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Actuator and Sensor Assembly

  • US 20110079138A1
  • Filed: 12/08/2010
  • Published: 04/07/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An actuator and sensor assembly comprising:

  • a sensor housing including a wall defining a pocket;

    a connector assembly including a sensor, the connector assembly being adapted for coupling to the sensor housing in a relationship wherein the sensor extends into the pocket defined by the wall of the sensor housing;

    an actuator housing including a base defining an aperture, the sensor housing and the actuator housing being coupled together and defining an interior cavity;

    a piston located and movable in the interior cavity and defining a receptacle;

    a magnet located in the receptacle of the piston, the magnet generating a magnetic field, the sensor being adapted to sense a change in the magnetic field in response to movement of the piston and the magnet relative to the sensor; and

    an actuator shaft including a first end coupled to the piston and a second end extending through the aperture in the actuator housing and into coupling relationship with a movable object.

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