Sensor for detecting a position
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12104927B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-01

    申请号:US17403341

    申请日:2021-08-16

    申请人: Bourns, Inc.

    发明人: Peter Müller

    IPC分类号: G01D5/14

    CPC分类号: G01D5/14

    摘要: A sensor for detecting a position on a path extending in a path direction, includes a transmitter element having at least one centrally arranged magnet and two magnets arranged at the edge in front of and behind the centrally arranged magnet. The magnetic poles of the magnets are aligned transversely with respect to the path direction to emit a magnetic field which varies in the path direction. The sensor includes a measurement transducer arranged to output a measurement signal dependent on the magnetic field. The transmitter element and the measurement transducer are movable with respect to one another. The sensor includes an evaluation device set up to output, based on the measurement signal, a sensor signal dependent on the relative position between the measurement transducer and the transmitter element. The centrally arranged magnet is arranged to excite a greater magnetic flux than the magnets arranged at the edge.

    Gas discharge tube having enhanced ratio of leakage path length to gap dimension

    公开(公告)号:US11948770B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-02

    申请号:US17548835

    申请日:2021-12-13

    申请人: Bourns, Inc.

    发明人: Kelly C. Casey

    摘要: In some embodiments, a gas discharge tube (GDT) can include first and second electrodes each including an edge and an inward facing surface, such that the inward facing surfaces of the first and second electrodes face each other. The GDT can further include a sealing portion implemented to join and seal the edge portions of the inward facing surfaces of the first and second electrodes to define a sealed chamber between the inward facing surfaces of the first and second electrodes. The GDT can further include an electrically insulating portion implemented to provide a surface in the sealed chamber and to cover a portion of the inward facing surface of each of at least one of the first and second electrodes such that a leakage path within the sealed chamber includes the surface of the electrically insulating portion.

    DEVICES AND METHODS RELATED TO JOYSTICKS

    公开(公告)号:US20220413542A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-29

    申请号:US17903855

    申请日:2022-09-06

    申请人: BOURNS, INC.

    IPC分类号: G05G9/047 G05G5/05

    摘要: A control input device can include a housing defining an inner volume with a floor, and a shaft having an axis, a manipulating portion, and a sensing end. The control input device can further include a magnet mounted on the sensing end of the shaft such that the magnet is within the inner volume of the housing, and a movement mechanism configured to allow the manipulating portion of the shaft to be moved with respect to the housing such that the movement of the manipulating portion results in corresponding movement of the magnet. The control input device can further include a magnetic sensor at least partially embedded in the floor of the housing and configured to sense the movement of the magnet.

    MAGNETIC LONG-RANGE POSITION SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:US20210311138A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-07

    申请号:US17218658

    申请日:2021-03-31

    申请人: Bourns, Inc.

    摘要: A magnetic position sensor comprises a first magnetic rod including a first end and a second end, and a second magnetic rod including a third end and a fourth end, the first end and the third end at a first distance, the second end and the fourth end at a second distance greater than the first distance. The magnetic position sensor further includes a magnet configured to travel relative to the first magnetic rod and the second magnetic rod along a first axis, and one or more magnetic sensors communicatively coupled to the magnet.

    PROTECTION AGAINST AC VOLTAGE CONDITIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20210288484A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-16

    申请号:US17335943

    申请日:2021-06-01

    申请人: Bourns, Inc.

    IPC分类号: H02H1/00 H02H3/10 H02H3/08

    摘要: A protective circuit can include an AC line configured to provide power from an AC source, and a first protection circuit coupled to the AC line and implemented to be electrically parallel with a load circuit. The first protection circuit can be configured to be in an inactive state to be substantially non-conducting when a voltage across the load circuit is in a normal range or an active state to be substantially conducting when the voltage across the load circuit has an overvoltage value greater than the normal range to shunt power away from the load circuit. The protective circuit can further include a second protection circuit implemented to be electrically between the AC source and the load circuit. The second protection circuit can be configured to block power from the AC source in response to a condition resulting from the first protection circuit being in the active state.

    METHODS FOR FABRICATING GAS DISCHARGE TUBES

    公开(公告)号:US20210272773A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-02

    申请号:US17326105

    申请日:2021-05-20

    申请人: Bourns, Inc.

    摘要: Methods for fabricating gas discharge tubes. In some embodiments, a method for fabricating a gas discharge tube (GDT) device can include providing or forming an insulator substrate having first and second sides and defining an opening. The method can further include providing or forming a first electrode and a second electrode. The method can further include forming a first glass seal between the first electrode and the first side of the insulator substrate, and a second glass seal between the second electrode and the second side of the insulator substrate, such that the first and second glass seals provide a hermetic seal for a chamber defined by the opening and the first and second electrodes.

    System and method for active balancing/cancellation of magnetic interference in a magnetic sensor

    公开(公告)号:US10302710B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-28

    申请号:US14865282

    申请日:2015-09-25

    申请人: Bourns, Inc.

    发明人: Jian Xu Aaron Seibold

    摘要: A sensing system including a first magnet having a first magnetic field. In one embodiment, the sensing system also includes a first stator configured to receive the first magnetic field and a second stator configured to receive the first magnetic field. A first collector is configured to collect the first magnetic field from the first stator, a second collector is configured to collect the first magnetic field from the second stator, and a magnetic sensing element is configured to sense the first magnetic field. The sensing system also includes a second magnet having a second magnetic field, and a third magnet having a third magnetic field. The third magnet is positioned such that the third magnetic field is symmetrical to the second magnetic field.

    HIGH-RESOLUTION MULTI-TURN SENSING APPARATUS AND METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20170254676A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-07

    申请号:US15458914

    申请日:2017-03-14

    申请人: BOURNS, INC.

    IPC分类号: G01D5/244

    CPC分类号: G01D5/24452

    摘要: High-resolution multi-turn sensing apparatus and methods. A method can be implemented to sense a rotational position of a shaft having a longitudinal axis. Such a method can include determining a turn number of the shaft with a first magnet arranged in a non-contact manner with a first magnetic sensor to allow measurement of a linear position of the first magnet relative to the first magnetic sensor. The linear position can be representative of a turn number of the shaft. The method can further include determining an angular position of the shaft within a given turn with a second magnet positioned at an end of the shaft along the longitudinal axis and arranged relative to a second magnetic sensor. The method can further include combining the turn number with the angular position to generate one or more output signals representative of a measured rotational position of the shaft.

    BATTERY HOUSING
    10.
    发明申请
    BATTERY HOUSING 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20170179462A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-22

    申请号:US15379193

    申请日:2016-12-14

    申请人: BOURNS, INC.

    摘要: A battery housing can include a housing body defining a cavity sized and shaped to receive a cell for a battery, and a breaker coupled with the housing body. The battery housing can comprise a first electrical conductor at a first end portion of the housing body and electrically connected to the switch, the first electrical conductor configured to electrically connect to a first battery cell terminal of the cell. The battery housing can comprise a second electrical conductor at a second end portion of the housing body, the second electrical conductor configured to electrically connect to a second battery cell terminal of the cell to define a first electrical pathway between the first electrical conductor and the second electrical conductor. The battery housing can include a bypass conductor to define a second electrical pathway between the switch and the second electrical conductor.