57). The position transmitter unit (1) can be moved with a moving device (32.1, . . . 32.n) via a second position selector unit two dimensionally with respect to a base body (4), and this position can be detected by third position detector elements (8.1).