Position-measuring device for fluidic cylinder-and-piston arrangements
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1. A position-measuring device for a fluidic cylinder-and-piston arrangement, comprising:
- at least one Hall sensor array including at least two Hall sensors spaced one from the other in a direction of movement of a piston of the cylinder-and-piston arrangement, and one coil to which a current can be applied and whose magnetic field permits switching points of the Hall sensors to be adjusted in response to the coil current; and
a magnetic region arrangeable in the piston, wherein the Hall sensor array includes a plurality of equally spaced Hall sensors or Hall-effect switches, wherein the Hall sensors or Hall-effect switches are arranged one behind the other, and the coil is a frame-type coil of substantially rectangular shape arranged so as to surround the Hall-sensors or Hall-effect switches.
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Abstract
A position-measuring device for fluidic cylinder-and-piston arrangements having at least one Hall sensor, preferably arranged in the area of the cylinder wall, especially in a cylinder wall, and a magnetic region, arranged in the piston. At least one Hall sensor array has at least two Hall sensors spaced one from the other in the direction of movement of the piston. One coil is provided whose magnetic field permits the switching points of the Hall sensors to be adjusted in response to the coil current.
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1. A position-measuring device for a fluidic cylinder-and-piston arrangement, comprising:
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at least one Hall sensor array including at least two Hall sensors spaced one from the other in a direction of movement of a piston of the cylinder-and-piston arrangement, and one coil to which a current can be applied and whose magnetic field permits switching points of the Hall sensors to be adjusted in response to the coil current; and a magnetic region arrangeable in the piston, wherein the Hall sensor array includes a plurality of equally spaced Hall sensors or Hall-effect switches, wherein the Hall sensors or Hall-effect switches are arranged one behind the other, and the coil is a frame-type coil of substantially rectangular shape arranged so as to surround the Hall-sensors or Hall-effect switches. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A position-measuring device for a fluidic cylinder-and-piston arrangement, comprising:
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at least one Hall sensor array including at least two Hall sensors spaced one from the other in a direction of movement of a piston of the cylinder-and-piston arrangement, and one coil to which a current can be applied and whose magnetic field permits switching points of the Hall sensors to be adjusted in response to the coil current; a magnetic region arrangeable in the piston, wherein the Hall sensor array includes a plurality of equally spaced Hall sensors or Hall-effect switches; a microcontroller and a multiplexer, the multiplexer being operatively arranged to select the Hall sensors or Hall-effect switches and feed their control states to the microcontroller; and a current controller operative to set the coil current to a desired constant value. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7)
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