IP Library Granted Patent US 9,853,526
Granted Patent B2
US 9,853,526 · App. 14/753,299 · Granted Dec 26, 2017

Assembly comprising at least a first motor, a second motor and an angular position sensor

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Patent No.
US 9,853,526
App. No.
14/753,299
Granted
Dec 26, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An assembly includes at least a first motor ( 10 ) and a second motor ( 20 ) on which first targets ( 13 ) and second targets ( 23 ) being respectively mounted, the first targets ( 13 ) and the second targets ( 23 ) are respectively distributed angularly over the first motor ( 10 ) and over the second motor ( 20 ), each first target ( 13 ) having a first angular aperture, each second target ( 23 ) having a second angular aperture, the assembly furthermore having an angular position sensor ( 5 ) positioned between the motors ( 10, 20 ) and adapted to measure the angular position of the targets ( 13, 23 ).

Claims (35)

1. An assembly comprising at least a first motor ( 10 ) and a second motor ( 20 ) on which identical first targets ( 13 ) and identical second targets ( 23 ) being respectively mounted, the first targets ( 13 ) and the second targets ( 23 ) are respectively distributed angularly over the first motor ( 10 ) and over the second motor ( 20 ), respectively with a first angular spacing (β 1 ) and a second angular spacing (β 2 ) between two consecutive first targets ( 13 ) and two consecutive second targets ( 23 ), each first target ( 13 ) having a first angular aperture (λ 1 ), each second target ( 23 ) having a second angular aperture (λ 2 ), the assembly furthermore having an angular position sensor ( 5 ) positioned between said motors ( 10 , 20 ) and adapted to measure the angular position of said targets ( 13 , 23 ), said angular position sensor ( 5 ) comprising:

a printed circuit board ( 50 ) defining a detection window (F) of said first targets ( 13 ) and of said second targets ( 23 ),

at least a first set ( 1 ) of receiver windings ( 1 S, 1 C) for detecting said first targets ( 13 ) and a second set ( 2 ) of receiver windings ( 2 S, 2 C) for detecting said second targets ( 23 ) in said detection window (F), said receiver windings ( 1 S, 1 C, 2 S, 2 C) extending angularly,

each set of receiver windings ( 1 , 2 ) having a sine receiver winding ( 1 S, 2 S) adapted to generate a sine signal when a target ( 13 , 23 ) is detected and a cosine receiver winding ( 1 C, 2 C) adapted to generate a cosine signal when a target ( 13 , 23 ) is detected,

each receiver winding ( 1 S, 1 C, 2 S, 2 C) alternately having at least one turn oriented positively and one turn oriented negatively, each turn being formed on said printed circuit board ( 50 ) and having an angular aperture, and

at least one emitter winding ( 4 ) adapted to induce an electric voltage in said receiver windings ( 1 S, 1 C, 2 S, 2 C),

the assembly being characterized in that:

the angular aperture of a turn (M 1 ) of the sine receiver winding ( 1 S) of the first set ( 1 ) is a multiple 2n of the angular aperture of a turn (M 2 ) of the sine receiver winding ( 2 S) of the second set ( 2 ), n being an integer,

the first angular aperture (λ 1 ) of a first target ( 13 ) of the first motor ( 10 ) is a multiple 2n of the second angular aperture (λ 2 ) of a second target ( 23 ) of the second motor ( 20 ), n being an integer,

the angular aperture of a turn (M 1 ) of the sine receiver winding ( 1 S) of the first set ( 1 ) is defined as claimed in the following formula:

2× M 1=λ1+β1

with:

λ 1 : the first angular aperture of a first target ( 13 ) of the first motor ( 10 );

β 1 : the first angular spacing between two consecutive first targets ( 13 ) and

the angular aperture of a turn (M 2 ) of the sine receiver winding ( 2 S) of the second set ( 2 ) is defined as claimed in the following formula:

2× M 2=λ2+β2

with

λ 2 : the second angular aperture of a second target ( 23 ) of the second motor ( 20 );

β 2 : the second angular spacing between two consecutive second targets ( 23 ).

2. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first angular aperture (λ 1 ) of a first target ( 13 ) of the first motor ( 10 ) is equal to two times the value of the second angular aperture (λ 2 ) of a second target ( 23 ) of the second motor ( 20 ).

3. The assembly as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the angular aperture of a turn (M 1 ) of the sine receiver winding ( 1 S) of the first set ( 1 ) is equal to two times the angular aperture of a turn (M 2 ) of the sine receiver winding ( 2 S) of the second set ( 2 ).

4. The assembly as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the emitter winding ( 51 ) surrounds said receiver windings ( 1 S, 1 C, 2 S, 2 C) of the two sets ( 1 , 2 ).

5. The assembly as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the second angular spacing (β 2 ) of two consecutive second targets ( 23 ) of the second motor ( 20 ) is equal to the second angular aperture (λ 2 ) of a second target ( 23 ) of the second motor ( 20 ).

6. The assembly as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the first angular spacing (β 1 ) of two consecutive first targets ( 13 ) of the first motor ( 10 ) is equal to the first angular aperture (λ 1 ) of a first target ( 13 ) of the first motor ( 10 ).

7. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the angular aperture of a turn (M 1 ) of the sine receiver winding ( 1 S) of the first set ( 1 ) is equal to two times the angular aperture of a turn (M 2 ) of the sine receiver winding ( 2 S) of the second set ( 2 ).

8. The assembly as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the emitter winding ( 51 ) surrounds said receiver windings ( 1 S, 1 C, 2 S, 2 C) of the two sets ( 1 , 2 ).

9. The assembly as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the second angular spacing (β 2 ) of two consecutive second targets ( 23 ) of the second motor ( 20 ) is equal to the second angular aperture (λ 2 ) of a second target ( 23 ) of the second motor ( 20 ).

10. The assembly as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the first angular spacing (β 1 ) of two consecutive first targets ( 13 ) of the first motor ( 10 ) is equal to the first angular aperture (λ 1 ) of a first target ( 13 ) of the first motor ( 10 ).

11. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the emitter winding ( 51 ) surrounds said receiver windings ( 1 S, 1 C, 2 S, 2 C) of the two sets ( 1 , 2 ).

12. The assembly as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the second angular spacing (β 2 ) of two consecutive second targets ( 23 ) of the second motor ( 20 ) is equal to the second angular aperture (λ 2 ) of a second target ( 23 ) of the second motor ( 20 ).

13. The assembly as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the first angular spacing (β 1 ) of two consecutive first targets ( 13 ) of the first motor ( 10 ) is equal to the first angular aperture (λ 1 ) of a first target ( 13 ) of the first motor ( 10 ).

14. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second angular spacing (β 2 ) of two consecutive second targets ( 23 ) of the second motor ( 20 ) is equal to the second angular aperture (λ 2 ) of a second target ( 23 ) of the second motor ( 20 ).

15. The assembly as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the angular aperture (λ 1 ) of a first target ( 13 ) of the first motor ( 20 ) is equal to 45°.

16. The assembly as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the first angular spacing (β 1 ) of two consecutive first targets ( 13 ) of the first motor ( 10 ) is equal to the first angular aperture (λ 1 ) of a first target ( 13 ) of the first motor ( 10 ).

17. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first angular spacing ( 31 ) of two consecutive first targets ( 13 ) of the first motor ( 10 ) is equal to the first angular aperture (λ 1 ) of a first target ( 13 ) of the first motor ( 10 ).

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 24, 2023
From: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH; VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
To: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
Reel/Frame 063425/0149 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2023
From: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE S.A.S.; CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
To: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH; CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
Reel/Frame 062492/0737 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2015
From: HOURNE, XAVIER; VENZAL, SIMON-DIDIER
To: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE; CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
Reel/Frame 035927/0595 →