Dual channel magnetic field sensor

    公开(公告)号:US12189000B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-07

    申请号:US18158826

    申请日:2023-01-24

    Abstract: A magnetic field sensor includes a first sensor bridge circuit including a first plurality of magnetic field sensor elements and a second plurality of magnetic field sensor elements, wherein the first plurality of magnetic field sensor elements are positioned symmetrical to the second plurality of magnetic field sensor elements across a center of symmetry, wherein the first and the second pluralities of magnetic field sensor elements are separated by a first sensor pitch; and a second sensor bridge circuit including a third plurality of magnetic field sensor elements and a fourth plurality of magnetic field sensor elements, wherein the third plurality of magnetic field sensor elements are positioned symmetrical to the fourth plurality of magnetic field sensor elements across the center of symmetry, wherein the third and the fourth pluralities of magnetic field sensor elements are separated by a second sensor pitch that is equal to the first sensor pitch.

    Magnetic sensor circuit and magnetic field detection device

    公开(公告)号:US11940503B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-26

    申请号:US17375367

    申请日:2021-07-14

    Inventor: Tatsunori Shino

    CPC classification number: G01R33/063

    Abstract: A magnetic sensor circuit includes: a first element including series-connected resistor and capacitor, or including only a capacitor; a second element including series-connected resistor and inductor, or including a magnetic sensor sensing a magnetic field by a magnetic impedance effect; a third element including series-connected resistor and capacitor, or including only a capacitor; and a fourth element including a magnetic sensor sensing a magnetic field by a magnetic impedance effect, wherein a first series circuit part including the series-connected first and second elements and a second series circuit part including the series-connected third and fourth elements are connected in parallel, and, when the magnetic field sensed by the magnetic sensor has a predetermined reference value, a product of impedance Z1 of the first element and impedance Z4 of the fourth element and a product of impedance Z2 of the second element and impedance Z3 of the third element are equal.

    Position detection device and position detection method

    公开(公告)号:US11940303B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-26

    申请号:US16489029

    申请日:2018-03-01

    Abstract: There is provided a position detection device to suppress an influence of a signal distortion due to a processing error or the like, the position detection device including: a reference position calculation unit that calculates a reference position of a moving body on the basis of a first signal and a second signal, the first signal being detected from a first track provided on the moving body and having a scale of predetermined cycles, and the second signal being detected from a second track provided on the moving body and having a scale of cycles less than the predetermined cycles; a slit specifying unit that specifies a slit corresponding to a position of the moving body; an in-slit position calculation unit that calculates an in-slit position of the moving body in the specified slit; and a correction unit that corrects an absolute position of the moving body.

    SENSOR DEVICE
    7.
    发明公开
    SENSOR DEVICE 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240061053A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-22

    申请号:US18386351

    申请日:2023-11-02

    Inventor: Yasuhide TAKASE

    CPC classification number: G01R33/0082 G01R33/06

    Abstract: A sensor device includes a bridge circuit, a bias circuit, and a detection signal receiving circuit. The bridge circuit includes four sensor elements connected in a bridge. The bias circuit includes an oscillation circuit and an averaging circuit. The oscillation circuit outputs an oscillation signal, in which an output voltage in a first output state and an output voltage in a second output state with temperature dependency repeat alternately at a predetermined ratio. The averaging circuit averages the output voltage of the oscillation circuit and applies the averaged output voltage as a bias voltage to a bias end of the bridge circuit. By applying this voltage, the bias circuit excites the bridge circuit and compensates for a temperature characteristic of the sensitivity by offsetting a temperature fluctuation due to a temperature change in its sensitivity.

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