Littelfuse, Inc.
LINEAR POSITIONING SENSOR

Abstract:

A linear positioning system including a pair of magnets disposed adjacent one another and defining a gap therebetween, the magnets having common poles facing one another, and first, second, and third magnetic sensors disposed within a housing and oriented orthogonally with respect to one another for detecting linear motion along X, Z, and Y axes of a Cartesian coordinate system, respectively, the housing being movable along an axis passing through the gap.