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US 12,613,111 · App. 18/018,477 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Detection device for a position sensor and detection system comprising such a detection device

Inventors: Franz Straubinger (Aidenbach, DE); Markus Simon (Hutthurm, DE)
Assignee: SUMIDA COMPONENTS & MODULES GMBH
G01D5/22G01B7/30
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Patent No.
US 12,613,111
App. No.
18/018,477
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A detection device for a position sensor and to a detection system comprising such a detection device. The detection device comprises, in some embodiments, at least one primary winding and a secondary winding circuit. The secondary winding circuit has a plurality of secondary windings which are inductively coupled to the at least one primary winding during operation of the detection device, and the plurality of secondary windings is designed as two sinusoidal coils, each having a center tap.

Claims (39)

1 . A detection device for a position sensor, comprising:

a primary winding; and

a secondary winding circuit having a plurality of secondary windings inductively coupled to the primary winding during operation of the detection device;

wherein the plurality of secondary windings is formed as two sinusoidal coils routed in an overlapping arrangement, each having a center tap provided as a vertical contact of a printed circuit board, and wherein the detection device is configured, for each sinusoidal coil, to tap voltage signals of both half-coils using the center tap as a common node together with, respectively, a first end terminal and a second end terminal of that sinusoidal coil.

2 . A detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the primary winding is formed as a rectangular coil surrounding the plurality of secondary windings in plan view.

3 . A detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of secondary windings comprises a first subset of at least two secondary windings arranged in series with each other and a second subset of at least two secondary windings arranged in series with each other.

4 . A detection device of claim 3 , further comprising a resistor or capacitor disposed between a secondary winding of the first subset and a secondary winding of the second subset.

5 . A detection device according to claim 3 , wherein said secondary winding circuit further comprises a first resistor arranged in parallel with a first secondary winding from said first subset and a second resistor arranged in parallel with a first secondary winding from said second subset.

6 . A detection device according to claim 3 , wherein the secondary windings in each subset are arranged in the secondary winding circuit in a connected manner relative to the at least one primary winding so as to provide a differential signal from each subset during operation of the detection device.

7 . A detection device according to claim 3 , wherein the secondary winding circuit further comprises a first capacitor and a second capacitor, the first capacitor being arranged in parallel with a second secondary winding from the first subset and the second capacitor being arranged in parallel with a second secondary winding from the second subset.

8 . A detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the primary winding and the secondary winding circuit are integrated in a printed circuit board.

9 . A detection system comprising:

a detection device according to claim 1 ; and

a sensor element rotatably arranged relative to the detection device;

wherein the sensor element comprises a sensor structure formed of an electrically conductive material.

10 . A detection device for a position sensor, comprising:

a primary winding; and

a secondary winding circuit having a plurality of secondary windings inductively coupled to the at least one primary winding during operation of the detection device;

wherein the plurality of secondary windings comprises a first subset of at least two secondary windings and a second subset of at least two secondary windings arranged in series with each other; and

wherein the secondary winding circuit further comprises a first resistor or capacitor arranged between a secondary winding from the first subset and a secondary winding from the second subset or arranged in parallel with a first secondary winding from the first subset or the second subset;

wherein the plurality of secondary windings is formed as two sinusoidal coils routed in an overlapping arrangement, each having a center tap provided as a vertical contact of a printed circuit board, and wherein the detection device is configured, for each sinusoidal coil, to tap voltage signals of both half-coils using the center tap as a common node together with, respectively, a first end terminal and a second end terminal of that sinusoidal coil, and

wherein only one primary winding is provided, which is formed as a rectangular coil and surrounds the secondary windings in plan view.

11 . A detection device according to claim 10 , wherein the primary winding and the secondary winding circuit are integrated in a printed circuit board.

12 . A detection device according to claim 10 , wherein the secondary winding circuit further comprises an additional resistor or additional capacitor arranged between two other secondary windings, one of which being from the first subset and the other one being from the second subset.

13 . A detection system comprising:

a detection device according to claim 10 ; and

a sensor element rotatably arranged relative to the detection device;

wherein the sensor element comprises a sensor structure formed of an electrically conductive material.

14 . A detection device for a position sensor, comprising:

at least one primary winding; and

a secondary winding circuit having a plurality of secondary windings inductively coupled to the at least one primary winding during operation of the detection device;

wherein the plurality of secondary windings comprises a first subset of at least two secondary windings and a second subset of at least two secondary windings arranged in series with each other; and

wherein the secondary winding circuit further comprises a first resistor or capacitor arranged between a secondary winding from the first subset and a secondary winding from the second subset or arranged in parallel with a first secondary winding from the first subset or the second subset,

wherein the at least one primary winding and the secondary winding circuit are integrated in a printed circuit board, and

wherein a number of the at least one primary winding and a number of the plurality of secondary windings are the same, and in the printed circuit board, each primary winding is assigned to one secondary winding.

15 . A detection system comprising:

a detection device according to claim 14 ; and

a sensor element rotatably arranged relative to the detection device;

wherein the sensor element comprises a sensor structure formed of an electrically conductive material.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2023
From: STRAUBINGER, FRANZ; SIMON, MARKUS
To: SUMIDA COMPONENTS & MODULES GMBH
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 102020209601.5 · Jul 30, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230304831A1 · Sep 28, 2023
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