Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Magnet holder for use in a throttle position sensor, a magnet holder for use in an angular position sensor, and methods for manufacturing them
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Application No.: US14237595Application Date: 2011-08-08
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Publication No.: US09605599B2Publication Date: 2017-03-28
- Inventor: Fredrik Lindström
- Applicant: Fredrik Lindström
- Applicant Address: SE Huskvarna
- Assignee: HUSQVARNA AB
- Current Assignee: HUSQVARNA AB
- Current Assignee Address: SE Huskvarna
- Agency: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
- International Application: PCT/SE2011/050982 WO 20110808
- International Announcement: WO2013/022390 WO 20130214
- Main IPC: F02D11/10
- IPC: F02D11/10 ; F02D9/10 ; F16K37/00 ; F16K1/22 ; B29C45/00 ; G01D5/14

Abstract:
A magnet holder (10) for use in an analogous or digital throttle position sensor for sensing the angle of a butterfly valve in a fuel supply unit of an internal combustion engine, said magnet holder (10) including a throttle lever member (11) adapted to be fixed to a shaft of the butterfly valve and carrying at least one magnet (17). A recess (12) for the magnet (17), or for each magnets if more than one magnet is used, is provided in the throttle lever member (11), the magnet (17) is located in said recess (12), or the magnets are located in said recesses if more than one magnet is used, and throttle lever member material (18) located around an entrance to the recess (12) or entrances to the recesses is staked over the magnet (17) or magnets, respectively, to cover each magnet (17) sufficiently to retain it in its associated recess (12). Thereby, the magnet/magnets (17) will be securely retained in the magnet holder (10) and the manufacturing of the holder can be done in production, particularly in large numbers such as mass production.
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