Antenna transponder configuration for angle measurement and data transmission

• US 6,661,220 B1
• Filed: 10/16/2000
• Issued: 12/09/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH (Continental AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Glehr, Manfred
• Primary Examiner(s): Snow, Walter E.
• Application Number:
  US09/688,917
• Time in Patent Office: 1,149 Days
• Field of Search: 324/207.17, 324/207.24, 324/207.25, 340/870.31, 340/870.32, 340/870.35, 318/652, 318/653, 738/623.31
• US Class Current: 324/207.17
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 7/003 for measuring position, not involving coordinate determination coordinate measuring G01B7/004
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 7/30 for measuring angles or tapers; for testing the alignment of axes
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 5/204 by influencing the mutual induction between two or more coils G01D5/22 takes precedence

Abstract

An antenna transponder configuration, in particular for power transmission and angle measurement is described. The antenna transponder configuration contains a stationary antenna device having at least two concentric coils with different mean radii, the mean magnetic flux in the interior of the coils approximately canceling itself out. At least one of the coils is in this case in the form of a meandering coil. A transponder, which is disposed such that it can rotate, has a configuration of coils that are inductively coupled to the magnetic field of the meandering coil. The transponder and the antenna device are separated from one another by an air gap.

Claims

1. An antenna transponder for angle measurement and data transmission, comprising:

a stationary antenna device having at least two concentric coils with different mean radii and each of said two concentric coils having an interior, at least one of said two concentric coils is a meandering coil and a mean flux in said interior of said two concentric coils approximately canceling itself out;

a rotatable part disposed opposite said stationary antenna device; and

a transponder disposed on said rotatable part, and said stationary antenna device and said transponder defining an air gap there-between.

2. The antenna transponder according to claim 1, including:

a shaft on which said rotatable part is connected; and

a torque sensor, said transponder detecting measured torque data from said torque sensor, a torque being transmitted on said shaft and said shaft is mounted such that it can rotate, and said transponder transmits the measured torque data to said stationary antenna device.

3. The antenna transponder according to claim 2, including an evaluation circuit electrically conductively connected to said transponder and evaluating the measured torque data from said torque sensor, said transponder having a coil for supplying power to said evaluation circuit, a voltage induced by said coil is rectified and passed to said evaluation circuit.

4. The antenna transponder according to claim 1, wherein said transponder transmits a first measured variable being a resistive part, and a second measured variable being a capacitive part, to said stationary antenna device.