ANGLE SENSING DEVICE

• US 20200132433A1
• Filed: 10/02/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: iSentek, Inc.
• Original Assignee: iSentek, Inc.
• Inventors: Hsieh, Wei-An, Yuan, Fu-Te, Lee, Yen-Chi
• Granted Patent: US 11,041,708 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 3/56 Gauges for measuring angles or tapers, e.g. conical calipers
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 7/30 for measuring angles or tapers; for testing the alignment of axes

Abstract

An angle sensing device including a first object, a second object, a magnetic field source, and a first magnetic sensor is provided. The second object is adapted to be rotated with respect to the first object, so that an inclined angle of the second object with respect to the first object is changed. The magnetic field source is connected to the second object. The first magnetic sensor is connected to the first object, and configured to sense a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field source. When the second object is rotated with respect to the first object, the magnetic field sensed by the first magnetic sensor changes, so that an output signal of the first magnetic sensor corresponding to the magnetic field changes.

Claims

1. An angle sensing device comprising:

a first object;

a second object adapted to be rotated with respect to the first object, so that an inclined angle of the second object with respect to first object is changed;

a magnetic field source connected to the second object; and

a first magnetic sensor connected to the first object and configured to sense a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field source,

wherein, when the second object is rotated with respect to the first object, the magnetic field sensed by the first magnetic sensor changes, so that an output signal of the first magnetic sensor corresponding to the magnetic field changes.

2. The angle sensing device according to claim 1, further comprising a rotating gear connected to the first object and the second object, wherein the second object is rotated with respect to the first object through the rotating gear, and the first magnetic sensor and the magnetic field source are both disposed outside the rotating gear.

3. The angle sensing device according to claim 1, further comprising a second magnetic sensor connected to the first object and configured to sense a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field source, wherein when the second object is rotated with respect to the first object, a magnetic field change sensed by the first magnetic sensor is different from a magnetic field change sensed by the second magnetic sensor.

4. The angle sensing device according to claim 3, wherein the first magnetic sensor and the second magnetic sensor are respectively located on a first reference plane and a second reference plane, and the magnetic field source is located on a third reference plane;

the first reference plane, the second reference plane, and the third reference plane are all parallel to a rotating shaft of the second object rotating with respect to the first object;

the first reference plane is parallel to the second reference plane, and when the second object is rotated with respect to the first object, an inclined angle of the third reference plane with respect to the first reference plane is changed.

5. The angle sensing device according to claim 4, wherein an orthographic projection of the second magnetic sensor on the first reference plane does not overlap with the first magnetic sensor.

6. The angle sensing device according to claim 5, wherein a distance between the orthographic projection of the second magnetic sensor on the first reference plane and the rotating shaft is different from a distance between the first magnetic sensor and the rotating shaft.

7. The angle sensing device according to claim 3, further comprising a rotating gear connected to the first object and the second object, wherein the second object is rotated with respect to the first object through the rotating gear, and the first magnetic sensor, the second magnetic sensor and the magnetic field source are all disposed outside the rotating gear.

8. The angle sensing device according to claim 3, wherein the first magnetic sensor and the second magnetic sensor are single-shaft magnetic sensors, multi-shaft magnetic sensors or combinations thereof.

9. The angle sensing device according to claim 1, wherein the first magnetic sensor is a multi-shaft sensor.

10. The angle sensing device according to claim 1, wherein the first object and the second object are two substrates.

11. The angle sensing device according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic field source is a permanent magnet or an electromagnet.