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A rotary position sensor comprising a rotatable patterned ring magnet, which in one embodiment is mounted on the output shaft of an actuator, and includes a plurality of pairs of North and South Pole sections extending around the circumference of the ring magnet in an alternating relationship and defining a plurality of circumferentially extending magnetic field switch points spaced predetermined distances on the ring magnet corresponding to a plurality of predetermined unique positions of the ring magnet adapted for sensing by a switch such as Hall Effect switch. In one embodiment, the ring magnet includes a plurality of pairs of North and South Pole sections and switch points on the ring magnet of different predetermined lengths and predetermined locations respectively corresponding to a plurality of predetermined ring magnet positions to be sensed.

Titel:	Rotary position sensor including switch and patterned magnet
Autor/in / Beteiligte Person:	Corporation, CTS
Link:	View record in USPTO Patent Grants (Volltext)
Veröffentlichung:	2022
Medientyp:	Patent
Sonstiges:	Nachgewiesen in: USPTO Patent Grants Sprachen: English Patent Number: 11233,442 Publication Date: January 25, 2022 Appl. No: 16/180532 Application Filed: November 05, 2018 Assignees: CTS Corporation (Lisle, IL, US) Claim: 1. A rotary position sensor comprising: a rotatable ring magnet including at least a first pair of diametrically opposed North Pole sections and at least a first pair of diametrically opposed South Pole sections extending around the ring magnet in an alternating relationship, each of the North and South Pole sections having a length; a rotatable shaft including an end face defining a cavity, the ring magnet being mounted in the cavity, one of the shaft and the ring magnet defining a groove and the other of the shaft and the ring magnet including a finger fitted within the groove for indexing the ring magnet on the shaft; and a switch spaced from the ring magnet and adapted for sensing changes in the magnetic field generated by the ring magnet in response to the rotation of the ring magnet relative to the switch, the length of the respective North and South Pole sections of the ring magnet being predetermined to correspond to the one or more positions of the ring magnet adapted for sensing by the switch. Claim: 2. The rotary position sensor of claim 1 wherein each of the North and South Pole sections has a different length for sensing different positions of the ring magnet. Claim: 3. The rotary position sensor of claim 1 wherein the ring magnet is magnetized in an axial direction relative to the output shaft. Claim: 4. The rotary position sensor of claim 1 wherein the switch is a Hall Effect switch. Claim: 5. A rotary position sensor adapted for sensing the position of a rotatable output shaft on an actuator, the rotary position sensor comprising: a ring magnet mounted to the output shaft and rotatable in response to the rotation of the output shaft, the ring magnet being magnetized to include at least a first pair of diametrically opposed North Pole sections and at least a first pair of diametrically opposed South Pole sections extending around the ring magnet in an alternating relationship, each of the North and South Pole sections having a length; the ring magnet being mounted to an output gear of the actuator, the output gear defining a cavity adapted to receive the ring magnet and at least a first groove and the ring magnet including at least a first finger fitted within the at least first groove for indexing the ring magnet on the output gear; and a switch spaced from the ring magnet and adapted for sensing changes in the magnetic field generated by the ring magnet in response to the rotation of the ring magnet and the output shaft relative to the switch, the length of the respective North and South Pole sections of the ring magnet corresponding to a plurality of positions of the ring magnet adapted for sensing by the switch. Claim: 6. The rotary position sensor of claim 5 wherein the North and South Pole sections have different lengths corresponding to different positions of the ring magnet adapted for sensing by the switch. Claim: 7. An actuator comprising: a housing defining an interior cavity; an actuator motor located in the interior cavity; a plurality of gears located in the housing including a rotatable output gear defining a cavity adapted to receive the ring magnet and at least a first groove and the ring magnet including at least a first finger fitted within the at least first groove for indexing the ring magnet on the output gear; and a ring magnet mounted to the output gear and rotatable in response to the rotation of the output gear, the ring magnet being magnetized to include a plurality of North and South Pole sections, each of the North and South Pole sections having a length; and a switch spaced from the ring magnet for sensing changes in the magnetic field generated by the ring magnet in response to the rotation of the ring magnet and the output gear relative to the switch, the length of the respective North and South Pole sections of the ring magnet corresponding to a plurality of positions of the ring magnet and the output gear adapted for sensing by the switch. Claim: 8. The actuator of claim 7 wherein the ring magnet has been magnetized in a pattern including a plurality of diametrically opposed pairs of North and South Pole sections extending around the circumference of the ring magnet in an alternating and abutting relationship and defining a plurality of North and South Pole switch points extending around the circumference of the ring magnet and corresponding to the plurality of positions of the ring magnet and the output gear assembly adapted for sensing by the switch. Claim: 9. The actuator of claim 7 wherein the switch is a Hall Effect switch. 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Brown, “Synchronous running of shaded-pole permanent magnet motors,” in IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics, vol. 73, No. 5, pp. 703-723, Oct. 2008. cited by applicant Primary Examiner: Barrera, Ramon M Attorney, Agent or Firm: Deneufbourg, Daniel

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Rotary position sensor including switch and patterned magnet