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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7212914 | Floor pedal with a rotation angle sensor A pedal element (2) with a connecting device (5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16) can be moved between an idle position and a full-throttle position of an internal combustion engine at a pedal angle ranging between 0° and 5° to 30°. A signal-generat... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7044019 | Accelerator pedal The invention relates to an accelerator pedal device that includes at least one pedal element that can be moved in relation to a base element, at least one retraction element, and at least one damper element that is used to dampen the pedal actuation movement and th... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7026910 | GMR module So that the parts and connections of a component, particularly a Giant Magneto-Resistor, may withstand external forces, a meander group (13M, 14M) with at least one meander element (13.1, . . . , 13.n, 14.1, . . . , 14.n) is positioned in... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7002338 | Rotation angle sensor A Rotation angle sensor includes the following elements: (a) a sensor housing; (b) a rotor unit having at least one segment magnet, mounted for rotation in the housing; (c) a stator unit having a m... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6948383 | Wide angle rotation angle sensor For simpler manufacture of a rotation angle sensor and to utilize as much of its angle expansion as possible, the partial stator elements are in the shape of a partial ring split into a large partial stator element (22.1) and a small partial stator element ( | 09/27/2005 |
| 6927566 | Device for generating output voltages The invention relates to a device and a method for the contact-free measurement of rotary and/or linear movements of components moving in relation to one another; and a device for the contact-free measurement of rotary and/or linear movements of components moving in... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6851333 | Smart accelerator pedal An accelerator pedal device includes at least one pedal element that can be moved about the center of rotation of a gas pedal, opposite a base element, and which has at least one retraction element, and at least one damper element to dampen the pedal actuation movem... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6806701 | Rotation angle sensor A rotation angle sensor for use in a throttle adjustment device is disclosed, which includes a stator unit having at least two stator part elements positioned relative to each other leaving a spacer recess therebetween; a Hall sensor positioned in the spacer recess;... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6779775 | Air flap system with a magnetic positioning spring The invention relates to an air flap supply device for the controlled supply of burner air to a combustion engine, wherein a damper flap element, within a damper flap housing element, and connected to a damper flap shaft element can be adjusted by a positioning move... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6759933 | Position selector device A position selector device having: (a) an inverted cup-like base body with an upper portion and a side portion; (b) a substantially cylindrical rotary member mounted on a shaft, and arranged to rotate within the base body; (c) a first position s... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6689016 | Method and apparatus for producing downshift signals In order to configure the downshift method, and to create signals for an automobile automatic transmission more conveniently, a tilting device of a multi-function device with at least one moveable magnet element as a downshift sensor device is used. When ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6518753 | Angle of rotation sensor having a rotating annular magnet and two ferritic stator halves To make it possible for a rotation angle sensor to be manufactured and assembled more easily and more accurately, the part components of a stator element (21) made of a ferritic material are held in a sintered stator body, made by a sintering technique, b... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6498481 | Angel-of-rotation sensor device In order to simplify the installation of an angle-of-rotation sensor and to prevent destruction or function impairment caused by temperature variations, a stamped lead assembly (25) is at least partially embedded into a shaped holding bracket (24) forming... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6491019 | Angular rotation sensor The present invention discloses a position device that includes an angular rotation sensor for use in connection with a throttle valve assembly. The rotation sensor consists of a stationary and rotating unit provided in an enclosed cap element. The presen... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6400141 | Hall effect rotation sensor for a throttle valve unit A Hall-effect angular rotation sensor device for a throttle valve unit. The sensor includes a housing unit, a stationary unit, and a moving unit moveable relative to the stationary unit. The stationary and the moving units are at least partially enclosed ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6380733 | Latched switching device So that a device for producing selector positions is easy to operate, the stop positions of which can be taken in securely and largely free of mechanical wear, and so that it is easily adaptable, in particular to the respective operating conditions, a pos... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6283150 | Hall effect rotation sensor for a throttle valve unit A Hall-effect angular rotation sensor device for a throttle valve unit. The sensor includes a housing unit, a stationary unit, and a moving unit moveable relative to the stationary unit. The stationary and the moving units are at least partially enclosed ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6246968 | Device for pin adjusting in sensors In order to enable frequent and easy adjustment of a physical quantity transformed by a sensor into starting values or curves, the following method is applied: a) the modifying unit keeps adjustment data on a temporary memory (55) through the output pin (... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6201389 | Device for determining the angular position of a rotating shaft In order to improve the measurement possibilities with regard to a rotating shaft, including the whole angle area (0 to 360°), a rotation angle sensor is mounted that is provided with a radial-bipolar ring-shaped magnetic element (3), three air gaps (5, ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5881695 | Throttle valve system A throttle valve system comprising at least: a throttle valve housing component (98); a throttle valve spindle component (99), on which a throttle valve component (100) is arranged and which is fitted so as to move at least in a gas mixture cavity (103) i... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5796247 | Process and device for determining the angular position of a rotating shaft using a pulse wheel and a hall sensor To determine the angular position of a rotating shaft starting from a standstill and going up to the highest permissible nominal speed and to suppress noise pluses in the square pulse sequence curve precisely corresponding to the tooth flank positions, a ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5752484 | Throttle valve device The invention relates to a throttle valve device including a housing (4; 54; 54'; 98), a throttle valve spindle (3; 53; 53'; 99) on which a throttle valve (2; 52; 52'; 100) movable in the housing (4; 54; 54'; 98) between a first air passage chamber (62; 6... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5721486 | Method and device for determining the position of a rotating cogwheel The device proposed comprises a Hall sensor (101) with an associated magnet (102), a pulse-generation wheel (104) rotating at an angular speed w and fitted with teeth having a rising and falling face, the wheel turning in front of the sensor to generate a... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5609184 | Regulating device The proposed device is intended for use in motor vehicles and permits a high level of accuracy in measurement and simple and cost-effective manufacture. It comprises a shaft component (12) arranged adjustably in a housing element (21) and a rotating unit ... | 03/11/1997 |
