Patent ID: 9322673
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: G01D,H02K

Claim Text:
1. A position sensor configured to detect a rotation angle of a shaft, comprising: electronic components of the position sensor; a leadframe on which the electronic components of the position sensor are arranged and to which said electronic components are electrically connected; an encapsulation comprising plastic, the encapsulation surrounding at least the electronic components forming a sensor module with the leadframe and a plurality of electrical connections of the sensor module which are formed by the leadframe, the encapsulation having a first face arranged on a first side of the leadframe, a second face opposite the first face arranged on a second side of the leadframe, and an edge face between the first face and the second face; a carrier module that accommodates the sensor module, the carrier module having electrical contact connections embedded therein that are electrically connected to respective ones of the plural electrical connections of the sensor module; and at least two domes between which the sensor module is arranged, respective free end of the domes are deformed to merge with at least one of a portion of the edge face of the encapsulation of the sensor module and a portion of the leadframe such that the sensor module is clamped in its position.