Sensing device for avoiding magnetic field interference

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12044589-B2
Application number	US-202017612269-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 22, 2020
Priority date	May 22, 2019
Publication date	Jul 23, 2024
Grant date	Jul 23, 2024

Abstract

An embodiment may provide a sensing device including a stator including a stator tooth and a rotor including a magnet, wherein the stator tooth includes a first stator tooth and a second stator tooth disposed inside the first stator tooth, the first stator tooth includes a plurality of first teeth, the second stator tooth includes a plurality of second teeth, the first tooth overlaps the second tooth in a radial direction from a center of the stator, the sensing device further includes a sensor and a collector which are disposed between the first stator tooth and the second stator tooth in the radial direction, the first stator tooth includes a first region corresponding to the collector in a circumferential direction, the second stator tooth includes a second region corresponding to the collector in the circumferential direction, and each of a central angle of the first region and a central angle of the second region is 180° or less.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A sensing device comprising:
a stator including a stator tooth; and
a rotor including a magnet,
wherein the stator tooth includes a first stator tooth and a second stator tooth disposed inside the first stator tooth, the first stator tooth includes a plurality of first teeth,
the second stator tooth includes a plurality of second teeth,
the first stator tooth overlaps the stator second tooth in a radial direction from a center of the stator,
the sensing device further comprises a sensor and a collector which are disposed between the first stator tooth and the second stator tooth in the radial direction,
when a virtual line passing through the center of the stator in the radial direction is defined as a first reference line and a virtual line perpendicular to the first reference line in the radial direction is defined as a second reference line,
wherein the collector is symmetrically disposed with respect to the second reference line at only one side of the first reference line,
wherein the sensor includes a first sensor and a second sensor,
wherein the first sensor is disposed with respect to the second reference line at one side of the second reference line, and
wherein the second sensor is disposed with respect to the second reference line at other side of the second reference line.

2. The sensing device of claim 1 , wherein
the collector includes a first body disposed opposite to the first sensor, a second body extending from the first body and disposed opposite to the second sensor, and extension parts extending from the first body and the second body, and
an angle formed by both ends of the collector based on a curvature center of the extension part is 180° or less.

3. The sensing device of claim 1 , wherein:
the collector includes a first body disposed opposite to the first sensor, a second body extending from the first body and disposed opposite to the second sensor, and extension parts extending from the first body and the second body.

4. The sensing device of claim 1 , wherein:
the collector includes a first collector and a second collector;
the first collector includes a first body disposed opposite to the first sensor and a first extension part extending from the first body; and
the second collector includes a second body disposed opposite to the second sensor and a second extension part extending from the second body.

5. The sensing device of claim 3 , wherein the first body and the second body are connected to be bent.

6. The sensing device of claim 5 , further comprising a housing configured to accommodate a circuit board,
wherein the housing includes a first hole through which the first sensor passes and a second hole through which the second sensor passes, and
the first hole and the second hole are placed to form an angle.

7. The sensing device of claim 1 , further comprising a housing configured to accommodate a circuit board,
wherein the collector includes bent parts disposed at both ends to be bent outward, and
the housing includes grooves in which the bent parts are disposed.

8. The sensing device of claim 7 , wherein:
the housing includes a protrusion having an annular shape protruding in an axial direction; and
the grooves are concavely disposed in an inner circumferential surface of the protrusion.

9. The sensing device of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is disposed between the collector and the first stator tooth in the radial direction.

10. The sensing device of claim 1 , wherein:
the first stator tooth includes a first region, and the second stator tooth includes a second region,
wherein the first region corresponds to the collector in a circumferential direction,
wherein the second region corresponds to the collector in the circumferential direction, and
wherein each of a central angle of the first region and a central angle of the second region is 180° or less.

Assignees

• Lg Innotek Co Ltd

Inventors

• Byun Sung Wook

Classifications

• G01L5/221

  to steering wheels, e.g. for power assisted steering · CPC title

• B62D15/021

  Determination of steering angle · CPC title

• B60Y2400/307

  Torque sensors · CPC title

• B62D15/0215 Primary

  by measuring on the steering column · CPC title

• G01L3/104 Primary

  involving permanent magnets · CPC title