IP Library Granted Patent US 9,594,127
Granted Patent B2
US 9,594,127 · App. 14/584,247 · Granted Mar 14, 2017

Hall sensor device and a manufacture method thereof

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Patent No.
US 9,594,127
App. No.
14/584,247
Granted
Mar 14, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention refers to a Hall sensor device and a manufacturing method thereof. The Hall sensor device includes: two sensor chips each including two pins; a shell, in which four conductive terminals electrically connected with four pins respectively are arranged; three output pins electrically connected to three of the conductive terminals respectively; and a bridge suitable for electrically connecting the rest conductive terminal with the congeneric conductive terminal in the three conductive terminals. The manufacturing method includes: integrally molding the shell and four output pins electrically connected with the four conductive terminals respectively, and cutting off the output pin electrically connected with said rest conductive terminal and providing the bridge. By adopting the present invention, the manufacturing cost of the sensor device is reduced and the production efficiency is improved.

Claims (42)

1. A Hall sensor device, comprising:

two sensor chips comprising a total of four pins, wherein each chip in the two sensor chips comprises a power supply end pin and a signal end pin;

a shell, wherein the two sensor chips are encapsulated in the shell, the four pins of the two sensor chips are electrically connected to four conductive terminals in the shell respectively, the four conductive terminals are divided into two groups, three of the conductive terminals forming a first group of conductive terminals, and the remaining conductive terminal forming a second group of conductive terminal;

three output pins, wherein the three output pins are electrically connected to the three conductive terminals in the first group of conductive terminals respectively; and

a bridge comprising a removable clamping element provided with at least two clamping pins, wherein the bridge is suitable for electrically connecting the second group of conductive terminal with one conductive terminal in the first group of conductive terminals, wherein the second group of conductive terminal and said one conductive terminal to be electrically connected with the second group of conductive terminal in the first group of conductive terminals are electrically connected with the power supply end pins of the two sensor chips respectively or are electrically connected with the signal end pins of the two sensor chips respectively.

2. The Hall sensor device of claim 1 , wherein the two sensor chips are respectively a directional speed sensor and a non-directional speed sensor.

3. The Hall sensor device of claim 2 , wherein the conductive terminals are respectively a first conductive terminal, a second conductive terminal, a third conductive terminal and a fourth conductive terminal from top to bottom, wherein the first conductive terminal is electrically connected with the signal end pin of the directional speed sensor, the second conductive terminal is electrically connected with the power supply end pin of the non-directional speed sensor, the third conductive terminal is electrically connected with the signal end pin of the non-directional speed sensor, and the fourth conductive terminal is electrically connected with the power supply end pin of the directional speed sensor.

4. The Hall sensor device of claim 3 , wherein the second group of conductive terminal is the fourth conductive terminal and the bridge is used for electrically connecting the fourth conductive terminal with the second conductive terminal.

5. The Hall sensor device of claim 3 , wherein the second group of conductive terminal is the first conductive terminal and the bridge electrically connects the first conductive terminal with the third conductive terminal.

6. The Hall sensor device of claim 1 , further comprising four windows corresponding to the four conductive terminals arranged on the shell, wherein the at least two clamping pins are clamped in the windows and are electrically connected with the corresponding conductive terminals.

7. The Hall sensor device of claim 1 , further comprising replaceable inserts arranged on the shell.

8. The Hall sensor device of claim 2 , further comprising replaceable inserts arranged on the shell.

9. The Hall sensor device of claim 3 , further comprising replaceable inserts arranged on the shell.

10. The Hall sensor device of claim 1 , wherein the signal end pin of a directional speed sensor is used for outputting a pulse signal including rotating direction information, and the signal end pin of the non-directional speed sensor is used for outputting a pulse signal including the information of the amount of the rotating speed while being irrelevant to rotating direction.

11. The Hall sensor device of claim 2 , wherein the signal end pin of the directional speed sensor is used for outputting a pulse signal including rotating direction information, and the signal end pin of the non-directional speed sensor is used for outputting a pulse signal including the information of the amount of the rotating speed while being irrelevant to rotating direction.

12. The Hall sensor device of claim 3 , wherein the signal end pin of the directional speed sensor is used for outputting a pulse signal including rotating direction information, and the signal end pin of the non-directional speed sensor is used for outputting a pulse signal including the information of the amount of the rotating speed while being irrelevant to rotating direction.

13. The Hall sensor device of claim 1 , wherein, when a detected object rotates in a positive forward direction, the signal end pins of a directional speed sensor and the non-directional speed sensor are used for outputting identical pulse signals, and wherein, when the detected object rotates in a negative reverse direction, the signal end pins of the directional speed sensor and the non-directional speed sensor are used for outputting pulse signals with different frequencies.

