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Compact robust linear position sensor

  • US 20080284554A1
  • Filed: 05/14/2007
  • Published: 11/20/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A position sensor comprising:

  • a first printed circuit board;

    a pair of stationary planar air-core coils, each formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape and side-by-side one another on the printed circuit board, such that the periphery of the combined pair of side-by-side coils defines a substantially rectangular shape, having coil windings relatively uniformly distributed over a predetermined area of the printed circuit board; and

    a movable target formed by a sheet of copper on a second printed circuit board proximate to the first printed circuit board.

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