US4835467A
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Wheel speed sensor
Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1988-01-25
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Granted: 1989-05-30
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Expires: 2008-01-25
Abstract
Abstract A magnetoresistive sensor monitors the passing of teeth on a rotating wheel and generates a DC biased speed signal. An amplifier compares this voltage with the capacitor voltage and charges or discharges the capacitor through a pair of parallel coupled, oppositely poled diodes to maintain the capacitor voltage equal to the DC biased speed signal. The voltage across the diode pair is supplied to a comparator switch to provide a pulse train having a frequency that is a measure of the rotational speed of the wheel.
Inventors
- 👤 Kalyan P. Gokhale
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 10:07
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01P; G01P3/00; G01P3/42; G01P3/44; G01P3/48; G01P3/481; G01P3/488
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
207 words
Apparatus for sensing the speed of rotation of a rotating member, the apparatus comprising, in combination: means for generating a speed signal having a voltage value between maximum and minimum values at a frequency related to the rotational speed of the rotating member; a capacitor; first and second parallel coupled diodes, the diodes having opposed polarity; charge control means for comparing the capacitor voltage and the speed signal and (A) charging the capacitor through the parallel coupled diodes when the speed signal is greater than the capacitor voltage and (B) discharging the capacitor through the parallel coupled diodes when the speed is less than the capacitor voltage, the parallel coupled diodes having a forward biased diode voltage drop thereacross while the capacitor is being charged and discharged, the diode voltage drop having a first polarity when the capacitor is being charged and a second polarity when the capacitor is being discharged; and a comparator responsive to the forward biased diode voltage drop for generating a pulse train signal having first and second states corresponding respectively to the first and second polarities of the forward biased voltage drop, the pulse train signal having a frequency that is a measure of the speed of rotation of the rotating member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
207 words
Apparatus for sensing the speed of rotation of a rotating member, the apparatus comprising, in combination: means for generating a speed signal having a voltage value between maximum and minimum values at a frequency related to the rotational speed of the rotating member; a capacitor; first and second parallel coupled diodes, the diodes having opposed polarity; charge control means for comparing the capacitor voltage and the speed signal and (A) charging the capacitor through the parallel coupled diodes when the speed signal is greater than the capacitor voltage and (B) discharging the capacitor through the parallel coupled diodes when the speed is less than the capacitor voltage, the parallel coupled diodes having a forward biased diode voltage drop thereacross while the capacitor is being charged and discharged, the diode voltage drop having a first polarity when the capacitor is being charged and a second polarity when the capacitor is being discharged; and a comparator responsive to the forward biased diode voltage drop for generating a pulse train signal having first and second states corresponding respectively to the first and second polarities of the forward biased voltage drop, the pulse train signal having a frequency that is a measure of the speed of rotation of the rotating member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
74 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the capacitor is series coupled with the parallel coupled diodes and the charge control means includes (A) an amplifier having positive and negitive inputs and an output, (B) means for coupling the speed signal to the amplifier positive input, (C) means for coupling the capacitor voltage to the amplifier negative input, and (D) means for coupling the amplifier output across the series coupled capacitor and parallel coupled diodes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
93 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the means for generating a speed signal includes (A) a wheel rotated by the rotating member, the wheel having teeth spaced around its periphery, (B) a magnetoresistive sensor positioned adjacent the periphery of the wheel for sensing the proximity of the teeth as the wheel is rotated, the magnetoresistive sensor having a resistance varying between maximum and minimum values as the teeth are rotated thereby and (C) means for supplying a constant current to the magnetoresistive sensor, the voltage across the magnetoresistive sensor comprising the speed signal.
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