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Magnetic position measuring device using Hall elements as sensors and method for its operation

  • US 5,747,995 A
  • Filed: 09/18/1996
  • Issued: 05/05/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A magnetic position measuring device for determining the relative position of two objects which are movable with respect to each other, wherein a magnetic graduation is scanned by at least two Hall elements, each of the Hall elements generates, position-dependent, periodic output signal when the graduation is scanned by the two Hall elements, wherein the Hall elements each have at least one supply voltage and one measuring voltage connector, the device comprising:

  • at least one switching unit which periodically interchanges the supply voltage and measuring voltage connectors of each Hall element with each other; and

    at least one synchronization unit which passes synchronization signals to the switching unit so that the periodic interchange of the supply voltage and the measuring voltage of one of said Hall elements is performed synchronously with respect to the other of said Hall elements so that said position-dependent periodic output signals have a phase shift of 90°

    with respect to each other.

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