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US5486759A
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Device for detecting the movement of a movable component and signalling the detected movement over a single line
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
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Filing: 1993-10-20
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Granted: 1996-01-23
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Expires: 2013-10-20
Abstract
Abstract A device for detecting the movement of a movable component in that the position signals furnished by two position sensors are added to form a signal that is conducted through a line to an evaluation arrangement. The position ranges associated with the position sensors have an overlap region. Different discrete values are assigned to the position signals and can be evaluated easily in the evaluation arrangement.
Inventors
- 👤 Hartmut Seiler
- 👤 Guenter Haderer
- 👤 Volker Aab
- 👤 Cornelius Peter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 19:10
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01P; G01P13/00; G01P13/02; G01P13/04; G01P13/045; G01D; G01D5/00; G01D5/12; G01D5/14; H; H02; H02P; H02P7/00; H02P7/06; H02P7/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
186 words
A device for detecting movement of a movable component, said device comprising: a first position sensor for outputting a first signal corresponding to at least a first position range of the movable component when the first position sensor senses the movable component within the first position range, the first signal having a single first discrete value; a second position sensor for outputting a second signal corresponding to at least a second position range of the movable component when the second position sensor senses the movable component within the second position range, the second position range having an overlap region with said first position range, said second signal having a single second discrete value which is different from said first discrete value; means for adding the respective discrete values of said first and second signals to produce a discrete sum signal, and for feeding the discrete sum signal to a single signal line; and an evaluation arrangement connected to said single signal line for receiving and evaluating the sum signal on said single signal line and determining movement of the movable component based on the sum signal.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
186 words
A device for detecting movement of a movable component, said device comprising: a first position sensor for outputting a first signal corresponding to at least a first position range of the movable component when the first position sensor senses the movable component within the first position range, the first signal having a single first discrete value; a second position sensor for outputting a second signal corresponding to at least a second position range of the movable component when the second position sensor senses the movable component within the second position range, the second position range having an overlap region with said first position range, said second signal having a single second discrete value which is different from said first discrete value; means for adding the respective discrete values of said first and second signals to produce a discrete sum signal, and for feeding the discrete sum signal to a single signal line; and an evaluation arrangement connected to said single signal line for receiving and evaluating the sum signal on said single signal line and determining movement of the movable component based on the sum signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said first and second position sensors are magnetic field sensitive elements.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A device according to claim 2, wherein said magnetic field sensitive elements are Hall effect elements.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device according to claim 2, wherein said magnetic field sensitive elements are included in an integrated circuit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A device according to claim 2, further comprising a switch means for switching a supply of energy between said magnetic field sensitive elements in a periodic interval.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein the means for adding includes means for making the first discrete value output by the first sensor to be a value twice the value of the second discrete value output by the second sensor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
114 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said means for adding and feeding includes first and second controlled current sources, the first controlled current source coupled to the first position sensor and the second controlled current source coupled to the second position sensor, first controlled current source being connected to the single signal line and impressing a first predetermined current corresponding to the first discrete value into said single signal line and the second controlled current source being connected to the single signal line and impressing a second predetermined current corresponding to the second discrete value into the single signal line, the sum signal being the sum of the first and second predetermined currents.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device according to claim 7, wherein said evaluation arrangement includes a current mirror circuit connected to said single signal line.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
A device according to claim 7, wherein said evaluation arrangement includes a circuit means for increasing a voltage across said single signal line corresponding to the first and second predetermined currents impressed on said single signal line.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
60 words
A device according to claim 1, further comprising an electric motor for driving the movable component, the electric motor having connecting lines for supplying energy to the electric motor, and wherein said first and second position sensors are supplied with energy through said single signal line and through at least one of the connecting lines connected to the electric motor.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
50 words
A device according to claim 1, further comprising an electric motor for driving the movable component, the electric motor having connecting lines for supplying energy to the electric motor, and wherein said first and second position sensors are supplied with energy by the connecting lines connected to the electric motor.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein the movable component is part of an adjustment drive disposed in a motor vehicle.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
60 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein the means for adding the respective discrete values of said first and second signals to produce a discrete sum signal, and for feeding the sum signal to a single signal line produces the discrete sum signal so that it has at least three predetermined signal levels representing different positions of the moveable component.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
56 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein the sum signal has a first predetermined signal level corresponding to the first discrete value, a second predetermined signal level corresponding to the second discrete value and a third predetermined signal level corresponding to when the first and second position sensors sense the movable component within the overlap region.
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