14. A method of manufacturing the Hall sensor device of claim 1 , the method comprising:

molding the shell of the Hall sensor device by using a mould, wherein the four conductive terminals are arranged in the shell, the shell is further integrally molded with four output pins, and the four output pins are molded to be electrically connected to the four conductive terminals respectively;

electrically connecting the four pins of the two sensor chips with the four conductive terminals respectively, and encapsulating the two sensor chips in the shell;

removing connection formed between adjacent output pins in the molding process, and cutting off one of the output pins, wherein the cut off output pin is an output pin electrically connected with the second group of conductive terminal; and

providing a bridge comprising a removable clamping element provided with at least two clamping pins, wherein the bridge is suitable for electrically connecting the second group of conductive terminal with one conductive terminal in the first group of conductive terminals, wherein the second group of conductive terminal and said one conductive terminal to be electrically connected with the second group of conductive terminal in the first group of conductive terminals are electrically connected with the power supply end pins of the two sensor chips respectively or are electrically connected with the signal end pins of the two sensor chips respectively.

15. A Hall sensor device, comprising:

two sensor chips comprising a total of four pins, wherein each chip in the two sensor chips comprises a power supply end pin and a signal end pin;

a shell, wherein the two sensor chips are encapsulated in the shell, the four pins of the two sensor chips are electrically connected to four conductive terminals in the shell respectively, the four conductive terminals are divided into two groups, three of the conductive terminals form a first group of conductive terminals, and the rest conductive terminal is a second group of conductive terminal;

three output pins, wherein the three output pins are electrically connected to the three conductive terminals in the first group of conductive terminals respectively; and

a bridge comprising a removable clamping element provided with at least two clamping pins, wherein the bridge is suitable for electrically connecting the second group of conductive terminal with one conductive terminal in the first group of conductive terminals, wherein the second group of conductive terminal and said one conductive terminal to be electrically connected with the second group of conductive terminal in the first group of conductive terminals are electrically connected with the power supply end pins of the two sensor chips respectively or are electrically connected with the signal end pins of the two sensor chips respectively,

wherein the two sensor chips are respectively a directional speed sensor and a non-directional speed sensor,

wherein the conductive terminals are respectively a first conductive terminal, a second conductive terminal, a third conductive terminal and a fourth conductive terminal from top to bottom, wherein the first conductive terminal is electrically connected with the signal end pin of the directional speed sensor, the second conductive terminal is electrically connected with the power supply end pin of the non-directional speed sensor, the third conductive terminal is electrically connected with the signal end pin of the non-directional speed sensor, and the fourth conductive terminal is electrically connected with the power supply end pin of the directional speed sensor,

wherein the second group of conductive terminal is the fourth conductive terminal and the bridge is used for electrically connecting the fourth conductive terminal with the second conductive terminal,

wherein the Hall sensor device further comprises four windows corresponding to the four conductive terminals arranged on the shell,

wherein the bridge is a clamping element provided with two clamping pins, and

wherein the clamping pins are clamped in the windows and are electrically connected with the corresponding conductive terminals.

16. A Hall sensor device, comprising:

two sensor chips comprising a total of four pins, wherein each chip in the two sensor chips comprises a power supply end pin and a signal end pin;

a shell, wherein the two sensor chips are encapsulated in the shell, the four pins of the two sensor chips are electrically connected to four conductive terminals in the shell respectively, the four conductive terminals are divided into two groups, three of the conductive terminals form a first group of conductive terminals, and the rest conductive terminal is a second group of conductive terminal;

three output pins, wherein the three output pins are electrically connected to the three conductive terminals in the first group of conductive terminals respectively; and

a bridge comprising a removable clamping element provided with at least two clamping pins, wherein the bridge is suitable for electrically connecting the second group of conductive terminal with one conductive terminal in the first group of conductive terminals, wherein the second group of conductive terminal and said one conductive terminal to be electrically connected with the second group of conductive terminal in the first group of conductive terminals are electrically connected with the power supply end pins of the two sensor chips respectively or are electrically connected with the signal end pins of the two sensor chips respectively,

wherein the two sensor chips are respectively a directional speed sensor and a non-directional speed sensor,

wherein the conductive terminals are respectively a first conductive terminal, a second conductive terminal, a third conductive terminal and a fourth conductive terminal from top to bottom, wherein the first conductive terminal is electrically connected with the signal end pin of the directional speed sensor, the second conductive terminal is electrically connected with the power supply end pin of the non-directional speed sensor, the third conductive terminal is electrically connected with the signal end pin of the non-directional speed sensor, and the fourth conductive terminal is electrically connected with the power supply end pin of the directional speed sensor,

wherein the second group of conductive terminal is the fourth conductive terminal and the bridge is used for electrically connecting the fourth conductive terminal with the second conductive terminal, and

wherein the Hall sensor device further comprises replaceable inserts arranged on the shell.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 17, 2025
From: SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: QST SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 071649/0412 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2016
From: WU, TIANSHUN; HUANG, CHENGWEI; XU, XIAOCHI
To: SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 040811/0312 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 21, 2016
From: SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES MASSACHUSETTS, INC.; SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 041128/0316 →