Sensor device for a motor vehicle, motor vehicle and method for producing a sensor device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9702776-B2
Application number	US-201314437658-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 12, 2013
Priority date	Oct 27, 2012
Publication date	Jul 11, 2017
Grant date	Jul 11, 2017

Abstract

A sensor device for measuring a measurement variable characterizing a rotation state of a shaft portion of a motor vehicle, in particular a steering axle of the motor vehicle, is disclosed. The sensor device includes a holder which can be connected to the shaft portion of the motor vehicle, a magnetic stator portion which is arranged on the holder and which is constructed for conducting magnetic flux from a magnet towards a magnetic sensor and which has an annular radial base element, which is axially supported with the axial front side thereof on the holder, and a fixing element for fixing the stator portion at least in an axial direction to the holder from the axial rear side thereof which is opposite the front side, wherein the holder has at least one welding rib, via which the holder is connected to the fixing element by friction welding.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A sensor device for measuring a measurement variable characterizing a rotation state of a shaft portion of a motor vehicle, the sensor device comprising:
a holder configured to be connected to the shaft portion of the motor vehicle;
a magnetic stator portion arranged on the holder constructed for conducting magnetic flux from a magnet towards a magnetic sensor and having an annular radial base element, which is axially supported with an axial front side thereof on the holder; and
a fixing element for fixing the stator portion at least in an axial direction to the holder from an axial rear side thereof which is opposite the axial front side,
wherein the holder has at least one welding rib, via which the holder is connected to the fixing element by friction welding, and
wherein the fixing element is constructed to have an annular shape, and is arranged concentrically with respect to the holder.

2. The sensor device according to claim 1 , wherein the holder is connected to the fixing element by ultrasound welding via the at least one welding rib.

3. The sensor device according to claim 1 , wherein the welding rib forms an axial extension member via which the holder is axially connected to the fixing element.

4. The sensor device according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing element adjoins the rear side of the base element of the stator portion.

5. The sensor device according to claim 1 , wherein the holder has a large number of welding ribs which are arranged so as to be distributed in a peripheral direction and which are directed in an axial direction and via which the holder is connected to the fixing element by friction welding.

6. The sensor device according to claim 1 , wherein the holder has a groove-like collection channel which extends at least partially round the welding rib for a molten mass of the fixing element.

7. The sensor device according to claim 1 , wherein the holder has a cylindrical first axial region, on which the base element is axially supported with the front side, and a cylindrical second axial region, which is arranged concentrically relative to the first region, which has a smaller diameter and which is connected to the first axial region in an integral manner, via a large number of connection elements which are arranged so as to be distributed in a peripheral direction.

8. The sensor device according to claim 7 , wherein the stator portion is fitted to the second axial region of the holder and the at least one welding rib is constructed on one of the connection elements.

9. The sensor device according to claim 7 , wherein the stator portion has a large number of tooth elements, which are arranged so as to be distributed in a peripheral direction and which project in an axial direction from the radial base element, for receiving the magnetic flux from the magnet, and which extend axially into the first axial region of the holder adjoining an inner periphery of the first axial region.

Assignees

• Valeo Schalter & Sensoren Gmbh

Inventors

• Schoepe Roman
• Rachui Dirk
• Froehlich Ekkehart
• Thom Jens

Classifications

• G01L5/22 Primary

  for measuring the force applied to control members, e.g. control members of vehicles, triggers · CPC title

• G01L5/221 Primary

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

• B29C65/08

  using ultrasonic vibrations {(non-plastics element to plastics elements B29C65/645)} · CPC title

• B29K2101/12

  Thermoplastic materials · CPC title

• B29L2031/752

  Measuring equipment · CPC title